Well I did it, confirmed trip to AK with 5 days of flying at http://www.alaskafloats.com/ in July. Shoulder surgery next week so I hope I am not testing my luck~! We had planed to head to Anchorage for mountain bike event and I added on time with Don Lee. I anticipate it to be some of the best flight training I will ever receive.

Float rating and wheel flying.

Ok, in the spirit of "When you are in... you must...":
When you are in Talkeetna, you must take a glacier flight up the Ruth gorge, around Denali, and add on a glacier landing if you've never experienced one. Plenty of amazing turbine Otters, Magnum Beavers, and radial Beavers to gawk at, but for my money, the 185s feel more like you're actually flying.
Hope you have great weather,
-DP

Yeah we will see what we can work in. I like beavers of all sorts I had originally planned on going and flying skis with Don this month and looking into 'plane' bumming all summer up there - but the 'responsible' voice kept me gainfully employed with a job that is hard to get away from.

you hooked up with the right guy and company!

This was my first trip with every stop recorded on my tail.

Don Sheldon's Sedan that did the whitewater canyon rescues

Moving Sheldon's hangar, or turning it 90 degrees to become a museum.

My first Scout and the Fairview Inn. We camped at the town strip for a week.

Great pics. Thanks!

Hey 29, I'm also booked for bush flying with Don Lee in late June. Really looking forward to it. I have a seaplane rating, so mine will be 3 days of wheels and 3 days of floats, all fun!!! I'll post pix when I get back.

I love Talkeetna! When will you be there? I should be in the area in late July.

Cool! We're going to be coming through Talkeetna in July as well. Hoping to do the glacier landing in the Beaver. We should try to meet up!

Are you flying up, Scolopax?

Talkeetna July 11-16.

denalipilot wrote:Ok, in the spirit of "When you are in... you must...":
When you are in Talkeetna, you must take a glacier flight up the Ruth gorge, around Denali, and add on a glacier landing if you've never experienced one. Plenty of amazing turbine Otters, Magnum Beavers, and radial Beavers to gawk at, but for my money, the 185s feel more like you're actually flying.
Hope you have great weather,
-DP

X 2. I stayed away from the mountain for many years....it's just another big rock.... Then got involved in some glacier training and flew up there some....it's well worth it...a magnificent place, indeed.

MTV

Oregon180 wrote:Cool! We're going to be coming through Talkeetna in July as well. Hoping to do the glacier landing in the Beaver. We should try to meet up!

Are you flying up, Scolopax?

My plans are still pretty loose, but I am planning on flying up in July. When are you going? Would be great to caravan if we can make it work!

I agree. I waited 10 years before I took a TAT flight on the glacier. Well worth it.

Have one of your Don Lee flights be a glacier landing??

patrol guy wrote:you hooked up with the right guy and company!

Don Sheldon's Sedan that did the whitewater canyon rescues

John, I finally read "Wager With The Wind" at your recommendation. It was a great read. Thanks!

1999. The year I graduated high school!

I'll be heading up in two weeks and be up there all season flying the Beaver for TAT, so look me up!

Last week, skiing in the Don Sheldon Amphitheater for a week. Yup, that's a BCP hat.

floatflier wrote:I'll be heading up in two weeks and be up there all season flying the Beaver for TAT, so look me up!

Just had an awesome week in the Ruth thanks to Paul and Richard. Will you be bringing up that 170 in your avatar pic?
-DP

floatflier wrote:I'll be heading up in two weeks and be up there all season flying the Beaver for TAT, so look me up!

Awesome will do! Would love to buy you a beer and talk flying!

There should be some contractual obligation that if you guys are talking about this in the open then you owe the rest of us some epic photos, videos, and trip reports. Deal?

Brett

Sounds like we need to set up a BBQ, fry, fly-in, or other general get together. Maybe at AK19... I know a guy!

Nice, Travis! Looking forward to hearing about this trip.