Flying Wild Alaska Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Flying Wild Alaska: Season 3 (2012)

• Season 3 Episode 8: End of an Era

  After 30 years of running Era Alaska, Jim Tweto considers a new path; Doug loses all avionics while flying over the North Slope.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Into the Wind

  Jim makes a nearly impossible landing in Unk; Sarah battles strong headwinds while attempting to deliver fuel to a research station.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Radio Silence

  Ariel disappears from radio contact, putting emergency services on high alert; Erik battles to touch down on a narrow runway.

• Season 3 Episode 5: Money Pit

  Erik is plagued by mechanical issues; Doug and John battle to keep their plane on an icy runway; Ariel receives a surprise visit.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Return to Diomede

  The Iditarod dog sled race begins; Doug Steward lands on a runway that is melting; a search for lost snow-machiners.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Zero Cabin Pressure

  A harsh winter wreaks havoc on Era's Fleet; Sarah Fraher's aircraft door opens mid-flight.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Solar Flare Danger

  The village of Wainright loses their water supply; solar flares put Ponts and Ben in harm's way; a criminal is on the lose in Unalakleet.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Running Out of Time

  Era tries to survive a brutal winter; Ariel joins in the search to find a missing friend; Sarah Fraher attempts a difficult landing to aid a pilot; Ponts tries attempts an emergency medical drop.

Flying Wild Alaska: Season 2 (2011 - 2012)

• Season 2 Episode 13: One Flying Family

  Era Alaska ferries fire crews to combat raging wildfires; Ponts has to navigate the deadly Merrill pass.

• Season 2 Episode 12: New Wings Over Alaska

  Sarah makes her first flight in a 208, Ariel hunts for seagull eggs and Erik tries to keep his aircraft in the sky over one of Alaska's most notorious runways

• Season 2 Episode 11: Prop, Drop & Ball

  John Dronenberg and Justin Essian transport propane to a fishing lodge, while Luke Hickerson struggles with failing equipment and Ponts challenges Ariel to make the perfect landing

• Season 2 Episode 10: Cakes on a Plane

  Ariel takes to the skies in a new plane - with dangerous results. Meanwhile, lead pilot Erik Snuggerud battles heavy turbulence as he transports a special delivery

• Season 2 Episode 9: Breakup

  The crew of Era Alaska provide aid to a village devastated by flooding. Two pilots get lost off the Russian coast while delivering ammunition, and Jim's Cessna 180 goes up in smoke

• Season 2 Episode 8: Top of the World

  Jim Tweto searches for a group of missing mountain climbers, Luke Hickerson rushes to take a village elder to hospital, and a pilot tries to set a world record

• Season 2 Episode 7: Guts and Glory

  Jim must fly a group of world-renowned rock climbers from Unk to the remote Brooks Range; To feed their hungry community, Luke flies a Barrow whaling crew over the sea ice in search of a site to hunt the Bowhead whale.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Blizzard BBQ

  A storm threatens to shut down Era Alaska's operations, Ben Pedersen faces dangerous conditions and Erik Snuggerud resorts to drastic measures to deliver medicine to a village

• Season 2 Episode 5: Every Dog Has Its Day

  Ferno, Ayla and Ariel Tweto run with the reindeer, the Itarod dog sled race is held, a pilot battles malfunctioning controls and a tsunami warning is issued for the west coast

• Season 2 Episode 4: Era Alaska Rises Again

  The return of the series following the Tweto family's airline, which sees the pilots bringing supplies to villages in western Alaska following two months of darkness. Company COO Jim tries to land on a frozen river, while Luke Hickerson has problems taking off and vaccines are delivered to Russia

• Season 2 Episode 3: Money in the Sky

  Luke Hickerson brings Wainwright its first cash machine, Erik Snuggerud races to deliver passengers and supplies before a storm hits and two pilots try to deliver a drill

• Season 2 Episode 2: Tomorrow Island

  Two pilots manage to land a plane containing vaccines on one of Alaska's most treacherous runways, while Ariel Tweto takes to the skies - but still has a lot to learn

• Season 2 Episode 1: Arctic Winds

  John Ponts struggles to maintain control when he encounters turbulence. The pilots are left in charge of the terminal, and Sarah's rescue mission turns into a battle for survival

Flying Wild Alaska: Season 1 (2011)

• Season 1 Episode 10: Goodbye Sun

  The approaching winter means an annual exodus, and Luke attempts to complete a rescue before the sun sets on Unalakleet for two months

• Season 1 Episode 9: Trick or Tweto

  Fierce winds cause chaos for small planes on Halloween, while Ariel has to cope during a blackout

• Season 1 Episode 8: Bush Brawl

  A violent snowstorm causes trouble when it hits western Alaska, leaving Era pilots circling. Meanwhile, Ariel's flying lesson ends in disaster

• Season 1 Episode 7: Deep Freeze

  Era Alaska has a special canine delivery for Iditarod champion Lance Mackey. Plus, Jim and Ferno cope with the airline's busiest day of the year

• Season 1 Episode 6: Greenhorn Ben

  Yuri is training in Bethel for a potential promotion when heavy ice forms on the wings of his aircraft. Meanwhile, Jim welcomes a greenhorn to the team

• Season 1 Episode 5: Tundra Taxis

  Construction crews in Bethel race to complete Era's newest hangar before the winter snow arrives, but when Jim arrives to inspect their progress, he is less than impressed

• Season 1 Episode 4: Indian Summer

  Jim searches for potential landing strips at Brooks Range after unseasonably warm weather, while Femo and Ariel celebrate John's return with an Eskimo feast

• Season 1 Episode 3: Blow it Up

  Doug is sent on a mission to deliver volatile explosives to the island of St Lawrence, while in Unk, Ben has a shock when he crashes into a large bird mid-flight

• Season 1 Episode 2: Life or Death

  Luke flies dangerous chemicals to a remote village, and when winter claims its first victim in Unalakleet, Jim makes arrangements to transport the casket

• Season 1 Episode 1: Meet the Twetos

  A look at a family-run airline in Alaska that battles the Arctic elements to transport supplies and people to some of the world's most inaccessible areas