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Rust's Flying Service in Anchorage hosted a summer tourist season kick-off event at their Lake Hood hangar to get tourism employees in the spirit for the hordes of visitors that come up for three months every year.

After I enjoyed crab cakes from CIRI, spinach dip from the Alaska Railroad, wraps from Costco, and ice cream from Tastee Freez, I joined the long line of people waiting for a free 15-minute flightseeing tour on a Cessna 206 floatplane from Rust's Flying Service. It was a quick trip, but the views of Anchorage, Cook Inlet, and the Chugach Mountains were amazing! And despite living in Anchorage for almost 16 years, I had never been on a floatplane. I was very surprised how smooth the takeoff and landing were--I was expecting a lot more drag from the water, but our expert pilot Henry kept the perfect amount of thrust upon landing to keep us from pitching forward. Taking off and landing a floatplane is a completely different experience than doing the same in a wheeled aircraft!

This video shows the westward approach over Anchorage (Downtown Anchorage is viewable to the north) and landing on Lake Hood's Runway W.

Video shot with my iPhone.