Recent content by Capt._Chaos

What years were you at LAB?

Lived and flew out of Gustavus for almost a decade, never got bored of flying Glacier Bay

Ketchikan is hot and dusty today... But supposed to have a atmospheric river event start tomorrow and last for the week.

No it wouldn't, but it is why he was trying to go straight through in a airplane that didn't have the legs for it, which would have to be explained.

The otter had no transponder, just the GSL 71 UAT control head and ADS-B in and out. The GDL 90's were replaced by a FreeFlight ranger system that was gettto engineered to fit into the tray the GDL 90 used. With the GDL 90 the Chelton in the otter would have given an aural and visual alert...

This fellow was a felon and had a lengthy criminal history.. so Covid or no he was not going to be allowed into Canada.

GPS can not be used for lateral guidance inside the FAF for an ground based approach unless labled or GPS. There are provisions in Part 135/121 to allow GPS as sole source for NDB & VOR approaches.. but it takes some worm to get approved. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Done SDL-KTN a bunch.. it is pretty much empty country from the Phoenix metro area all the way to Seattle. The Victoria/Vancouver area either went IFR through or low on floats over the water. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

The Ketchikan terminal area is SFAR rules area and there are well defined routes and patterns. For tours: Steve at Seawind Aviation Michelle at Island Wings Cos at Southeast Aviation Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Not Michelle Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

In Sitka on baby watch, but glad i got to catch up with him last Sunday in Klawock.

Always lots of black bears there on a warm evening. I have gone around in Hoonah for brownies crossing the runway to go fishing before. Last go around was for a humpback whale surfacing in front of me while landing at a fishing lodge. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk