Joel "Henny" Jungemann

Joel "Henny" Jungemann

Henny is the chief pilot for the US Forest Service seaplane operation based in Ely, Minnesota. A pilot of 31 years and a native of Illinois who has been stationed in Texas, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, Japan, and Alaska during his time in the Navy, he also enjoys flying his personal Cessna Skywagon with his wife Jennifer and micro-mini Golden Doodle Uly to explore the vast lake country of the Minnesota north woods.

Post October 26, 2021 In Pilot Spotlights

In the northern reaches of Minnesota, where bush flying is as tough as Alaska minus the mountains, the long-heralded de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver has the full confidence of the US Forest Service for the task of working the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in a variety of missions.