Home   
Forum   
Links   
Photo Gallery   
Articles   
Store   
Airport Cams   
Start Here   
Kiwi 185Cessna 185 on the go in New Zealand. Photo: Flyin' Kiwi
If you like leaving the asphalt behind in search of grass, dirt, water, or snow -- you're in the right place.

There are a lot of great aircraft-specific communities on the web, but this is the first aviation community dedicated to backcountry flying and the exploration of remote airstrips. This is a culture of pilots who loves light, single-engine aircraft with the sole purpose of exploring the seldom seen corners of the world by air. We are Maule pilots, Cessna pilots, Cub pilots, Champ pilots, and some of us even enjoy flying ultralights.

From Wikipedia.org: A backcountry area in general terms is a geographical region that is:
· isolated · remote · undeveloped · difficult to access
You don't need to be a professional bush pilot to post your opinion or experiences. The experience level of members on this forum ranges from greenhorn student pilot to 20,000 hr airline pilots, they share one common interest, and that is that grass is better than pavement. Don't hesitate to join the forum, tell a story, post some photos, or just read and hang out. Everything is free, the only price of admission is that you participate. Welcome to Backcountry Pilot.Org.

Check out the growing articles section:


Product Review: Fly Utah!
Take a look at the latest installment in Galen Hanselman's Fly! series of guidebooks with Fly Utah! A Pilot's Guide to Exploration and Discovery in the Red Rock Country.


DVD Review: Big Rocks and Long Props Vol.2: Water Play
Read Zane's take on the sequel to the popular Big Rocks and Long Props DVD, which features improved video quality and some cool new locations for Greg Miller and Co to demonstrate true STOL operations.

Trip Report: 2006 BackcountryPilot.Org Johnson Creek Fly-in
Back in July we held the first annual BackcountryPilot.Org Fly-in at Johnson Creek, Idaho, and it was a fine occasion. Here's my "TR" of the weekend.



This site optimized for: Get Firefox!
Recent Items:

05.13.2008 - Trip Report: Cashmere, WA
Groundlooper reminds us how fun it can be to read a trip report even about rural community airport hopping, and the importance of enriching the mixture on decent.


03.22.2007 - The Sputter Club
Another thread which will undoubtedly evolve into a classic read. If you've been flying for a number of years, you likely have a story about that ass-puckering sound the engine makes when it's not sure it wants to continue running. BCP members share their stories in this good read, started by Zero.One.Victor.

01.20.2007 - My First Frozen Lake Landing
Todd Giencke gives us a great writeup on his introduction to landing a Beech Musketeer on frozen bodies of water in the midst of the balmy Minnesota winter.



Got an interesting story about flying you'd like to tell? Click for details.




Copyright 2004-2007 Backcountry Pilot.Org