Flying around the North



Planes are little.
You could just reach over an tickle the pilots.



February 20th, 2013

Sunrise: 9:50 am

Sunset: 6:26 pm

Temps: -29'C - -31'C

In this post, I offer some pictures and mildly humourous reflections on my experiences flying in northern NWT.

I have taken small aircraft to a handful of locations in the Arctic and Sahtu, flying with Aklak Air and North-Wright Airways. These planes have between 6 to 12 seats, and often flown by surprisingly young pilots.

For more info on these companies and their fleets, see http://www.aklakair.ca/ and http://www.north-wrightairways.com/

Landing strips are simple. Flat ground appears to the main prerequisite,
although this landing in Ivvavik was bumpy due to good sized rocks.



Pilots sometimes pull out maps. Others do paper work, in mid-flight.
Planes apparently fly themselves.



"Pogo sticks" can help prevent planes from falling over when parked.
Yes, you read that right.

Planes can get flat tires too.



Toilet paper is a resourceful way to plug up holes in the plane.


Some photos courtesy of Amie Hay. Thanks!