Backcountry Pilot

I've got a Garmin Inreach that I keep on subscription for $16 a month for sending perhaps two dozen messages a year. Almost exclusively messages that say I've landed safely, or am departing with an ETA...

In browsing Skyvector, Red's Horse Ranch is now listed as "Objectionable". Any idea what is going on? I realize it is right next to Minam...

I'm planning to reupholster the interior (seats, headliner, side panels) of my old Cessna, and have found a lack of information on the internet as to which materials to use and where to buy them. The...

With high pressure in the Northwest, the weather has been unusually outstanding for this time of year. I flew into Red's Horse Ranch (6OR9) on Sunday. Temps were around 25 F, and dead calm. The strip...

I've been looking at putting together a partnership to buy a bare bones airplane that doesn't burn money like my 205 or fly like a suburban. I've flown about 20 different types of airplanes, but am still...

I drove by Tieton State Airport (4S6) on Rimrock Lake on Monday. The field was very firm (surprising considering the rain we had over the weekend) and smooth. It was about 80 degrees at 11 AM. The grass...

I'm looking for a recommendation for a shop in the Portland, OR area to install a Sportsman stol kit on my Cessna 205. Preferably someone who has done it before, and thus can install it with high quality...

I'm flying a 205 with twin KX155s, with a CDI, a Nav Indicator, a Marker beacon, a DG, a Garmin 296, and an Ipad with WingX with ADS-B in. Very basic, and somewhat old, though functional. I've got...

Any recommendations for a Salt Lake City area mechanic or company to do a pre-purchase examination on a Cessna 205? Thanks, John

Own a Warbird with this Airforce and CAP 1967 Cessna T41-B R172E. Ready for the backcountry with: 180HP 0360 and C/S prop VGs Horton Stol Bubble Windows Large Tire approval 206 Nose Fork ~1K...