cockpit of USAF C-17, on the way to the ice from New Zealand
First good view of Antarctica from the C-17
inside the C-17. these things are HUGE. Lots of cargo back there that you can't see.
on the sea ice, disembarking.
A line of Deltas ready to give us a ride to McMurdo.
Inside the Delta.
View from McMurdo of sea ice runway and the mainland in the distance.
Snow!
No flying today!
Gonzo preparing for a survey flight inside our DC-3.
The "Jamesway" at the sea ice runway where we had a little shop set up.
'nuff said.
Jamin working on some cables.
Greg working on a new radar.
Duncan expressing his passion for aerogeophysics.
My desk. Finn's excellent drawing above!
Our survey aircraft, "JKB" - a 1942 DC-3 (actually C-47) converted to modern turbine engines and a host of other upgrades by Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh, WI.
Gonzo
The first room I stayed in. Top bunk.
Our chief pilot Ray Cameron.
Clear day, Transantarctic Mountains in the distance.
Greg in JKB
The tail boom houses the magnetometer.
A couple other DC-3's on the "tarmac."
The coffee house, doubling as the wine bar at night. One of the oldest buildings in McMurdo.
Don being interviewed by the BBC.
Unloading empty fuel drums from MKB.
Mt. Erebus, lenticular clouds and our plane up high.
JKB with McMurdo in the background
John the BBC cameraman getting some pre-flight training from Jamin and Dusty.
The laser altimeter port on the bottom of JKB.
What a purty sight.
Jamin, I think...
Dusty on the way into town after a loooong survey flight. It's about midnight here.
Thanksgiving treats!
Parking the 'ol girl.
Over the ice sheet. These radar antennas (visible under wing) have flown over much of Antartica on an LC-130 in the 1970's, then a Twin Otter in the 90's and early 2000's, and now on the oldest and most versatile aircraft yet!
In-flight snacks.
Beacon Valley, about the nearest thing to Mars on Earth. There's old ice under that rocky surface layer.
BBC camera mounted on an A-Star for in-flight filming of our airplane.
nuthin' but white.
in-flight surgery.
Over Byrd Glacier, one of the largest and most heavily crevassed glaciers in the world. We managed to sound it this time!
room with a view
Mt. Discovery, late at night.
McMurdo Station
Ah yes, the lovely Mactown.
Air-to-air filming action... they are about 300 feet off the wing. maybe.
that's more like it.
Dean maneuvering us over Ferrar Glacier during the air-to-air filming.
Dry Valleys
Taylor Glacier
Discovery Hut, built during Scott's first expedition to Antarctica in 1911. There are still boxes of food and dead seals in there.
Jamin loves the new color of Frosty Boy!
zzzz
ZZZZZZ
stretch!
ahhh, that's better.
hey little dude!
here i come.
not meant for getting around on the surface!
JKB and Mt. Erebus (BBC photo)
JKB and ice falls (BBC photo)
JKB over the sea ice (BBC photo)
JKB flying over Ferrar Glacier (BBC photo)
