Ken's Page Ken Petty
Animated helicopter

Winter/Summer 2000:
Ken has enjoyed being at OSK Heliport with a (for the most part) 2 week on / 2 week off schedule. He did some relief flying on fires this summer, but it was not a lot of time being gone - for the first time in years. He has been kept busy lately flying on his days off for Phillips Petroleum. We were able to get our deck project finished this summer. I will post more photos of our two year project, but it has been so worth it as this deck is huge and so pretty. Ken did such a beautiful job with the cedar railings and stairs. It is so lovely you just want to stand there and look at the gorgeous wood.

Summer 1999:
Ken received the news that he has been promoted to an IFR Captain and Lead Pilot at the OSK Heliport in Kenai!!!! He began his new assignment on June 1, 1999 and will have (most of the time) a 2 week on / 2 week off schedule. He will be doing fire relief on his 2 weeks off when needed, but that is always enjoyable for him. He can keep in touch with some of the great people he has met at BLM when on past fire contracts.

Ken's job will be flying the personnel and freight to the offshore oil & gas platforms in the Cook Inlet. This was one of Ken's early assignments with Era and he is glad to be back close to home and to once again see the wonderful friends and neighbors of Kenai.

Ken and Caleb - July 98

Winter 1999:
Ken was on a heliskiing contract in Valdez, Alaska for a second winter. He flew an Astar, which is a single engine aircraft that carries 6 passengers. His contract began on February 18, 1999 and went through May 15. The guide service he is flying for is H2O Guides and they have a web site: http://www.h2oguides.com/   There are pictures of Ken, the Chugach mountains, snow boarder and skiers. He had a great time even though the weather was not very good and there were extreme avalanche conditions at times. We highly recommend Dean Cummings and H2O Guides if you ever get to Valdez. They have skiing for all levels and experienced guides to assure your skiing is the best it can be, in addition to it being as safe as possible.

Heliskiing Photos
 

For God so loved the world  that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life.
  John 3:16
June 1998 - Carla Lake (Alaska) Fire:Photos
Here are some photos of the Carla Lake Fire which Ken was on in '98.

Ken and Caleb enjoying summer
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Here is another side of Ken I'll bet none of you knew before.
 

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