AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040

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AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-18-2025

AER001 – Emergency Relief Flight Report
Route: Kipnuk (PFKI) → Bethel (PABE)
Aircraft: Beechcraft King Air C90B
Time: 08:00 – 08:41 AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time UTC – 8)

After a long night of coordination, our first AER25 relief mission finally lifted off from Kipnuk, one of the coastal communities hit hardest by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

I took off from PFKI at 08:00 carrying medical staff, emergency supplies, and two injured residents needing transfer to the regional hospital in Bethel.
The airstrip at Kipnuk showed clear signs of flooding, the kind of field where every takeoff feels like rolling dice!
Once airborne, the view revealed the storm’s trail: scattered debris, flooded tundra, and faint traces of the shoreline nearly erased by the surge.

Approach into Bethel was calm by comparison, though the tower reported high traffic from multiple rescue and supply flights.
At 08:41 local time, engines shut down, an Alaskan Winds aircraft completing a sortie in the Halong Relief Operations.

Every pound of cargo today meant a few more hours of heat, light, or hope somewhere out there in the Delta.
And this was only the beginning!

(to continue)

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-18-2025

(continued)

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-18-2025

Dumb me, forgot to load X-Map Enhancement before the flight(!)

So here's Bethel, again - X-Plane's light is such a plus! Makes these flights incredible.

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - Aharon Dayan - 10-19-2025

GREAT screenshots and cool looking cockpit panel.

That flight number is my first choice to fly very soon!

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-19-2025

AER001 - Emergency Relief Flight Report (Part II)
Route: Bethel (PABE) → Anchorage (PANC)
Aircraft: Beechcraft King Air C90B
Time: 08:40 – 10:24 AKDT

After a busy day at Bethel I took off today at 08:40 AKDT for the second leg of the AER25 mission, continuing the evacuation and supply chain effort sparked by the Halong aftermath.
Onboard were two medical evacuees, a nurse, and several sealed containers of blood plasma, antibiotics, and field equipment requested by emergency teams operating in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta.

In a stark contrast with the events the day looked great as I climb-out from Bethel; then turbulence reported up to 6,000 feet. The King Air handled the weather steadily, cruising above the first cloud layer for most of the route.

About 30 miles out from Anchorage, the overcast broke, revealing the snow-capped Chugach Range under light blue morning skies!

Landing at Anchorage International (PANC) was smooth (I'm looving the King Air!), with local emergency handlers already in place at the ramp!

By 10:24 AKDT, engines were shut down, cargo was transferred to ground crews, and the evacuees were safely moved to hospital transport.
Feels great to be able to participate in this whole rescuing effort!

(more pics ahead!)

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-19-2025

(continued!)

(yet a few more....!)

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-19-2025

(here!)

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-19-2025

And free (and uber amazing) LittleNavmap (the little part is a joke, for sure Big Grin

)
...running on my laptop, connected easilly to the main PC via WiFi

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - Aharon Dayan - 10-20-2025

I am SHOCKED and SURPRISED to see how amazing XP-12 is!!! I never knew that XP-12 would be as good as MS2020/MMS2024!! If anybody outside of Alaska Winds see those screenshots, they would be running to buy XP-12!!!!

Amazing screenshots. Got to love realistic looking mountains which is holy grail for any FSX user such as me who cannot find any add on to make mountains sharp and realistic even with use of Orbx!

RE: AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040 - JoaoPaz - 10-20-2025

(10-20-2025, 01:49 PM)Aharon Dayan Wrote: I am SHOCKED and SURPRISED to see how amazing XP-12 is!!! I never knew that XP-12 would be as good as MS2020/MMS2024!! If anybody outside of Alaska Winds see those screenshots, they would be running to buy XP-12!!!!

Amazing screenshots. Got to love realistic looking mountains which is holy grail for any FSX user such as me who cannot find any add on to make mountains sharp and realistic even with use of Orbx!

Hi Aharon!

Believe me, from what I've seen X-Plane is much better than my screenshots Smile

I'm just using a couple of addons.
The problem with the old MS simulators (FS9, FSX) is that textures are really small and you can't avoid them looking very repetitive, specially if you fly at high FLs.
...Unless you find some sort of photorealistic addon for the area you're flying.

Having said that I must say that with some teaks I was always very pleased with my FS9 mountains. I had FSGenesis mesh for the whole Alaska and ended up mixing some textures and creating my own - and really love flying the mountains on FS9 ... alas, I love all FS9! Cool