Anchorage

Stuck in Anchorage This post should give you a good overview of a corporate pilot life. Last April I got stuck in Anchorage for about a week and this is how it happened.   This post is about Anchorage, but let me first do a quick recap of the events that led me there. The aircraft I currently fly is a Bombardier Challenger 605. It is a medium size business jet with seats for 12 passengers, two pilots, and one flight attendant. All aircraft need to undergo regular maintenance inspections annually or between certain flight cycles. Our Challenger aircraft is required to have a major maintenance inspections every year in which the aircraft is essentially taken apart and then everything is put back together. During the inspection the parts that are worn out or otherwise need replacing are replaced. This inspection usually takes three to four weeks to complete [...]