Interesting morning at the airport. Guy in a Navajo had an engine failure at V1, and was able to abort his takeoff. Glad it didn't happen at 100 feet AGL. When we were done flying, a V22 came taxiing by just behind us, and I was worried about their blast as we had the doors off and the blades weren't restrained. Turns out, there was basically no wash, as you can see in the video.
Here they are departing off the runway.
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Just to add to @GJMs post. While V22 rotor wash is very localized due to the small rotor arcs, when providing lift, the wash is pretty intense. After being directly underneath both, the V22 has a stronger feeling downwash than the H-53 as it’s more localized. I’ve noticed it doesn’t roll out as much as traditional helos, and has a more ’now you're in it- now you’re out’ kinda feel.
Bottom line- I wouldn’t underestimate any close prop, jet, or rotor wash.
DC4 near Fairbanks:
https://mustreadalaska.com/breaking-...ear-fairbanks/
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Doesn't Everts Air still use the DC-4? Reckon it was one of theirs?Originally Posted by GJM
The path of least resistance will seldom get you where you need to be.
Pretty sure they have C-46 and DC-6 aircraft for delivering fuel in remote AK, but don't know about the plane that crashed, which I believe is a DC-4.
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From FAI newspaper website:
The Douglas DC-4 is an Alaska Air Fuel Inc. plane based out of Wasilla. An Alaska Air Fuel employee told the News-Miner that they are not familiar with the incident.
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Flying up there and flying up there with some of the equipment still in service can be very unforgiving.
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More info here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilot-rep...184016955.html
Snippet:
The plane departed Fairbanks just before 10 a.m., loaded with 3,200 gallons (12,100 litres) of heating oil for Kobuk, an Inupiat village of less than 200 people located about 300 miles (480 kilometers) northwest of Fairbanks.
Johnson said there was also about 1,200 gallons of aviation fuel aboard the C54D-DC Skymaster plane, a World War II-era airplane that had been converted to a freighter.
It is difficult and expensive to get fuel to rural Alaska villages, which are remote and difficult to reach because of the state’s limited road system. The Northwest Arctic Borough said heating fuel in Kobuk was $15.45 a gallon in 2022.
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Interesting conversation this morning. We flew a Jet Ranger a few hours into town this morning, and handed it over to another pilot. He was retired from the CBP, and flew the MD 600 for many years. Has about 3,500 hours in a 700 and at one point was the highest time 600 pilot in CBP. Said he really liked the machine, and it had jobs of power, but it had edges ready to bite those not familiar with the 600 or those that strayed out of the envelope.
The Jet Ranger is going to a large ranch to do cowboy stuff and back up another Jet Ranger.
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