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Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Here is nice Arrow Air Cargo DC-10-30F flight from PAKT Ketchikan International Airport located on Gravina Island just one nautical mile west of the central business district of Ketchikan on the other side of the Tongass Narrows, Alaska to PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport located 4 nautical miles southwest of downtown Anchorage
Gorgeous view of the PAKT airport where passengers must take a seven-minute ferry ride across the water to get to the airport from the town. Look how fresh and clean water is!!
Taxiing toward short of runway 11 in crisp fresh freezing winter weather air
Taxiing with gorgeous Alaskan winter landscape!!!
Entering into runway 11 for more taxi and backtracking
Backtracking on runway 11 is almost complete and now starting take off run!!!
Airborne on climb to FL360 with background view of Metlakatla community on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder area
Making right 180 degree turn and then maneuvering adjustment through clouds to position to head to intercept LVD in middle of climb to FL360
Passing the airport of departure on way to LVD
Passing in middle of climb Prince of Wales island on left side of the plane
Still climbing now at FL200 intercepting LVD and heading to SSR
Now cruising at FL360
WOW gorgeous wing view from both wings!!!
Intercepting SSR and heading to YAK via J541 route
Gorgeous view of Tatshenshini-Alsek park while cruising along J541
Passing Alsek Lake on way to YAK
Intercepting YAK and heading to JOH via J501 above PAYA Yakutat Airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Yakutat where you can see on the airport grounds CRJ2, E145, and DH8A planes getting ready for their flights to PAVD Valdez
Cruising toward JOH passing below Kayak Island State Marine Park on Kayak Island in the Alaskan Gulf which is the site of the landing of the Bering Expedition in 1741 meaning the site of the first Europeans to set foot in Alaska.
Gorgeous view of Mount Hawkins almost intercepting JOH
WOW WOW Gorgeous wing view of v arious islands on Prince William Sound while intercepting JOH which signals time for descent from FL360 to 10,000 ft on way to PANC via YESKA3 arrival
Passing through clouds at 10,000 ft
MORE WOW WOW gorgeous view of Surprise Cove State Marine Park and Cochrane Bay while at 10,000 ft intercepting SOBGE which is part of YESKA 3 arrival
On descent from 10,000 ft to 5,000 ft heading to fly above Turnagain Arms river to avoid surrounding 8,000 ft high mountains with view of Kenai mountains on left
Descending from 5,000 ft to 3,000 ft above Turnagain Arms river heading to Cook Inlet with background view of Kenai mountains
On final approach to runway 07R
Moments from touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Exiting from runway 7R to taxi to gates via taxiway G which requires crossing of runway 07L
Finishing crossing runway 07L on taxiway G and now heading to taxiway E and taxiway E1 toward gates
Thank you for viewing!! Please stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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