Aharon 465 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Shalom and greetings all my pals, Presenting a typical cargo charter Everts flight from PASV Sparrevohn LRRS Airport located south of Sparrevohn in the Yukon–Koyukuk area of the U.S. state of Alaska to PAAQ Palmer Municipal Airport located 1 mile southeast of the central business district of Palmer in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Starting first of 4 engines at the cargo apron Please login to display this image. Leaving apron to taxi to runway Please login to display this image. Entering into runway to taxi Please login to display this image. Backtracking!! Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Airborne on climb to FL190 Please login to display this image. Passing through clouds at 10,000 ft Please login to display this image. Now cruising at FL190 eastward Please login to display this image. Passing Stony River very popular for kayak, canoe, and small to medium raft Please login to display this image. Cruising past vast mountainous landscape of Lake Clark Preserve and Wilderness Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Time to descend from FL190 to 5,000 ft Please login to display this image. Descending above waters of Cook Inlet Please login to display this image. Still descending Please login to display this image. Still descending past PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport airport where you can see Eva airline 747 cargo plane taking toward cargo area Please login to display this image. Descending past what I believe is SixMile Lake Please login to display this image. Because winds required me to use difficult approach to runway 34, I needed to fly past closer to Chugach mountain range where you can see on bottom of screenshot highway number one also known as Glenn Highway Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. At 3,000 ft with background view of Lazy Mountain Please login to display this image. Time to make very sharp left turn toward runway 34 with background view of Chugach mountain range and highway route one also known as Glenn highway Please login to display this image. Still on tight left turn toward the runway with view of Matanuska Rver below the plane while engines are spewing cool engine smokes due to constant adjustment of engine power required for maneuvering while dealing with winter winds Please login to display this image. Getting closer to runway Please login to display this image. Now on final straight runway approach while still adjusting engine power for smoothest landing Please login to display this image. Seconds before touchdown Please login to display this image. TOUCHDOWN Please login to display this image. Arriving at cargo apron Please login to display this image. Lazy Mountain is in background view Please login to display this image. Starting two right engines in hurry to go to PANC to pick up more cargo loads Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Thank you for viewing my flight. Please stay tuned for next exciting flight. Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert 20 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Hey Aharon, Beautiful as always! And this time you're actually in time with the seasons!! Rupert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aharon 465 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Rupert, Thanks for your kind words. Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 186 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Gorgeous captures! Mighty wintery flying trip indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aharon 465 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Bermuda425, Thanks for your kind words. Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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