Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a typical cargo charter Everts flight from PASV Sparrevohn LRRS Airport located south of Sparrevohn in the Yukon–Koyukuk area of the U.S. state of Alaska to PAAQ Palmer Municipal Airport located 1 mile southeast of the central business district of Palmer in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Starting first of 4 engines at the cargo apron
Leaving apron to taxi to runway
Entering into runway to taxi
Backtracking!!
Airborne on climb to FL190
Passing through clouds at 10,000 ft
Now cruising at FL190 eastward
Passing Stony River very popular for kayak, canoe, and small to medium raft
Cruising past vast mountainous landscape of Lake Clark Preserve and Wilderness
Time to descend from FL190 to 5,000 ft
Descending above waters of Cook Inlet
Still descending
Still descending past PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport airport where you can see Eva airline 747 cargo plane taking toward cargo area
Descending past what I believe is SixMile Lake
Because winds required me to use difficult approach to runway 34, I needed to fly past closer to Chugach mountain range where you can see on bottom of screenshot highway number one also known as Glenn Highway
At 3,000 ft with background view of Lazy Mountain
Time to make very sharp left turn toward runway 34 with background view of Chugach mountain range and highway route one also known as Glenn highway
Still on tight left turn toward the runway with view of Matanuska Rver below the plane while engines are spewing cool engine smokes due to constant adjustment of engine power required for maneuvering while dealing with winter winds
Getting closer to runway
Now on final straight runway approach while still adjusting engine power for smoothest landing
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Arriving at cargo apron
Lazy Mountain is in background view
Starting two right engines in hurry to go to PANC to pick up more cargo loads
Thank you for viewing my flight. Please stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
Everts DC-6 In Winter Action
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Re: Everts DC-6 In Winter Action
Hi Aharon.
Great pics, thanks for sharing them.
Roger.
Great pics, thanks for sharing them.
Roger.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Re: Everts DC-6 In Winter Action
Roger,
Thanks for your kind words.
Regards,
Aharon
Thanks for your kind words.
Regards,
Aharon