Leg 6: Iqualuit, Canada to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
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We’re definitely in the Great White North - the weather and terrain is challenging. At one point in the flight, we were getting pushed back by winds aloft that we were barely making forward speed. 490 nm, just about 4 hours with some weather deviations and tough quartering headwinds.
Departing Iqualuit - we pass a bunch of jets on the ramp also making the transit - they’ll have an easier time than us, that’s for certain!
Immediately in the soup - we slowly make our way up to 12,000 - even with a powerful TD engine up front:
Gorgeous but desolate views - if it’s not rocky tundra beneath, it’s the cold waters of the Arctic:
After several (thankfully uneventful) hours - we make landfall in Greenland! Surprise - it’s not Green. 
Racing the late setting sun, we begin our descent back through the clouds (slowly! - safe clearance in parts of the terrain range from 9,500 to 4,600 AGL) and head up the fjord leading to BGSF:
Kangerlussuaq only has an NDB and a single Localizer, aligned with the fjord - we take the beam ride down safely before darkness sets in:
