bilder
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Well I just got back from a fun filled day of flying. Every few months we have to go out to the bush stations and take an inventory of the spare parts we keep out there. Today was my frist trip to the fun filled island of Adak, Alaska.
Adak was once a bustling Navy base with a few thousand people. It had the honor of boasting the most remote McDonalds in the world among other such titles. Today the island is home to some 85 or so year round residents.
Anyway, it takes awhile to get there from Anchroage and basically it took me over 12 hours to do 45 minutes of work. Here are a couple photos I took along the way....
These potato chips did not like the air pressure difference, the bag was tight as a drum.
Here we see the harbor at Adak. Once home to a number of Navy ships and submarines. Speaking of submarines, I learned from a local that a nearby island has two Japanese sub wrecks washed ashore on the beach. If it were not so remote, I would love to check them out someday and learn more of their history.
Adak, why people still live here I am not sure......
Therust bucket I mean, the trusty 737-200 combi aircraft. Workhorse of the fleet. Also the oldest aircraft in the fleet. Alaska Airlines is the only operator allowed to fly a combi configuration in the USA. Containers of freight and mail go up front and passengers go in the back. You can change the number of containers/seats to suit the needs of a particular flight. These aircraft will be removed from service by May of this year and replaced with fixed position 737-400 combi aircraft. The 400's are more fuel effecient and will be able to carry more cargo and passengers.
Sad part is, I did not have time to smoke a cigar while I was there.
Adak was once a bustling Navy base with a few thousand people. It had the honor of boasting the most remote McDonalds in the world among other such titles. Today the island is home to some 85 or so year round residents.
Anyway, it takes awhile to get there from Anchroage and basically it took me over 12 hours to do 45 minutes of work. Here are a couple photos I took along the way....
These potato chips did not like the air pressure difference, the bag was tight as a drum.
Here we see the harbor at Adak. Once home to a number of Navy ships and submarines. Speaking of submarines, I learned from a local that a nearby island has two Japanese sub wrecks washed ashore on the beach. If it were not so remote, I would love to check them out someday and learn more of their history.
Adak, why people still live here I am not sure......
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Sad part is, I did not have time to smoke a cigar while I was there.
