Become a content contributor

Backcountrypilot.org features the writing, photos, and videos of many community members, who are responsible for making everything you see here as exciting, entertaining, and educational as it is. It's a lot of work, but thanks to certain individuals who have taken the time to commit their stories, knowledge, and experiences to text, everyone benefits. We have some of the most interesting and adventurous pilots on the entire Internet, and I am constantly amazed at the proof I see posted.

How to get started? It's an easy process:

Step 1: Idea

You form an idea for some article, whether a story or knowledge or both. Email us to see if it's a good fit.

Step 2: Development

We talk about some ways to formulate your article, and build an outline to roughly structure it.

Step 3: Build it

You fill in the details of your outline, whether writing the story or connecting the dots of a how-to. Select or shoot photos. We review and edit if necessary. Then publish and share.

If you're interested in sharing something for public consumption, there are a number of ways. The best way is to tell the story you want to tell, whatever you're enthusiastic about, as long as it's somewhat related to backcountry flying or bush planes. We only ask that you put in an honest good effort and strive to create something worthy of magazine publishing. As always, an editor will assist with proofreading and formatting.

What are some content examples?

Here are some examples of the types of content you can contribute:

  • Trip reports. These are the easiest. Tell the story and share what a particular adventure meant to you.
  • Ever had a profound revelation about how things are done in aviation, particularly in this corner of GA?
  • Used your airplane to go on an epic hunt?
  • Have tales from the old days that would get you thrown in the slammer today? Statute of limitations!
  • Have a live-to-tell tale that you think would help other pilots? No one wants to expose themselves to ridicule or the FAA; we can protect your anonymity.
  • Working on or have completed a bush plane project that would inspire backcountry pilots?
  • Are you knowledgable in a technique, whether flying or mechanical, that would fit into our knowledge base? Rebuild a tailwheel or troubleshoot a problem in detail.
  • Have a modification you'd like to write a how-to article for?
  • Interested in testing some product or technology from this industry to write a review? We can try to secure some demo stuff.

Compensation

This will vary depending on the scale of the effort.

Email [email protected] with your idea or completed article.