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21-750: The airport is named for former bush pilot Merlyn Carter , who was killed by a black bear in 2005. Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September. This article about an airport in the Northwest Territories is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bush flying Bush flying refers to aircraft operations carried out in the bush . Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain where there are often no prepared landing strips or runways, frequently necessitating that bush planes be equipped with abnormally large tires, floats, skis or any other equipment necessary for unpaved runway operation. It

42-572: A Canadian Myth (1980) and Bush Pilot - Into the Wild Blue Yonder (2000). Alaska 's first bush pilot was Carl Ben Eielson , a North Dakota farm boy of Scandinavian descent who flew during World War I . After the war, he moved to Alaska as a mathematics and science teacher in Fairbanks . However, he soon persuaded several citizens to help him acquire a Curtiss JN-4 , flying passengers to nearby settlements. He then asked

63-562: A building on the corner of a lot on 102nd Avenue and 101st Street. Its present location at 101st Street and 100th Avenue was established in 1921, and Alberta's first radio station, CJCA , began broadcasting from the building a year later. In 1937, the Journal came into conflict with Alberta Premier William Aberhart 's attempt to pass the Accurate News and Information Act requiring newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories

84-543: A price of CA$ 25. May and his brother Court May completed the necessary paperwork and raised the required capital to form May Airplanes Ltd. George Gorman, a pilot, and Peter Derbyshire, a mechanic, joined the first commercial bush operations in Canada. May then asked the publisher of the Edmonton Journal to fly copies of the paper to Wetaskiwin , 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Edmonton. He accepted and

105-565: Is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada. It is part of the Postmedia Network . The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta 's first newspaper, the 23-year-old Edmonton Bulletin . Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post , and established an editorial policy supporting

126-412: Is more suited to rough surfaces. The greater upward angle of the taildragger configuration gives the propeller more ground clearance allowing it to avoid striking the ground, which would cause damage. Most types can be equipped with wheels, skis or floats, to operate from dry ground, snow, ice and protected waterways. Some commonly seen bushplanes include: Edmonton Journal The Edmonton Journal

147-437: Is the only viable way of delivering people and supplies into more difficult to reach, remote locations. This term bush has been used since the 19th century to describe remote wilderness area beyond clearings and settlements hence bush flying denotes flight operations carried out in such remote regions. In Australia, in particular, bush refers to areas that might be called forest or wilderness in other countries. Bush flying

168-594: Is the primary and sometimes the only method of access across Northern Canada , Western Canada , Alaska , the Australian Outback and many other parts of the world. In Canada, the first real use of bush flying was for exploration and development, while in Alaska, transportation was the main purpose. Later, bush flying became important during rescue operations. Bush pilots are needed in rescue operations and are important for many different reasons. After

189-636: The Edmonton Sun began publishing in 1978. Around 2020, the Journal ceased being a daily newspaper when it stopped publishing Sunday issues. In 1982, government officials under the Combines Investigation Act entered and searched the paper's offices under the suspicion that Southam Newspapers was violating federal legislation by engaging in unfair trading and anti-competitive business practices. The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled

210-665: The Conservative Party against the Bulletin' s stance for the Liberal Party . In 1912, the Journal was sold to the Southam family . It remained under Southam ownership until 1996, when it was acquired by Hollinger International . The Journal was subsequently sold to Canwest in 2000, and finally came under its current ownership, Postmedia Network Inc. , in 2010. In 1905, The Journal began operating from

231-410: The postal operator for an airmail contract. The post office accepted the proposal and in 1924, Eielson received a de Havilland 4 that would be used to make eight mail runs to McGrath , 280 miles (450 km) away, before his contract was terminated after the third accident. Noel Wien made the first successful bush flight to Livengood, Alaska on 19 Aug. 1924. This flight demonstrated that

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252-595: The 1918 Armistice with Germany , Ellwood Wilson, a Canadian forester employed by the Laurentide Company in Quebec , realized that airplanes could be used to spot forest fires and to map forested areas. In early 1919, after Wilson discovered that the U.S. Navy was giving Canada several war-surplus Curtiss HS-2L flying boats, he asked to borrow two. He then hired Captain Stuart Graham to fly

273-781: The Alberta Youth Theatre Collective, and has partnerships with a number of arts organizations in Edmonton , including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Alberta Ballet Company . It also supports community events such as the Canspell National Spelling Bee . The Journal has also begun operating under a new commitment to digital media in addition to traditional print. The Edmonton Journal has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers

294-552: The first bush flights in Eastern Canada . In Western Canada , after Wilfrid May was discharged from the Royal Naval Air Service and moved to Edmonton , a Montreal businessman offered the city of Edmonton a Curtiss JN-4 after he found success in the city's real estate . Mayor Joe Clarke and city council accepted the gift, prompting May to ask to rent the plane. City council and May agreed to

315-554: The next day, Gorman and Derbyshire flew the newspapers along with 2 sacks of advertising circulars, following the rail line to the city, announcing the service to communities along the way. Bush flying in Canada is commemorated by the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario as well as two National Film Board of Canada documentary films, Bush Pilot: Reflections on

336-410: The planes. Graham and his engineer, Walter Kahre, then flew the first HS-2L to Lac-à-la-Tortue on 4 June 1919, arriving on 8 June 1919. The flight had covered 645 miles , the longest cross-country flight executed in Canada at the time. He then delivered the other HS-2L to Lac-à-la-Tortue. Equipped with the aircraft, the first bush flights occurred when fire patrol and aerial photography began in

357-480: The provincial cabinet deemed "inaccurate". After successfully fighting the law, the Journal became the first non-American newspaper to be honoured by the Pulitzer Prize committee, receiving a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the freedom of the press . After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left for a time as Edmonton's only remaining daily newspaper. The monopoly continued until

378-643: The search to be inconsistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms , a decision the Supreme Court of Canada upheld in Hunter v Southam Inc . Today, the Journal publishes six days a week, with regular sections including News (city, Canada, and world), Sports, Opinion, A&E, Life, and Business. The newspaper participated in the Critics and Awards Program for High School Students (Cappies), now called

399-477: The summer of 1919 in the St. Maurice River valley. Graham and Kahre continued this service for two more seasons, but it became so expensive that the Laurentide Company underwrote the operation. In response, it was split into a separate company called Laurentide Air Services Ltd. with Wilson as president and former Royal Naval Air Service instructor and barnstormer William Roy Maxwell as vice president. These were

420-412: The trip in support of mining operations could be made in under an hour, when the dog sled trail would take several days in winter. Wien made 34 flights that first summer in support of the approximately 250 men located at the camp, providing supplies and services. A woman by the name of Celia M. Hunter became one of the first to serve as a flight attendant for flights to both Nome , and Kotzebue in

441-639: The year 1947. These were the first tourist trips to be accomplished by flying in the Alaskan bush. Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain, necessitating bush planes to be equipped with tundra tires , floats , or skis . A bush plane should have good short take-off and landing capabilities. A typical bush plane will usually have high mounted wings on top of its fuselage to ensure adequate ground clearance from obstacles. They will normally have conventional "tail-dragger" landing gear as they offer lower drag and weight than tricycle landing gear , and

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