No state relies as heavily upon aviation as Alaska does to provide many of the bare essentials of life.
Few environments are as spectacular, or as unforgiving, as Alaska.
In fact, it ranks at or near the bottom in U.S. aviation safety because of its terrain, climate, and lack of such infrastructure as weather observation stations, communications, and radar coverage below 10,000 feet, where most general aviation and commercial carrier aircraft fly. Plans call for up to 150 aircraft to be voluntarily equipped with Capstone avionics. Providing systems engineering and architecture. Planning tests and evaluation strategies. Building prototypes and operational models.