An MH-60 Black Hawk from the elite 160th SOAR crashed in wooded Colorado terrain on August 25, 2026 - crew walked away, and here's what that means for every pilot flying high country.
TowerSchafer Meadows is a 2,100-foot grass strip in the heart of Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness - one of the only mechanized access points into 1.5 million acres of roadless wild country.
RampBig Creek Airport (U60) sits deep in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness - accessible only by air and one of the most rewarding backcountry strips in the lower 48.
RampJohnson Creek (3U2) is Idaho's crown-jewel backcountry grass strip where pilots camp under the wing and soak in wild hot springs.
RampMile-Hi is a one-way Idaho backcountry strip where pilots commit on final with no go-around. Here's what makes it so demanding.
RampDensity altitude can make a 5,000-foot runway perform like 9,000 feet on a hot day - here's how to compute it and fly safely.
TowerMoose Creek (1U1) is a remote Forest Service grass airstrip in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness - here's its history and how to fly it safely.
RampSedona Airport sits atop a mesa in Arizona's red rocks - a 5,132-ft crowned runway pilots call the USS Sedona. Here's how to fly it safely.
RampA pilot's guide to AIRMETs Sierra, Tango, and Zulu - what each weather warning means and exactly how to plan around it.
PatternHow pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge (U60) board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every piece into the wilderness.
RampThe FAA flagged runway alignment concerns at Lake Chelan Airport, sending its master plan back for revision over terrain and wind safety.
TowerMile Hi (0U1) is a one-way, 14% uphill backcountry strip in Idaho where pilots commit on final and use gravity to land and take off.
RampJohnson Creek (3U2) is Idaho's crown-jewel backcountry strip - a 3,500-ft turf runway in a canyon with hot showers and camping.
RampSedona Airport (SEZ) sits atop a 4,830-foot mesa in Arizona's red rock country - here's why pilots call it the USS Sedona and how to fly it safely.
RampA Cirrus Vision Jet was damaged on takeoff at 6,200-foot Driggs, Idaho - a lesson in what field elevation and density altitude do to your numbers.
TowerHow pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every piece into a wilderness strip with no road.
RampHow Alaska bush pilot Don Sheldon landed a Super Cub on Denali's glaciers and flew more mountain rescues than any pilot in the state.
TaildraggerSedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a mesa 500 feet above the red rocks - here's how to land the 'USS Sedona' safely.
RampRadio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, Idaho, Three Uniform Two, the Mowed-Grass Strip at Five Thousand Feet Where the Mountains Close In on Both Sides and the Whole Airplane Community Shows Up to Cut the Lawn.
RampBig Creek (U60) is a public backcountry grass strip in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness, home to a lodge pilots rebuilt by air after a 2008 fire.
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