Name: Alaska's Ultimate Bush Pilots
Uploaded: 2021-08-26T22:34:35.000Z
Description: Flying in fog, rain, snow or sleet, these expert pilots service the thousands of outdoor adventure seekers that flock to the wilds of Alaska.

Flying in fog, rain, snow or sleet, these expert pilots service the thousands of outdoor adventure seekers that flock to the wilds of Alaska.

WEATHERSPY

Alaskan bush pilots risk everything to save hunters struggling to stay alive in a remote area of Kodiak.

Meet Island Air

While on a routine sightseeing flight, a massive storm has the pilots fighting to keep their passengers safe.

Fight or Flight

Island Air battles time and the elements, to rescue a group trapped in Deadman's Bay.

Deadman's Survival

Island Air drops off a group of desperate hunters in the heart of the bush as a deep freeze hits Kodiak.

Desperate Times

Pilot Peter Rosendahl combats gail force wind and choppy seas while taxiing a group of hunters to a floating lodge.

Risky Business

New pilots are put to the test to see if they have what it takes to fly for Island Air.

Training Day

Rough seas have a couple of surfers turning to Island Air for an adventure of a life time.

Surf's Up

An unexpected storm leaves Island Air struggling to pull their planes for mandatory maintenance.

Closing Time

Tanalian Aviation battles winter weather to ferry ice climbers onto the Knik Glacier.

Ice Climbers

Tanalian Aviation pilots Joel Natwick and Josiah Freeman assist with a search and rescue for a hiker.

Without a Trace

Joel and Mark Barker tempt fate and fly into no man's land to find and salvage a white airplane in a snowy forest, and fight hypothermia along the way.

Salvage Gone Awry

Pilot Josiah Freeman takes a professional snowboarder Mark Barajas to the top of the Chugach Mountains.

Heaven at 5,000 Feet

Tanalian Aviation bush pilots Joel and Josiah earn their keep slinging a stranded snow machine.

Hanging by a Thread

The bush pilots have to use all their skills - scuba diving, underwater rigging and expert flying - to try and salvage a de Havilland Beaver wing at the bottom of the 6 Mile Lake.

Into The Deep

The Tanalian bush pilots transport extreme paragliders to Moose Creek, in the Talkeetna Range, for a once-in-a-lifetime airborne experience.

Flying High

On a rare day off, Josiah and his friends white water raft where few have gone before - on top of the massive Knik Glacier.

Alaska's Ultimate Bush Pilots

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