Featured Bush Planes
Profiles of best-of-breed backcountry aircraft
By
Mark Twombly
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August 23, 2021
Water Dog – The Amphibious Aviat Husky A-1C
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…
By
Zane Jacobson
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August 01, 2018
The Bull Moose by MooseMods
Ray Watson's "Bull Moose"— a very forward-thinking LS3-powered Murphy Moose kit build— has gained fawning interest and spawned its own company specializing in Moose-specific modifications.
By
John Nielsen
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April 05, 2016
A Better-Than-New Cessna 170
Of all the aircraft we wish were still newly-manufactured, the Cessna 170B would be near the top of the list; this rebuilt 1955 model is truly better than new.
By
Zane Jacobson
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October 06, 2015
The Prototype
It's been more than a year since the last update on the innovative prototype DoubleEnder. Ride along in the cockpit with designer Alec Wild as we're treated to a demo ride in this forward-thinking twin-engine bush plane.
By
Taj Shoemaker
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November 04, 2014
A Working Skywagon
Given the legend status of the Cessna 180, there's no shortage of good specimens to write about. In this case, it's the working Skywagon owned and operated by Taj Shoemaker of North River Air, based in Kodiak, Alaska.
By
Zane Jacobson
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June 30, 2014
The Beast
As an icon of STOL performance in the Experimental/Amateur-built world, the Zenith CH series have few rivals, but coupled with a NASCAR technology Ford V8, this particular CH801 truly becomes a beast of a flying machine.
By
Zane Jacobson
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April 26, 2014
Rejuvenation
In the spirit of Springtime, here are four accounts of loving owners who took their Cessnas from long-in-the-tooth and outdated to refreshed and modernized; at least in some regard, rejuvenated.
By
Patrick Romano
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September 23, 2013
PA-18A-150 Super Cub: Ugly Betty's $15K upgrade
The Piper PA-18 has long been the standard for light STOL performance, but the new age of lightweight 180hp Cubs like the CubCrafters Carbon Cub are escalating performance expectations. Patrick Romano wanted to find out how much performance could be squeezed out of a stock 150hp Super Cub without dropping…
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Zane Jacobson
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June 09, 2013
Bearhawk 250
Many pilots, especially those looking for a capable Experimental Amateur-built 4-seat taildragger worthy of flying the backcountry, turn to the Bearhawk design. BCP member Mike Creek has built and flies a beautiful example.
By
Zane Jacobson
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February 05, 2013
Cessna 180 Skywagon
With a new super-sized engine, a composite prop, bushwheels, and a wing cuff kit, Kevin Quinn takes his Skywagon into places that most Super Cubs would think twice about-- usually above 7,000 MSL. View the host of modifications that make this plane a standout.
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