Thought some might be interested in this article. Challenging times here in Southcentral AK the past month - and yet another cyclonic storm bearing down on us . . . .
http://www.frontiersman.com/news/helo-pilot-saves-trio-of-hunters-from-talkeetna-river-flooding/article_73c94eba-06d4-11e2-a2d3-0019bb2963f4.html
Talk about being underwater on a plane . . .
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