Arctic Aviation by MuseumOffLight.org

“You are invited to participate in the 2010 Arctic Aviation Experts International Conference, October 12-13, in Fairbanks, Alaska, organized by the Institute of the North in collaboration with LPS AVIA Consulting.”

“You can expect to join other experts from fields such as Arctic aviation regulation and policy, weather and climate change, as well as airport, airplane and airline industries; academic institutions; Arctic aviation consultants, Northern energy and mineral companies and Arctic communities.”

“We are very excited about the possibility of such a collaborative effort and looking forward to an exciting event, with thorough analysis of the issues, expert opinion and outcomes that reflect the extreme importance of Arctic aviation.”

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Cold weather hits Interior Alaska

Renato, I’ve read the following news from The Associated Press on Nov. 22, 2009. Is it true? Confused with all these F/C degrees. Can you give clearification?

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – It’s been bitter cold in Bettles, a small village 200 miles north of Fairbanks.

The village in the foothills of the Brooks Range recorded a new record low temperature of 47 degrees below zero on Saturday. It was the fifth day in a row a new record low was set in the town, and the sixth day in a row that the temperature was more than 40 below zero. (more…)

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Harnessing the dogs

Harnessing the dogs

A musher is harnessing his sled dogs.

Yukon Quest       Alaska

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Frigid in Alaska

That’s how cold it can be in Alaska!!! Fantastic!!!
Just take a look at a Flickr resident patcaribou’s photo album!

Thanks to Silandi. She found this amazing photographs on Flickr. Think, Renato will be very surprised to see the below pictures taken in his neighborhood :)

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Getting ready for winter

Today started a cloudless day here in Faibanks, Alaska. People would think that a day like this would be warmer since the sun is out; but because of the short length of our days, exactly 7 hours and 48 minutes today, the sun does not have the time to bring temperatures up much. Today’s high was 5 degrees fahrenheit, about -14  celsius. Wintery temperatures for sure.

Feeling the gradual temperature drop and knowing I wasn’t yet fully ready for winter I used this weekend for winter preparation. I had a long list of things to do for ther: I had wood to split, I had winter tires to install on my wife’s Subaru, I had to clear my driveway of snow, finish winterizing my Jeep, and also fix a small leak on our water heater.

Saturday started with me on our driveway with the snow thrower. (more…)

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