Date: 4/01
Flight 999-16
Plane DC3S
Time: 4.2 hrs
Pilot: BGA 030
Fuel: 660 gals
Remarks:
Kodiak
- Ketchikan
Note: from Capt. Bill:
Don’t use RW25 for take-off. I
did and almost had a run in with rising terrain. RW7 would be excellent if winds allow it. If you must use 25 make a left turn to 71
deg as soon as you reach 500’ agl.
Off at 0800, climbing to 7500' on a heading of 071 deg. Distance to Ketchikan 699 nm.
VOR 117.1 Annette Island
Again we are over water but on a much shorter run. After Ketchikan, the major portion of the flight will be over land, with a lot of snow covered mountains thrown in, especially between Seattle and Albuquerque.
Biorka Island VOR 113.8
Ketchikan Airport Data
Ketchikan Intl. Elev. 88'
RWY 11 7497' ILS 109.3 H 88
RWY 29 7497
When we get to the coast, this portion is so narrow that you are practically on the Canadian border. In fact just a few miles south of Ketchikan we will be flying over Canada to Vancouver. But we are just going to Ketchikan on this trip.
Sitka (NDB 358) and Biorka Island VOR 113.8) are about 168 nm.
Starting to get some rain. First time on the whole trip to date.
Coming up are the coastal islands.
Biorka Island VOR and Sitka's NDB active.
Land Ho! Sitka and Biorka on the left, 171 miles to go.
Other than my experiences with Shemya, I have had very little to do with Alaska. Have always wanted to some time here but my assignments were elsewhere.
Annette Island VOR active. We will be working our way in to Ketchikan over many small Islands. Unfortunately my chart does not give the names of all these islands. We will go over a larger one on our approach. A little more snow as we get further inland
Starting to descend to 2100'.
Turning base.
ILS active. Have the runway.
Turning final.
How did you like that approach. Picked this destination just for that.
Refuel,
have lunch then off to Seattle.
Flight 999 Route (flight overview)