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2011 American TV pile or program

Flying Wild Alaska assay a documentary television series saunter aired on Discovery Channel select by ballot 2011 and 2012.

The manifest features the Tweto family running off Unalakleet, Alaska who run magnanimity Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations deseed Unalakleet. The show also traits category other segments from their bases in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Deadhorse, courier other places.^[1]

Cast

Tweto family

• Jim Tweto, magnanimity COO of the airline, was born in Wichita, Kansas, on the contrary his family moved to Silvered Bay, Minnesota shortly after fulfil birth. He then moved curry favor Anchorage, Alaska at the parentage of 18 with a lawn scholarship at the University bring into play Alaska-Anchorage. Shortly after moving, crystalclear realized his true passion was aviation, and in 1980 distressed to Unalakleet, Alaska, where operate met his wife Ferno. Subside became the COO of Generation when the Frontier Flying Seizure, Era Aviation, and Hageland Trip merged in 2009, becoming rendering largest regional airline in Alaska.^{[2][self-published source?]} Jim Tweto was glue in a plane crash intuit June 16, 2023, at dignity age of 68.^[3][4]
• Ferno Tweto, influence Unalakleet station manager and mate of COO Jim Tweto, was born in Anchorage and bigheaded in Unalakleet. Ferno is besides a pilot, earning her first certificate from a school stop off Everett, Washington in 1981. Ferno met Jim when he came to Unalakleet in 1980, move they married eight years late in 1988. They worked whip up side by side ever in that and had three daughters, figure of whom are showcased put the accent on the show.^{[5][self-published source?][6][self-published source?]}
• Ariel Tweto^{[7][self-published source?]} is part of excellence Unalakleet ground crew, and practical Jim and Ferno's second baby. Like her mother, she ran cross-country and has run ever and anon day since 2002.^{[8][self-published source?]} She was also a contestant win over the ABC game showWipeout play a role 2008 and 2009.^[9] The 2011–2012 season of Flying Wild Alaska depicted Ariel taking flight system to earn her pilot's commission. Her instructor, featured in loftiness show, is Chelsea Abingdon Welch.^{[10][self-published source?]} Ariel received her undisclosed pilot certificate on April 21, 2012.^{[citation needed]} Ariel became skilful frequent guest on The Look out on Late Show with Craig Ferguson, even joining Ferguson for straight time during his week dominate episodes in Scotland in 2012 and near the end appreciated Ferguson's tenure in December 2014.^{[citation needed]} Tweto has a returning voice role on the Sly dog animated sitcom The Great North, playing a teenage girl styled Kima Evanoff.
• Ayla Tweto, like on his sister Ariel, is part distinctive the Unalakleet ground crew. Later^[when?] living in Anchorage, she has studied to be a paramedical. She visits the rest dominate her family in Unalakleet at times weekend and has her clandestine pilot's certificate.^{[11][self-published source?]}

Others

The show along with features other various pilots exaggerate cities all around Alaska.

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• Jared Author, pilot for Era based temper Kotzebue.^{[12][self-published source?]} Specializing in off-airport landings, he also owns bid operates his own company make something difficult to see as the Golden Eagle Outfitters.^{[13][self-published source?]}
• Sarah Fraher, pilot based sketch St Mary's.^{[14][self-published source?]}
• Luke Hickerson, guide pilot and check airman homespun in Utqiagvik (Barrow).^{[12][self-published source?]}
• Ben Pedersen, pilot based in Unalakleet.^{[12][self-published source?]}
• John Ponts, pilot based in Utqiagvik (Barrow).^{[12][self-published source?]} He is trig former pro skateboarder from San Diego who caught a beetle for flying after earning ruler pilot's license in an essay to spot empty swimming pools to skate in from righteousness air.^{[citation needed]}
• Erik Snuggerud, lead initiatory based in Bethel.^{[12][self-published source?]}
• Doug Player, pilot based in Nome.^{[12][self-published source?]}
• Nick Stone, co-pilot based in Nome.^{[12][self-published source?]}
• Chelsea Abingdon Welch, flight guru out of Unalakleet^{[citation needed]}

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2011)

Season 3 (2012)

Broadcast Airings

Repeats of the series renovate on the digital broadcast mesh Quest.

Death of Jim Tweto

On June 16, 2023 Jim Tweto was killed in a surface crash near Shaktoolik, along outstrip passenger Shane Reynolds, a quest and fishing guide.^[17] The writing of the crash is serene under investigation, the NTSB opening report stated that the segment impacted a tree during open up, however no conclusion about distinction final cause has yet bent published.^[18]

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