Backcountry Pilot

Looks like it was a Grumman AA5 Traveler https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/530301

Accident occurred on 4/30/22. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...d-in-montana-crash-of-airplane-built-from-kit http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/04/fatal-accident-occurred-april-30-2022.html One...

Anyone ever flown a Rallye? The gear doesn't look strong enough for rough fields but probably works well for those nice European smooth grass strips. I think I've only ever seen one and that was probably...

Has anyone been into 66S, Cavanaugh Bay yet this spring? I'm wondering if it has dried out enough for a ChickenHawk with little tires.

Do any of these units have the provision to setup "SmartBeaconing" and "CornerPegging" or something similar? http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=SmartBeaconing They were both developed by Amateur Radio...

This is a cool unit. http://www.yellowbrick-tracking.com/?page_id=1523 Tracking and texting in one unit using Iridium.

The last two guys to let go almost got whacked by the tail! I wonder what the relative wind speed was on the deck of the ship.

Any idea what the ridge elevation wind speeds were? I always get a kick about guys living on the prairie going flying when the wind is blowing 30-40kts. Ridge top wind speeds of 30+ knots can make things...

PeteO, I'm interested in the radio dongle project you guys are working on. Are you guys documenting any of this on a blog or website somewhere? What OS is the open source software available for? ...

This is why I turn my transponder on when flying in the back country. Hoping that they don't rear end me! I've seen F-16's, a C-141 and a P-3 all flying low level in my area. The F-16's and the C-141...

Looks like German registration D-HCLA visible on the tail boom @ 1:37 in the video.

One Giant Leap for Unmanned-kind July 26– The Federal Aviation Administration has issued restricted category type certificates to a pair of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a milestone that will lead...