Aharon 465 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Shalom and greetings all my pals!! Here is darn nice scenic and extremely pure fun Alaskan commuter flight era 1960 style flown by Reeve Aleutian Airways from PANC Stevens Anchorage International Airport located 4 nautical miles southwest of downtown Anchorage to PAVD Valdez Airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Valdez, Alaska Official PANC airport announcement bulletin at extremely early morning Please login to display this image. Holding short of runway 15 awaiting clearance for take off Please login to display this image. Take off clearance is granted as the plane entered into runway 15 for take off via RONDY departure Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Airborne on climb to 9,000 ft with gorgeous cockpit view of entire PANC airport Please login to display this image. Leaving background view of Anchorage with night city lights making left turn toward RONDY Please login to display this image. Climbing through clouds to 9,000 ft intercepting RONDY and heading to ATYOL Please login to display this image. Nice view of Alaskan mountains of Chugach State Park while flying over Turnagain Arm river Please login to display this image. Nice view of Gilpatrick Mountains Please login to display this image. Cruising at 9,000 ft toward ATYOL Please login to display this image. View of ATYOL waypoint loomed ahead as you can tell you are getting closer to ATYOL when you see waters of Chochrane Bay ahead Please login to display this image. Intercepting ATYOL above Chochrane Bay and heading to RANMO Please login to display this image. Nice view of Port Wells Please login to display this image. Nice view of Port Nellie Juan Please login to display this image. Descending from 9,000 ft to 5,000 ft over waters of Prince William Sound Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Intercepting RANMO above waters of Prince William Sound making left turn to head to Bligh on way to runway 06 and this is what fun starts!!!!! Why? Because in order to approach to that runway, you have to fly between mountains to follow rivers of Valdez Arm and Port Valdez to approach runway!!! Please login to display this image. At 3,000 ft above river waters of Valdez Arm Please login to display this image. cockpit view of following the river while avoiding mountains on both sides of the river!!!! Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Manuevering between mountains above the river Please login to display this image. cockpit view of approaching waters of Port Valdez Bay where runway 06 comes into view meaning you have to fly along side of mountain to approach the runway!!! Please login to display this image. Time to deploy landing gears and move to side of mountain!! Please login to display this image. Flying along side of mountain!! Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Seconds before touchdown Please login to display this image. Touchdown!!! Please login to display this image. Braking down on super icy runway Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Exiting from runway to taxiway to gates in era 1960 style photography Please login to display this image. Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight!! Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 186 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Frontline set of shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aharon 465 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Thanks for your kind words, Bermuda425 Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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