Valdez STOL Competition & Fly-In Air Show Marks 20 Years of Excellence

CubCrafters leads Valdez STOL event as Red Bull's Luke Czepiela takes to the skies in Alaska.

Amy Wilder

Monday, February 12, 2024 at 01:56 PM ET

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Valdez STOL event welcomes Luke Czepiela and CubCrafters for annual event. [Image Courtesy Valdez Fly-In]

Key Takeaways:

The Valdez STOL Competition & Fly-in Air Show is celebrating its 20th anniversary as the premier STOL event in the Western U.S., featuring diverse aerial activities.
Red Bull Air Race pilot Łukasz “Luke” Czepiela, known for his aerobatics and air racing achievements, will headline and compete in the STOL competition.
CubCrafters, a leader in innovative aircraft design and long-term supporter of the event, is serving as the title sponsor.

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The Valdez STOL Competition & Fly-in Air Show is set to celebrate two decades of aviation excellence at Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (PAVD) in Alaska. Red Bull Air Race pilot Łukasz “Luke” Czepiela, known for his exceptional aerial maneuvers, headlines the event during the second weekend of May.

Czepiela combines commercial piloting with aerobatics competitions and air races. He started competing in aerobatics in 2010, eventually joining the Polish aerobatics team, Żelazny. He branched into air racing in 2014, winning the Red Bull Challenger Cup in 2018. Czepiela owns a Red Bull-themed CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX STOL aircraft for backcountry flying.