I just (5-18-21) spoke with Vicki at Trench fuels Mackenzie, to learn they are out of business, the port of Mackenzie is installing fuel pumps, and they WILL NOT be ready to dispense fuel in June. Call ahead and plan accordingly...
Trench route: No fuel at Mackenzie
Tue May 18, 2021 2:20 pm
Trench route: No fuel at Mackenzie
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Tue May 18, 2021 4:07 pm
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So sad to hear. I told Allen and he rightly asked if the ice cream will be self serve too. Stopping to talk with Vicki was a sort of rite of passage. And of course the ice cream! I’m so glad that we got to experience that. This is a huge loss for those flying the trench. Her knowledge and condition reports are irreplaceable.
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Tue May 18, 2021 5:48 pm
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Sad. They gave better service than we can ever expect from the town.
Wed May 19, 2021 7:33 am
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Unfamiliar, what "trench" is being discussed? I googled "Mackenzie airport" and found one in Canada. Is this a route between the lower 48 and AK?
Wed May 19, 2021 8:05 am
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CParker
If you pull up a chart and find Mackenzie, you will see a long valley running NW pointed at Watson lake. That is the "Trench" only two points with fuel on that route. For me, that was right at the edge of my fuel range.
Mackenzie was always a great stop, very friendly people with the cheapest fuel of the flight across Canada
If you pull up a chart and find Mackenzie, you will see a long valley running NW pointed at Watson lake. That is the "Trench" only two points with fuel on that route. For me, that was right at the edge of my fuel range.
Mackenzie was always a great stop, very friendly people with the cheapest fuel of the flight across Canada
Wed May 19, 2021 9:40 am
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CParker wrote:Unfamiliar, what "trench" is being discussed? I googled "Mackenzie airport" and found one in Canada. Is this a route between the lower 48 and AK?
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Wed May 19, 2021 2:26 pm
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Thanks guys
Wed May 19, 2021 2:56 pm
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I flew the Trench from Watson Lake to Mackenzie in 2016 in my Supercub. I filled up at Watson Lake with 60 gallon with aux tanks. I found a pamphlet that listed all of the airports along the trench. One was a one way in, one way out. I lost the pamphlet. It was a great trip. I landed or did a roller on everyone of them. Would love to see that map again.
Wed May 19, 2021 5:15 pm
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I believe it’s in the PDFs for the article I wrote. If not, I have a copy of it that was given to me.
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Wed May 19, 2021 6:00 pm
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Can you send it to me in an email? [email protected]
Grassstrippilot wrote:I believe it’s in the PDFs for the article I wrote. If not, I have a copy of it that was given to me.
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Wed May 19, 2021 6:11 pm
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lefoy84 wrote:Can you send it to me in an email? [email protected]Grassstrippilot wrote:I believe it’s in the PDFs for the article I wrote. If not, I have a copy of it that was given to me.
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Here''s the link from the Guide to Flying to Alaska knowledge base article, "References" section.
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Thu May 20, 2021 4:30 am
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Interesting article. Couldn't find the map.
Zzz wrote:lefoy84 wrote:Can you send it to me in an email? [email protected]Grassstrippilot wrote:I believe it’s in the PDFs for the article I wrote. If not, I have a copy of it that was given to me.
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Here''s the link from the Guide to Flying to Alaska knowledge base article, "References" section.
Thu May 20, 2021 4:47 am
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I've flown the trench on a beautiful day..... it's worth a detour! That valley is 400 miles in an almost straight line. Pretty impressive. It's remote... be self sufficient. Nobody out there to hold your hand.
I have this little pamphlet.... is this the one you had?
I have this little pamphlet.... is this the one you had?
Thu May 20, 2021 6:56 am
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That map is linked in the References section at the bottom of the article. "Trench map" web and printable version.
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Thu May 20, 2021 6:58 am
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Thank you for the post of the Trench pamphlet. I have additional information and map/images and pictures of flying the Trench route on my website http://fly2ak.com/
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Thu May 20, 2021 7:49 pm
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But can you land in Canada due to the dreaded Covid
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Sat May 22, 2021 4:12 am
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That is it!! Can you make a PDF of it?
kg wrote:I've flown the trench on a beautiful day..... it's worth a detour! That valley is 400 miles in an almost straight line. Pretty impressive. It's remote... be self sufficient. Nobody out there to hold your hand.
I have this little pamphlet.... is this the one you had?
Sat May 22, 2021 9:00 am
Trench route: No fuel at Mackenzie
lefoy84 wrote:That is it!! Can you make a PDF of it?
Have you checked if the link in the article Zzz mentions below?
Zzz wrote:That map is linked in the References section at the bottom of the article. "Trench map" web and printable version.
Sat May 22, 2021 11:15 am
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Yes
Aryana wrote:lefoy84 wrote:That is it!! Can you make a PDF of it?
Have you checked if the link in the article Zzz mentions below?Zzz wrote:That map is linked in the References section at the bottom of the article. "Trench map" web and printable version.
Sat May 22, 2021 12:35 pm
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Might be able to autotrace it to generate a vector based PDF but that JPG version is high res enough to print.
There's nothing special about an image embedded in a PDF. The size and printed quality will be the same unless it's been traced to a vector format, and even then you're only as good as the data you start with.
Would be nice to find a better copy of the original map.
There's nothing special about an image embedded in a PDF. The size and printed quality will be the same unless it's been traced to a vector format, and even then you're only as good as the data you start with.
Would be nice to find a better copy of the original map.
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