THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 16/19 : Reeve Aleutian L-188 N1968R cockpit documentary to Dutch Harbour

In July 1997 I was invited to spend a week in Alaska doing some extensive flying on the route network of legendary Reeve Aleutian Airways and to sample the ultimate Electra experience, a chance never to be missed. The following days will be filled with pure flying heaven from early morning hours until after midnight, getting to know what flying life is alike alongside the Aleutian islands of Alaska and Unalaska, onboard vintage and piston engine aircraft.

This is a video diary of the following days in the air.
This particular day will take us from Anchorage to Dutch Harbour, Unalaska return on an almost 5 hours cockpit ride.
Later in the day I will be hopping on Era Classic Airlines to do a 90 minute scenic ride on one of their C-47s to experience the breathtaking scenery of Alaska and the glaciers.

Enjoy with me the Sights & Sounds of Classic Aviation.
Thanks for watching :-)

Day #6 : Wednesday, July 16, 1997
Flight : RV 189
Aircraft : Lockheed L-188C Electra
Registration : N1968R
Former registrations :
VH-ECC (Qantas Empire Airways)
ZK-CLX (Air New Zealand)
Later registration :
C-GHZI (Air Spray 1967 Ltd)
Built : 1959
From : Anchorage (ANC)
To : Dutch Harbour, Unalaska (DUT)
Take off : 10.17 h (1817 UTC)
Touch down : 12.36 h (2036 UTC)
Flying time : 2 hour 19 minutes
Flying distance : 1.332 km
Altitude : 20.000 ft / 6.100 / 6.710 m
Speed : 572 / 618 km/h
Flight Captain : Showers, Roger
First Officer : Zilko, Kevin
Flight Engineer : Mc Millian, Dean
Cabin Crew : Crane, Muret
Cabin Crew : Fernandez, Suzette