Pay was better than in the lower 48, but cost of living was also a bit higher (
Aha, so you flew in Alaska as well.?
Anchorage I presume..The Towerdog had a brief stint as an instructor @ Merill Field as well back in 1980. Came back the year after and flew 207s in the bush. Also 83 and 84, 185;s and 206/207. Polished off my Alaska time with fish-haul, flying a DC-3 of the beaches in 1986 for Silver Salmon season.
Came back with 747s starting in 1989 but that was just fuel stops and crew changes on the way from New York to Hong Kong and such.
Alaska is good for a young man, ya learn to fly and to suck it up.
Any crosswind landing is easy after having forced a C-207 down on a dirt stip with a 30 knot direct cross wind.
The most I flew up there was 25 flights in one day and the monthly record 144 hours. Better enjoy flying if you are headed for Alaska.
