In the summer of 2015 aviation writer William Walker, joined by fellow pilot Albert Finocchiaro, flew from coastal South Carolina to Fairbanks, Alaska, in Walker's 1956 tailwheel Cessna 172. Flying low and slow up through the American heartland, across Canada and along the famed 1,387-mile Alaska Highway and then back, the two pilots completed a 7,000-mile flying journey of discovery. Walker's detailed, daily flight notes form the heart of his book, Alaska Highway Flight Log. The book was written to provide in extended form, the details of a cross-continent journey that is at or near the top of most general aviation pilots' travel wish lists.
The Alaska Highway Flight Log began as a five-part series of articles in General Aviation News in 2016. Reader reaction to the series was highly favorable, leading to an expansion of the stories to a full-length book. Alaska Highway Flight Log is complete with detailed maps, an in-depth log, showing the individual legs of the trip and a collection of the best of more than 2,000 digital photos taken during the flying journey. "The trip to Alaska did not disappoint in anyway," Walker writes. "It is one of those ultimate journeys for aviators because it takes most of them completely out of their comfortable environments, not for just a four-hour stint or for four days, but for weeks or longer. We were in the air 74 hours, flying more than 7,000 miles. It was probably the longest flying trip I will ever undertake and perhaps the best I will ever fly, although I hope there is even better to come."
The Alaska Highway Flight Log began as a five-part series of articles in General Aviation News in 2016. Reader reaction to the series was highly favorable, leading to an expansion of the stories to a full-length book. Alaska Highway Flight Log is complete with detailed maps, an in-depth log, showing the individual legs of the trip and a collection of the best of more than 2,000 digital photos taken during the flying journey. "The trip to Alaska did not disappoint in anyway," Walker writes. "It is one of those ultimate journeys for aviators because it takes most of them completely out of their comfortable environments, not for just a four-hour stint or for four days, but for weeks or longer. We were in the air 74 hours, flying more than 7,000 miles. It was probably the longest flying trip I will ever undertake and perhaps the best I will ever fly, although I hope there is even better to come."
