A famed bush pilot ... to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. There are an estimated six times as many pilots per capita and 16 times as many aircraft in Alaska compared ...

Experienced bush pilot and "Flying Wild Alaska" star Jim Tweto was killed in an aircraft accident near Shaktoolik, Alaska, on June 16. [Credit: Shutterstock] Experienced bush pilot and “Flying ...

Here's why they're essential. Bush pilots in Alaska are known for safely flying smaller aircraft in rugged, or "bush," terrain, regularly taking the place of things like school buses, ambulances ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian ... them on the makes and models parked or flying by. That said, a few aircraft designs so exceeded the norm that they ...

UNALAKLEET, Alaska (KTUU/Gray) - Alaska State Troopers have reported that Jim Tweto, a noted bush pilot and member ... but failing to gain elevation. The aircraft crashed, killing both the pilot ...