All Discussions Tagged 'Alaska' - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-28T15:08:45Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Alaska&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAlaska Trip Log and first video is readytag:zenith.aero,2018-08-01:2606393:Topic:6393282018-08-01T14:20:14.365ZSamuel McNairhttps://zenith.aero/profile/SamuelMcNr
<p>See attached MS word trip log for 26 days of flying from SC to AK to CA and back in my CH801. The link to version 1 of the video created by my friend who accompanied me covering the flight portions from Calgary to AK to CA and ending in SD. An improved version of this after some photo editing work and a second video coving the missing portions is underway. I hope you enjoy it and find some of the information useful. I will be glad to share information and answer…</p>
<p>See attached MS word trip log for 26 days of flying from SC to AK to CA and back in my CH801. The link to version 1 of the video created by my friend who accompanied me covering the flight portions from Calgary to AK to CA and ending in SD. An improved version of this after some photo editing work and a second video coving the missing portions is underway. I hope you enjoy it and find some of the information useful. I will be glad to share information and answer questions. </p>
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<p>The link to the video covering Calgary to SD is: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mj218597xdse8xt/StairwayToAlaska.mp4?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/mj218597xdse8xt/StairwayToAlaska.mp4?dl=0</a>.</p>
<p>This link shows in low res, but the originals can be downloaded from the same link, having Dropbox is not required. This links can be shared with anyone. It is also embedded at the end of the attached trip log.</p> CH801 Trip to Alaska is Completedtag:zenith.aero,2018-06-30:2606393:Topic:6347812018-06-30T15:49:47.217ZSamuel McNairhttps://zenith.aero/profile/SamuelMcNr
<p>I left in the afternoon of 6/1 and returned about noon on 6/25; 11,235 miles and 115 hours of flight time later. Route was: Georgia to Cut Bank, Mt. then up to Calgary, up the AlCan to Fairbanks, to the north side of Danali, then the South side and up Ruth Glacier and on to Anchorage. Some local flights, then down to the tip of the Kenai peninsula and up the south side over the glaciers. Then across the mountains to Tok and over to Dawson City of gold rush fame. We nixed a side trip up to…</p>
<p>I left in the afternoon of 6/1 and returned about noon on 6/25; 11,235 miles and 115 hours of flight time later. Route was: Georgia to Cut Bank, Mt. then up to Calgary, up the AlCan to Fairbanks, to the north side of Danali, then the South side and up Ruth Glacier and on to Anchorage. Some local flights, then down to the tip of the Kenai peninsula and up the south side over the glaciers. Then across the mountains to Tok and over to Dawson City of gold rush fame. We nixed a side trip up to Tuk on the arctic ocean due to fuel availability and weather concerns. Back down the Yukon River to Whitehorse. Backtrack a few miles down the AlCan to Watson Lake, then down the Trench to MacKenzie. The Frazier River Gorge took us into Vancouver (Boundary Bay). Next a trip over to Vancouver Island, a stop at Victoria and across to Bellingham and the USA. Down the Cascade range to visit every peak and overfly Crater lake and Mt St Helens. A short run up the Columbia River Gorge was mixed in. Overnighting at Grass Valley, not far from Sacramento, we climbed out following I-80 and over the Donner pass to Tahoe with a stop at Reno. We wound our way across Nevada and Utah, overflying the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Great Salt Lake. Up to Pocatello and along the Snake River before jumping off to West Yellowstone.. We overflew the park and made our way through the passes to Bozeman, on to Billings and at last out of the mountains! A side trip to see Devils Tower and the Black Hills took us to Rapid City. From there across the Badlands, the prairie states, the rolling hills of Tennessee and back to South Carolina. We overflew Troy's STOL strip at JustAircraft. It isn't crazy to go into that strip, it is utterly insane.</p>
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<p>High points: Bill Wilcox's gracious hospitality. The Tower operator at Beaver Creek loaning us her car so we could drive to town and buy gas. John from the Flying Club in Prince George BC who loaned his tools and time to fix a busted cowl and the use of the clubhouse to overnight in. Flying up Ruth Glacier, the town of Seldovia, topping Crater Lake and Yellowstone. Canadian Customs people.</p>
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<p>Low Points: US Customs Systems (the people are nice), Loosing primary electrical power over Iowa in IMC (the backups worked), Flying 9 hours into a 45-50 knot headwind in a 100 knot airplane. Having to take off from Tok in a hailstorm to keep plane from being destroyed. A landing in 28G36 crosswinds. Brand new cowl got chewed up because it kept growing and deforming as it "aged".</p>
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<p>I am working up a detailed travel log with pictures, but haven't figured out how best to share it. If any of you have any good ideas of how I can make it available to family and friends I would sure appreciate any advice.</p>
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<p></p> Alaska meet uptag:zenith.aero,2016-07-25:2606393:Topic:5186892016-07-25T07:36:52.031ZKeith Crawfordhttps://zenith.aero/profile/KeithCrawford
ALASKA builers and flyers. I would like to know if anyone would be interested in having a zenith meet up. Respond with your thoughts suggestion and ideas please.
ALASKA builers and flyers. I would like to know if anyone would be interested in having a zenith meet up. Respond with your thoughts suggestion and ideas please.