Registration is now open for the third annual Ozark Backwoods Challenge STOL competition.
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Picture of the Day: Star Gazing Skywagons
Ryan Weir submitted this photo and note: “Justin Treat’s Cessna 185 along with Ryan Weir’s Cessna 180 at Skykomish State Airport (S88) in Washington.”
Remote Maine airstrip reopens
RAF volunteers have worked to return the airstrip to a safe condition for backcountry use.
Alaska’s Childs Glacier airstrip expected to be ready for pilots by August 2022
Further airstrip grooming and hazard removal will take place in the summer of 2023.
Noise mitigation at a backcountry airstrip
Even backcountry pilots need to be aware of the noise when landing on airstrips. A new traffic pattern at 17A, plus other measures, ensures GA is being a good neighbor.
Texas state parks partner with aviation association
The five-year agreement ensures collaboration between the recreational aviation community and TPWD to ensure aviation access to state parks.
Hartzell extends backcountry discount
Hartzell Propeller is extending a $1,000 discount through the end of 2022 to members of the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) on all new Hartzell backcountry propellers.
Pilot shelter in the works at Creighton Island airstrip
The plan is to mill the lumber from the island’s timber to build the shelter.
Get your kicks on Route 66
An average pilot in a average Cessna 150 checks an item off his bucket list: Landing off-airport on the famous Route 66.