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#1 Aharon

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Posted 24 February 2016 - 01:02 PM

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting an exciting new debut of new livery of Alaska Airlines using celebratory maiden flight from CYXY Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada to PAFA Fairbanks International Airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, Alaska

Getting ready for the exciting maiden flight while being escorted by firetrucks honoring the plane with water hosing

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Finished with pushback and now starting engines while being escorted by firetrucks honoring the plane's new livery

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Taxiing to short of runway 14R

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Holding short of runway 14R awaiting for clearance for take off

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Airborne on climb to FL340 activating mood party passenger cabin lights

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Making right turn to intercept YXY

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After intercepting YXY now heading westward toward DB while still on climb to FL340

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Cruising at FL340

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Passing background view of Sekulmun Lake in Yukon, Canada

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Nice wing view of sunrise after intercepting DB and heading to BIG

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Passing background view of Robertson River, Alaska

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Nice tail view

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Intercepting BIG which signals time to descend and head to GLOW to get ready for approach to runway 02L

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Descending

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At 5,000 ft intercepting GLOW which is time to turn right to head to approach runway 02L

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On final runway approach to runway 02L (sorry  time to turn off passenger cabin night lights)

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Seconds before touchdown

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TOUCHDOWN

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Front landing gear gliding down slowly

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Braking down on icy runway

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Exiting from runway 02L into taxiway M to taxi toward gate while turning on passenger cabin night lights

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

Regards,

Aharon