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Down to one Packet a day Part 2


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The second instalment of a flight from Chenega Bay to Birchwood. Dropping down the Knik Glacier along the Knik River to the Knik Arm.

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Continuing down the Knik Glacier.

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Inner Lake George with Colony Galcier on the left and Lake George Glacier faintly visible on the right.

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The Knik River.

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Hunter Creek

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The town of Butte with its airport. The small hill is The Butte.

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The Matanuska River is on the left with Pioneer Peak in the centre.

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Palmer Flats.

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The Glenn Highway at the head of the Knik Arm.

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Coming into Birchwood with 3 greens.

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About to land on 19R.

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Excellent ending to a great series of shots showing off the route you took over SAK in the Packet. You wouldn't happen to know the ceiling height of the Fairchild C-82 would you?

Thanks Jocko. 22,000ft is given in one of my trusted reference books.

Really nice! :)

 

John

Thanks John

fantastic trip that.

Looks like a twin engined Argosy...i used to do load sheets for them for airnz/safe air in christchurch around 1980

aahh the memories !!

cheers stu

Ah yes the good old whistling wheelbarrow. Saw them regularly in the UK with various operators and then with IPEC here in OZ. I can remember reading about the IPEC staff arriving at work one Monday morning to see that the withdrawn Argosies had been bulldozed over the week end. They were not too happy.

Great shots of what the locals call "The Mat-Su" . Thanks for posting these beauties .  ::)  ::)

 

Brad

Thanks Brad. Nice to hear some local knowledge.
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