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Fall is in the air. It comes early in Alaska and

Fall is in the air. It comes early in Alaska and will only last a week or so.

Really blessed to get to meet new flying friends.

Really blessed to get to meet new flying friends. Brent and Sammie came in from Wisconsin and wanted to go flying. They’d seen our stuff in YouTube videos. Safe to say it was beyond their expectations.

19 years ago was the infamous 9/11. Anyone who liv

19 years ago was the infamous 9/11. Anyone who lived through that time can recall where they were and what they were doing. I was at home, before school, only getting ready. My dad, involved in trading stocks at the time, told me to come see the TV, as it seems a plane had crashed into one of the WTC buildings. I remember coming up the little flight of stairs from my basement bedroom, standing perplexed how that could happen. Then... FLASH! BOOM! Something hit the next tower. It was in that moment that all doubt was cast aside of this being an accident. It was heart wrenching. No one knew what would be beyond that day.

Fast forward 2 years. I was just out of high school. It was my first flight lesson at a local University. I only remember because it shares a date with 9/11.

But it reminds me that flying is where I truly feel most free. It’s where and how I’ve pursued my American dream. Many have fought and died to protect those freedoms, and there are those that would fight to take it away.

Today I will never forget. Today I will be united. Today I remember who fought for this freedom to fly. Today I fly in honor of them.

Name that airplane. Wrong answers only.

Name that airplane. Wrong answers only.

There’s a new addition to our production — a 3

There’s a new addition to our production — a 360 cam. Been learning some of the ins-and-outs but I’d say the results are pretty stellar for the first try. Notice my son, the Captain, looking out the window. I think this will be super cool for future YouTube videos and such.

When looking at a video like this, what was your fave “move” and what do you like to be watching?

Interested in the new Flight Simulator 2020? Tomor

Interested in the new Flight Simulator 2020? Tomorrow I’ll be joining @bropilots_aviation LIVE on Twitch showing them some cool spots in Alaska, all within the simulator. It’s going to be a whale of a time! Come join the stream and conversation, and enter to win some giveaways. Tomorrow (Friday) at 8:30PM EST. Link in Bio.

Heading back home after a wonderful time with bush

Heading back home after a wonderful time with bush flying friends and the Skwentna fly-in. It's moments like these that make all the effort worth it. ⠀
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@kc_alaska in his SuperCub.

Looks like the perfect place for a splash on a hot

Looks like the perfect place for a splash on a hot day. Although, this is runoff from a glacier... so it might be too cold! The scenery in the Alaska summer ceases to amaze me. I'm very lucky and blessed to get to peer out my window and see the amazing features down below.

Lake Hood (PALH) is the largest, busiest seaplane

Lake Hood (PALH) is the largest, busiest seaplane base in the world. Hundreds of airplanes, most on floats, call this unique seaport home. It's nestled next to Anchorage Class C, which is one of the busier cargo airports in the world, seeing a large number of heavy aircraft refueling on their trips from Asia to the US. At any give time, you can hear a heavy 747 taking off, a float plane splashing in the water, a wheeled plane in the pattern at the PALH dirt strip, and an F-22 at nearby Elmendorf. This is the main artery of Alaska aviation, and it shows.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to sit in

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to sit in a stadium with all my followers. That would be pretty shocking. But this all isn’t that sort of relationship. Nope. You and get to have a personal connection and ride along together on this journey. I’ve met so many of you in person, given out thousands of pieces of advice, and celebrate with you as you succeed. Therefore, I wouldn’t want the stadium — at all. This isn’t about me. It’s about you. Thank YOU for being a part of the journey.

Life is good and moving fast. I’ve been taking a

Life is good and moving fast. I’ve been taking a little time off from flying to pursue a long lost love for fishing.

Lessons I’ve learned?

Sometimes we push really hard and miss all the beauty around us. Flying can be that way, where we’re so mission focused that we forget to enjoy the journey. I’ve been in Alaska nearly 10 years now and I’m still in need of the adventure and exploring.

Fishing also takes my mind off of things. I’d like to say I stand there casting in deep thought, but really it’s all kinda mindless. And that’s the point. It’s been taking my mind off the crazy world around us.

With fishing also comes a fair amount of discipline and skill. In earlier life my uncle was the one who tied all the knots and told me where to cast. Now I’m learning and re-learning a range of things that help with more success.

There are many parallels with flying and fishing, and I’m sure you have analogies of your own.

For all of you angling aviators, how do you think aviating and angling are similar? Share in the comments! Excited to hear your ideas.

Quite the backdrop for a solo flight in Alaska --

Quite the backdrop for a solo flight in Alaska -- Nicole and I were on a long cross country and I had her take 23U around the pattern a couple times. It was all new to her, with a gravel strip, mountains, and little shrubs growing out of the runway. Her confidence soared as a result.

Moraine. That's the name of that dark stripe of ea

Moraine. That's the name of that dark stripe of earth, being carried down the glacier. Like one, big, ancient conveyor belt. The glacier scrapes off the rock, it settles on the top of the ice, and then it makes the long journey.

It's amazing to think that this truck and that air

It's amazing to think that this truck and that airplane could be the same age. The amount of work we put into our aircraft is astounding. It's helped me gain new appreciation for the driving vehicles in my life, with a greater desire to keep them going. ⠀
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What year airplane are you flying?

Pristine Wilderness -- that's what we get to see f

Pristine Wilderness -- that's what we get to see from an airplane. Given the chance, it makes one wonder if that pool is as tropical as it looks, or bitter cold. I'd bet it'd warm right up on a sunny day.

Rendezvous at the gravel bar, they said. It'll be

Rendezvous at the gravel bar, they said. It'll be fun, they said. ⠀
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They were right.

When did you catch the aviation bug? ⠀ ⠀ Apoll

When did you catch the aviation bug? ⠀
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Apollo here is 3. Pretty sure he's been bitten hard. ⠀
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Behold, the Kenai Mountains and Harding Ice Field

Behold, the Kenai Mountains and Harding Ice Field in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. I just LOVE the long shadows during this time of day, stretching across the snow.

The mountains are calling. Do you have the skills

The mountains are calling. Do you have the skills and the know how to get you there? Can you answer to the call to adventure?

The fish are in! Salmon have returned to their spa

The fish are in! Salmon have returned to their spawning grounds, and will be heading up river to start the process all over again. Quite the place to call a birthplace.

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