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Via floatplane, wow. Some technicians have it rough.

• asteli 9y ago
  Speaking from my experience in Alaska, it's impressive how people have adapted the use of aircraft to accommodate the nonexistent or often unusable road infrastructure. I remember traveling by rail and passing a long row of houses with small aircraft and bushplanes parked outside, with a cleared grassy strip to one side to act as a runway.
  • whatshisface 9y ago
    Difficulty aside, that sounds like it would be a cool way to live. How were they employed?
    • barsonme 9y ago
      I can't speak for the guy you replied to, but I've had family and friends who live up there and there's a lot of seasonal outdoors stuff. For example, run a snowmobile business in the winter. Work as a mechanic on big rigs (aka get paid to sit around until something breaks). In rural areas (at least around here) it's not uncommon to work 4 on, 4 off (or similar) shifts which makes stuff like that a lot easier. My cousins (one of whom lived in North Pole, AK) do something kinda similar: they have their houses in the "city" where their job is, but their "other" homes out on their 30+ acres of property in the woods > 1 hour outside of town. They don't fly in, but it's kinda the same concept. I also know of at least one rancher in eastern Washington whose daughter flies her plane to school in the morning.
  • seanmcdirmid 9y ago
    My memories of Alaska were small lakes filled with floatplanes as parking lots. My great uncle and aunt also has a cabin that we could reach only by boat...this was in the anchorage area.