Flying from Alaska to Rockford (no it’s not Sarah Palin)

September 25th, 2008 at 04:28pm Thomas V. Bona

Talk about ambitious.

A Beechcraft King Air 200 twin turboprop attempted to fly nonstop from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Rockford today.

The plane normally flies 2-hour or less trips around Alaska for Bering Air. This would have been a more-than-8-hour trip. It was flying to to get its annual maintenence inspection at Emery Air in Rockford. Emery has worked on planes from Alaska and Nepal, as well as places in the continental U.S. But it’s not often  you see such a small plane try to make the trip nonstop.

I watched its progress on FlightAware.com much of the day. Sadly, they needed to land in Fargo, N.D., either for fuel or a stretch break. But way to try, Bering Air pilot, you have some serious … dedication.

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