Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alaska Wing Men


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The result was keep. ✗ plicit  03:37, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Alaska Wing Men

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Prod declined in 2018. Prodder at the time could find nothing beyond a single article in the Anchorage paper, and I fared no better. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:53, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:53, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Mild Keep It has a small mention in a TV Guide article about shows filmed in Alaska, with the newspaper, I think it just meets notability. Oaktree b (talk) 01:31, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Aviation and Alaska. –LaundryPizza03 ( d  c̄ ) 02:21, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes: "The National Geographic show "Alaska Wing Men" is in its second season now, and features the 24-year-old Kiana pilot, along with a number of other wing men from around the state. Staheli is the only female pilot featured this season, making her place in a field historically dominated by men. ... In fact, when National Geographic first approached the Staheli family about featuring their air taxi service in the show, Staheli's dad gave them a big negative. ... The show was filmed last March and part of last summer, and is currently airing on the National Geographic channel."  The article provides 223 words of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "The skies above Alaska are the most dangerous in the US. In this reality series we meet the brave men (no women) who fly there. Meet Keller, Don, Jay and Drake -- the Alaska wing men. ... The plots and adventures here are nothing to write home about, but the scenery is awesome. Wing Men won't be everybody's cup of cocoa, but if you've ever wondered what Alaska is really like beyond the brochures, this is a great place to start." <li> The article notes: "Count Kiana resident Zaz Staheli as one of them. She is the only part-Alaska Native and only female on National Geographic’s "Alaska Wing Men," a show that chronicles the lives and experiences of Alaska bush pilots. Three of the show’s 10 first-season episodes have aired. "Alaska Wing Men" focuses on the men and women who fly the planes, similar to the Discovery Channel’s "Flying Wild Alaska," which depicts the Tweto family operating its air service out of Unalakleet. However, "Alaska Wing Men" features a handful of pilots from different companies that navigate air space across the state."</li> <li> The article provides 127 words of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Elsewhere, other pilots face tricky landings on water and snow as they drop off hunters and skiers. Worth a look."</li> <li> The article notes: "This series about Alaskan aviation begins in the most ominous tone: ..."</li> <li> The article notes: "For the Alaska Wing Men, unpredictable weather and difficult terrain can turn even the most ordinary flights into a battle for survival. But once in a while, the skies clear and a secret mission comes along that is more fun than dangerous. That's the case in the new episode "Ski Chopper Daredevils."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Alaska Wing Men'' to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 07:39, 16 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Keep in view of significant coverage in multiple reliable sources such as The Australian and Anchorage Daily News identified above so that WP:GNG is passed and deletion is unnecessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 09:52, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep based on sources listed above, at the very least it pass WP:GNG. Donald D23   talk to me  14:32, 21 May 2022 (UTC)


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