Float plane down Alaska
Two features of Alaska are lots of water and lots of mountains, so aircraft operating sightseeing flights are often floatplanes.
Sadly, when you fly into a mountain in poor weather, as reportedly happened here, what type of landing gear you have becomes irrelevant.
Sadly, when you fly into a mountain in poor weather, as reportedly happened here, what type of landing gear you have becomes irrelevant.
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Wife and I were in Ketchikan on this ship 3 years ago. She asked me if I was going for a flight, and , despite having at one time a PPL for 10 years, I declined for the very reasons that DaveR gave. As one gets older, a little knowledge makes one think more carefully about risks!!.
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Sadly, when you fly into a mountain in poor weather, as reportedly happened here, what type of landing gear you have becomes irrelevant.