Backcountry Pilot

OSH26 was huge and overwhelming as usual, but in my foot travels around the field, one thing is clear: backcountry and STOL flying continue to be rising stars in new products coming to market.

When it gets rough, you know to slow to maneuvering speed. The harder questions are: when is it rough enough to pull the power? How slow is slow enough?

The summer flying season seems almost synonymous with dodging wildfire smoke. The key to negotiating this challenging condition is having a solid strategy in place before you depart.

As one of the undisputed legends of bush flying, the Cessna 180 hauls a load and gets into/out of places most aircraft won't. So why is it certified only in the Normal category and not Utility? Those two terms mean something very specific—and neither one is about what the airplane can actually do.

9 modification mistakes aircraft owners make when trying to "bush out" their birds—why some cool ideas aren't worth the effort or cost.

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?

Southern California-based Evan Robinson is a powerhouse photographer from the platform of his Tri-Pacer, producing some of the most captivating aerial landscapes we've seen yet. We get to know the youthful and charismatic pilot below in six questions about flying and photography.

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.

A return to Alaska births the realization that repeated experiences with the same old friends and their same old airplanes is a tradition worth repeating, again.

Professional pilot and aviation photographer Leonardo Correa Luna is our first quarter 2017 featured photographer. Get to know the Uruguay native and Cessna 170 pilot as he answers my questions about flying and photography.

Join us on a 7-day family summer vacation to the Mesabi Iron Range of northeast Minnesota for some weather, wind, and fun flying in some unique bush planes. Oh, and a super long short film.