qbynewbie
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I'm going to be in Anchorage for most of a week, starting later this week. I'll be looking to do some flying (with a CFI, since I'm still a month or so short of a PPL). I'm mainly interested in flightseeing, hopefully getting some opportunities to take some photos and just have fun.
This trip is really unplanned by design but I'm thinking that I'll want to do something most days. One of the people accompanying me is another guy who has had only a few hours of lessons but also wants to go along. My thought is that we'd probably do a couple of hours at a time, switching pilots in the middle someplace.
I may drive up to Mt. McKinley on one day because our DPE has a friend who is a DPE up there and it would be cool to fly with him. But the other days will be in and around Anchorage, with day trips outside the city by plane and by car and by foot.
It would also be neat to get up in a float plane at least once.
I've seen information on Take Flight, which seems well organized. There's also Arctic Flyers, which has the advantage of having a float plane. We'll be at the Marriott, so both are close by.
Does anyone have any recommendation for one over the other?
Thanks!
This trip is really unplanned by design but I'm thinking that I'll want to do something most days. One of the people accompanying me is another guy who has had only a few hours of lessons but also wants to go along. My thought is that we'd probably do a couple of hours at a time, switching pilots in the middle someplace.
I may drive up to Mt. McKinley on one day because our DPE has a friend who is a DPE up there and it would be cool to fly with him. But the other days will be in and around Anchorage, with day trips outside the city by plane and by car and by foot.
It would also be neat to get up in a float plane at least once.
I've seen information on Take Flight, which seems well organized. There's also Arctic Flyers, which has the advantage of having a float plane. We'll be at the Marriott, so both are close by.
Does anyone have any recommendation for one over the other?
Thanks!