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Everything looked normal. Then the aircraft violently pitched down toward the trees. A Minnesota pilot shares what was happening the whole time—and he had no idea.
► Read our latest "Live To Tell" bck.pt/ls-bsky
#LiveToTell #SkiFlying
If you could pick just one warmer climate airstrip to fly this winter, what would it be?
The US Southwest offers moderate temps and great mid-winter camping.
We compiled a BCP member-recommended list of Southwest backcountry spots to help you plan your trips.
bck.pt/sw-bsky
#backcountryflying
The Yukon light is magic, and photographer Simon Blakesley captures it in stunning detail.
In this eight-question interview, we explore his perspective on Yukon life and the creative process behind his northern-landscapes.
► Read the interview: bck.pt/sb-bsky
#AviationPhotography #BushFlying
Dream Flight Through Alaska’s Backcountry
❝Flying Alaska with my son was the greatest trip in my 64 years.❞
June 3–27, a BCP member and his son flew rivers, glaciers, and remote strips in a U206F.
► Full trip and photos: bck.pt/bky-ak25
#BackcountryPilot #AlaskaFlying #BushFlying #CessnaFlying
A skiff of snow on a #cessna120 outside Talkeetna, Alaska is trying to tell the owner something… 📷 by Rocket on the BCP forum.
#floatplane #seaplane #cessna140 #alaska
Engine preservation strategies. #cessna185 #seaplane
Late summer trip to fishcamp in Ontario, Canada via de Havilland Beaver. I wrote up a classic forum trip report here: bck.pt/9bx7a
Visited Javron Cub in Minnesota. #supercub
Spew about the finer points of bush flying and barely elicit a pulse, but one mention of the fictitious Dutton family from TV’s Yellowstone series and hit the sudden and strange paydirt of viral engagement. bck.pt/wway9
@cessnateur.bsky.social you're right—that lower door frame is level. Good visual cue. #cessna170
For all the hours of knot tying videos I’ve been shown in various social media feeds over the last few years, I still choke in the clutch moment I need a knot and just tie a #bowline.
Looking for contributors to help fill out this Knowledge Base entry on the #cessna206
bck.pt/cessna206
That time we loaded Greg’s #cessna170b with Pelican products. They’re not an advertiser but back then brands would just send you stuff for responding with your address, and it’s good stuff so I ate it up; gave them intro credits on Deja Vu.
A dreamy letdown on a Knik River bar in Alaska—scene poached from BackcountryPilotFilm’s “Deja Vu, Alaska.” #supercub #pa12 #sq12 #bushpilot #alaska
She’s only a memory now, but a fond one. #cessna170 #oregon
Good looking bird. I never sold my kit. No choice but to finish now.
I don’t know the source of this shot, but I long to be there, at that time. Tell us a story about it, @cessnateur.bsky.social .
Our latest "Salvage Short," shot on a really cold and stuttering iPhone 14, features Super Cub pilot Jeremy making tracks in the lake powder...which sits atop fascinating layers of ice. #supercub #bushplane #minnesota
This month celebrates the 20th anniversary of BackcountryPilot.org. Looked a little different back then…
Skis/snowshoes, avy shovel. Nothing like stepping off your skiplane into waist-deep powder and trying to figure out what to do next.
First real snow last night in northern #Minnesota. It’s 6 months until we can resume this. Vermilion Lake. Aviat Husky. Shooting video from the Wipline floats, gripping camera and lenses particularly firmly.
Any idea how hard it is to get a family photo on the river bar? Such great memories with these dorks.
#cessna170 #Alaska
Per @cessnateur.bsky.social, a low altitude aerial shot of a
scruffy airplane. Not as scruffy now…mostly just…naked.
Time to go back.
