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Ariel Goes Solo

Ariel Tweto is on a mission to earn her tails and is flying solo for the first time. However, on approach for her final landing of the solo test, she gets caught up in some fierce cross winds.

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  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Best of Season Two
    10 Clips Playlist Best of Season Two

    Flying Wild Alaska (19:25)

    Check out the best video from season 2 of Flying Wild Alaska!
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: One Flying Family
    3 Clips Playlist One Flying Family

    Flying Wild Alaska (06:52)

    Wildfires rage across the state and Era Alaska must ferry fire crews to combat the blazes. Ponts has to navigate the deadly Merrill pass on his first training flight and Ariel braves the treacherous Alaskan skies on her own for the very first time.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Guts and Glory
    3 Clips Playlist Guts and Glory

    Flying Wild Alaska (05:56)

    A group of world-renowned rock climbers arrive in Unalakleet and Jim must fly them deep into the remote Brooks Range.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Best Ariel Videos
    10 Clips Playlist Ariel Favorites

    Flying Wild Alaska (06:58)

    Watch Ariel Tweto's best stuff, including having fun, life with family and learning to fly.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Ariel Goes Solo
    Ariel Goes Solo

    Flying Wild Alaska (02:01)

    Ariel Tweto is on a mission to earn her tails and is flying solo for the first time. However, on approach for her final landing of the solo test, she gets caught up in some fierce cross winds.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Fire Season
    Fire Season

    Flying Wild Alaska (02:33)

    The Era Alaska crew begins to prep their planes to help battle dangerous Alaskan wild fires.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Air Marshall Ariel
    Air Marshall Ariel

    Flying Wild Alaska (02:08)

    Jim's daughter Ariel Tweto loves her ground crew duties but she's got a lot to learn before she gets her wings.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Ariel Extras - Style In Alaska
    Ariel Extras - Style In Alaska

    Flying Wild Alaska (00:34)

    When you live in Alaska, staying warm during the winter is much more important than style.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Merrill Pass
    Merrill Pass

    Flying Wild Alaska (02:18)

    Jon Ponts sets out to learn how to fly a new aircraft but finds training to be tougher than expected when he has to navigate the deadly Merrill pass.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Tight Fit
    Tight Fit

    Flying Wild Alaska (01:25)

    In Barrow, pilot Luck Hickerson struggles to fit four planes in a hangar designed to only fit three.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Ariel Extras: State Bird
    Ariel Extras: State Bird

    Flying Wild Alaska (00:38)

    Could you imagine having to deal with mosquitos all around your head every day? Ariel jokes about why Alaska's state bird should be the mosquito.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Ariel Extras: Pilot Call Sign
    Ariel Extras: Pilot Call Sign

    Flying Wild Alaska (00:20)

    Ariel comes up with a possible call sign she could use - this one inspired by a nickname her mother uses for her daughter.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Ariel Extras - Ideal Destination
    Ariel Extras - Ideal...

    Flying Wild Alaska (00:37)

    If you could fly anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ariel tells us about her ideal destination.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Rough Patch
    Rough Patch

    Flying Wild Alaska (01:41)

    Jim Tweto is in route to drop off canisters of fuel for one of his most valued clients, but an icy landing strip is standing between him and safety.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Surprise Invitation
    Surprise Invitation

    Flying Wild Alaska (01:52)

    Ariel Tweto receives a surprise invitation from her cousin to go crabbing on the frozen Bering Sea. Then, Ariel impresses her father on a small task he had assigned to her.
  • Play Flying Wild Alaska: Ariel Extras - Craziest Food Eaten
    Ariel Extras - Craziest Food...

    Flying Wild Alaska (00:33)

    Do you think you have eaten crazy food items before? Chances are, Ariel has eaten much worse!
 

Meet the unconventional family that rules Alaska's most dangerous skies in FLYING WILD ALASKA. Operating their family-run airline, Era Alaska, the Tweto family battles unforgiving Alaska weather and terrain to transport life’s necessities to one of the most remote and extreme regions of America.

 
 

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