Full Curl Aviation

Full Curl Aviation is a small, family owned air taxi based in Wasilla, Alaska, in the Mat Su Valley north of Anchorage. It holds a Part 135 certificate, is a licensed big game transporter, and runs as a single pilot operation. It flies a Piper Super Cub, on large bush wheels in summer and on skis in winter.

Each year from mid July to mid September, the company moves north to Alaska's North Slope and the Brooks Range, flying from a camp at Happy Valley along the Dalton Highway. From there it flies drop off trips into the surrounding tundra and mountains, where a Super Cub can land on gravel bars and short natural strips that larger aircraft cannot use.

Most of its customers are unguided caribou and Dall sheep hunters on do it yourself trips. The company also supports hikers, rafters and research groups, and offers off airport support for trips into remote country. Full curl is a term from sheep hunting, describing a ram whose horns have grown a full circle.

The company says it focuses on one to one service and tailors its support to each client's needs.