Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:23 am
Starting our descent through the valley to the airstrip. The rugged beauty of the arctic during the arctic summer is breath taking.
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Re: Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:37 am
What were you doing down there?
Re: Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:19 pm
We were delivering a grader to the station. It's a dirt strip and needs to be graded.
Re: Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:49 pm
How long ago was this?Thisismyaccount wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:19 pm We were delivering a grader to the station. It's a dirt strip and needs to be graded.
Re: Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:54 pm
1990 on a 2 week deployment. I had done a 6 month deployment from Oct 82-Apr 83 and was tasked after that for the operation we did every year. I had Arctic experience and was always tasked for the deployments after that. I didn't mind going back up there during the summer and winter months. I preferred the summer deployment of course 
. 24 hours of daylight and rugged beauty of the Arctic.
. 24 hours of daylight and rugged beauty of the Arctic.Re: Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:19 pm
That's pretty impressive, you certainly get around.Thisismyaccount wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:54 pm 1990 on a 2 week deployment. I had done a 6 month deployment from Oct 82-Apr 83 and was tasked after that for the operation we did every year. I had Arctic experience and was always tasked for the deployments after that. I didn't mind going back up there during the summer and winter months. I preferred the summer deployment of course
Re: Flying in the Arctic (OC)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:33 pm
My CO once told me I was his most experienced soldier, hence the deployments all over the place. I didn't mind since I got extra pay for it all and saw alot of the world for free that way. 