If you do anything on this lovely Friday night, make sure to turn into the soon-to-be hit series on the Discovery Channel, Flying Wild Alaska.
About the show:
Meet the unconventional family that rules Alaska’s most dangerous skies in the new 10-part series FLYING WILD ALASKA, premiering on Discovery Channel Fridays at 9 PM E/P, beginning January 14, 2011. Operating their family-run airline, Era Alaska, the Tweto family battles unforgiving Alaska weather and terrain to transport life’s necessities to one of the most remote and extreme regions of America.
If you thought Sarah Palin’s Alaska was great, wait til you see the Tweto family’s Alaska.
Check out the preview of tonight’s premiere below.
As a pilot wishing for my Baron 58 back to fly. I always had a dream to fly in Alaska and the episodes are awesome and makes me rethink my flying choices. Great program!
On this evenings program,(Jan 21st), your comentator stated that flying by visual reference to
familiar objects on the ground is known as “Dead Reconing” this is not true. It ts known as
“Pilotage”.
Dead Reconing is done by flying from a known starting place, in a known direction. at a known rate of speed, for a known length of time. This will result in your arrival at a known location and no
reference to the ground is required. This method was used by Lindberg crossing the Atlantic.
Comment “You made a mistake.
I am proud to see my son (Tommy Baynard) doing the thing he has enjoyed for many
years and that was taken photographs all over the world,and now producing a interesting
life story of a hard working family in Alaska..
A poud father
Thomas H.Baynard
Retired Supt. Of Police
I love Flying Wild Alaska. Please bring it back. Bonnie Tacoma Wa.