Flying to Alaska | Piper Cherokee Panel By today’s standard, it was a pretty basic panel. Dual Navcom with Glideslope, DME, ADF, Audio panel/Marker beacon, Transponder, LORAN, Moving Map, Stormscope, Auto-pilot coupled, Electric Trim, Engine Monitor, Voltage/Ampere Monitor, Standby Vacuum, Pitot Heat, Vertical Card Compass. For a more concise story see, Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| 7/10/1995 | Day 1 | Aurora➟Sioux Falls➟Williston |
| Photo Gear | Minolta XG-9 SLR, Nikon Zoom Touch 500 35mm point & shoot, and Minolta IX-Date VE TIS2000 compact point & shoot with Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta 135mm f2.8 , and Vivitar75-300mm f4.5-5.6 zoom lenses. And, of course, a flash and tons of film! |
| Activities | Mostly flying plus taking a few photographs through the windshield and side windows! |
| From | To | Route / Wx | Hours |
| ARR | FSD | Northwest Direct Sioux Falls, SD Hot/Light Chop | 3.9 |
| FSD | ISN | Northwest until unable Miles, then north direct Williston, ND Hot/Smooth | 3.6 |
| Wx | Hot! Hot! Hot! with evening thunderstorms to the west of my route. |
