Tag: Alaska

September sunset at Lake Hood Seaplane Base/PALH

Airplanes of Lake Hood Alaska | Alaskafoto - Alaska Aircraft photography & Alaska Air Cargo photography

Lake Hood Seaplane Base is the largest and most active seaplane base in the world. It is home to over 500 float planes and 500 aircraft on wheels that use the Lake Hood Gravel Strip Z41. Explore the best aircraft photography, environmental portraits and Aircraft portraits of Alaska –

L13 in a turn

Chuck Miller owner of Chaz Ltd. in Alaska is the owner/operator of this aircraft and  has used it to access hard to reach areas in Alaska due to its short field take off and landing  and slow flight characteristics. Called the Grasshopper the L13 was designed by Stinson  then a subsidiary of Consolidated Vultee but mass produced […]

A close up of the 1931 Fairchild Pilgrim

Aircraft Portraits & 1931 Fairchild Pilgrim | Alaskafoto - Aircraft photography

Here are a few images of the recently refurbished 1931 Fairchild Pilgrim flown by Terry Holiday and refurbished by a crew of museum volunteers at the Alaska Aviation Museum. Thanks to Terry Holliday, Chuck Miller, George Dohrman, Dick Benner, and Ed Rasmuson, EAA Chapter 42 and many others. All photos Copyright Rob Stapleton/ Alaskafoto 2013 […]