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Mar 28, 2008, 12:43 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by alphaeagle

I've done this flight a few times and always sat on the right. Unfortunately all I've seen is a bunch of boring snow capped mountains.

Also, 95% of the time when on approach into Anchorage, the right side has a good view of the city of Anchorage. You fly almost right of Aleyeska Ski Resort and head over the inlet before turning around and landing on runway 7L/R.

So I've never seen the left side, but the right side is not bad.

I don't know about the flight (from 30,000 feet, even the greatest scenery really doesn't look like much), but for the approach, I agree with alphaeagle.

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