Backcountry Pilot

G'day all, As a past contributor to this wonderful website (I wrote an article on flying the awesome Pilatus Porter in Papua), I thought you might like to hear about my new book: https://mattdearden.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Book-cover-small-1.jpg It's...

I was wondering if anyone on here has had the misfortune to have to land their taildragger on water? And if so, what happened and what sort of technique did you use for the landing? I'm curious, as...

It's been a while since my last movie but I think it was worth the wait. He's me taking the Porter from the remote town of Nabire into the surrounding mountain airstrips in Papua: 109562453 Direct...

Neat idea, although definitely a bit of a gimmick. I guess it's probably the cheapest way into Garmin GPS ownership :)

One of my friends and another operator talked me out of the InReach, he has had it for a season now and said he went through batteries like crazy. I mentioned this to the rep at the aviation show in ANC,...

I've been using a mk1 GoPro with the original GoPro supplied suction mount for nearly three years now. It's been mounted all over Cessna Caravans and Pilatus Porters and only once did it come off. Luckily...

Thanks folks and glad you enjoyed the video. The first bit of music is called "Satori" by Rodrigo Y Gabriela who are a Spanish guitar duet and not Papuan at all. I've not really heard any decent local...

76936402 Been doing a fair bit of travelling about on vacation lately but did manage to put this little movie together for you all. Enjoy 8)

The only time I do these sorts of landings is when the airstrip has a reasonable slope on it, say anything above 12% up slope. It's amazing how short one's ground roll is and I normally end up having to...

The most rewarding part of IR training was when you've finished and it's on your license! Can't say I enjoyed the training much but it was satisfying to get in the end. Think it took me around 40 hours...

I was reading the brochure for the AT802U the other day, as it was sitting on the coffee table in our one of our crew messes. Looks like a serious bit of kit. Not sure I'd want to go fly it in locations...

https://www.backcountrypilot.org/images/photos/3867/3220/a5c17e6733cb49d8c9546b2e.jpg Backcountry Pilot site link: https://www.backcountrypilot.org/latest-user-photos/3867indopilot/photo?albumid=3220&photoid=18792 Thought...

It's an enjoyable series and it's nice to see a show highlighting the difficulties (and costs!) involved with getting into the aviation industry as a pilot. It's a road I've taken myself, abet I ended...

Loving the new website! I've been out in the sticks of Nabire these past few weeks, with a very limited internet connection, so only recently been able to fully explore the new BCP's website. Excellent...