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ALASKA BUSH FLYING VIDEO CLIPS


With the exception of the Albatross Flyby which uses Windows Media Player and the seven part youtube Alaska bush flying video, the 15 second video clips are best viewed with Quicktime. If you are unable to load and see these clips, download Quicktime from here, it's free and is virtually trouble free. These clips are best viewed with a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 764, even higher is better.

NEW Seven Part Video of Alaska Bush Flying

Originally aired on the National Geographic Channel

A cool Albatross Flyby

Grumman Albatross Flyby trailing a plume of water

Alexander Creek taxiing

Taxiing downstream in Alexander Creek 30 miles southwest of Anchorage

Rough ice, Colony Glacier

Just over the edge of the terminus of the Colony Glacier

Colony Glacier again

Yet another Colony Glacier clip

High country Chugach Range

High country in the Chugach Range northeast of Anchorage

Loading propane tanks

Dock hands loading propane tanks into a 206 for transport to a lodge on the Yentna River

Northern Susitna Valley

Typical looking terrain in the northern part of Susitna River Valley, Yenlo Hills in the background

Low fly by, Colony Glacier

Colony Glacier fly by

Up on the mountain

Terrain seen on a Mt. McKinley tour

Up on the mountain again

More mountain terrain

Below Strandline Lake

Flying down the Strandline Lake area over a finger of the Triumvirate Glacier on an approach to Beluga Lake

Low recon for landing in PWS

Low recon for landing in Prince William Sound

Mt. Redoubt

South side of Mt. Redoubt after climbout from Crescent Lake

Taxiing for takeoff in the Yentna River

A Rust's Flying Service Cessna 206 on a down-river takeoff, the Yentna River.

Plane shadow on Glacier ice

Airplane shadow shows briefly below on glacier ice

Surprise Glacier PWS

Surprise Glacier comes into view, Harriman Fjord, PWS

Colony Glacier Fly By

Fly by along the leading edge of the Colony Glacier near Anchorage

Chelatna Lake Landing

Look closely, Cessna 206 touching down on the lake from right to left

Chelatna Lake Step Taxi

Step taxiing to the beach after landing

Ice bergs on the lake

After takeoff from a relatively iceberg free area of Inner Lake George at the foot of the Colony Glacier

Dock Launching

Beaver launching from the dock at Lake Hood, Rust's Flying Service

Flying over a frozen lake

Frozen lake beneath the plane, a lower open lake then Cascade Bay and Eaglek Inlet, PWS, in the distance

Northwest takeoff Lake Hood

With no load and no passengers, Rust's company policy allows takeoffs northwest from the Fish and Game Cove Lake Hood.

Landed on the Hoho

Scott Rocky, pilot for Rust's Flying Service, step taxis a DeHavilland Beaver after landing on the Hoholitna River west of the Alaska Range.

Flying above the Colony Glacier

On a Knik Glacier tour flying over the middle section of the Colony Glacier

Alaska Range west of Lake Clark Pass

Flying across the Alaska Range eastbound west of Lake Clark Pass

A nervous young bear at Brooks Falls

This young bear looks around for other bears before fishing for salmon from this prime fishing location usually occupied by a much bigger bear.

Inside the plane

A delicate left hand cups a camera from the co-pilot seat as we fly toward the terminus of Surprise Glacier in Prince William Sound.

Taxiing for takeoff in the Yentna River

A Rust's Flying Service Cessna 206 taxis for a down-river takeoff on the Yentna.

Tiny airplane far below

A ski-equipped airplane has just taken off fom the top of the Ruth Glacier on Mt. McKinley, hard to see, but there.

Beaver beach launching

Two Riversong Lodge fishing guides help turn a DeHavilland Beaver toward open water to taxi for takeoff.


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