The biggest challenge to backcountry flying is having a place to land your airplane. That’s why small-plane pilots around the country were celebrating last week when they got official notice that ...

While flying a mission for the Recreational Aviation Foundation, a pilot experienced engine trouble in her Cessna 185 and applied her backcountry training to make an off-airport landing. [FLYING file ...

Trent Palmer & Rob Holland join E3 Aviation as Exec. Directors, launching bold training & Version 2.0 for pilots Trent Palmer, a skilled backcountry pilot and aviation educator, has impacted general ...

A simple day of backcountry exploring turns intense as density altitude, short runways, and rising temperatures push the aircraft to its limits. Each strip is evaluated from the air, with the pilot ...

Deep in the backcountry, a Bonanza pilot proves that adventure knows no limits - landing not on a runway, but on an empty highway for burgers and milkshakes at a tiny desert outpost. It’s bush flying ...