Salmom Fish Commuting Flight

July 8, 201411 yr

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Here is typical early morning freezing winter commuting flight from PAOT Ralph Wien Memorial Airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska to PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport located 4 nautical miles southwest of downtown Anchorage.

Fully boarded and fully loaded ready for pushback

Being pushed back by airport tractor in freezing weather

Holding short of runway 26 waiting for clearance for back tracking and take off

Clearance granted for backtrack and take off as the plane enters into runway 26

Taxiing toward to beginning of runway 26 for backtracking

Holding position on runway 26 to give engines chance to spool for few seconds due to freezing weather before starting take off

Airborne on climb to FL330 with background view of frozen waters of Kotzebue Sound

Making 180 degree turn toward east on way to PANC

Entering through clouds

180 degree turn is completed and now continue the climb to FL330 toward PANC

Nice wing view

Still climbing to FL330

Wow view of MOON and SUN in same cockpit window!!

Making zig zag turns to allow passengers on right and left sides to enjoy the sunrise view!!

More gorgeous wing views!!!

Cruising at FL330 with background view of colorful sky

Intercepting GAL above PAGA Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport located in city of Galena where this airport used during the Cold War to be major interceptor base for F-102 Delta Dagger aircrafts patrolling the western areas of Alaska

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 gorgeous flight.