Nytt transportoppdrag i Alaska

[Jan Arild Gjemble]

 

 

 

An old officer from the air force called me as he knew I was in Talkeetna and asked me if I would like to do him a favor. He had been in Denali National Park last week, flying in with his new Cirrus airplane, but when he had planned to go back there was no condition for VRF-flight as needed.

 

He asked me if I could fly his plane back to the base, PABI, Allen Aaf. If I did, he promised me a flight in an jet fighter, a flight of my time as he called it.

 

I could not resist, I told him I would be there late evening today.

 

So I called my boss, told him that I had to take a couple of days off and do some private stuff. No problem at all and it was all green.

 

Soon I was ready to hit the sky, lined up for take off at Talkeetna. The weather prognose was ok, and I was in for a great flight.

 

 

I was on my way and soon I was into Denali National Park with Mt. McKinley to my left. The weather was great. Temperature -6 degrees Celcius and I enjoyed this low winged airplane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some clouds on the sky, but not a problem at all, I enjoyed the sceninc landscape and the sunset and the moon clear and big in the sky.

 

 

 

 

 

After 1 hour and 12 minutes I was established on short final and I looked forward to seeing my old friend, and of course the flight that was waiting for me tomorrow.

 

 

All parked and ready for a beer or two and catch up all the news with my old friend.