Summer 2011 Alaska Trip
This trip was to ferry a Cessna 150
(N7101S) with one of my students, Mark Exeter. The starting point was from
his hanger at
Seamans Field Airport (9N3)
in
Factoryville, just outside of Scranton PA. We
crossed into Canada at Cut Bank Montana (CTB), and cleared Canadian
Customs at Lethbridge. From there we make our way to Edmonton worked our way
to Dawson Creek, up the Alcan Highway through Pink Mountain and on to Watson
Lake. From there we flew over Swift River to
Whitehorse. From Whitehorse we make our way to Haines Junction to refuel.
We overflew Beaver Creek crossing into Alaska, clearing Customs
at Northway Junction From Northway Junction we followed the highway to Delta Junction,
then on to Fairbanks International Airport. The next day we flew to Manley
Airport where the plane is based.
The total
distance flown was nautical miles. We left on May 29th, and arrived
on June . Mark was just starting a three month trip to Alaska and was
adjusting to a slower pace. We only flew in good weather, and we did not
plan on long hours in any one day. We had one day we didn't fly
because of the weather, and several days we quit flying early. We
also spent time enjoying the the towns along the way.
Once we
arrived in Manley, we did flights to the local airports to help Mark flying in
the mountains.
We both took
one small bag of clothes, The lightest survival
equipment available, and adjusted the fuel as necessary to stay under gross
weight. Because of this we flew shorter legs. The
Flight Log lists the path we flew.
Mark's account of the trip is
posted here without editorial comment.
May 29,
2011 - Day 01 To Akron Fulton Ohio
May 30,
2011 - Day 02 To Davenport, Iowa
May 31,
2011 - Day 03 To Sioux City, Iowa
June 1,
2011 - Day 04 To Wiley, Montana
June 2,
2011 - Day 05 To Malta, Montana
June 3,
2011 - Day 06 Grounded due to Weather
Malta, MT
June 4,
2011 - Day 07 To Cooking Lake, AB
June 5,
2011 - Day 08 To Dawson Creek, BC
June 6,
2011 - Day 09 To Ft Nelson
June 7,
2011 - Day 10 To Whitehorse, Yukon
Ter.
June 8,
2011 - Day 11 To Fairbanks, Alaska
June 9,
2011 - Day 12
Fairbanks Stuff
June 10,
2011 - Day 13
To Manley Hot Springs
Rampart
Quad
rides on the trails
Panning
for gold
Alaska Pipeline
This trip was to ferry a Cessna 150
(N7101S) with one of my students, Mark Exeter. The starting point was from
his hanger at
Seamans Field Airport (9N3)
in
Factoryville, just outside of Scranton PA. We
crossed into Canada at Cut Bank Montana (CTB), and cleared Canadian
Customs at Lethbridge. From there we make our way to Edmonton worked our way
to Dawson Creek, up the Alcan Highway through Pink Mountain and on to Watson
Lake. From there we flew over Swift River to
Whitehorse. From Whitehorse we make our way to Haines Junction to refuel.
We overflew Beaver Creek crossing into Alaska, clearing Customs
at Northway Junction From Northway Junction we followed the highway to Delta Junction,
then on to Fairbanks International Airport. The next day we flew to Manley
Airport where the plane is based.