Crashes & Close Calls: Tales from Kirk Ellis 40 plus years of bush flying

In this video, Kirk Ellis portrays growing up in the remote wilderness of Nabesna Alaska. He describes what challenges followed that lifestyle, and the benefits that bush aviation allowed his family. He recounts stories of recovering wrecked airplanes, and flying them to civilization. He describes the challenges of flying in the terrain he grew up in. He contrasts what past vs present off-airport aviation, hunting, and guiding looked like. #flying #bushplane #bushpilot