Originally Posted by
pdxasflyer
Interesting story dave1013. In your time with the FAA in Alaska, did you ever visit or work in Cold Bay (CDB)? I've been there once (many years ago) to visit a friend whose Dad worked out there for the FAA at the Flight Service Station (likely retired by now). Regardless, fascinating facility: a full length, lit runway that can accommodate 747 and other large heavy diversions. Cold Bay itself has just over 100 residents.
I got out to CDB several times. One visit I recall was that the FSS was leaking like a sieve because the wind and rain finally got to it. So we did a maintenance project that took care of most of it.
A couple years later we built new Government housing out there. This was a program we undertook at several locations (e.g., CDV; AKN) and it all begain when our regional director fell through the floor in one of the old Type 41 housing units at Cordova. The floor joists had rotted. Thankfully he was not injured. But he was pissed!