Backcountry

A vintage airframe with many updates, this Skywagon is ready for its next mission.

Designed for STOL performance, the experimental high-wing reaches remote destinations.

A modern homage to the company’s earlier designs, the newer M-4 is an economical ticket to adventure flying.

The newly formed Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation was created to honor the founder of CubCrafters aircraft.

A father-and-son team are pooling their love of flying into the development of a 2,300-foot facility on top of a mesa in southern Utah.

Off-the-shelf bush airplane offers pilots adventure with enough cruising speed for efficient travel.

The Maule brand has been synonymous with STOL for decades.

Inspired by the Piper Super Cub, the Husky improved the breed.

We fly into a U.S. Forest Service strip in Idaho in a Kodiak 100 joining a work crew with the Recreational Aviation Foundation.

An aborted landing attempt by well-known backcountry pilot Dooley Vanyo is the focus of the initial investigation.