Tag: flying

Adventures in redeployment

We’re still in McMurdo. We were scheduled to leave this morning, but our flights were delayed 24 hours. That’s pretty typical. And given the airfield conditions this year, quite expected. McMurdo operates its flight traffic off of two air strips. One, called Pegasus, can handle large, wheeled aircraft like Airbuses and C-17s. Willy Airfield, however, […]

Ice-ward, Ho!

Hi dear Readers! Sorry I dropped off the Internet for the last few months. Since the PCT, Richard flew off to Antarctica, I worked at Sweetland Farm, freelanced for the Valley News and enjoyed New Hampshire. Now, it’s my turn to fly to Antarctica. I leave the states tomorrow and should get to the ice […]