Nostalgia

[olderndirt 2,295]

A flight I made many times over my Alaskan years.  From 'Ophir' (an old gold mining spot on the Innoko river, now part of the 'Iditarod Trail') to McGrath (where I worked for the FAA) - learned to fly there back in the low sixties.

The Ophir strip is 1940ft long - handles an oil tanker C46 and is about 38 west of McGrath.

Mt Takotna, about half way - used to host 'Tatalina AFS', a GCI site.  The radar's still turning.

McGrath - on the Kuskokwim river where the Takotna river joins.  Alaska Air flew 727's in here before VASI and Wien flew 737's.  Now it's regional turboprops.

 

Edited December 18, 2021 by olderndirt

[Steve Dra 7,605]

Great shots!

You better scrape the mud off those tires when you land....probably adding a few pounds and surely some drag to your machine. 😉 

And BTW....since mud is just wet dirt...and you're "olderndirt"...be careful not to harm any of your possible relatives when you go scraping that mud off. 🤣

Edited December 19, 2021 by Steve Dra
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