End of the Quest: 1000 Miles Later, Landing Time
After flying across the Yukon Territory and into Alaska aboard an old-school ski plane, photographer Ken Tape chronicles the end of an epic dog race-but only once some dangerous, Indiana Jones-style takeoffs let him live to tell the tale.
Homeward Bound: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 9
Our DIY flier takes one last moment to savor the serenity of British Columbia, then heads back to the Glasair build center to see what has become of another builder’s plane-in-progress.
2004 Monaco La Palma M-37PCD WKHRS – $92,347
Low Mileage : 15,138.0 – Electronic Fuel Injection Gasoline Engine 8.1L V8 – Fuel Tank Capacity 75 Gallons – 45 Gallons Gray Water Tank – 54 Gallons Black Water Tank – 60 Gallons Fresh Water Tank – 24 Gallons LP Gas – Model: M-37PCD WKHRS – Length: 37 FT – Slides: 2 – Self [...]
Chased by the Storm: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 7
After taking in the culture of Dawson City, our DIY flier heads south with a thunderstorm nipping at his heels, the “world’s smallest desert” below and clouds everywhere throughout the Yukon skies.
Rockies Refuel: Build-a-Plane Adventure, Part 5
Pilots have mapped visual flight rules for our DIY flyer’s second day in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, but “the tube” is a double-edged sword: jaw-dropping scenery on one hand, dropping cloud ceilings on the other.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:32 am
[...] End of the Quest: 1000 Miles Later, Landing Time After flying across the Yukon Territory and into Alaska aboard an old-school ski plane, photographer Ken Tape chronicles the end of an epic dog race-but only once some dangerous, Indiana Jones-style takeoffs let him live to tell the tale. […] [...]
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:25 am
[...] End of the Quest: 1000 Miles Later, Landing Time After flying across the Yukon Territory and into Alaska aboard an old-school ski plane, photographer Ken Tape chronicles the end of an epic dog race-but only once some dangerous, Indiana Jones-style takeoffs let him live to tell the tale. […] [...]
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 am
[...] End of the Quest: 1000 Miles Later, Landing Time After flying across the Yukon Territory and into Alaska aboard an old-school ski plane, photographer Ken Tape chronicles the end of an epic dog race-but only once some dangerous, Indiana Jones-style takeoffs let him live to tell the tale. […] [...]