Flying Wild Alaska's Ariel Tweto talks Flying, Adventure & the Loss of Her Dad
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- In this highly personal interview, Ariel talks about flying, adventure, family, and the painful loss of her father. Jim Tweto.
Most of us know Ariel by watching the stories of her family’s flying business, facing the challenges of life in Unakleet Alaska on the reality TV show “Flying Wild Alaska”. Since then, Ariel has been in everything from feature films such as “Into America’s Wild” to lending her voice to the hit animated show “The Great North” alongside stars Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate and Will Forte. She is a TV personality, producer, pilot, adrenaline junkie, travel enthusiast, and wanderer/wonderer of the world.
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Flying Wild Alaska is still better than any current TV shows
Always a joy to see and hear Ariel. Miss seeing her on TV
She is a Real Ball of Fire!! 😍😍
Ariel Tweto is a Rock Star!!! She was a shining star on Wild Alaska. What a sweet and genuine person.
Loved her personality back then and still love it today! She's so adorable and fun! God bless Ariel, her family, and Dad.
R.I.P Jim Tweto 🪦.
Ariel - you brought the "sunshine" when you popped up in an episode, which is saying something considering how miserable the actual weather often was. You've given us a lot. I hope you have good people around you giving you what you need. You do your parents proud.
Ariel is such a joy. God bless you Arial!
There’s only one Ariel like her in existing !!!! So special in many ways !!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
So wonderful to see her. You were so sweet in how you handled such a delicate topic. I’ve always enjoyed watching her adventurous spirit.
What a special human being Ariel is. Thank you.
I felt and fully related to Ariel's grief and words here. My pilot dad passed away unexpectedly 15 years ago, and I can say for sure - she is on the right path - he is with her and yes that bond and relationship is growing all the while. The mold remaining is free... fully realizing who you are. Ariel you are doing all the right things - and as my dad always said - "this too shall pass." - and "make small corrections". Great and inspiring interview well done!
I left Bethel, AK just about the time Jim Tweto showed up and missed the chance to know them, but the West coast of Alaska is a special place I will always miss...
Wow, Haven't seen her in years but she's still that fun and smiling ball of happiness!
Ariel, I can tell you millions of us cried that day. All that watched the series could see how special he was. You was special on the series as well and we love and pray for you and your family.
Ariel she is such a great person a ray of sunshine ,all the very best for what ever she does you go girl
I lost track of Ariel and her adventures, so much to catch up on. So sorry for the loss of her Father. Love you Ariel, your energy and love for life is amazing, crazy is good! Don't ever change!
Great to see you again. I flew in Alaska back in the 70s. Never missed your show. Stay strong, your dad will always be with you.
Ariel . . . it was fun to see/hear all the updates from u on this recent interview. Your bubbly personality is a force of nature! I do recall your dad in one of the tv episodes (in his typical soft-spoken way) describing u as the "one who would be organizing and leading the parade." Still holds true - - good luck to u and your family, and take care!
Ariel!!!! I Love her heart of gold and her VIBE!!! Such a great family, and the show was amazing. I fly seaplanes in SouthEast Alaska.
Seeing Ariell again is amazing, her radient smile face and voice and personality would light up any room, I hope she returns more often to our screens, love you Ariell from the UK.
Ariel and her family should have a GOLD medal for being the FAMILY they are.I MISS YOUR SHOW.JIM WAS A GREAT PERSON.
Every year I would have a fishing trip to Alaska and the memories will be with me forever. Flying wild Alaska was not to be missed.
We used to fly into Quinhagak from Bethel with them. It was a long series of flights from UK and the last flight was always the best in that Caravan. The most memorable was to be flown out with a pilot called Arthur( can't remember his surname). I had seen him on the show as a trainee loading freight. And here he was qualified. He had some connection with Duncan and Sons who were our guides.
The return flight was really memorable. Going back downriver we ran into dense fog and we had to wait over 5 hours for it to clear. We could hear Arthur above us in the lifting fog. Then suddenly he appeared about 60 ft up to land on the road and rescue us.
Our flight from Bethel had long gone. The layover in Bethel was another memory.
I went to school to know that we all love her, and understand just what a great loss her father was period and we love you sweetheart❤
Thank you Ariel !!! You are such a great person.
I always enjoy seeing her! I bought all 3 seasons of Flying Wild Alaska as they came out. I really enjoyed that show. Hearing about Jim's accident was such a gut-punch. I remember stopping what I was doing and praying for Ferno and their 3 daughters. I'm glad Ariel is doing good.
I loved Flying Wild Alaska and never missed a show the whole family and crew were all great and Ariel was always so upbeat and fun. This video was a real treat. I'm also a private pilot.
Ariel gets her looks from her mother. Very an awesome beauty. Loved the interview..
Ariel & her sister had lunch at my restaurant in Olympia Washington. I was shocked when they walked in, they were so sweet, Bless you Ariel 💜💜💜
One word....awesome!!!!...she's my hero!!! All of our hero!!!👍👍👍❤
Yea!! Ariel is such a natural in front of the cameras with 110% personality and funny. She scared the heck out of me when she was getting her first pilot license on her TV show. I wanna see her flying a 747 next. (??)
Always good to see Ariel after watching her grow up on the show and to get to know her family. Great interview.
Wishing the very best to the Tweto family.😊
Great session with Ariel as she is such a genuine person - fun and funny! The aviation communities sweet-heart...the very best to her!
Ariel is such an amazing person I so enjoyed her appearances on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson they had a special connection she is so full of energy!!!
Haven't heard anything about Ariel in several years. Glad to see that she's still busy.
Great interview, It's great to see how Ariel is doing.
What a fantastic video! Ariel is just so down to earth! Anything she does will be great. Because of her Mom and Dad!
Ariel, I am an 85 year old who logged a few solo hours in a 140 while a high school student but then life happened and while I am still an aviation nut I never got the license. It will soon be three years since I lost my wife and best friend of 59 years and I still get choked up when talking about her and sometimes break down to my great embarrassment. Sharing your grief journey as you have really helped me to accept that I am not alone and that almost everyone has had to struggle with loss. Your take on the afterlife was refreshing and mind opening as well as comforting. You are so candid and up front about your feelings that I would bestow upon you my greatest compliment, "What you see is what you get." , no posturing, deceit or gaming but an exuberant, joyful person who is good to her very core. And why not, you were raised with the best role models imaginable.
Thank you & Ariel you so much remind me of my daughter,My Dad was..my best friend still the heart hurts..
💔 I love the love this family has, before, during and after their loss. Happens to us all eventually so ...keep the love alive!
So sorry for your loss! You are a strong young woman, and you are correct that family is the most important thing. I wish you nothing but the best of all you can achieve in life!
The Tweto family is a cool family. it breaks my heart to hear about the loss of Jim. I really have enjoyed watching Flying wild Alaska.
Loved Flying Wild Alaska and Ariel is so special and fun to see grow up and be a great,person!
My dad passed away from a violent crime. Over 30 years ago. Miss him never got to say goodbye.
Jim Tweto was a class act
Such a beautiful lady in just so many different ways. Best of luck Ariel good to see you again!
loved her on the show and sill loving.
What a neat person your dad! Glad to see your doing good too Ariel.
Ariel... I'm so very happy that I've come across the Interview with SocialFlight Live, with Jeff.... God Bless You, your Family, and your closeness to Nature. I kinda had a warm feeling in my heart, when you recalled the feeling of that Wave, embarrassing You. I grew up Surfing, and later fished Alaskan Waters, then worked a career in Law Enforcement. 🎉 ❤ Take Care,
Love you Ariel and I was the biggest fan of your dad I told my son the best bush pilot ever lived God Speed
I hope her family is doing well ~~~~~ Special Ariel. One of my bucket lists is to visit and fly around the place.
I love her energy
Great interview!
Wow I really miss that show and family ❤❤
She is like our daughter too. We cherished her like our own watching her growing up learning doing kids stuff.we feel like a bunch of daddy’s too.
We Love you and the whole family and will honor your father. Aerial, you have very large family out here. We ❤ you keep smiling we got your back.👍🌸☘️🌼🌺🌹💐🙏🏻😎👍
Amazing family. Thank you for sharing the interview. It was great to hear from her again.
I remember all of the episodes of you learning to fly. When I was a flight instructor, most of my students were high school students.
Wow! What a wonderful discussion! Great questions… Arial speaks for herself 😀. Awesome!
Still my favorite TV show
Ariel , still beautiful And an amazing person and personality . I never watched their show but I have repeatedly watched her on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
@Arial Love you guuuurl! - SO Much of Jim comes through. You will meet again!
Arial,love seeing you again.watch you and your family on tv for years of enjoyment.best wishes,stay safe and well.. miss you
An amazing lady.
Wow..I can't believe he's gone,he was the nicest guy...
Ariel looks all grown up now, beautyful as always.
Watched the series in Australia and admired the airmanship in conditions totally unlike here but clearly just as treacherous only in different ways to flying in New Guinea with similar terrain,no roads and weather changeability.
Watching Ariel learning to fly and all the dramas was gripping even if understated in terms of the risks, seeing her grow up along the way felt a bit like family, and so sad to hear of the loss of her dad.
Ariel, my condolences on your loss. We see you miss your dad a lot and that's really a good thing because he was so special to you. My father has be gone for 16 years and I can tell you the first year or two was the hardest. but even now I tear up thinking about him and how much of a great influence he was to our family. It's ok to cry, we all do. Say hi to your sisters and mom. Good to see you are moving forward.
Fantastic family
I just love her!
Flying Wild Alaska was my favorite show. What impressed me was the Tweto family work ethics. If a job needed to be completed, no one ran from the job. The father Jim was a terrific pilot and teacher. He would many times throw a flying rule out there and a couple days later flying in a Cessna I'd get it. I still remember those rules today.
She's a trip. Love it😊
Hey Ariel!! You’re terrific
Ariel, im a big fan, always loved you and your families aviation operation, when Jim crashed I stopped flying (other reasons involved). about to get my 170 out of the hangar and get back on the horse. much love sis!
Great interview
I Love Aerial and always have. especially after watching her and others going hunting for Sea Gull Eggs, and her silliness when she started to Fly. and she is still a Beautifuul Ariel. xoxo
Awe what a sweet sole!
Mr Tweto al all the Family are well respected in Panama 🇵🇦 and also will miss Jim. Despite of what you said about Nicaragua and Costa Rica there is a lot of similarity on what we do with planes. The only difference is our climate. We were followers of the Tweto family for a long time since your early fly lessons in the c150
so cool to see Ariel,please post links to follow her, thanks
Don't you just love her
I remember the times Ariel was on Craig Ferguson. I do hope they stay in touch.
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I MET HER ONCE AT WILDMANS IN COOPER LANDING 2017.
Yup, I agree that show was Awesome! I still kick myself in the rear end that I didn’t buy one of the Airline hats.
Really need chapters bro
Ariel, if you’re planning to be in Maine on the 10th, you should get your hands on plane and fly up to ME62 in the morning for our Wings For Wishes pancake breakfast and fly outs to benefit the Make a Wish foundation.
Both Ariel and that show were special. Now everyone can Fly Wild Alaska. With human eyesight quality 3D-VR (Pimax) and the application of AI to MSFS we all can own the whole world. In November the new MSFS2024 will contain the entire planet in 3D right down to rocks on the ground. MSFS chief Jorg Neumann says every bush trip will be ultra-realistic in 3D. Rocks, bushes, trees, twigs, weeds, flowers, animals., birds, water, everything.. I've visited Sue Aiken's place in MSFS VR, and it is really fun to land on that gravel strip. Now in the new highly and AI enhanced version it is going to knock people's socks off. They are even going to "TIN" elevation data which allows for tessellated ground shapes. All 3D bladed grass and weeds is a game changer. They are recreating the world's biomes and even row crops will all be 3D. Every helicopter pad in the world will be included and over 500.000 new tall elevated objects. Over 810 people in 31 different countries are now working on it. It is a BILLION dollar project. MS is not going to let the other FS competitors do what they did to them in 2020. AI and cloud delivery are here and they are not going away. They have 15+ million users, over a billion flights, and 75,000+ third party add-ons since 2020. You guys helped start it all. Pre-made bush flight plans are one of the most popular activities. And they have wheels, snow ski, and water ski landing options for most small airplanes. Snow can be added at will.
Awesome
Float planes? A nice endorsement to have (personally speaking).😊 I started my training in a Cessna 172 on floats, yeh, very performance limited. Finished my float training in a Cessna 182 on floats, night and day diffrerence in performance, great experience, then I transitioned to helicopters, another nice endorsement to have (personally speaking).😊
So, she only lived there during the filming……where does she live now and does the family still run that airline?
I heard the sad news about the owner of Titan Aircraft John Williams fatal crash after prop came apart on a Chevy powered T-51. I hope they figure out what happened with the prop. Always thought that airport they used was risky with all those trees around.
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There will be a new normal. It takes time ❤
Want to ask Ariel if she is “staying current “ ?
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Has she ever been to Oshkosh?😊😊
yes 2011
Please get out in the media more please
Greetings and best Wishes for Ariel from a 78 yo male from the Netherlands .😊😊 I hope she has been kissed finally, at 16 she had never been kissed😂😂😂
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