Backcountry Pilot

A Minnesota pilot is surprised to learn that the sudden asymmetric drag of an out-of-rig ski can nearly bring an aircraft down.

Working in some of the Yukon's most beautiful and remote environments, photographer Simon Blakesley captures aircraft in their element, set against the mountains, seasons, and light that define the North.

Upgrading to big tires can make a huge difference in backcountry performance, but with those gains come some trade-offs. What should an aircraft owner know going into it?

Conservationist, pilot, and NGO founder Jaime Dias uses his Cessna to protect and document wildlife in the challenging environment of the African bush.

Canadian pilot Matt Wall was tired of fighting for a spot on crowded road-access B.C. lakes. Today he's fully realized the utility of the float plane and the magic of family adventures to places few others can go.

In the northern reaches of Minnesota, where bush flying is as tough as Alaska minus the mountains, the long-heralded de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver has the full confidence of the US Forest Service for the task of working the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in a variety of missions.

A bush pilot's memoir of his adventures in the late 1960's and early 70's detail a career full of wild escapades, near misses, and mishaps in the vast tundra and waterways of the Canadian Arctic, complemented by magically rich film photography of aircraft, landscapes, and native culture.

An opportunity seized to try what many would call the ultimate 2-seat bushplane: the Aviat Husky A-1C on amphibs. This specimen bears the 500th anniversary set of Wipline 2100As to complement the impressive host of features on an aircraft that's come a long way from being considered a descendant of…