Backcountry Pilot

I have a friend with a 200HP Husky that is down for annual. The mechanic found this: engine mount.png Anybody else deal with engine mount chafing? Did you have to mail the mount to a repair shop?...

Covid be damned, two friends and I are flying 2 airplanes all over WA, OR, UT, and possibly ID starting tomorrow. All three of us are jobless for the week so the goal is to burn through at least 3 cases...

Last year I posted a bit regarding ads-b privacy. Specifically: https://backcountrypilot.org/forum/adsb-thingy-23029?start=100#p330657 There is anonymous mode, kinda.... It's hard to explain: In...

My 170 is named Sherbert. I'm still thinking of a good name for the Bearhawk, but have some ideas. Who else names their airplanes?

I'm sure many of you have noticed that certain youtube videos of certain people in a certain group have done a lot to push backcountry flying into the mainstream. Combine that with the Valdez like STOL...

Here is some video that was taken on the featured trip report. 020a5LCBSi0 schu

I just bumped into Destin's video that explains rolling shutter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNVtMmLlnoE It's by far the best explanation I've ever seen.

I was just noticing yesterday that my antenna for my ack E-04 antenna is cracked. Guess I have to replace it for $100. Anyone else notice their's breaking? The more I deal with Ack, the more I think...

So I got some new Desser 31’s on order, along with the grove tubeless setup, but they aren’t here yet and I need to roll the areoplane around the shop, so here are the shop shoes: 5F1DC7B2-9EEA-4360-A1EC-1696A70BDDC7.jpeg

I knew that Alaska was big, but after flying to Platinum this weekend, it’s really big. Lake Clark is beautiful. Really beautiful, I can’t explain it, but here is my terrible attempt to capture it: More...

One of the things that I find most enjoyable/interesting/frustrating about building one's own airplane is the decision making. Should I build a skylight or not? That's an easy one. Should I...

So I'm getting ready to put a 77Gal tank in the bed of my truck to purchase off airport avgas and mogas since both are WAY cheaper. I'm looking at pumps and the ones that say 100LL are way more expensive....

Where is everyone headed this weekend? WX in AK is finally workable, so we are heading down to Whitter to camp out with some friends, and possibly a little fishing. Pictures to follow.....

So I've been looking at these portable ADS-b boxen and I'm just not sure how much it would help. Everything around here is super cubs and flying low, so if it works by reporting what the FAA sees as radar...

Saw this on the bearhawk form: https://bearhawkforums.com/filedata/fetch?id=36644&d=1520363157 That's pretty! I need to get back out into the shop and keep building. I have one of those, I just...