The Ice Pilots
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As seen on TV!The Ice Pilots follows renegade Arctic airline Buffalo Airways, and pilots who defy the cold and the competition by using WWII era propeller planes likes the DC-3 to haul vital fuel, supplies, and passengers to remote outposts across the world’s last great wilderness. From rookie pilots trying to earn their wings in sometimes hellish conditions to vintage planes that flew over Normandy on D-Day, The Ice Pilots brings its readers on an engaging romp through Arctic skies.Michael Vlessides braves bone-chilling temperatures, treacherous landings, and iconic owner “Buffalo” Joe McBryan’s famous temper to capture behind-the-scenes stories about the ice pilots, the crew, and the communities they serve. Weaving in history about bush pilots, plane crashes, and the north, he has crafted an entertaining, informative narrative about aviation, the lifeline of this remote world.Based on the top-rated Ice Pilots NWT television series now airing on The Weather Channel USA, History Television Canada, National Geographic Australia, and in 12 countries around the world.
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Michael Vlessides. The Ice Pilots
INTRODUCTION
ARRIVALS
Great Slave Lake
THE INNER SANCTUM
The Buffalo Airways Fleet
Douglas DC-3 Facts & Figures
THE KNIFE
Pilots’ Monument
C-46 Facts & Figures
Ice Roads—Not Just for Truckers
THE FAMILY BUSINESS
RAMPIES
Mikey McBryan’s Top 10 TV Shows
The Quest for the Perfect Shot
Survival on the Barrens
FLYBOYS
Too Close for Comfort
The Gold Range
CL-215 Facts & Figures
THE LAND BEFORE TIME
Electra Facts & Figures
A BUSH PILOT IS BORN
Red McBryan, First Mayor of Hay River
Willy Laserich’s Last Battle
FLYING THE WILD
The Flying Knight of the Northland
HAY RIVER
FINDING CHUCK
Fred Carmichael, NWT’s First Aboriginal Bush Pilot
Max Ward: The Entrepreneur Bush Pilot
SUMMER DAYS
Yellowknife Light and Dark
Buffalo Airways Virtual
Mikey McBryan’s 10 Favourite Foods
DEPARTURES
The Midnight Sun Float Plane Fly-In
CF-SAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PHOTO CREDITS
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For those who have ever dreamed, or dared, to fly...
ARRIVALS
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“Hey, Mike,” he said as he walked into the terminal, greeting me like we had done this a thousand times before.
“Mikey!” I cried, perhaps a little too eagerly, considering that this was, after all, our first time meeting face to face.
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