Flying Wild Alaska
8.1
2011
Drama
, Documentary
, Family
, Reality
Flying Wild Alaska is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012. The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations from Unalakleet. The show also features other segments from their bases in Barrow, Deadhorse, and other places.
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Episode 10 : Goodbye Sun
March. 18,2011
The approaching winter darkness fuels a mass exodus from Unalakleet. In Barrow, a bootlegger attempts to smuggle in illegal liquor and Luke races to complete a daring rescue before the sun sets for two months straight.
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Episode 9 : Trick or Tweto
March. 11,2011
Halloween in Alaska brings vicious crosswinds that wreak havoc on Era's small planes. Ariel hopes to learn the family business in Unk, but a power blackout tests her abilities when she takes over as station manager.
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Episode 8 : Bush Brawl
March. 04,2011
A dangerous frozen river landing leaves Jim and Ferno skating on thin ice, while Ariel's flying lessons end in disaster. The biggest snowstorm of the season hits, shutting down all of Western Alaska and leaving several Era pilots up in the air.
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Episode 7 : Deep Freeze
February. 25,2011
A canine delivery to Iditarod champion Lance Mackey in Fairbanks.
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Episode 6 : Greenhorn Ben
February. 18,2011
Pilot Yuri Ivanoff trains in Bethel; Jim tries to do a river landing in Unalakleet.
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Episode 5 : Tundra Taxis
February. 11,2011
In Bethel, construction crews race to finish ERA's newest hanger before the unforgiving winter snows arrive. But when Jim flies in to inspect the progress, he is far from happy. In Unalakleet, fierce crosswinds blow John Ponts' tiny 207 all over the sky.
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Episode 4 : Indian Summer
February. 04,2011
Unseasonably warm weather sends Jim up to the Brooks Range to look for potential landing strips. Ferno and Ariel prepare an Eskimo feast for returning pilot John Ponts and the week ends with an icy plunge into the Unalakleet River.
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Episode 3 : Blow It Up
January. 28,2011
In a dangerous mission, pilot Doug Doherty flies along Russian airspace to transport volatile explosives to the island of St Lawrence. In Unk, Ben slams into a large bird mid-flight.
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Episode 2 : Life or Death
January. 21,2011
Pilot Luke Hickerson transports dangerous chemicals to Atqasuk; Jim makes arrangements for the transportation of the first casualty of winter.
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