Bush Pilot: 'Brakes were my enemy': Landing a one-way airstrip in Southcentral Alaska
It doesn't look challenging -- it looks like a huge airstrip with a tiny bit of snow. I could try...uth is, it was hard work. The runway is plenty long enough, but it's a one-way landing because of that mounta...2013- March 6th: Carl Carlsen's fatal flight- Airborne XT, Streak III wing, Rotax 912 80 HP
WHEN Carl Carlsen and a female friend took off from the Somersby airstrip early yesterday, his 500 hour...sen and a female friend took off from the Somersby airstrip early yesterday, his 500 hour...Bush Pilot: 'Brakes were my enemy': Landing a one-way airstrip in Southcentral Alaska
It doesn't look challenging -- it looks like a huge airstrip with a tiny bit of snow. I could try to be cool, and say "ya, it was no big deal," but the truth is, it was hard work. The runway is plenty long enough, but it's a one-way landing because of that mountain dominating the uphill...Tags: Bush Pilot, Brakes were my enemy, Landing, one-way airstrip, Southcentral Alaska, Trike flying, Triking