Why The Iditarod Dog Sled Race Can be Dangerous for Alaskan Pilots 🐺Ice Airport Alaska | Smithsonian

Over a two week period, Ted Stevens Airport will become a staging post for 20 pilots volunteering their time and planes to help with the largest sporting event in Alaska: the Iditarod Dog Sled Race. Piloting a supply plane for the race is a risky job: The plane is often loaded with gasoline, flying over uninhabited mountains and with no guarantee of where it can land.
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[@gabbievee]

wow. i follow the iditarod every year but i’ve never stopped to think about all the flying that must be involved. 😅😅 cool video!!

[@brooksstella]

My bucket list 😍 👌 ✨️

[@airflightsim8]

Cool!

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