Some day, the State of Alaska will get serious, and park de-ice carts inside the garages at State village runways with the snowplows, and give pilots the combo to the door. All the sleds and caravans will be freight only, and passengers will ride in PC-12s, King Airs and 1900s above MOCA altitude. But we’re not there yet. More white people have to die first. For now, it’s easier to blame the problem on “bush pilot syndrome” or “cowboy pilots”.