Backcountry Mail Route

[HeyEng]

I didn't even know this was still going on, but I think it's pretty cool.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103908884

 

[Okie_Pilot]

The mailman in his Husky... LOL! Sweet job if you ask me.

 

[HeyEng]

The mailman in his Husky... LOL! Sweet job if you ask me.

That would be cool...I wonder if it's a contract?

 

[Douglas]

NPR rocks, heard this story on the way home from the office.

 

[scottyboy75]

About two months ago I flew the entire Salmon river in an R-44. It is pretty remote up there. One of those places where you get to thinking it would suck to make a precautionary landing. Then you hear noises coming from the helicopter you don't remember ever hearing before.
Shane

 

[skybobb]

The mailman in his Husky... LOL! Sweet job if you ask me.

Sometimes it would be but in the middle of the winter on skis I think those 1900 foot long strips would look mighty short. And some of these runways in the back country will try a good pilot. Most are non-standard dirt or grass or gravel, with a sharp turn on short final, etc. Bob

 

[scottyboy75]

Some pictures of the area. The guy I was flying has a cabin down there.
Shane

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Slap user fees on it; help improve the traffic congestion up there