Flight Number AER003 of Alaskan Winds

[Aharon Dayan]

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.........................