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Working on TPO003 mail-circuit here; first leg from Wasilla to Palmer is just a short hop so I decided to divert a little and marvel at the surroundings of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley!

Again, this is the old I-Follow-Roads navigation method   

Morning at PAWS Wasilla




The Talkeetna Mountains


Wasilla Lake


Following the Parks Highway to the East


Turning South along the Glenn Highway




Glenn Highway over Knik River


The Knink Arm opening to the West


Turning back will follow the Glenn Highway firt North and then East the PAAQ Palmer








East to Palmer


Roughly on base leg


There!






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Working on TPO003 mail-circuit here; first leg from Wasilla to Palmer is just a short hop so I decided to divert a little and marvel at the surroundings of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley!

Again, this is the old I-Follow-Roads navigation method   

Morning at PAWS Wasilla




The Talkeetna Mountains


Wasilla Lake


Following the Parks Highway to the East


Turning South along the Glenn Highway




Glenn Highway over Knik River


The Knink Arm opening to the West


Turning back will follow the Glenn Highway firt North and then East the PAAQ Palmer








East to Palmer


Roughly on base leg


There!






]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=217 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:42:18 +0000 Huskydude]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=217 AW837 PA18 20251130 TPO002 017

RTE - VFR PAUO 78Z PAWS
WX - PAWS 302018Z 16501KT 4SM SCT210 -1/-2 A2959
RMKS - CHTR SVC 0 PASSENGERS / 45 LBS CARGO. DST 19 NM, LDG RATE -44 FPM. BLK FUEL 18 LBS.

Departed Willow toward Nancy Lake to air drop medicine at Cabin #3 (saw that one in a Sky King episode) and proceeded onward to Willow to deliver generator parts, groceries, and return rental fishing gear.]]> AW837 PA18 20251130 TPO002 017

RTE - VFR PAUO 78Z PAWS
WX - PAWS 302018Z 16501KT 4SM SCT210 -1/-2 A2959
RMKS - CHTR SVC 0 PASSENGERS / 45 LBS CARGO. DST 19 NM, LDG RATE -44 FPM. BLK FUEL 18 LBS.

Departed Willow toward Nancy Lake to air drop medicine at Cabin #3 (saw that one in a Sky King episode) and proceeded onward to Willow to deliver generator parts, groceries, and return rental fishing gear.]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=215 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:22:10 +0000 JoaoPaz]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=215 Flight detailed here -> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=214

[You're standing in the hangar at Willow Airport, 0730 local. I'm leaning against the Super Cub's strut, coffee in hand.]
Alright, listen up. Today's flight is straightforward - you're taking the Cub down to Wasilla for a supply run. Generator parts, groceries, the usual. Into Wasilla you'll take some rental fishing gear to return to the shop.
You'll probably be departing runway 31 here at Willow - that's gravel, remember, so keep that stick back during rollout or you'll be picking rocks out of the prop. Rotate around forty-five, and you'll climb like a homesick angel! Turn southeast and stay at fifteen hundred feet initially, following the Parks Highway - it's your friend today, again, parallels the whole route.
You'll pass Nancy Lake about five minutes out - pretty area, State Recreation cabins all over the place. Keep going southeast, you'll cross the winding Little Susitna River about five minutes later, and less then 10 after that to Wasilla aiport.
Landing Wasilla, northeast approach. It's paved, thirty-seven hundred feet, so you'll have plenty of room. Complete pattern if into Rwy 4, make your CTAF calls on one-two-two-point-eight - it's busier than here, watch for—

[Phone rings. I pull it out, check the screen.] Hold on.
[answering] Yeah, this is—oh, hey Sarah. What's... wait, slow down. He forgot his what?
[listening, expression changes] Okay. Okay, I understand. Heart medication, yeah, that's not something you mess around with. You're at Cabin Three? Eastern shore, right. No, no, we can get it to you. Give me... 
[checking watch] ...give me an hour, maybe hour and a half. We'll do an air drop, a bag with bright streamers, right over the water near your cabin. You'll need to grab it from the shore or take the canoe out.
Yeah, Metoprolol, I got it. We keep emergency stock here - you know how it is. We'll get it to you.
No problem, Sarah. That's what we do. See you in an hour or so.

[hangs up, looking at you]
Change of plans. Nancy Lake Cabin Three - her husband forgot his heart medication when they flew in yesterday. Beta blocker, he needs it today.

[walks to wall cabinet, pulls out waterproof canvas bag with orange streamers, small medical kit]
Emergency stock. We keep basics here - Metoprolol, epinephrine, antibiotics, the essentials. Bush operations reality: nearest pharmacy is Wasilla, nearest hospital is Palmer. Sometimes an hour matters.
So here's the new flight: depart runway 31, climb to fifteen hundred, head southeast. Nancy Lake is now your first waypoint, not just a landmark. You'll orbit the lake once - full circle, announce on one-two-two-point-nine, check for boat traffic. Then set up for a drop run from the north, one-fifty feet over the water, sixty knots, roughly parallel to the highway. Drop the bag on near the cabin. Orange streamer, she'll see it.
After the drop, climb to fifteen hundred, continue southeast to Wasilla. Same approach, same landing. Pick up the supplies we originally planned, we'll figure out the return flight later.
Questions? No? Good. Get that medication loaded and get airborne. Clock's ticking.

PAUO, Northwest



PAUO Southeast


Nancy Lake in sight



Can spot Cabin 3 from here but will circle around the lake first


Low(er) and Slow(er)


Open window... canvas bag ready to go out!


Drop!


Back on track, always the Parks Highway




(continues)]]> Flight detailed here -> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=214

[You're standing in the hangar at Willow Airport, 0730 local. I'm leaning against the Super Cub's strut, coffee in hand.]
Alright, listen up. Today's flight is straightforward - you're taking the Cub down to Wasilla for a supply run. Generator parts, groceries, the usual. Into Wasilla you'll take some rental fishing gear to return to the shop.
You'll probably be departing runway 31 here at Willow - that's gravel, remember, so keep that stick back during rollout or you'll be picking rocks out of the prop. Rotate around forty-five, and you'll climb like a homesick angel! Turn southeast and stay at fifteen hundred feet initially, following the Parks Highway - it's your friend today, again, parallels the whole route.
You'll pass Nancy Lake about five minutes out - pretty area, State Recreation cabins all over the place. Keep going southeast, you'll cross the winding Little Susitna River about five minutes later, and less then 10 after that to Wasilla aiport.
Landing Wasilla, northeast approach. It's paved, thirty-seven hundred feet, so you'll have plenty of room. Complete pattern if into Rwy 4, make your CTAF calls on one-two-two-point-eight - it's busier than here, watch for—

[Phone rings. I pull it out, check the screen.] Hold on.
[answering] Yeah, this is—oh, hey Sarah. What's... wait, slow down. He forgot his what?
[listening, expression changes] Okay. Okay, I understand. Heart medication, yeah, that's not something you mess around with. You're at Cabin Three? Eastern shore, right. No, no, we can get it to you. Give me... 
[checking watch] ...give me an hour, maybe hour and a half. We'll do an air drop, a bag with bright streamers, right over the water near your cabin. You'll need to grab it from the shore or take the canoe out.
Yeah, Metoprolol, I got it. We keep emergency stock here - you know how it is. We'll get it to you.
No problem, Sarah. That's what we do. See you in an hour or so.

[hangs up, looking at you]
Change of plans. Nancy Lake Cabin Three - her husband forgot his heart medication when they flew in yesterday. Beta blocker, he needs it today.

[walks to wall cabinet, pulls out waterproof canvas bag with orange streamers, small medical kit]
Emergency stock. We keep basics here - Metoprolol, epinephrine, antibiotics, the essentials. Bush operations reality: nearest pharmacy is Wasilla, nearest hospital is Palmer. Sometimes an hour matters.
So here's the new flight: depart runway 31, climb to fifteen hundred, head southeast. Nancy Lake is now your first waypoint, not just a landmark. You'll orbit the lake once - full circle, announce on one-two-two-point-nine, check for boat traffic. Then set up for a drop run from the north, one-fifty feet over the water, sixty knots, roughly parallel to the highway. Drop the bag on near the cabin. Orange streamer, she'll see it.
After the drop, climb to fifteen hundred, continue southeast to Wasilla. Same approach, same landing. Pick up the supplies we originally planned, we'll figure out the return flight later.
Questions? No? Good. Get that medication loaded and get airborne. Clock's ticking.

PAUO, Northwest



PAUO Southeast


Nancy Lake in sight



Can spot Cabin 3 from here but will circle around the lake first


Low(er) and Slow(er)


Open window... canvas bag ready to go out!


Drop!


Back on track, always the Parks Highway




(continues)]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=208 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:05:49 +0000 JoaoPaz]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=208 Tundra Pilots (Ops) - a new AW feature coming soon 

Not to give out too much I'm flying from Talkeetna to Willow, mail run, early morning, beautiful weather (starting easy) following the Parks Highway.


At the Office


Talkeetna Mountains to the East


Entering RWY 1


Turning West, crossing the Susitna River, Denali   to the North!


Following the Parks Highway




The Susitna Parks Bridge


Also the Alaska Railroad




The Railroad, the Highway and the River!


(continues)]]> Tundra Pilots (Ops) - a new AW feature coming soon 

Not to give out too much I'm flying from Talkeetna to Willow, mail run, early morning, beautiful weather (starting easy) following the Parks Highway.


At the Office


Talkeetna Mountains to the East


Entering RWY 1


Turning West, crossing the Susitna River, Denali   to the North!


Following the Parks Highway




The Susitna Parks Bridge


Also the Alaska Railroad




The Railroad, the Highway and the River!


(continues)]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=29 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:19:40 +0000 JoaoPaz]]> https://ops.alaskanwinds.world/showthread.php?tid=29 Welcome to Alaskan Winds VAS (Virtual Air Service)
Here we fly together — at our own pace, in our own way — no minimum hours, no mandatory aircraft, no rigid flight plans.

What we ask is simple:
• Respect for fellow pilots and the community
• Curiosity about Alaska
• Honor for bush flying-style of operations
• Sharing of your stories, of what you learn

If you decide to join us:
1 • Register here at the forum (our Ops Center)
2 • Go to User CP / Edit Profile / Additional Information / Bio and add a short reply to these questions on your Bio field:
     + How|where did you found AW?
     + New or returning user? (add your AWID in this case)
3 • Wait for account activation
4 • You’ll receive a private message with your AWID
5 • Go to  User CP / Change Signature remove the previous info and add your real name and AWID (visible only to AW members)


Blue Skies!
João Paz, AWCEO]]> Welcome to Alaskan Winds VAS (Virtual Air Service)
Here we fly together — at our own pace, in our own way — no minimum hours, no mandatory aircraft, no rigid flight plans.

What we ask is simple:
• Respect for fellow pilots and the community
• Curiosity about Alaska
• Honor for bush flying-style of operations
• Sharing of your stories, of what you learn

If you decide to join us:
1 • Register here at the forum (our Ops Center)
2 • Go to User CP / Edit Profile / Additional Information / Bio and add a short reply to these questions on your Bio field:
     + How|where did you found AW?
     + New or returning user? (add your AWID in this case)
3 • Wait for account activation
4 • You’ll receive a private message with your AWID
5 • Go to  User CP / Change Signature remove the previous info and add your real name and AWID (visible only to AW members)


Blue Skies!
João Paz, AWCEO]]>