Backcountry Pilot

Hey everyone, It's been a long time since I've been on here. I got busy with my job and forgot about the website :( Anyways I'm done with the training and qualified in the herc. I know it isn't exactly...

Hey everyone, Well this wasn't me but this take me back to flying at the Air Force's (Introductory Flight Screening) and I figured it was still worth sharing... by the way that place suuuuuucked. Kind...

Hiiiii, Anyone on here around Arkansas? I need to start getting in some civilian flying time. What's cool around the state to check out? I've done some camping up in the Ozarks which were great, would...

Holy smokes gorgeous! Making me homesick. Looked like an absolute blast!

Oh good ol KXNA. I did pilot training at Columbus Mississippi and I've done some flights up there for instrument approaches. The controllers weren't too bad. Although the guy seemed to be confused that...

Interesting thanks. Did not know about that.

What is LSA?

Is the prior load in your class a reserve guy? He is. Drew Dillon?

Hilarious! Keeping that one in my back pocket.

That's pretty cool. We have a prior load in our class. Going back to the C-5 out of Travis. Have you been flying the MAFFES sorties? You guys got hit hard this year with fires. The whole west did. I only...

Congrats on the assignment! The J model is an awesome plane and you'll love the mission. Without the Nav and the Eng you'll be busy as a co-pilot, and cockpit management is essential but you are gonna...

How often do you all use IFR? The Air Force has us fly IFR to the max extent possible and we are VFR very rarely... Usually only doing VR and SR low levels. I would assume landing in dirt would require...

Sorry about the double thread post, not sure why it did that...

Hey everyone, Our pilot class got our assignments last night. I'll be flying the C-130J at Little Rock AFB! I loved doing low levels and air drops during UPT so hercs were my first choice. Can't wait...

Hey everyone, Our pilot class got our assignments last night. I'll be flying the C-130J at Little Rock AFB! I loved doing low levels and air drops during UPT so hercs were my first choice. Can't wait...

Central/northern Idaho. Places like McCall, Stanley, Couer d' Alene, etc... Are great. Couer d'alene Idaho is at the top of the list.

Ha Ha! Easy. We talk someone else into going in there first. Gump Haha thought so

Hey everyone, Watching some awesome videos of off airfield landings and takeoffs got me thinking. I don't have any experience landing or taking off from sandbars, fields, clear cuts, etc... And having...

You guys are making me miss the Northwest!

Great to hear from a fellow vandal! Our football team... is not doing good... #-o