RTE - IFR PABE ORCCA PAKI
WX - PAKI 32157Z 23301KT 3SM -SN SCT15 OVC36 -3/-4 A2968
RMKS - EMERG SUPP 2 PASSENGERS / 1000 LBS CARGO. DST 83 NM, LDG RATE -78 FPM. BLK FUEL 174 LBS.

Departed Bethel with Medical Team and equipment to pickup patients in Kipnuk for further transport to Bethel and Anchorage.  Overcast enroute, possible icing conditions (aircraft cruise speed slowed by 10-15 KIAS, partially due to headwinds).

RTE - IFR WNA PABE

WX -  PABE 021753Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM OVC030 M03/M03 A2942 RMK AO2
RMKS - EMERG SUPP 1 PASSENGERS / 500 LBS CARGO. DST 7 NM, LDG RATE -138 FPM. BLK FUEL 66 LBS.

Departed Napakiak returning to Bethel, embarked 1 passenger and retrograde cargo. Runway damage necessitated conducting short-field takeoff.

RTE – IFR A85 WNA
WX -  WNA 12308Z 28201KT 2SM -SN OVC11 -2/-3 A2991
RMKS – EMERG SUPP 0 PASSENGERS / 1100 LBS CARGO. DST 61 NM, LDG RATE -32 FPM. BLK FUEL 96 LBS.

Departed Kwillingok for supply delivery to Napakiak. Overcast 800 ft ceiling with snow, not a great flying day...  All in a day's work for a Bush Pilot.

RTE - IFR PABE FOGIM A85

WX - AK85 312057Z 30301KT 4SM BKN61 OVC81 -2/-4 A2894
RMKS - EMERG SUPP 0 PASSENGERS / 2100 LBS CARGO. DST 75 NM, LDG RATE -131 FPM. BLK FUEL 138 LBS.

Departed Bethel for a delivery supplies to Kwillingok, landing hampered by poor visibility in locating runway.  Successful landing after two missed approaches.

AER002 – Supply Flight Report (Leg 2)
Route: Kwigillingok (PAGG) → Napakiak (PANA)
Aircraft: DHC-2 Beaver
Time: 16:40 – 17:24 AKDT
Hi guys! Today I departed Kwigillingok under low clouds, with the ceiling at roughly 1,500 feet and light mist drifting over the tundra. Beautiful sights!
The Beaver climbed just above the layer about mid-flight, showing a soft sea of clouds and the blue skies above. 
Descent into Napakiak was back through the grey, the river barely visible until short final.
A quiet but vital flight, bringing medicine and mail down the Kuskokwim.





















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RTE - IFR PAQH 60N62 PABE
WX - PABE 301753Z 35013KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A2898
RMKS - EMERG SUPP 3 PAX / 1000 LBS CARGO. DST 62 NM, LDG RATE -95 FPM. BLK FUEL.

Departed Quinhagak with retrograde passengers and cargo. Repairs ongoing at Airport, damages to building vicinity of the ramp area. Airport is partially operational.

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting Alaskan Winds flight number AER003 which requires reconnaissance flight from PABE Bethel to Kwigillingok (PAGG) to Kipnuk (PAKI) to Napakiak (PANA) and return to Bethel (PABE) for the purpose of surveying and taking photographs of the runways of those airports to see what kind of damage and to determine if such runways are usable for planes.

The van dropping off the crew to board the plane



Finished with boarding and time to close the passenger door



Checking wing for any sign of icing



Pre-flight check list completed and ready to start engines to taxi to runway 19R



Engines started!



Taxiing to runway 19R while blowing out snow dust



Airborne on climb to 5,000 ft



Now cruising at 5000 ft  WOW using Alaskan airports in winter can leave DIRT on belly of the plane



Cruising at 5,000 ft while the crew is getting all cameras ready



Since PADY Kongiganak airport is on the same flight path to PAGG Kwigillingok airport, the crew decided to take photos of the runway of PADY to look for damages




TO BE CONTINUED BELOW.........................

Hi all,

I got an offer to fly sensitive weather equipment from Ketchikan to Sitka in the DC-3. The catch was the altitude, not above 3000 feet, otherwise the equipment became useless due to its calibration. Nice...so I flew over water, following coastlines. Hence the longer flight time: 2 hours and 10 minutes, at least the weather was nice and the views stunning.

RTE - IFR PABE 60N62 PAQH
WX - PAQH 292052Z 35201KT 15SM SCT210 1/-2 A29
RMKS - EMERG SUPPORT 2 PAX / 1900 LBS CARGO. DST 62 NM, LDG RATE -125 FPM. BLK FUEL 138 LBS. STIFF XWIND LDG.

Departed Bethel with Engineer Surveyors, their equipment, and emergency supplies for Quinhagak.

RTE - IFR A85 ORCCA PABE
WX - PABE 282052Z 02201KT 4SM BKN66 OVC76 -6/-7 A2971
RMKS - EMERG SUPP 6 PAX / 500 LBS CARGO. DST 70 NM, LDG RATE -168 FPM. BLK FUEL 150 LBS.

Departed Kwillingok with 6 MEDEVAC PAX, 2 ambulatory, several personal pets, and personal effects.  Damage is widespread, but residents are cleaning up and continuing recovery efforts.