Duncan Thomas submitted this photo and note: “Flew my 1958 straight tail from Santa Monica up through Tongass National Forest in Alaska, weathered in for three days at Eagle Cabin on the middle Situk river, onto Seward, Soldovia and Kodiak. Back via Talkeetna, Whitehorse, and Hood River. Seen here at Akshiok International Airport. 6,000 miles, a lot of weather, 7.5 gph average, a leaking nose strut. Second time doing it. Every time a joy.”
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What an awesome amazing trip! Do you carry extra fuel onboard? I didn’t think you could fly to all those places with normal fuel range. I would love to hear more about your trip. Do you have a blog for your trip?
Thanks for sharing the photo!
Would sure be interested in the non-original cowling modification on your 1958 Cessna 172, What is it?
awesome, fastbacks great!
Wow, that’s a huge trip in a small, slow plane with not much useful load. I’d really like to hear about the route you took to get to Alaska. Did you try and go up the coast, fly the trench, or some other route? Did you document your journey on a website? It’s a book coming out? Inquiring minds want to know.
Love it! What an awesome trip. Fastback 172s are the best. Thanks for the picture!