PAJN Juneau Mail Route 6 - Flight No's: JM06a - JM06b

The world is a cruel place sometimes. Many Mail Route pilots find it necessary to have second jobs to make ends meet. We, your Juneau Hub Staff appreciate this hardship. For those of you with less time, for those of you suffering with a real life job, this one's for you. Explore the volcanic peaks of Kachemak and Resurrection Bays one short leg at a time. Pathetically easy strips with some relaxing and soothing scenery in between.
Sounds like a winner to me!

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This route is Day/VFR only. Please don't fly above the cloud level, the fines are terrific.
Aircraft selection is up to the pilot but we highly recommend a single engine bushplane.
Use the GPS map function to guide you through the necessary cracks enroute.

Leg	Depart	Arrive	Dist.(App.)	Time(App.)
1	Homer (PAHO) Homer Airport Elevation - 84 ft. Rwy 3/21: 6684 ft. (ILS Rwy 3 - 109.30)	Dog Fish Bay (AK07) Dog Fish Bay Elevation - 10 ft. Rwy 4/22: 1900 ft. Rwy 14/32: 1800 ft. Logbook: Don't try to be a hero and go direct, head out on a 190 heading and follow the coast around. Try to avoid going up any inlets before you get there, most are dead-end with big mountains!	27 mi.	15 min.
2	Dog Fish Bay (AK07) Dog Fish Bay Elevation - 10 ft. Rwy 4/22: 1900 ft. Rwy 14/32: 1800 ft.	Port Graham (PGM) Port Graham Airport Elevation - 93 ft. Rwy 12/30: 1975 ft. Logbook: Just a nice hop around the bend following the coast. The airport is up an inlet. Don't confuse it with English Bay which is on the west side of the same inlet.	7 mi.	10 min.
3	Port Graham (PGA) Port Graham Airport Elevation - 93 ft. Rwy 12/30: 1975 ft.	Seldovia (PASO) Seldovia Airport Elevation - 29 ft. Rwy 16/34: 1845 ft. Logbook: This airport is another soothing jaunt away following the coastline. This airport is down in a hole, but it is'nt too bad. Any bush plane worth it's salt can make a stabilized final right in.	7 mi.	10 min.
4	Seldovia (PASO) Seldovia Airport Elevation - 29 ft. Rwy 16/34: 1845 ft.	Kasitsna (5Z7) Kasitsna Airport Elevation - 5 ft. Rwy 10/28: 800 ft. Logbook: This is the shortest leg of the route, but the least soothing and relaxing perhaps. The airport is nestled in a hole along an inlet. A straight in final approach here is NOT an option.	5 mi.	4 min.
5	Kasitsna (5Z7) Kasitsna Airport Elevation - 5 ft. Rwy 10/28: 800 ft.	Bear Cove (46AK) Bear Cove Farm Elevation - 115 ft. Rwy 9/27: 1250 ft. Logbook: Just follow the coastline to the northeast. Bear Cove is a private airstrip in a bit of a flightsim hole.	23 mi.	13 min.
6	Bear Cove (46AK) Bear Cove Airport Elevation - 115 ft. Rwy 9/27: 1250 ft.	Seward (PAWD) Seward Airport Elevation - 22 ft. Rwy 12/30: 4230 ft. Rwy 15/33: 2279 ft. Logbook: Time to earn your navigation money now, big mountains between Bear Cove and Seward! If the weather gets bad, and it's ALWAYS bad, you have to get creative with your routing. Pick your way through the low passes to the east. Other options include going north about 30 miles out of your way, then going east into Seward following a river valley.	54 mi.	38 min.

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How Tough Do You Want It To Be?
	Easy	A Touch of Turbulence	Downright Frisky!
	Real World Weather How did that work for you?	Cloud Level - 2500 ft. Wind from the SE 165 deg. at 12 kts.	Cloud Level - 1200 ft. Wind from the North 358 deg. at 16 kts.w/gusts. Moderate Rain or Snow optional.

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