Member and plane missing, but, whew!
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 6:54 pm
Was going to post bad news that member David Akers was missing after a flight in the Palmer area on Thursday, but AP Alaska just updated that he and his passenger have been found alive and (mostly) well. Ah, the fun and challenges of mountain flying.
The pair took off in a Cessna 170 from the Palmer airport Thursday evening for a sightseeing flight. Police say a severe downdraft forced Akers to make a controlled landing in the Knik River drainage. The two men began walking out and were found about 30 hours later by the four-wheeling group.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/07/24/1379839/a ... z0ucxsXmSv