Alpine Air Alaska
Alaska · United States
Your tour starts at our hangar at the Girdwood airport where you will receive a short safety briefing and board the helicopter for your flight to see spectacular glaciers and mountains. We ask all guests to arrive 15 minutes before your tour departure time.
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Alpine Air Alaska
Welcome to the operational base of Alpine Air Alaska, situated in the breathtaking Girdwood Valley. I invite you to pause and take a deep breath of this incredibly crisp, subpolar air. …
Listen in the app2The Helipad and the Psychology of Flight
As we move onto the active helipad, the sensory experience becomes overwhelmingly immediate. The deafening roar of the turbine engines commands your complete attention, and the powerful downwash from the composite rotor blades…
Listen in the app3Ascending the Girdwood Valley
We are now steadily climbing through the expansive airspace of the Girdwood Valley. Look directly downward. …
Listen in the app4Traversing the Chugach Mountain Range
We have now breached the outer perimeter and are flying deep within the absolute heart of the Chugach Mountain Range. The sheer, staggering dimensions of this geological formation require a moment of academic reflection. …
Listen in the app5The First Sight of Ancient Ice
Prepare yourself. As we crest this final jagged ridgeline, the expansive, breathtaking vista of an active alpine glacier suddenly fills the horizon. …
Listen in the app6The Glacier Landing Zone
The pilot is now initiating the descent sequence, carefully navigating the complex thermal drafts that rise from the cold ice surface. We are approaching our designated landing zone. …
Listen in the app7Wildlife Spotting on the Return Trajectory
Once everyone is safely secured back inside the cabin, the turbine roars to life once again, shattering the ancient silence of the ice. We lift off, banking sharply as we begin our return trajectory toward the Girdwood Valley. …
Listen in the app8Closing
The final approach brings the paved geometry of the Girdwood helipad back into sharp focus. The pilot expertly maneuvers the aircraft, nullifying our forward momentum and executing a perfectly controlled vertical descent. …
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What is Alpine Air Alaska?
Alpine Air Alaska is a place in Alaska · United States with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Alaska · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 60.9679, -149.1191 |
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