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NOTAM  pilots flying to Indian Mountain are reminded that "ALL LANDINGS ARE ON RUNWAY 24, TAKEOFFS ARE ON RUNWAY 6"

 

NOTAM 08-06-03 – To all pilots flying out of the Bettles Office.  I have now flown over 15 hours with FS 2004 and come up with a few points that might be of interest to you.  The terrain features in the Arctic are excellent.  Airports are recognizable at a more realistic distance.  The terrain following map on the GPS is terrific.  So let’s make a game out of these features.  When you plane a flight make a mental note of any airports along the way.  Now as you see one in the distance make as if that is your alternate.  Make a note of its heading and any terrain features affecting it, now plan an approach.   Retain this for the next time you are flying to that airport. Look for passes, ravines rivers etc.  You will become a better pilot I guarantee.

Capt Bill Odell

 

NOTAM 08-08-03 -- I have been flying all over Northern Alaska checking out the flights that I have written.  I have been, for most part, using airnav.com for my airport data.  I have discovered many - many discrepancies.  These are Airport codes differ, nevoid codes differ, freq. differ, VOR/DME's not shown in Airnav. NDB freq differ.  Obviously it would take me over 300 hours of flying to check them all, I am doing over 100/month.  So if you find a discrepancy in my writing it is probably due to the fact I haven't gotten there yet. So please, if you find something wrong, first defer to FS 2004 and let me know at my email address so that I can correct my data.  wradodel@tampabay.rr.com

 

NOTAM 08-15-03 -- Before getting into the following I thought it might be a good idea to tell you the chronology of events in the Arctic during the period of time that Bluegrass Airlines operates:  During the latter stages of WWII the US Navy drilled oil wells in what was later to be called the National Petroleum Reserve.  As part of that drilling program the Seabees built what is known as Sagwon Airfield so that equipment and supplies could be flown in. Shortly after that was going on,  the cold war started and the need for an early warning system to alert the US and Canada of Soviet bombers coming across the North Pole.  Hence the DEW Line was built.  Then the oil drilling on the North Slope went on in earnest.  This I hope will give you an understanding of the period for the following flights.

 

To all Bettles Pilots:  Well our shakedown flights are over.  I have made a study of our operation and come up with a few things to make the operation at Bettles more efficient and economical.  Starting Monday the 18th I am setting Umiat and Sagwon as satellite offices from Bettles.  A Beaver and a pilot will be sent to each satellite and will be there for a 1-month period then rotated back to Bettles. I feel assured that you will like the quarters that we have set up for you.

 

***  Note from Capt. Brent: You will need to download DEW line scenery listed at top of page for these TDY assignments.

 

A study of our loads indicates that one Beaver at each site will adequately handle the traffic. When and if the loads warrant more aircraft either an Otter will replace the Beaver or an additional Beaver will be assigned. Umiat and Sagwon will be supplied by Otter flights from Bettles. Each pilot will schedule his flights so that on Fridays he will arrive back in Bettles, hopefully with a revenue load, by 17:00 where the required maintenance on the aircraft will be conducted. The pilot will fly back to his respective site, departing Bettles no later than 07:30 on the following Monday morning.  In other words you have the weekend off.  Pilots will be responsible to provide medivac flights whenever they are required.

 

The satellite stations will be supporting the following sites:

 

PAUM -UMIAT                                             SAG - SAGWON

                        POLI - Oliktok                                                AK11 - Point Mc Intyre

                        22AK - Helmericks                                          PASC- Deadhorse *

                        E38 - Alpine                                                     POW3 - Flaxman Island

                        PAQT – Nuiqsut                                              POWD - Camden Bay

                        UBW-Ugnu-Kuparuk *                                    AK99 -Brown Low Point

                        AK71 – Lonely AFS                                        PABA - Barter Island

                        0AK2 - Cape Simpson

 

* UBW and PASC are Well Field Headquarters and C-46’s will be flying direct to these Airports from the major headquarters in Fairbanks.  Flights from PAUM and SAG to these airports will be solely for the transportation of mail in/out and personnel.

 

            Sea Link ships arrive occasionally at Barrow and Deadhorse.  It is my understanding that Alaska Division Hq. has the responsibility to support the movement of cargo from those ships, probably with C-46’s.

Revised 08-15-03

 

Capt Bill Odell, PIC

 

***  Note from Capt. Brent: Flights for these TDY flights will be posted on the Flight Board

 

         

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