PAEN to KFFA Kenai, AK to Kitty Hawk, NC
Tried to fly this back in 2019. Engine hammering caused me to cut the trip short. Returned back to Alaska.
March 2020 condition time. Cancelled like everything else when we switched our clocks from Standard Time to the Twilight Time zone.
July 2020 cylinder repair needed, Tulipp’d valve.
May 2021 and I’m ready to go. The weather says no way. so from May 28 until June 11th weather stops the flight.
On June 11th its sunny in Kenai and cloudy in Petersburg, however the sunny skies are heading directly towards Petersburg.
PAEN – PAPG: 731.7 S. Miles in 5.0 hours:
![PAEN -PAPG 6-11-21.jpg PAEN -PAPG 6-11-21.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11510-05fcfaa2fdbdbb71b2053988a72dda23.jpg)
Take off around 3pm. Climbing towards the Kenai Mountains, it looks like the clouds are heavier than scattered. As I climb to my cruise altitude of 13,500ft, the clouds are soon scattered below me.
Climbing through 5,000ft, time to switch to the 20 gal usable, Aux Fuel Tank sitting in the passenger seat.
Plan is to test and make sure it is feeding properly at climb power settings. After 30-minutes I’ll switch to the mains to finish the route.
8,000ft time to apply oxygen to the pilot.
Seward, Alaska to the south:
![Dsc_0023.jpg Dsc_0023.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11503-7435c02192eb2e9433c183cca37e5643.jpg)
As the view increases can see the end of the clouds and Prince William Sound is clear blue skies!
![Dsc_0021.jpg Dsc_0021.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11502-dd484367f9f010f382417e210fe9c13a.jpg)
Portage Alaska:
![28-29 Portage AK.jpg 28-29 Portage AK.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11506-c70e7fc5b32f0aa3e4b2293532c48870.jpg)
Black Stone Bay:
![Dsc_0027.jpg Dsc_0027.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11505-65abfd4d8171ef657175c458526806d6.jpg)
Wells Passage from Whittier to Prince William Sound:
![Dsc_0025.jpg Dsc_0025.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11504-c4dddafc6326d33ec91a2822ac6639ec.jpg)
Looking towards Valdez, Alaska:
![Dsc_0048.jpg Dsc_0048.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11508-e3fde71489e8e62d852e5097adfb29a9.jpg)
Cockpit view. Notice the temp as I climb to 13,500ft. Next destination is Cordova, Alaska PACV.:
![Dsc_0036.jpg Dsc_0036.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11507-1eb2e5f77c31526302758cc6e38594f7.jpg)
Cockpit view - GPS shows intentional deviation from route. That water is cold. Islands offer a chance of getting found:
![Dsc_0049.jpg Dsc_0049.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11509-7c7e9cf64a794ebb294cbc59d774f8d2.jpg)
Mike
Tried to fly this back in 2019. Engine hammering caused me to cut the trip short. Returned back to Alaska.
March 2020 condition time. Cancelled like everything else when we switched our clocks from Standard Time to the Twilight Time zone.
July 2020 cylinder repair needed, Tulipp’d valve.
May 2021 and I’m ready to go. The weather says no way. so from May 28 until June 11th weather stops the flight.
On June 11th its sunny in Kenai and cloudy in Petersburg, however the sunny skies are heading directly towards Petersburg.
PAEN – PAPG: 731.7 S. Miles in 5.0 hours:
![PAEN -PAPG 6-11-21.jpg PAEN -PAPG 6-11-21.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11510-05fcfaa2fdbdbb71b2053988a72dda23.jpg)
Take off around 3pm. Climbing towards the Kenai Mountains, it looks like the clouds are heavier than scattered. As I climb to my cruise altitude of 13,500ft, the clouds are soon scattered below me.
Climbing through 5,000ft, time to switch to the 20 gal usable, Aux Fuel Tank sitting in the passenger seat.
Plan is to test and make sure it is feeding properly at climb power settings. After 30-minutes I’ll switch to the mains to finish the route.
8,000ft time to apply oxygen to the pilot.
Seward, Alaska to the south:
![Dsc_0023.jpg Dsc_0023.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11503-7435c02192eb2e9433c183cca37e5643.jpg)
As the view increases can see the end of the clouds and Prince William Sound is clear blue skies!
![Dsc_0021.jpg Dsc_0021.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11502-dd484367f9f010f382417e210fe9c13a.jpg)
Portage Alaska:
![28-29 Portage AK.jpg 28-29 Portage AK.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11506-c70e7fc5b32f0aa3e4b2293532c48870.jpg)
Black Stone Bay:
![Dsc_0027.jpg Dsc_0027.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11505-65abfd4d8171ef657175c458526806d6.jpg)
Wells Passage from Whittier to Prince William Sound:
![Dsc_0025.jpg Dsc_0025.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11504-c4dddafc6326d33ec91a2822ac6639ec.jpg)
Looking towards Valdez, Alaska:
![Dsc_0048.jpg Dsc_0048.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11508-e3fde71489e8e62d852e5097adfb29a9.jpg)
Cockpit view. Notice the temp as I climb to 13,500ft. Next destination is Cordova, Alaska PACV.:
![Dsc_0036.jpg Dsc_0036.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11507-1eb2e5f77c31526302758cc6e38594f7.jpg)
Cockpit view - GPS shows intentional deviation from route. That water is cold. Islands offer a chance of getting found:
![Dsc_0049.jpg Dsc_0049.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/11/11509-7c7e9cf64a794ebb294cbc59d774f8d2.jpg)
Mike
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