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The Best Episodes of Flying Wild Alaska

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Flying Wild Alaska is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012. The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the

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    Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 13 - One Flying Family
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #1 - One Flying Family

    S2:E13

    Era Alaska ferries fire crews to combat wildfires across the state; Ariel flies solo for the first time; Ponts navigates a deadly pass on his first training flight.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 2 - Life or Death
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Life or Death

    S1:E2

    Pilot Luke Hickerson transports dangerous chemicals to Atqasuk; Jim makes arrangements for the transportation of the first casualty of winter.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 3 - Money in the Sky
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Money in the Sky

    S2:E3

    Two pilots attempt to deliver a specialty drill through a sea of fog. Luke brings the first ever ATM to Wainwright, along with a planeload of cash. Erik races to deliver passengers and critical supplies before a spring storm shuts him down.

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  4. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 3 - Blow It Up
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Blow It Up

    S1:E3

    In a dangerous mission, pilot Doug Doherty flies along Russian airspace to transport volatile explosives to the island of St Lawrence. In Unk, Ben slams into a large bird mid-flight.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 7 - Deep Freeze
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Deep Freeze

    S1:E7

    A canine delivery to Iditarod champion Lance Mackey in Fairbanks.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 8 - Bush Brawl
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Bush Brawl

    S1:E8

    A dangerous frozen river landing leaves Jim and Ferno skating on thin ice, while Ariel's flying lessons end in disaster. The biggest snowstorm of the season hits, shutting down all of Western Alaska and leaving several Era pilots up in the air.

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  7. Flying Wild Alaska Season 3 Episode 8 - End of an Era
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #7 - End of an Era

    S3:E8

    In the series finale, after 30 years of running Era Alaska, Jim Tweto sets his eye on a new path. Doug loses all avionics while flying over the North Slope. Ariel comes face to face with the FAA in the last step of getting her pilot's license.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 10 - Goodbye Sun
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Goodbye Sun

    S1:E10

    The approaching winter darkness fuels a mass exodus from Unalakleet. In Barrow, a bootlegger attempts to smuggle in illegal liquor and Luke races to complete a daring rescue before the sun sets for two months straight.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 1 - Arctic Winds
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Arctic Winds

    S2:E1

    John Ponts fights heavy turbulence and angry passengers on a flight through the Nulato Hills. Jim and Ferno's leave the terminal in the hands of the pilots and Sarah's flight to rescue a villager lost in a storm turns into a battle for her own survival.

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  10. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 4 - Indian Summer
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Indian Summer

    S1:E4

    Unseasonably warm weather sends Jim up to the Brooks Range to look for potential landing strips. Ferno and Ariel prepare an Eskimo feast for returning pilot John Ponts and the week ends with an icy plunge into the Unalakleet River.

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  11. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 5 - Tundra Taxis
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Tundra Taxis

    S1:E5

    In Bethel, construction crews race to finish ERA's newest hanger before the unforgiving winter snows arrive. But when Jim flies in to inspect the progress, he is far from happy. In Unalakleet, fierce crosswinds blow John Ponts' tiny 207 all over the sky.

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  12. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 1 - Meet the Twetos
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Meet the Twetos

    S1:E1

    In the frigid Alaskan town of Unalakleet, the Tweto's and their family-run airline Era Alaska Aviation battle the arctic elements to transport supplies and passengers to some of the most non-accessible spots in North America.

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  13. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 6 - Greenhorn Ben
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Greenhorn Ben

    S1:E6

    Pilot Yuri Ivanoff trains in Bethel; Jim tries to do a river landing in Unalakleet.

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  14. Flying Wild Alaska Season 1 Episode 9 - Trick or Tweto
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Trick or Tweto

    S1:E9

    Halloween in Alaska brings vicious crosswinds that wreak havoc on Era's small planes. Ariel hopes to learn the family business in Unk, but a power blackout tests her abilities when she takes over as station manager.

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  15. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 2 - Tomorrow Island
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Tomorrow Island

    S2:E2

    Two pilots push their limits to land vital vaccines two miles from Russia on Alaska's most treacherous runway. In Unalakleet, Ariel Tweto takes to the skies once again and proves that she still has a lot to learn.

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  16. Flying Wild Alaska Season 3 Episode 2 - Solar Flare Danger
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Solar Flare Danger

    S3:E2

    Villagers in Wainright lose their water supply due to the Arctic cold. Solar flares leave Ponts and Ben in harm's way. In Unalakleet, a criminal is on the loose and the Tweto's are on edge.

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  17. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 4 - Era Alaska Rises Again
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Era Alaska Rises Again

    S2:E4

    After two months of darkness, the villages of Western Alaska are desperate for fresh supplies. Jim attempts a risky landing on a frozen river and Luke has problems getting his plane in the air. A pilot flies to the Russian border to deliver vaccines.

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  18. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 5 - Every Dog Has Its Day
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Every Dog Has Its Day

    S2:E5

    The Iditarod dog sled race brings big business to Era Alaska. Ferno, Ayla and Ariel Tweto run with the reindeer in Anchorage. A pilot battles malfunctioning trim control over the frozen Norton Sound and a tsunami warning threatens the entire West coast.

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  19. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 6 - Blizzard BBQ
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Blizzard BBQ

    S2:E6

    A late winter storm threatens to shut down Era Alaska's operations. Ben encounters dangerous icing conditions on his way to St. Michael. Lead pilot, Erik, resorts to drastic measures to get desperately needed medicine to a snowed in village.

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  20. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 7 - Guts and Glory
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Guts and Glory

    S2:E7

    A group of world-renowned rock climbers arrive in Unalakleet and Jim must fly them deep into the remote Brooks Range.

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  21. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 8 - Top of the World
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Top of the World

    S2:E8

    Jim searches for a group of missing mountain climbers lost somewhere in Alaska's Brooks Range.

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  22. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 9 - Breakup
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Breakup

    S2:E9

    Era Alaska provides aid to a village devastated by heavy flooding. Two pilots get lost in a sea of fog off the Russian coast while trying to deliver desperately needed ammunition. In Anchorage, Jim's prized Cessna 180 goes up in smoke.

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  23. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 10 - Cakes on a Plane
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Cakes on a Plane

    S2:E10

    Ponts' old skate crew arrives to build a skate park for local kids on Unk's newly paved roads. Ariel takes to the skies in a new plane with dangerous results and lead Pilot Erik Snuggerud battles heavy turbulence with a very special delivery.

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  24. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 11 - Prop, Drop & Ball
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Prop, Drop & Ball

    S2:E11

    Two pilots carry propane to a secluded fishing lodge; Luke wrestles with failing equipment over the tundra; Ponts challenges Ariel to execute a perfect landing.

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  25. Flying Wild Alaska Season 2 Episode 12 - New Wings Over Alaska
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - New Wings Over Alaska

    S2:E12

    Ariel looks for seagull eggs; Erik has a rough flight over a notorious runaway; Sarah takes her first flight in a 208.

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Best Episodes Summary

"One Flying Family" is the best rated episode of "Flying Wild Alaska". It scored 8.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/20/2012. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Life or Death".