Multi achievement

Pirate Gold Of Adak Island

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Adak is the westernmost city in the United States and the Southernmost in Alaska, located in the Andreanof Island Archipelago in the Aleutian National Maritime Wildlife Refuge. The city has a resident population of approximately 120 residents, with 40-100 transients or other visitors on the island at any given time.

Adak Island is approximately 1,200 nautical miles southwest of Anchorage and is accessible commercially only by air.

Alaska Airlines makes two flights a week to the island from Anchorage (PANC), the majority of the Adak's visitors come for caribou hunting or birding.

In 1892, a Pirate named Gregory Dwargstaf hid gold coins worth $365 million dollars in 150 food and milk tin cans, on the island of Adak. He was running away from US goverment officials and found the secluded island to be the best place to hide his treasure; unfortunately for him though, he died before he could come back to get it.

During World War II, the island was used as a base by America to attack Japan. During the construction of the base in 1943, a worker found a tin can with gold coins from the 1880s-90s which was worth thousands of dollars. Later on, in 1959, another can with $2.5 million dollars worth of gold was found by a Seabee while constructing drainage.

After the war was over, approximately 6,000 American military men who served on Adak during World War II recalled Adak's cold, foggy, windy weather; mud; Quonset huts; few women and no trees; and a volcano that from time to time would issue puffs of smoke and that fresh food was a rarity.

Adak Naval Air Station continued to be a military base during the Cold War but was designated a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) site in 1995 and closed in March 1997.

Shortly after, the town of Adak was incorporated at the site of the former base. Down from a peak population of 6,000, the island recorded a 2010 census population of 326 residents, all in the city of Adak, in the northern part of the island. In 1980, the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge was created and much of Adak Island lies within its boundaries.

This achievement is heavily influenced by a recent Netflix Documentary. - Not seen it on Netflix? I'd recommend you watch the trailer on YouTube to help you get in the mood and explains more about the Island's history and the Pirate Treasure.

This achievement will see you fly a group of treasure-hunting fanatics along with their hi-tech precious metal (gold) finding equipment for a week to help the Mayor of Adak find the lost Pirate Treasure which would ultimately contribute to the rejuvenation of Adak, you'll then need to fly your group back home from this remote island!

Criteria

In order to obtain this multi-achievement you must complete each of the following achievements.

Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
12OCT25 2029Z PADK PASY Hendrik Boeing 737-700 (B737) -105 ft/m 351 nm 01:04 View
10OCT25 1917Z PADK PANC PVPilot Boeing 737-700 (B737) -187 ft/m 1222 nm 03:29 View
10OCT25 1912Z PADK PANC Jack MB Boeing 737-900 (B739) -153 ft/m 1450 nm 03:37 View
24SEP25 2313Z PADK PASY VAF155 Alberto Boeing 737-700 (B737) -213 ft/m 368 nm 01:11 View
15SEP25 1655Z PADU PADK PAPA974 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -28 ft/m 413 nm 01:06 View
14SEP25 2150Z PADK PANC Mark S Lockheed Constellation (CONI) -61 ft/m 1057 nm 03:35 View
02SEP25 0834Z PADK PACD GILOU-69 (en) Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -710 ft/m 580 nm 01:23 View
16AUG25 0723Z PASY PADK SoCalJerry Aveko VL-3 (VL3) -34 ft/m 398 nm 00:59 View
07AUG25 2039Z PADK PACD Christian Vignery Embraer E170 JetBlue -253 ft/m 571 nm 01:41 View
04AUG25 0347Z PADK PANC IronClaw737 Cessna Citation X (C750) -201 ft/m 1109 nm 02:35 View
23JUL25 0639Z PADK PACD Herve R Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -518 ft/m 588 nm 01:22 View
12JUL25 2017Z PADK PADU Almir Almeida Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -288 ft/m 433 nm 01:07 View
10JUL25 1244Z PADK PACD Le Fou Volant Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -135 ft/m 597 nm 01:28 View
05JUL25 2056Z PADK PADU Smax311 Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -146 ft/m 399 nm 02:10 View
29JUN25 1757Z PADK PANC Zeta.garamvolgyi Boeing 747-8 (B748) -426 ft/m 1106 nm 02:32 View
23JUN25 2101Z PADK PACD Robin596280 Airbus A320 (A320) -583 ft/m 576 nm 01:50 View
08JUN25 2304Z PADK PAOM Krupke77 Airbus A318 (A318) -77 ft/m 940 nm 02:19 View
08JUN25 1001Z PADK PAUA Breizhair Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -153 ft/m 384 nm 01:26 View
27APR25 2155Z PADK UHPP 19mw84 Beech 58TC/Pressurized Baron (B58T) -175 ft/m 922 nm 04:36 View
25APR25 1914Z PADK PANC Ron Batchelor Embraer ERJ-190 (E190) -92 ft/m 1078 nm 02:19 View