tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post89321234641823816..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Does Alaska Really Exist?Aviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-54951884622101206342010-08-16T19:54:09.810+00:002010-08-16T19:54:09.810+00:00@ airphoria,
If my memory is correct it is open m...@ airphoria,<br /><br />If my memory is correct it is open mid May to mid September. I've never been in the 'Horse before June, so I don't know personally.<br /><br />It gets some strange reviews (either love or hate) but it has always been excellent when I was there. The fish and chips are the best I've ever had. Each piece was practically a whole fish! Caribou, Bison and all sorts of local fare are available too.<br /><br />Oh and the proper name is 'Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ'... I had to look at my t-shirt at home to be sure lol.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-40035854467627734022010-08-12T16:04:43.827+00:002010-08-12T16:04:43.827+00:00When you find yourself in YXY make sure you go to ...<i>When you find yourself in YXY make sure you go to the Klondike BBQ and Salmon Grill. The place closes for the season the second week of September so be quick.</i><br /><br />When do they open in the spring? Love to try it sometime. I may be passing through again next spring, but not sure when.<br /><br />I'd love to kill a couple of days in Whitehorse sometime, cool place...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-23051999802567397542010-08-12T15:52:10.554+00:002010-08-12T15:52:10.554+00:00No printer? OK; but some others may find hotel pr...No printer? OK; but some others may find hotel printers or tiny portable ink-jet ones feasible. I mean, if that's the only obstacle, it's probably not a huge one.Frank Ch. Eiglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535966377820034604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-19043782925475689972010-08-12T15:42:38.895+00:002010-08-12T15:42:38.895+00:00Is there some electronic distribution that does no...<i>Is there some electronic distribution that does not allow printing out of the current data?</i><br /><br />As 'trix pointed out, the logistics of carrying a printer pose a real problem. I don't know what she's flying, but I do know that the cost-conscious machines I fly have absolutely no extra room for a printer.<br /><br />What I'd really like to do is to web-order a set of charts/plates for a specific region and date, and have it forwarded to the nearest office-retail-chain-store of your choice for printing, wherever it may be.<br /><br />There's probably a good business opportunity there, as long as one could keep attorneys away from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-52980550438922896332010-08-11T21:32:07.322+00:002010-08-11T21:32:07.322+00:00When you find yourself in YXY make sure you go to ...When you find yourself in YXY make sure you go to the Klondike BBQ and Salmon Grill. The place closes for the season the second week of September so be quick.<br /><br />Awesome food in the oldest, most eclectic building in town. It was the first place I tried Caribou stew. Just thinking about the Klondike makes me want to hop in the plane and go to YXY...Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-20969687320770349412010-08-11T17:23:49.145+00:002010-08-11T17:23:49.145+00:00Is there some electronic distribution that does no...<i>Is there some electronic distribution that does not allow printing out of the current data?</i><br /><br />Any one based on an <a href="http://thereifixedit.com/2010/04/17/epic-kludge-photoand-they-said-the-ipad-didnt-print/" rel="nofollow">iPad</a>?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-72947678267913611942010-08-11T15:05:26.124+00:002010-08-11T15:05:26.124+00:00Functional electronic distribution would have solv...<i> Functional electronic distribution would have solved this, right up to the point that the EFB crashes while cleared for an approach.</i><br /><br />Is there some electronic distribution that does <b>not</b> allow printing out of the current data?Frank Ch. Eiglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535966377820034604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-52073153409391314512010-08-11T15:03:00.619+00:002010-08-11T15:03:00.619+00:00Unfortunately, you needed AK charts from a CA vend...Unfortunately, you needed AK charts from a CA vendor right after a rotation cycle (7/29). That appears to be asking A Lot.<br /><br />The system appears to assume that working pilots will simply have a Jepp subscription (And that everyone in aviation is automatically wealthy somehow).<br /><br />Functional electronic distribution would have solved this, right up to the point that the EFB crashes while cleared for an approach.<br /><br />Wish there was a better way...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-56103573143846446642010-08-11T13:03:52.681+00:002010-08-11T13:03:52.681+00:00conditions at altitude suggests icing in excess of...conditions at altitude suggests icing in excess of what the aircraft systems can shed..<br />please elaborate. <br />All I have ever had was well waxed wings, props and tremendous fear.hawk205https://www.blogger.com/profile/12086708796092126795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2764496047434913172010-08-11T12:35:42.809+00:002010-08-11T12:35:42.809+00:00Love that pic of Hannibal texting while crossing t...Love that pic of Hannibal texting while crossing the Alps -- looking forward to more Alaskan stories. Have it on my list to help out with the Cambodia thing -- will do this weekend.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376251876216401358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-16848143466662846822010-08-11T07:13:54.366+00:002010-08-11T07:13:54.366+00:00Two thousand dollars is way over what we budget fo...Two thousand dollars is way over what we budget for charts, and a chart-capable printer is over our weight and space limit for annoying stuff to haul around. We've tried having a chart subscription, but there's nowhere to mail the charts to. They just get lost.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34500560601533053472010-08-11T03:23:09.691+00:002010-08-11T03:23:09.691+00:00It was still there the last time I drove. But tha...It was still there the last time I drove. But that was in February 2004. I look forward to the details of your trip to/via PANC.Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263645693176777616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-54452243560820744482010-08-11T01:03:26.490+00:002010-08-11T01:03:26.490+00:00BTW, with so much trouble getting up-to-date chart...BTW, with so much trouble getting up-to-date charts, why don't you folks get an electronic subscription from jeppesen? JeppView for all of north america runs something like $2000/yr, updated on the net. Paper enroute charts included, but only rarely updated. Charts, maps, NOTAMS etc. all updated online & printable. Just sayin'.Frank Ch. Eiglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535966377820034604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2363072786547941812010-08-11T00:41:50.944+00:002010-08-11T00:41:50.944+00:00I'm well, well behind in blogging, so most of ...I'm well, <i>well</i> behind in blogging, so most of the mysteries of Alaska raised in this blog entry have been long solved in real life. In this case did <i>need</i> a PANC FBO, and eventually got directions to the AAWU website, and I'll discuss all that in the course of the story.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-92153768349506625102010-08-11T00:20:26.619+00:002010-08-11T00:20:26.619+00:00For weather in Alaska, try the Alaska Aviation Wea...For weather in Alaska, try the <a href="http://aawu.arh.noaa.gov" rel="nofollow">Alaska Aviation Weather Unit</a>. There are also a lot of webcams available from a link on that site.<br /><br />For parking, etc., have you looked at any of the FBO's at Merrill Field (PAMR/MRI)in Anchorage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com