Kristen Lindsey - Friday, December 19, 2008
Northern Lights Photographer extraordinaire (his photo on the screen behind him) is waiting for clear weather for some McKinley aerials, then he'll head out to build his ice cave in the Alaska Range. This year he plans to stay through mid-February, brrr... Norio has flown with TAT for 10 years, wow. See his photo's at http://www.noriomatsumoto.com/
Kristen Lindsey - Friday, December 19, 2008
Kristen Lindsey - Friday, December 19, 2008
Answer: Fixing the broken plow truck - in Alaska - mid-winter....
Kristen Lindsey - Thursday, December 18, 2008
Danial hard at work building an RV-4 - (A sleek - speedy aerobatic experimental aircraft... ooooh...)
She's been working hard since Paul is holding her passport as ransom for completion, ha! As if.
Kristen Lindsey - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Warmed up today, 9 above! This is what it looked liked at 9:30 this morning at the Talkeetna Airport. :)
Kristen Lindsey - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
This is what an Otter looks like when it is packed in a "high cube container" to be shipped across the Pacific Ocean! We'll be putting this "Sheila" back together again in Seattle and flying her home~
Kristen Lindsey - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
first adventure with the new
machine up to the top of Baldy. not bad for a 25 year old snow
machine.
Kristen Lindsey - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Meet our new Otter - N510PR.. Did you know that 510 is the police code for "speeding vehicles"? We are looking for suggestions for a name, anyone that has an idea can e-mail us at: info@talkeetnaair.com
Kristen Lindsey - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Our pilots on a fall afternoon paragliding from Mt. Baldy, due East of Talkeetna...
Oh, the life of a pilot.
Kristen Lindsey - Thursday, April 24, 2008
April 18th flew in to the root canal. Brilliant weather! Climbed Ham and Eggs to the main summit on the 20th. Mostly snice, but overall great conditions. There was a good boot track all the way to the summit. We then climbed Shaken not Stirred on the 22nd. Totally classic route! The conditions could not have been better. We traversed in from the side into a really fun mixed pitch that gained the lower snow field. We beefed up and equalized all the single pin raps so it is all good to go. We were alone on both routes. Don't think that will happen for the rest of the season as it seems there are quite a few more parties coming in every day. Shaken is not the greatest route to be stuck behind another party as this is a real funnel for all the debris. Start very early for both routes, especially Ham and Eggs. there was alot of wet snow avalanches coming down the route in the late afternoon, so climb fast and get off the route early. TAT is the shit! They picked us up early so we could enjoy beer and pizza in town. Will surely fly with ya all next year. Paul is the man!
Cheers,
Matt Horner and Marc Waite
