Cargo Departure From Fairbanks

[Aharon Dayan]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting a nice very early morning cargo departure from PAFA Fairbanks International Airport three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks in Alaska to CYXY Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Boarding the cockpit



Starting to turn all knobs to necessary settings



Ambulance arriving to deliver kidney transplant boxes to the plane for emergency quick flight to Whitehorse where lucky kidney transplant recipients will get



Starting engines!



Leaving cargo apron to taxi to taxiway A



Entering into taxiway A for long taxi to short of runway 02L



Still taxiing





Passing few Fed Ex vehicles during long taxi



Passing de-icing vehicle rushing to some Alaska Airline plane to do deicing while the airport snow plow truck is busy plowing snow out



More taxiing





Entering into runway 02L for take off





Airborne on climb to FL350



Making right turn toward east above background view of city of Fairbanks If you have sharp eye you can spot PAFB Ladd Army Airfield or Fort Wainwright air base  located at Fort Jonathan Wainwright suburb of Fairbanks



Still climbing to FL350





More climb more climb



After a hour flight now on descent



Descending through clouds at 11,000 ft



On final runway approach to runway 14R



Seconds before touchdown



TOUCHDOWN



Front landing gear gliding down in most smoothful manner



Front wheels making ground contact



Slowing down to exit from runway



Taxiing toward cargo apron



Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!

Regards,

Aharon