PA-28-140 to Juneau.

"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Al G wrote:
I've been up the Coastal route, and you can expect Juneau to be 800
to 1200 OVC, and 2-5 miles from June through at least September. There
are 2 lighted runways, one with a Green and White beacon, and one with a
Yellow and White beacon. You want the runway on the right, with the green
one. I've never landed westbound.

Wait a minute. If you're landing eastbound, the relatively dry one is on
the *left* (runway 8, not 8W)...

For the original poster, here's a snapshot of both from a while ago:

http://www.visi.com/~rma/jnu_approach/Image6.jpg

Notice the offset VASI. There's a reason, obvious from this snapshot:

http://www.visi.com/~rma/jnu_approach/Image2.jpg

Oops, you're right, er, left, whatever.

By the way, I think that photo is photo-shopped, I didn't know there was
that much sky up there. I have never seen it from the ground. To the OP, I
found these:

Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation:
http://www.alaska.net/~etc/aasf/

Aopa:
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/tr.../chapter1.html (Chapters
1-5)

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/tr...appendixa.html


Al G

Al G wrote:
By the way, I think that photo is photo-shopped, I didn't know there was
that much sky up there. I have never seen it from the ground. To the OP, I
found these:

I took it myself from the right seat of a 172, so I know it isn't. A
shame you've never see a bright sunny day in Juneau. They're gorgeous.

Some more online resources:

http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/airports.htm
http://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdav/AirportList.shtml
http://www.seizethesky.com/alaskan/forward.htm

"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Al G wrote:
By the way, I think that photo is photo-shopped, I didn't know there was
that much sky up there. I have never seen it from the ground. To the OP,
I found these:

I took it myself from the right seat of a 172, so I know it isn't. A shame
you've never see a bright sunny day in Juneau. They're gorgeous.

Some more online resources:

http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/airports.htm
http://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdav/AirportList.shtml
http://www.seizethesky.com/alaskan/forward.htm

You really took that? I thought it was from the postcard I saw in the
tourist shop downtown.
a VERY nice shot. How long were you there before it cleared up?

Al G

EridanMan wrote:

Any suggestions? Any ideas where I would begin to look for such
information?


Weather will definitely be an issue flying VFR to the southeast coast in
the summer. There will be a low overcast more often than not, although it
does tend to break up a few times a week. You'll have to watch it closely
and plan accordingly.

One of the best resources for flying in Alaska is the "Logbook" published
by the Alaska Airmens' Association. It has chock full of Alaska fly tips and
has detailed info on routes. I didn't see it advertised on their website
this morning, but I'd recommend contacting them to see if it is available. I
know they were selling an updated version a few years ago.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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EridanMan wrote:
One of the stops that he would very much like to make is Juneau... We
have family there, but alas, two previous attempts to visit have
resulted in failure ( Both due to various ferry strikes). My question
is..., is there a reasonably safe, over-land route from the mainland?
I know there are no roads in and out of Juneau because of the
glaciers... But is there a standard aviation route we could take that
would maximize ditching/rescue opportunities?

Depends on what you mean by standard, but the route with the shortest
over-water exposure is probably out of Atlin, BC, down the Taku River.
Down to the mouth of the Taku, hang a right, up the Gastineau Channel to
the airport dodging all the Otters and Beavers on floats carrying cruise
ship tourists. It's a well-known route and has a relatively low pass to
cross compared to, say, coming down from Skagway. Which helps with those
low ceilings someone mentioned.

I did a VFR trip up that way (from Minnesota) in a 182 a few years ago.
I had a higher tolerance for risk, though, so I flew the coast all the
way from Anchorage to Prince Rupert. Spent a week on the ground in
Juneau due to weather, but that was just fine as I had a bunch of
friends there I wanted to visit anyway.