//SOD MISSION #7//280001ZMAY01

1. SITUATION:  DR. ELIJAH WINN, THE ONLY MEDICAL DOCTOR LIVING IN SUMMIT LAKE, ALASKA AREA HAS FALLEN ILL.  HE REQUIRES IMMEDIATE MEDICAL EVACUATION TO A HOSPITAL.  UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS THE ONLY PILOT IN THE AREA.  THEREFORE, THE CARDINAL HAS AGREED TO DISPATCH A BEAVER FLOAT PLANE WITH CREW TO SUMMIT LAKE WITH A MEDICAL TEAM TO EVACUATE THE DOCTOR.  THE WEATHER IS VERY BAD WITH RAIN, CEILINGS AT 1,800FT AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH EAST AT 10-12 KTS GUSTING TO 22 KTS.  THE SUMMIT LAKE ALTITUDE IS 1,400FT.  THEREFORE, LOW ALTITUDE FLYING WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET IN UNDER THE WEATHER.

2. MISSION:  FLY A MEDICAL TEAM TO SUMMIT LAKE IN ORDER TO EVACUATE DR WINN TO LAKE HOOD STRIP FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE.

3. EXECUTION:

A. OPERATIONS:

1. FLIGHTS WILL DEPART LAKE HOOD, ALASKA (Z41) WHICH IS A FLOAT PLANE BASE LOCATED NEAR ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PANC).

2. RECOMMENDED ROUTE IS TO PROCEED SOUTH UNTIL OVER THE INLET AND THEN HEAD EAST ON ROUGHLY 100 DEGREE HEADING FOR 19 NAUTICAL MILES.  AT THIS LOCATION YOU WILL FIND A VALLEY THAT RUNS ROUGHLY 160 DEGREES THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO SUMMIT LAKE.  THE DISTANCE FROM THE VALLEY ENTRANCE TO SUMMIT LAKE IS 15.7 MILES.

3.  BE ADVISED.  THE ELEVATION OF SUMMIT LAKE IS 1400FT.  MOUNTAIN PEAKS ARE OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.  NAVIGATIONAL AIDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO ASSIST DESCENT INTO OR OUT OF SUMMIT LAKE.  DO NOT ENTER CLOUDS.

4.  AFTER RECOVERY OF DR WINN, RETURN TO LAKE HOOD (Z41).

B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.

1.  AIRCRAFT TO BE FLOWN ARE THE C208 FLOAT OR THE DHC-2 BEAVER FLOAT PLANE.

2.  UPON LANDING AT SUMMIT LAKE, WATER TAXI TO THE DOCK ON THE NORTH SIDE.  IT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE C208 FLOAT PLANE OWNED BY THE DOCTOR.

3. PILOTS WILL FILE PIREP WITH THE ROUTE NUMBER SOD007.

4. SERVICE AND SUPPORT.

A. GENERAL SUPPORT.

1.  FUEL AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT LAKE HOOD (Z41).

2.  SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSETS ARE STANDING BY IF NEEDED.