Jessica Flying a Cessna 172 in Alaska: Glaciers | Remote Village Airport | Coastline

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Jessica Voruda visits Homer, Alaska where our flight school is based. She's a pilot friend of mine that has a great Instagram with some amazing aviation photography and video. She was going to help me with the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering, and then the Valdez Fly-in and STOL Competition.

Flying in Alaska is quite different for someone like Jessica, being from Wisconsin and currently living in Florida. It can be a real challenge for people that aren't from Alaska, but Jessica always proves to know what she's doing with some great flying skills.

We'd start off in Homer, Alaska where the flight school is based, then work our way over Kachemak Bay to Seldovia, Alaska. You can only get to Seldovia by boat or plane, and of course we chose the best option by taking an airplane.

Then we'd do the difficult approach and landing into Seldovia. You have to hook around some terrain, get low over the village, and then manage your energy as you set down on the short airstrip.

Along the way, the scenery is just amazing.

Jessica and I then check out the town of Seldovia and get a bit of a feel for the 'pilot life'. That is, we take advantage of the fact we just flew here in an airplane, and now we get to explore. Usually that kind of travel would take a lot longer.

After our short adventure there, the weather lifted a bit and we were able to get a good look at the mountains. We were really happy to we got to do some flying up there, because the glaciers and ice field is just magnificent. Jessica was pretty blown away as well.

Hope you guys enjoy the video!

#flying #cessna172 #alaska

[tango]

Grew up in Homer but moved away. Go back during the summers, but love watching you vids when I'm homesick.

[MichaelCordeiro]

This video is beautiful, love the footage in the village and the views after departing. Cool to see Jessica involved in the avionics upgrade on 23U years later.

[jamestharp]

Loved it. Next time we come to Homer we definitely want to go to Soldovia if the weather permits. See you next year. Jim and Renata.

[theflyingplumber]

Beautiful part of the world. I've flown into the Adirondacks, The Catskills, Green and White mountains of VT and NH. I relate to everything you do in Alaska.

[harixav]

Such a beautiful video I have to say all that scenery was nothing short of captivation. I know I won't ever make it to that place in my lifetime cuz I live thousands and thousands of miles away from that place. Thanks for showing us such beautiful part of our planet.

[mikercflyer]

Great video Jessica got the flight of her life in an amazing state.

[slamsshenanigans]

First video of yours I've watched after seeing you with Josh, very nice, I'm in!

[randyebastian]

Chris, thanks for your great vids with unbelievably beautiful scenery. One request: please show us more details of the Alaskan towns/villages you visit, like actually walking into the shops and restaurants. Show us their wares. Make us “hungry” for Alaska. We’d like to get the “full meal deal” of Alaska.

[batakasthedrummer]

We have a refurbished 63' C172 and its weird how yours makes the same noises on the intercom. What a beauty of an airplane you have!

[dakvn]

Great content. Easily one of the best avaition youtube channels out there. Thanks, just discovered your channel!

[don.yarbrough]

I appreciate the rustic and destination-based character of your videos; sharing what flying is all about. Mistook Jason Miller for you at the NW trade show back in February, and he said that happens all the time. What a great epoch of GA on YouTube. Thank you so much for your contribution to the flying community.

[lucky_one]

What an approach! I need to visit, immerse, and explore...

[chesterstewart]

Beautiful scenery! Being able to fly in the Black Hills of South Dakota is pretty amazing, but Alaska is truly breathtaking! Thank you for the awesome video!

[angelreading]

Lovely flight, the landing approach was interesting ! love your channel.

[DanJo]

Amazing. I especially enjoyed 14:20 on and watched it a few times. Thanks for including the beautiful scenery there and please keep up the good work.

[lukaszgladkowski]

Amazing views, I hope to visit one day...

[jamess]

Amazing scenery! Thanks for sharing it!

[vfxt]

I love Alasaka thank you from Algeria :))

[inflying]

Great stuff as usual Chris minus the need for a prop filter for the outside camera. At the end It was a good hot minute you kept on the footage from that cam!

[FloridaFlying]

Beautiful intro and video man. I love that 207 in the beginning...such a goofy looking plane haha. I gotta make it out to Alaska. Seldovia seems like the Ceder Key KCDK of Alaska.