Good Day All!
I am posting to share a product that my business partner and I just introduced to the market.
It is called the Dragan Systems Pocket Winch.
https://backcountrypilot.org/images/originalphotos/206/3315/3082c86a3f0f97d9f83c8420.jpg
https://dragansystems.com/
As...
Looking to purchase a portable jump pack to bring along in my aircraft.
Of course there are 10,000 on the market, all with different strengths and weaknesses
Is anyone on this forum using one that...
Your old 170 and repaired by me, then crashed when the right wheel went into a hole adjacent to the Enumclaw airport has been rebuilt again. It’s in Medford having the finishing touches done. It was rebuilt in Northern California. Now has an o 360 220 horsepower engine. It looks great.
ScolopaxWay cool! Thanks for the info! I'd love to see some pictures. I had some amazing adventures in that plane. I put a thousand hours on it and took it to a lot of great places.
The "Elkhorn Fire" in Idaho has jumped the Salmon River and grown to 10000 acres.
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/idpaf-elkhorn-fire?fbclid=IwAR03OLJMOzDj4mJEup3NyO5YCznskl2ab-Vh9g4BeMmUyzxjsYS9k09eojM#
Unfortunately,...
It will be quite interesting to see how this is received by the market, and if there are any fantastic benefits resulting to the STOL performance of these aircraft.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VY2KTmeF6D4
In...
For most of my twenty something year long backcountry flying life, I've been focused on using my airplane to get to spectacular places to camp, fish, hunt, hike, bike, kayak, etc, and have managed to see...
The spinner doesn't match my plane. I will either paint to match, or strip the paint and polish.
Can anyone share their experience with the latter course of action?
I really like the way that a polished...
I am pretty excited to see what Vans comes up with for a backcountry offering.
https://www.vansaircraft.com/rv-15/
They design top notch kit planes and I hope that this lives up to the name.
I have flown in a several Cessnas lately (late model skywagons to be specific) that have considerably quieter cabins than mine.
This characteristic is highly desirable, as it reduces fatigue and makes...
Has anyone on here gotten a field approval to run a McCauley C203 on a O-470-50 engine?
The C58 and C66 are field approved, but not the C203, for some reason.
A whole lot of luck on display in this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzTmmLneXFo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2OlkmfMhhP_1BdK9DjMsLtqoMmRIsCbz_XzUwJVYyzvhKR5LgQsddDtr4
You can see both occupants...
Like me, I'm sure that many of you have dreamed, drooled or found one of your loves while perusing the classifieds in the thin-sheet yellow Trade a Plane papers. The end is near!
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/trade-a-plane-ceases-print-publication-converts-to-digital/
I've...