Flying Wild Alaska
The Tweto family rules Alaska's most dangerous skies. Operating their family-run airline, Era Alaska, they battle unforgiving Alaska weather and terrain to transport life's necessities to the isolated rural inhabitants of the Bering Sea coastline.
- 2011-2012
- 3 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Action & Adventure, Reality
The Tweto family rules Alaska's most dangerous skies. Operating their family-run airline, Era Alaska, they battle unforgiving Alaska weather and terrain to transport life's necessities to the isolated rural inhabitants of the Bering Sea coastline.
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Running Out of Time
Fri, Jun 8, 2012 44 mins
Era digs deep to survive a brutal winter. Ariel joins in on a desperate search for her missing friend. Sarah Fraher attempts a difficult landing to aid a pilot stranded mid-runway. Ponts attempts an emergency medical drop over the isolated Kavik camp.
Episode 2
Solar Flare Danger
Fri, Jun 15, 2012 44 mins
Villagers in Wainright lose their water supply due to the Arctic cold. Solar flares leave Ponts and Ben in harm's way. In Unalakleet, a criminal is on the loose and the Twetos are on edge.
Episode 3
Zero Cabin Pressure
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 44 mins
Alaska's harshest winter in years wreaks havoc on Era's fleet. Sarah Fraher's aircraft door opens mid-flight. Doug's brakes freeze on an icy runway while carrying explosive chemicals. Jim attempts a risky landing atop the frozen Anvik River.
Episode 4
Return to Diomede
Fri, Jun 29, 2012 44 mins
The epic Iditarod dog sled race begins in Anchorage. Pilot Doug Stewart tests his limits while landing on a runway that is melting into the ocean. Pilot John Kapsner races to locate two snow-machiners that are lost overnight deep in the Alaskan Bush.
Episode 5
Money Pit
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 44 mins
In Bethel, pilot Erik Snuggerud is plagued by mechanical issues. On Alaska's North Slope, pilots Doug Stewart and John Rende battle to keep their plane from careening off an icy runway. In Unalakleet, Ariel receives a surprise visitor.
Episode 6
Radio Silence
Fri, Jul 13, 2012 44 mins
In the skies above western Alaska, Ariel disappears from radio contact, putting emergency services on high alert. Over the remote village of Hooper Bay, pilot Erik Snuggerud battles to touch down on a dangerously narrow runway.
Episode 7
Into the Wind
Fri, Jul 20, 2012 44 mins
Jim makes an impossible landing in Unalakleet. Pilot Sarah Fraher battles strong headwinds while attempting to deliver 2,000 pounds of fuel to the research station. Pilot Ben Pederson braves 50 mph winds to retrieve an elusive priest for Easter service.
Episode 8
End of an Era
Fri, Jul 20, 2012 44 mins
In the series finale, after 30 years of running Era Alaska, Jim Tweto sets his eye on a new path. Doug loses all avionics while flying over the North Slope. Ariel comes face to face with the FAA in the last step of getting her pilot's license.
