Whether you’ve visited Alaska in the past or never set foot there before, early autumn is the perfect time to visit America’s last frontier. Alaska boasts 663,000 square miles of forest, tundra, and rivers, and an abundance of natural beauty is everywhere. The state of Alaska is chock-full of opportunities for adventures you simply cannot experience anywhere else in the world. It’s big, wild, incredibly beautiful, and breathtaking in the fall.
Why visit Alaska now?
Here are some compelling reasons to point your compass to Alaska in September and early October:
- The weather is pleasant. Summer’s heat has passed (along with the mosquitoes), and winter’s chill has yet to settle in.
- The plants and trees are blooming, and wildlife is active.
- The daylight hours are still fairly long, so you can make the most of the days you spend there.
- Aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights, is very active during the equinox — September is one of the best times to experience this phenomenon.
- The summer crowds are gone. Plenty of hotels, lodges, and campsites are available, so you can opt to rough it in a tent or savor the comfort of a fine hotel.
Must-sees
Some places you don’t want to miss on your Alaska visit include
- Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula — Home of fantastic dining and shopping options plus the Anchorage Museum. The Kenai Fjords National Park is home to sea mammals, thousands of nesting birds, and tidewater glaciers which are best seen from a boat.
- Juneau — Experience wildlife watching along the Gastineau Channel, the Alaska State Museum, the Mendenhall Glacier, and more.
- Haines — Witness heart-stopping geography and architectural charm. Stay in the Hotel Halsingland, once Fort Seward’s officers’ quarters and now a rambling hotel with a superb restaurant. In the fall, the Chilkat River hosts some of the largest concentrations of bald eagles in North America — some 4,000 birds!
- Denali National Park and Preserve — The park is home to Mount McKinley (20,237 feet, the tallest peak in North America).
For private jet owners, the recommended travel method is to fly into Anchorage or Fairbanks, although there are several airstrips in small towns near Denali National Park. Once you’re on the ground, you can rent a car to explore the state or take the Alaska Railroad to enjoy the gorgeous scenery.
If you have never traveled to Alaska before, now is the perfect time to go. Embrace the spirit of adventure, and enjoy a trip you will never forget!
Contact L & L International if you need assistance in purchasing or selling a private jet. You can reach our sales specialists today at sales@L-Lint.com, call us any time at +1.305.754.3313, or visit us online.
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Thirteen years ago, the tragedy of September 11, 2001, took the lives of nearly 3,000 people and caused a wave of consequences throughout our nation and the world. Now, we honor September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance, a nationwide movement of charitable service in remembrance of the 9/11 victims, the survivors, and their families. On the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Americans unite in service the same way that so many came together to help on that tragic day.
Jet owners and pilots who want to commemorate the day through service have several unique options for doing so. Here’s a look at three ways you can put your jet into service for a worthwhile cause.
Flying for Air Charity Network
Many people around the world lack convenient access to quality medical care, medicines, and treatment. Often, those who have health problems and live in remote areas also lack the funds to travel to places where they can receive the needed treatment. To help address these problems, nonprofit organization Air Charity Network facilitates access to health care for needy people by coordinating free air transportation on private aircraft.
Through Air Charity Network, jet owners and volunteer pilots fly people with health problems long distances to and from the medical facilities where they can receive the treatment they need. For example, Air Charity Network carries cancer patients for chemotherapy, people with kidney problems to dialysis or surgical transplants, and children to and from hospitals to receive treatment for life-threatening illnesses.
Delivering hope with Sky Hope Network
Sky Hope Network‘s mission is to engage the dynamic business aviation network to solve critical problems in emergency and urgent situations. For disaster relief, the organization coordinates bizav flights to deliver supplies, volunteers, and medical teams and also coordinates rescues of the critically injured.
Sky Hope Network also synchronizes flight requests for urgent situations where some lead time is available — for example, an urgent flight request for a young father battling cancer who needs a stem cell treatment in Panama City while he lives in Atlanta.
Lending your jet to Angel Flight West
The all-volunteer organization Angel Flight West arranges free non-emergency air travel for those who have serious medical conditions and other critical needs. This organization relies on the donation of aircraft, pilot skills, time, and flying costs to help individuals and families in need get the help that would otherwise be inaccessible to them. You can lend your jet or an empty return flight to Angel Flight West and help someone in need.
You can find more ways to use your private jet to give back to the community in this post. While honoring this year’s National Day of Service and Remembrance, consider using your private jet to assist Americans and others in need across the world and change the story September 11 left behind.
Contact L & L International if you need assistance in purchasing or selling a private jet. You can reach our sales specialists today at sales@L-Lint.com, call us any time at +1.305.754.3313, or visit us online.
The U.S. uses 21 billion gallons of aviation fuel each year. Up in the air, nothing but liquid fuel will work. There is simply no electricity, battery, or compressed natural gas that works as well at flight altitudes. But as we reported last year, biofuels offer an alternative to standard jet fuel that could help reduce bizav’s carbon footprint.
Biofuels derived from organic sources, such as plants and algae, are expected to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 80% over standard petroleum-based fuels — and sooner than we might expect. New developments have made progress over the past year from three unique, and unexpected, sources.
Corn
Not entirely new in the biofuel market, corn is broken into starch, then sugar, and then converted to ethanol. The process has been used to create fuel for automobiles, and it continues to be refined so the percentage of ethanol extracted is exceptionally high.
Although corn continues to show promise of being a viable renewable fuel, it is not without controversy. Some worry that large-scale growth of corn for biofuel could affect the prices of food and animal feed. In response, some innovators are looking toward crops that are not tied to the global food supply.
Agave
Long recognized as a sugar alternative and a crop from which tequila is made, agave has some advantages over corn and sugar cane that may boost its development as a renewable fuel. In fact, Byogy Renewables has formed a strategic partnership with AusAgave Australia to develop low-cost sugars that are ideal for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
Agave’s advantages over other plant-based sugar sources include low water demand, low environmental impact, and low consumer demand. AusAgave has pushed agave yields a long way and has succeeded in producing more substantial biomass per acre than sugarcane, with twice the sugar content.
Tobacco
Boeing recently partnered with South African Airways (SAA) to make jet fuel from nicotine-free tobacco plants. The hybrid tobacco plant is called Solaris and will be produced by alternative jet fuel maker SkyNRG, which currently supplies biofuel to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for flights between New York and Amsterdam.
Test farming is currently underway in South Africa, and Boeing and SAA expect fuel production to begin in the next few years. The hybrid tobacco could result in a two-for-one win, as existing South Africa farms that currently lie idle as a result of the decline of tobacco consumption could become profitable again. SAA’s participation guarantees a ready and waiting customer for the tobacco jet fuel, which is an attractive feature for the business model.
With so many exciting major projects underway, the aviation industry is closer than ever to finding a sustainable fuel source. These efforts could curtail the airline industry’s carbon emissions — which account for 2% of the global emissions today — and make a big difference in air quality.
Contact L & L International if you need assistance in purchasing or selling a private jet. You can reach our sales specialists today at sales@L-Lint.com, call us any time at +1.305.754.3313, or visit us online.
