Famed Alaska bush pilot Jim Tweto took off into gusty winds prior to a fatal plane crash at a remote airstrip near Shaktoolik in June 2023, according to a new National Transportation Safety Board ...

It’s a solemn feeling, seeing a bush plane crash up close. This plane crashed near the author’s camp, the day after they left the area. Bush pilots are to Alaska what Pony Express riders were to the ...

T-3 -- Pilot's helper -- First airplane -- Growing up in Haycock -- Village life -- Working at the mine -- Learning to fly -- Alaska territorial guard -- Alaska scouts -- Segregation -- Early flying - ...

Bush pilots are to Alaska what Pony Express riders were to the Wild West. For nearly 100 years they have tamed America’s last frontier by combining the raw survival skills and courage of explorers ...