Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Long long before FLYING WILD ALASKA and ICE PILOTS NWT, there was an airline called Reeve Aleutian Airways that was genuine epitome of those two tv shows where the airline roamed through freezing cold Alaska flying millions of flights flown by brave pilots dealing with weather difficulties.

Presenting Reeve Aleutian Airways's  Lockheed L-188 Electra flight from PAKT Ketchikan International Airport located on Gravina Island just one nautical mile west of Ketchikan on the other side of the Tongass Narrows to PASI Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport on Japonski Island west of the central business district of Sitka.

Wheel view of PAKT activity and sunrise



Ready for departure!!!



Exclusive office and view of PAKT during taxi to short of runway 11







Entering into runway 11 for more taxi and backtracking



Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft heading to ANN



Cockpit window view during climb to 10,000 ft toward ANN



Cockpit view reveals passing through clouds



Intercepting ANN and turning right to head northwest toward BKA via V311



In middle of right turn after intercepting ANN





Cockpit view of cruising along V311 to BKA





Cruising at 10,000 ft via V311 to BKA





Nice cockpit view of clouds



Because of regulations of the forums not allowing more than 20 screenshots per post, please be kind enough to go to this link to view rest of the exciting prop flight!!

 

Here is the link: http://vatil.org.il/forum/index.php/topic/39911-glories-of-lockheed-l188-electra-props/

 

Thank you for viewing!!  Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!

Regards,

Aharon

 

Aleution ... Illusion ... pretty good haha.  Nice story of a great old airline and airplane.  There's a good episode of Air Crash Investigation where the prop falls off.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2N5gO64Sb8

 

Heroic flying at it's best.

IFR7700,  thanks for your kind words.  The livery name actually existed. Do not know why they called that name on this plane but it actually existed.

 

Regards,

 

Aharon