Alaska's Ultimate Bush Pilots
Thousands of outdoor adventure seekers flock to Kodiak Island to experience the wilds of Alaska through hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing expeditions, and Island Air Service makes those once-in-a-lifetime quests a reality. Flying in fog, rain, snow or sleet and moving outdoorsmen, locals, supplies and materials to the farthest corners of the island, It's all in a day's run for a Kodiak bush pilot and the staff and crew of Island Air.
- 2015-2016
- 2 seasons
- Reality
Thousands of outdoor adventure seekers flock to Kodiak Island to experience the wilds of Alaska through hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing expeditions, and Island Air Service makes those once-in-a-lifetime quests a reality. Flying in fog, rain, snow or sleet and moving outdoorsmen, locals, supplies and materials to the farthest corners of the island, It's all in a day's run for a Kodiak bush pilot and the staff and crew of Island Air.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Ice Climbers
Mon, Sep 19, 2016 21 mins
Tanalian Aviation battles winter weather to ferry ice climbers onto the Knik Glacier.
Episode 2
Without a Trace
Mon, Sep 26, 2016 21 mins
Tanalian Aviation pilots Joel Natwick and Josiah Freeman assist with a search and rescue for an experienced hiker deep in the winter wilderness.
Episode 3
Salvage Gone Awry
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 21 mins
Joel and Mark Barker tempt fate and fly into no man's land to find and salvage a white airplane in a snowy forest all while fighting hypothermia along the way.
Episode 4
Heaven at 5,000 Feet
Mon, Oct 3, 2016 21 mins
Pilot Josiah Freeman takes a professional snowboarder Mark Barajas to the top of the Chugach Mountains for some hellacious heli-skiing.
Episode 5
Hanging by a Thread
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 21 mins
Tanalian Aviation bush pilots Joel and Josiah earn their keep slinging a stranded snow machine.
Episode 6
Into the Deep
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 21 mins
The bush pilots have to use all their skills - scuba diving, underwater rigging and expert flying - to try and salvage a de Havilland Beaver wing at the bottom of the 6 Mile Lake.
Episode 7
Flying High
Mon, Oct 17, 2016 21 mins
The Tanalian bush pilots transport extreme paragliders to Moose Creek, in the Talkeetna Range, for a once-in-a-lifetime airborne experience.
Episode 8
On Thin Ice
Mon, Oct 17, 2016 21 mins
On a rare day off, Josiah and his friends white water raft where few have gone before - on top of the massive Knik Glacier.