As we kick off Backcountry Flying month at General Aviation News, thank you to BackcountyPilot.org for finding this video gem. There’s a lot of backcountry flying happening all over the world. Enjoy. [vimeo 121031392 w=800 h=450] A look at flying in Suriname courtesy fontafilm and Blue Wing Airlines.
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Calling all backcountry pilots
It’s time again for our special focus on backcountry flying in the print issues of General Aviation News. We’re reaching out to backcountry pilots with a call for memories of your most memorable or notable backcountry flight. What makes it so noteworthy? Where was it? Who was with you? If you are a backcountry pilot, do […]
Carbon Cub Builder Assist program launches
YAKIMA, Wash. — Backcountry aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters has launched a new builders assist program for the Carbon Cub. The Carbon Cub FX Builder Assist immerses new owners in the construction of the aluminum, steel and composite parts that make up the Carbon Cub, allowing the customer to know their aircraft in the way only an aircraft builder can, […]
Video: Wyoming Ridge Top Landing Above the Clouds
Many aspire to flying in the backcountry. Few do. YouTuber RanchPilot is one who does. Better yet, he videos his flights and beautifully edits them in to masterpieces that are sure to get your blood pumping. https://youtu.be/LGTDCB-UDE4 In Wyoming Ridgetop Landing Above the Clouds, RanchPilot happens upon a landing site he’d have certainly missed if not […]
Video: 170s in the Wrangells
Prepare to be jealous. Very jealous. BackcountryPilot.org founder Zane Jacobson enjoyed a multi-day trip into the wilds of the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska. What’d he get all of us? A video. A very beautiful video (and story). https://vimeo.com/128831330 Want more of the story, there’s more at BackcountryPilot.org. Do go live vicariously through Zane.
Picture of the day: Peace and serenity
Dale Andersen sent in this photo, explaining: “My buddy and I took our Aeronca Champs out to the backcountry to enjoy the blooming of wild flowers. After we landed on this dirt road the peace and serenity was unbelievable. The only sounds were a Mellowlark speaking to the morning sun.”
Spuds and STOL Tips at SUN ‘n FUN
The Recreational Aviation Foundation will host its annual Potato Bake Thursday, April 23, at the RAF Fire Hub in the SUN ‘n FUN campground starting at 6:30 pm. This year the RAF will play host to BackcountryPilot.org contributor Patrick Romano to lead a backcountry safety seminar based on his popular STOL Tips series. Romano, a backcountry flight instructor, has […]
Aviation added to US Forest Service plan
Aviation has been included as a “legitimate mode of access” by the U.S. Forest Service. Officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) note that their lobbying efforts, through participation in USFS public comment sessions and attending meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee as observers, secured the documenting of aviation within the service’s Final Planning Directive (FSH […]
Video: Super Cub + Alaska
A look back at Super Cub flying in Alaska in 2014. Thank you HennyCub. If you can’t get enough backcountry Alaska flying videos you should subscribe to HennyCub‘s YouTube Channel.