The Buttonville Flying Club COPA Flight 44

Geraldton kick off lunch

The Klondike tour kicked off with a lunch in Geraldton, then IFR to pickle lake and onto Churchill.

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100 miles south of churchill, the old Fort York trading post, a white beacon in a sea of blue and green.

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between fort york and churchill, the trees disappear, replaced by an endless bog...

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Checking the weather at the fully automated station.

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Walking around Churchill looking for polar bears.

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Cirrus GDET lands on sand bar 288nm from YellowKnife

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Cirrus GDET, piloted but Eric and Tim Harpell perform a precautionary landing (engine was losing oil) on a one mile long Sand bar on the Thelong River. Great job guys!
They were 250 nm from the nearest airport ( half way between baker lake and...

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Whale Watching in Churchill bay... 100's of whales!

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Group photo

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Making a deal at the Baker Lake art wholesale warehouse.

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Baker Lake fashion statement

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Spotted a barge on its way up to the inlet to Baker lake.