Well this was a surprise approach. I took off from Anaktuvuk Pass "PAKP" in some chilly but rather calm conditions the other day. My destination was a small airport I have heard the locals talk about. "If you head North along the river, you will come to a small airstrip at the edge of the canyon wall", the man with the white beard whispered as we sipped our morning coffee. "Be real care full though, the winds will whip out of nowhere and send both you and your dog over the canyon wall"...
Yeah, yeah, yeah..... I can handle it. I packed some gear and both me and old "lucky" the dog hopped my trusty Aero Commander 680.
We took of from Anaktuvuk Pass and headed north.




Floating above some clouds, I navigated the aircraft while keeping the river always below us.




After an hour of rather calm flight, the challenge presented itself......I must say I was a little nervous. The drop to my Left was a long one and I could see snow blowing across the runway. One wrong move and old Lucky and I would be history!




I turned the Commander to line her up......




All is looking good while the cross wind plays tricks with my aircraft.




Slowly we descend on our target. The canyon is below us while the evergreens distort the truth about the impending danger below us. "Gear Down" I say out loud as old Lucky gives out a "yelp"!




I was too focused to take a shot of the touchdown with that strong crosswind!! As you can see, both I and Lucky managed to land on top of the canyon edge. Time to shut her down and go inside. Maybe next time I will listen to The Old Man with the White Beard!



Hope you like this little adventure!!

Dave  8)

great shots Dave!

The Aero C is one of my fav twins. just a great looking model and a breeze to fly. Keep'em coming!

Hey, very nice shots!! Great stuff!

Great shots dude, yeah the Aero Commander is a sweet one, great VC & interior too.

The 680 is aslo one of our fleet at Margarita Air Club,........

Simply stunning as usual Dave. Amazing clarity, and all on a GeForce 2. 

Well done

Jonathan 8)

Awsome shots!


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You mean to the right ???

Great shots and really nice scenery.

Thank you everybody for your generous comments. Lucky and I had a good night sleep...a bit of Jack Daniels helped us both! LOL
Thanks everybody!
I actually saved this flight to start the sim when I powered her down and I was thinking, I wonder what the name of that airport was. Then when I started up the sim last night....what do you know. Start flight listed   
Do an airport search......That is the location of this evil place!!  LOL

I got the Aerocommander at avsim. Look for Milton Shupe's Aero Commander 680 Super, filename ac680vc9.zip.


Dave   8)