High Flight! Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings
*Excerpt of High Flight a poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
When I first met Jonathan Hanson he was working at the front desk of the Aurora Hotel in Nome Alaska. He and his wife are here for the summer. His wife has a summer internship in Nome and Jonathan decided to come along and work at the hotel. After all, he had to come along as there is no road to Nome but Jonathan happens to be an excellent pilot and owns his own Cessna airplane. We struck up a conversation about flying as in the past I had flown a few times with my Aunt Barbie and loved it! The next day Jonathan saw me and told me that he was going to go for a flight in the morning. He then said he had an open seat, and asked if I wanted to go for a flight. WOW! Yes, without any hesitation! Although we’d just met Jonathan struck me as someone who would be a great pilot.
The next morning he picked me up in front of the hotel and we were off to the airport! His plane was a 1947 Cessna and he’d owned it for more than a year.
As he continued to talk about the plane and flying it became even more obvious that this young man (he’s 24 years old) had found a calling that was truly his passion.
After thoroughly checking the plan, inch by inch-going over every system, we were ready to go. The plan took off easily and soon we were up with the clouds.
We flew by the R/V Sikuliaq, my home for the next 3.5 weeks, and then back into the mountains and by Salmon Lake.
Breathtakingly beautiful scenery stretched out below us and I was overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers. Jonathan and I had exchanged short stories for only a few minutes before he thought to bring me flying so that my students back in Springs and the rest of the world could gain insight into the overall landscape of the Nome area.
Want to join us on our flight? Just click on the video link below, sit back and enjoy the ride!
Through the Porthole
High Flight! Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
*excerpt of High Flight a poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Cuando primero conocí a Jonathan Hanson él estaba trabajando en recepción en el hotel Aurora en Nome Alaska. Él está aquí con su esposa aquí durante el verano. Su esposa tiene una pasantía de verano en Nome y Jonathan decidió juntarse y trabajar en el hotel. Después de todo tuvo que venir porque no hay carretero a Nome y Jonathan también es un piloto excelente y tiene su propia avioneta Cessna. ¡Hablamos sobre volar ya que en el pasado he volado algunas veces con mi tía Barbie y me encanto! El día siguiente Jonathan me vio y me dijo que iba a salir a volar por la mañana. Después me dijo que tenía un asiento disponible, y me pregunto si quería ir a volar. ¡WOW! ¡Si, sin vacilación! A pesar de que recién conocí a Jonathan me dejó la impresión de que era un piloto excelente.
¡La siguiente mañana me recogió del hotel y nos fuimos al aeropuerto! Su avioneta era una Cessna de 1947 y ya la tenía por más de un año.
Mientras continuaba hablando sobre la avioneta y volar era aún más evidente que este joven (tiene 24 años) ha encontrado su llamado que era su verdadera pasión.
Después de verificar completamente la avioneta, pulgada tras pulgada revisar cada sistema, estábamos listos para salir. La avioneta despego fácilmente y en poco tiempo estuvimos arriba con las nubes.
Sobrevolamos el R/VV Sikuliaq, mi hogar durante las próximas 3.5 semanas, y regresamos por las montañas y el lago salmón.
Breathtakingly beautiful scenery stretched out below us and I was overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers. Jonathan and I had exchanged short stories for only a few minutes before he thought to bring me flying so that my students back in Springs and the rest of the world could gain insight into the overall landscape of the Nome area.
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