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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am currently trying to justify a helicopter ride to a glacier for dog sledding in Alaska. [/quote]
Dog sledding is a not-to-be-missed experience, but there are plenty of places you can access it without a copter. Helicopters are inherently dangerous. Any hint of unpredictable wind gusts or of humidity that could lead to fog, and you can crash so, so easily.
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Alaskan here.  I fly in helicopters and small planes every year for field work.  I have had several field seasons where I was in helicopters 7 days a week for months.  They are very dangerous and Alaska's weather and terrain are very unforgiving.  Google "temsco helicopters crash skagway" as just one example of just one company in just one town in Alaska.  Last year I lost 3 coworkers in a helicopter crash, pilot also lost.  The year before we lost a pilot in a crash.  It is not a joke and you don't have to trust my anecdotes, you can easily do your own research.
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I have also flown in many small planes and helicopters in Alaska, and I have lost multiple friends in airline crashes there. I only fly with people that the locals know and recommend.

I have done dog sledding, and it is awesome, but I wouldn't fly on a helicopter in Alaska booked through a cruise ship or such.  [/quote]

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