Precision Off Airport Training/Mountain Flying







Here is the challenging one!

This is what aviation in alaska was meant to be!

This course will put your piloting skills to the true test and can give you the fundamental skills necessary for flying the "Bush".

Our off airport training can give you the knowledge and proficiency to judge landing site conditions from the air. Learn the maximum performance of our aircraft, including climb rates, landing, and takeoff distances. This course can offer real life experience with density altitude, weight and balance, and short and soft field techniques.

Gravel bars, mountain tops, remote mining strips are all part of the program.
We will touch on survival gear. Avenues of escape, mountain flying, high altitude operations, Exterior loads and much more.
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This is a course you won't find on the FAA web site!

The setting could not be more beautiful. All our training is surrounded by the mountains of the Alaska range w/ Mt.McKinley dominating the sky line, and the Talkeetna mountains.The state of Alaska is awesome and we really enjoy sharing it with other pilots.

The course consists of 2-3 hours of ground instruction per day and 5 hours of flight training.

Incudes 4 nights of lodging!


We start by discussing the Specifics of the aircraft we will be flying (Currently a 160hp Piper PA-20 Pacer). This includes aircraft systems and components, performance, and limitations. We then move into the physics of precision takeoffs and landings. Then on to judging landing and takeoff distances and conditions from the air. We will also touch base on some basic mountain flying techniques.

Now for the fun stuff! Lets go fly what we learned on the ground! We walk you through every step of the process. Weather and conditions permitting, we will operate out of several short, soft, narrow, and high altitude "Runways" as well as gravel bars. You will learn the essentials necessary to be confident in your plane and maximize its potential.

 

Buckle up for the flying experience of a lifetime!
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