Flying Wild Alaska

Episodes

Season 2

S02E08

Top of the World

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, Animal Planet, 60 minutes

Top of the World

Jim searches for a group of missing mountain climbers lost somewhere in Alaska's Brooks Range.

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S02E09

Breakup

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Breakup

Era Alaska provides aid to a village devastated by heavy flooding. Two pilots get lost in a sea of fog off the Russian coast while trying to deliver desperately needed ammunition. In Anchorage, Jim's prized Cessna 180 goes up in smoke.

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S02E10

Cakes on a Plane

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Cakes on a Plane

Ponts' old skate crew arrives to build a skate park for local kids on Unk's newly paved roads. Ariel takes to the skies in a new plane with dangerous results and lead Pilot Erik Snuggerud battles heavy turbulence with a very special delivery.

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S02E11

Prop, Drop & Ball

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Prop, Drop & Ball

Two pilots carry propane to a secluded fishing lodge; Luke wrestles with failing equipment over the tundra; Ponts challenges Ariel to execute a perfect landing.

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S02E12

New Wings Over Alaska

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, Animal Planet, 60 minutes

New Wings Over Alaska

Ariel looks for seagull eggs; Erik has a rough flight over a notorious runaway; Sarah takes her first flight in a 208.

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S02E13

One Flying Family

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One Flying Family

Era Alaska ferries fire crews to combat wildfires across the state; Ariel flies solo for the first time; Ponts navigates a deadly pass on his first training flight.

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About show

Flying Wild Alaska is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012.

The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations from Unalakleet. The show also features other segments from their bases in Barrow, Deadhorse, and other places.