8.8/107 votesLoading...#1 - One Flying Family
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2012
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.
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8.5/109 votesLoading...#2 - Goodbye Sun
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2011
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.
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8.3/1019 votesLoading...#3 - Life or Death
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2011
Pilot Luke Hickerson transports dangerous chemicals to Atqasuk; Jim makes arrangements for the transportation of the first casualty of winter.
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8.3/1011 votesLoading...#4 - Deep Freeze
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2011
A canine delivery to Iditarod champion Lance Mackey in Fairbanks.
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8.3/1010 votesLoading...#5 - Bush Brawl
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2011
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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8.3/107 votesLoading...#6 - Money in the Sky
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2011
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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8.2/1013 votesLoading...#7 - Blow It Up
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2011
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.
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#8 - End of an Era
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2012
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.
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8.0/107 votesLoading...#9 - Arctic Winds
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2011
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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7.9/1013 votesLoading...#10 - Indian Summer
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2011
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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7.9/1011 votesLoading...#11 - Tundra Taxis
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2011
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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7.9/1012 votesLoading...#12 - Trick or Tweto
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2011
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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7.8/1016 votesLoading...#13 - Meet the Twetos
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2011
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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7.8/1011 votesLoading...#14 - Greenhorn Ben
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2011
Pilot Yuri Ivanoff trains in Bethel; Jim tries to do a river landing in Unalakleet.
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7.5/107 votesLoading...#15 - Tomorrow Island
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2011
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 - Solar Flare Danger
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2012
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 - Era Alaska Rises Again
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2011
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 - Every Dog Has Its Day
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2011
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 - Blizzard BBQ
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2011
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 - Guts and Glory
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2011
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 - Top of the World
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2011
Jim searches for a group of missing mountain climbers lost somewhere in Alaska's Brooks Range.
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#22 - Breakup
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/23/2011
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 - Cakes on a Plane
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/2011
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 - Prop, Drop & Ball
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2012
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 - New Wings Over Alaska
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2012
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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The Best Episodes of Flying Wild Alaska
Every episode of Flying Wild Alaska ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Flying Wild Alaska!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryDramaFamilyReality
Network:Discovery
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 N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/20/2012. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Goodbye Sun".