In today’s interview with Gerd Mannsperger ( Owner/Operator of Alpine Aviation ), we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in the float plane flying business over his past 23 years of working in this essential service industry in the Yukon. His keen sense of balancing his work/life relationship with his partner Janet, permeates throughout our discussion, as he talks about the importance of growing a business without losing connection with the people, places, and relationships that allowed Alpine Aviation to grow to where it is today. His passion for flying and maintaining his air fleet still keeps him in the left seat of his aircraft, where he enjoys the adventure and scenery of the Yukon each and every day.
Taking the Beaver out for the winter and removing her floats 
Transporting climbers up to Mount Logan
Alpine Aviation float plane base is located on Beautiful Schwatka lake within walking distance from the city center of Whitehorse. It’s easily identifiable by a two-story shipping container building garnished by the beautiful yellow and red Cessna 206 float planes and the red Beaver floating at the dock. Details and pictures from today’s podcast, along with information on how to book a sightseeing tour, or remote wilderness drop off and pickup, can be found below.
Alpine Aviation Yukon Ltd.
P.O. Box 6 Pilots: Andrew Swenson
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5X9 Darryl Laliberte
Canada Gebhard Zürn
Gerd Mannsperger (Chief Pilot)
Phone: (867) 668-7725
Mobile (867) 333-9249
Email: alpineaviation@gmail.com
Janet Sanders (Office Manager)
Phone: (867) 668-7725
Mobile (867) 336-3996
Email: alpineaviation@gmail.com
Southern Lakes ice fields 
Bennet Lake 
Chilkoot Trail hiker pickup/day trip 
Atlin Lake 
Remote hiking drop off / pick up 
The best shore to fish from 
Shuttling canoes, gear and happy paddlers
Nahanni Range remote drop off 
Hootilinqua historic site 
Wolf lake lodge 
Calving glaciers 
Atlin Lake – Llewellyn Glacier
We start out pilot training young around here at Alpine Aviation
Yeah! Dad and I are going flying 
Andrew Swenson & co-pilot Ruger 
Take over Pop…I need a little rest
Canada Day 2020
I’m happy to go flying today 
Happy Canada Day everyone 
Co-pilot Dr. Keith Todd 
Yukon River near Whitehorse 
Riverdale and Whitehorse airport in the distance
I hope you enjoyed this podcast and webpage and I thank you for joining me as a “M.A.Y.L. carrier, as we deliver our amazing Yukon life stories to the outside world.
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Cheers
“Trapper Dan your Renaissance Man”
Daniel Halen