A well-done video by KMBZ TV filled in the humanitarian side of the story. Pilot requirements are as might be expected. Al St. Germain. On this trip after a medical convention at Banff, near Calgary, he flew early mornings along the Alcan Highway to avoid mountain turbulence. Also, bare-bone strips, originally built to ferry over 8,000 aircraft to Russia, were available for emergencies.
Preparation is most important, and a minimum requirement for survival equipment exists.
He recommended a Sporty's video. For those of us who have several thousand hours flying in and over Alaska, we envy Dr. Farnham and his wife enjoying the scenery in VMC at low altitude with the time to take pictures. In memory of Bud Wielt and Paul Doeling. Call John Ohrazda at the airport to set up an appt. Oct. 25 - Mr. David Chaffee, Columbia FSS Automated Weather Systems.