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Ski Flying: Aviat Husky A-1B

Aviat Husky on skis.
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Key Takeaways:

  • Ski flying transforms winter by allowing pilots to replace aircraft wheels with skis, enabling access to vast, remote, and pristine snow-covered landscapes for unique adventures.
  • The experience presents specific challenges, including extreme cold and the need for specialized landing and takeoff techniques on uncontrolled snow surfaces.
  • Despite the difficulties, ski flying offers unparalleled access to breathtaking winter wilderness, exemplified by a memorable backcountry breakfast made accessible only by ski plane.
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The sun is not up yet in Afton, Wyoming, and the last I checked, the temperature was reading 10 degrees. Fahrenheit. I pull on two layers of long underwear, ski pants, turtleneck, a wool sweater, two pairs of socks and the Sorel boots and huge down parka-remnants from my old Minnesota days-that I dragged out of deep storage for this trip.

“This had better be an awful lot of fun, to make all this worthwhile,” I think as I drive down the snowbank-lined road to the airport.

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