THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 6/19 : Reeve Aleutian L-188 N9744C inflight documentary to St. Paul Island

In July 1997 I was invited to spend a week in Alaska doing some extensive flying on the route network of legendary Reeve Aleutian Airways and to sample the ultimate Electra experience, a chance never to be missed. The following days will be filled with pure flying heaven from early morning hours until after midnight, getting to know what flying life is alike alongside the Aleutian islands of Alaska and Unalaska, onboard vintage and piston engine aircraft. This is a video diary of the following days in the air. Day #2 : Saturday, July 12, 1997 Flight : RV 185 Aircraft : Lockheed L-188P(F) Electra Registration : N9744C Former registrations : N9744C (Western Airlines) Later registration : G-LOFH (Atlantic Airlines, UK) C-FIJV (Buffalo Airways, Canada) Built : 1961 From : Dillingham (DLG) To : Saint Paul Island (SNP) Take off : 14.21 h (2221 UTC) Touch down : 15.55 h (2355 UTC) Flying time : 1 hour 34 minutes Flying distance : 724 km Altitude : 5.185 / 6.100 m Speed : 600 km/h Flight Captain : Bergstedt, Jon First Officer : Jones, Jim Flight Engineer : Satterfield, Gary Cabin Crew : Pleasant, Lynette