Presenting a nice very early morning cargo departure from PAFA Fairbanks International Airport three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks in Alaska to CYXY Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Boarding the cockpit
Starting to turn all knobs to necessary settings
Ambulance arriving to deliver kidney transplant boxes to the plane for emergency quick flight to Whitehorse where lucky kidney transplant recipients will get
Starting engines!
Leaving cargo apron to taxi to taxiway A
Entering into taxiway A for long taxi to short of runway 02L
Still taxiing
Passing few Fed Ex vehicles during long taxi
Passing de-icing vehicle rushing to some Alaska Airline plane to do deicing while the airport snow plow truck is busy plowing snow out
More taxiing
Entering into runway 02L for take off
Airborne on climb to FL350
Making right turn toward east above background view of city of Fairbanks If you have sharp eye you can spot PAFB Ladd Army Airfield or Fort Wainwright air base located at Fort Jonathan Wainwright suburb of Fairbanks
Still climbing to FL350
More climb more climb
After a hour flight now on descent
Descending through clouds at 11,000 ft
On final runway approach to runway 14R
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Front landing gear gliding down in most smoothful manner
Front wheels making ground contact
Slowing down to exit from runway
Taxiing toward cargo apron
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon