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Old 25th Apr 2016, 14:35
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Firestorm
 
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It is where I got hooked on flying when I worked there as a mountain guide 26 years ago. All the flying was single pilot with one of the other base staff sent along to assist the pilot loading, fueling. Digging fuel out of the snow, and putting up the tent at night. None of the Twin Otters had an autopilot, and only one had a rather early GPS. Do expect to work hard. Do not expect to be treated with much deference. On your days off (from flying which might be because the weather is crap today when you had expected to fly) do expect to wash dishes or do some other chore around the base. Do expect to see the second most incredible place on Earth (the Arctic is better in my opinion). Do expect to come back a changed person.
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