Johnson Creek Airport in Idaho's Payette National Forest is a 3,200-foot sloped canyon strip at 5,000 feet MSL - and a rite of passage that changes how pilots think about flying.
RampThe Valdez STOL competition in Alaska is North America's premier short-field event, where modified bush planes land in as little as 38 feet of runway.
RampSchafer Meadows airstrip in Montana's roadless Bob Marshall Wilderness - hand-built by CCC crews in 1935 - remains one of North America's most demanding and rewarding backcountry flying destinations.
RampThe 2023 American Legend AL18 MOAC earns an AircraftForSale top pick for its purpose-engineered suspension and high-power configuration built for serious off-airport operations.
TowerDon Sheldon pioneered glacier landings on Denali for over two decades, building the techniques and standards that Alaska mountain aviation still relies on today.
TaildraggerMoose Creek Airport sits in Idaho's 2.3-million-acre Frank Church Wilderness - reachable only by air, and only by pilots who've built the skills to get there.
RampThe Valdez STOL Drag draws the country's most capable short-field pilots each May to a 13-foot elevation runway in Alaska where sea-level air and cool temperatures produce record-breaking performance.
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.
RampIdaho's Mile-Hi strip is a one-way canyon runway where pilots commit on final with no go-around - here's what makes it legendary.
RampWhy backcountry pilots at AirVenture ride oversized, low-pressure Alaskan Bushwheels - and how those tires make gravel-bar landings possible.
RampHow Alaska bush pilot Don Sheldon mastered glacier landings on Denali and founded the backcountry flying tradition still alive today.
TaildraggerInside the bush plane ramp at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where STOL taildraggers take off in under 50 feet and stop in their own length.
RampThe Valdez Fly-In and STOL Drag draws the world's best short-field pilots to Alaska each May, where modified bush planes stop in under 50 feet.
RampThe Valdez Fly-In and STOL Competition is North America's premier short-field landing event, where backcountry pilots stop aircraft in under 100 feet against a backdrop of glacier peaks and Prince William Sound.
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