I feel you on that. Very much wish I had enough property to manage that as well. I do have several friends that own properties I’ve threatened to land at though. Hope the opportunity comes around for each.
But my neighbors wouldn’t be very excited about me doing a slow vertical descent into my yard to avoid the trees, and my boss probably wouldn’t be excited about the calls. Haha.
Thanks for the replies everyone. Just was trying to test the waters to see…. Thought it would be a fun thread/subcategory.
On that note…. Guess I’ll throw my background in for context.
Been working in aviation (primarily helicopters) since 2011, mostly up here in AK. Got into it working for heli-ski as a ground/office/ tail guide and then a heli-hiking guide in Denali that following summer.
Fast forward 14 years and I now fly for one of the utility helicopter companies up here, including heli-ski in the winter and currently on a north slope contract. I’ve flown all over the US doing everything from pipeline patrol in ND to cherry drying in WA to tours in Denali. I worked aviation support for commercial operations and state entities here and fueled aircraft in Antarctica while I was getting ducks in a row for flight school.
I also have been fortunate to get out a bunch in fixed wing over the years, but haven’t pursued my certificate there yet.
I always love to hear other folks’s journeys or adventures in the sky, so looking forward to seeing more replies.




