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frank3
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:00 am Post subject: AK Trip

I'm setting off on my "bucket list" trip 2 Sep . . . headed to Alaska from GA! The XM Radio folks tell me they can not guarantee reception in AK, that it's (obviously) dependent on satellite position/reception. Can anyone tell me where the XM weather reception is reliable/unreliable? Depending on weather, I plan on being as far north as Fairbanks, west to Kodiak, and all the way down to Ketchikan.

Also, I'd be interested in exchanging a couple of notes with any AK residents re questions I have about flying in AK, especially if you are willing to share a secret fishing hole and/or keeping bears at a safe distance.

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helili(at)chahtatushka.ne
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:49 am Post subject: AK Trip

Frank,

I no longer am an Alaskan resident, but I flew bush charter work in Alaska

in a Maule M6-235 for 6 years up in the interior.  If you want, contact me

directly and I'll do my best to answer questions that I can.



John Hart

KF IV

Wilburton, OK  



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KeysFox

Joined: 05 Jan 2009
Posts: 137

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:51 am Post subject: AK Trip

For what its worth, (probably not much), we did a summer cruise up the

intercoastal waterway last summer, and were told we had the best weather

the cruise ship folks had ever experienced along that route.



For ten days or so It was damp, drizzled, rained, and we rarely saw the

sun until we took a train over the mountains and got inland a bit.



When we took a floatplane sight seeing trip into "Misty Fiord" (an

absolute high light of the trip) I noted that the fleet of float planes

had dual flat screen CAP STONE moving map displays which display other

properly equiped aircraft on the screens along with direction and altitude

as I recall, plus very useable terrain info.



With lots of low cloud decks, lots of scattered layers down lower,

abruptly rising terrain all around, and often variable but marginal

visibilty, this equipment seemed to fit Alaskan coastal flight operations

like a glove.



Get lots of advice from folks with experience (I don't have it!), enjoy

your adventure, be safe.



BJ





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 Frank,

 I no longer am an Alaskan resident, but I flew bush charter work in Alaska

 in a Maule M6-235 for 6 years up in the interior.  If you want, contact me

 directly and I'll do my best to answer questions that I can.



 John Hart

 KF IV

 Wilburton, OK



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frank3
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: AK Trip

Thanks to all who have shared their AK experience(s) with me.  Lot's of great info.  There's always more valuable info to glean from others' experiences.  Fri we're on our way!

Frank

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akflyer

Joined: 07 May 2007
Posts: 574
Location: Soldotna AK

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: AK Trip

I won't be home from work till the 20th, but if you check in on the list shoot me an email and I will see if I can hook you up with some good places to go!



The XM is going to stop working around whitehorse would be my best guess.

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