today Amy will try landing on a glacier in the deadly Talkeetna mountain range
in the deadly Talkeetna mountain range
in the deadly Talkeetna mountain range all those valleys all those rock climbs
all those valleys all those rock climbs
all those valleys all those rock climbs my head is filled with bad people that
my head is filled with bad people that
my head is filled with bad people that have died this valley two people died
have died this valley two people died
have died this valley two people died plane crashed over there killed five
plane crashed over there killed five
plane crashed over there killed five people we still do it
people we still do it
people we still do it we still fly up there we you just have
we still fly up there we you just have
we still fly up there we you just have to know that you’re not exempt from
to know that you’re not exempt from
to know that you’re not exempt from getting killed up there in 2005 an
getting killed up there in 2005 an
getting killed up there in 2005 an experienced pilot started his climb over
experienced pilot started his climb over
experienced pilot started his climb over a nearby Ridge too late and fatally
a nearby Ridge too late and fatally
a nearby Ridge too late and fatally collided with a rock face Mountain
collided with a rock face Mountain
collided with a rock face Mountain flying has to be second nature we’re
flying has to be second nature we’re
flying has to be second nature we’re concentrating on 20 square feet of
concentrating on 20 square feet of
concentrating on 20 square feet of slanting snow and you need to learn to
slanting snow and you need to learn to
slanting snow and you need to learn to ignore all the cascading ice Falls and
ignore all the cascading ice Falls and
ignore all the cascading ice Falls and the cabassa
the cabassa
the cabassa and all these other things to get to the
and all these other things to get to the
and all these other things to get to the glacier student pilot Amy must first get
glacier student pilot Amy must first get
glacier student pilot Amy must first get over the outer Ridge and that means
over the outer Ridge and that means
over the outer Ridge and that means getting up and over a wall of 50
getting up and over a wall of 50
getting up and over a wall of 50 mile-per-hour downdrafts air has fluid
mile-per-hour downdrafts air has fluid
mile-per-hour downdrafts air has fluid characteristics like water you know it’s
characteristics like water you know it’s
characteristics like water you know it’s going to drop down this hill it’s going
going to drop down this hill it’s going
going to drop down this hill it’s going to go up this side it’s going to out the
to go up this side it’s going to out the
to go up this side it’s going to out the valley it’s gonna be rising on this side
valley it’s gonna be rising on this side
valley it’s gonna be rising on this side descending on that side and so that’s
descending on that side and so that’s
descending on that side and so that’s the way you look at the air
be very careful
be very careful now we’re barely we’re flying at sixty
now we’re barely we’re flying at sixty
now we’re barely we’re flying at sixty you know we got a lot of they’re going
you know we got a lot of they’re going
you know we got a lot of they’re going on here we don’t want that one across
on here we don’t want that one across
on here we don’t want that one across that Ridge you want to be about 80 okay
that Ridge you want to be about 80 okay
that Ridge you want to be about 80 okay because all right if we got descending
because all right if we got descending
because all right if we got descending here we’re not gonna be able to get our
here we’re not gonna be able to get our
here we’re not gonna be able to get our way out of it so your natural tendency
way out of it so your natural tendency
way out of it so your natural tendency when you’re going to ride your train is
when you’re going to ride your train is
when you’re going to ride your train is to pull back okay which is exactly what
to pull back okay which is exactly what
to pull back okay which is exactly what you don’t want to do right Amy must gain
you don’t want to do right Amy must gain
you don’t want to do right Amy must gain altitude and airspeed fast or the
altitude and airspeed fast or the
altitude and airspeed fast or the current will toss her and dawn into the
current will toss her and dawn into the
current will toss her and dawn into the side of the ridge now you want pepper
side of the ridge now you want pepper
side of the ridge now you want pepper there’s a this is not flat right go
there’s a this is not flat right go
there’s a this is not flat right go stinky okay drive into it because if you
stinky okay drive into it because if you
stinky okay drive into it because if you shy away from it it’ll that’s gonna eat
shy away from it it’ll that’s gonna eat
shy away from it it’ll that’s gonna eat you up if you see all that blue sky
you up if you see all that blue sky
you up if you see all that blue sky we’re at a real steep and low tech okay
we’re at a real steep and low tech okay
we’re at a real steep and low tech okay power power power power power
she makes it over the ridge and inside
she makes it over the ridge and inside the range so there’s a lot going on here
the range so there’s a lot going on here
the range so there’s a lot going on here but her riskiest challenge comes next
but her riskiest challenge comes next
but her riskiest challenge comes next touching down on a glacier without
touching down on a glacier without
touching down on a glacier without skidding into a mountain
one of the biggest things about Glacier
one of the biggest things about Glacier lanes is that you can’t go around and
lanes is that you can’t go around and
lanes is that you can’t go around and check it out again once you’re committed
check it out again once you’re committed
check it out again once you’re committed once you’re in you might land to lower
once you’re in you might land to lower
once you’re in you might land to lower to a higher you can screw it up but
to a higher you can screw it up but
to a higher you can screw it up but don’t try and turn out of there because
don’t try and turn out of there because
don’t try and turn out of there because you’re not gonna make it right
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