Flying Wild Alaska Explained

Runtime:Approx. 43 minutes
Creator:Discovery Channel
Country:United States
Location:Alaska, United States
Language:English
Network:Discovery Channel (2011–2012)
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:31

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 hub operations from Unalakleet. The show also features other segments from their bases in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Deadhorse, and other places.[1]

Cast

Tweto family

Others

The show also features other various pilots from cities all around Alaska.

Pamyua has provided background music for Flying Wild Alaska.

Episodes

Season 3 (2012)

Broadcast Airings

Repeats of the series air on the digital broadcast network Quest.

Death of Jim Tweto

On June 16, 2023 Jim Tweto was killed in a plane crash near Shaktoolik, along with passenger Shane Reynolds, a hunting and fishing guide.[15] The cause of the crash is still under investigation, the NTSB preliminary report stated that the plane impacted a tree during takeoff, however no conclusion about the final cause has yet been published.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Show : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03.
  2. Web site: Jim Tweto : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121126035636/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/flying-wild-alaska/bios/jim-tweto-bio.html . 2012-11-26 .
  3. News: Famed bush pilot Jim Tweto and Idaho guide die in Western Alaska plane crash . . June 17, 2023 . June 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230617104944/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2023/06/16/famed-bush-pilot-jim-tweto-and-idaho-passenger-reported-dead-in-western-alaska-plane-crash/ . June 17, 2023 . live.
  4. Web site: 'Flying Wild Alaska' star pilot Jim Tweto dies in plane crash at 68 . 2023-07-14 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  5. Web site: Ferno Tweto : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109132738/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/flying-wild-alaska/bios/ferno-tweto-bio.html . 2012-11-09 .
  6. Web site: ariel tweto (ariel) on Myspace . . 2013-03-03.
  7. Web site: Ariel Tweto. 24 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Ariel Tweto : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121120234853/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/flying-wild-alaska/bios/ariel-tweto-bio.html . 2012-11-20 .
  9. Web site: Ariel Tweto. 2023-02-16. IMDb. en-US.
  10. Web site: Best of Season Three. 2023-02-16. Discovery Go. https://web.archive.org/web/20230216211214/https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/flying-wild-alaska/videos/best-of-season-three.htm%257CChelsea. 2023-02-16. dead.
  11. Web site: Ayla Tweto : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201014412/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/flying-wild-alaska/bios/ayla-tweto-bio.html . 2012-12-01 .
  12. Web site: Bios : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-07-12 . 2013-03-03.
  13. Web site: Jared Cummings : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03.
  14. Web site: Sarah Fraher : Discovery Channel . Dsc.discovery.com . 2012-04-11 . 2013-03-03.
  15. Web site: MSN . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240102183113/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/discovery-channel-pilot-jim-tweto-dies-in-fatal-plane-crash-aged-68/ar-AA1cHx45 . 2024-01-02 . 2024-01-02 .
  16. Web site: 2023-06-23 . Aviation Investigation Preliminary Report . 2024-01-02 . NTSB.