A group of volunteers with the Utah Back Country Pilots Association (UBCP) recently rallied to repair a remote airstrip damaged and rendered unusable by a flood.
It wasn’t a typical volunteer work party, however.
Utah Backcountry Pilots Repair Remote Airstrip the Hard Way
Landing area in wilderness was only accessible to the volunteer group on foot.
Key Takeaways:
- Volunteers from the Utah Back Country Pilots Association (UBCP) rallied to repair the remote Mexican Mountain airstrip after it was severely damaged by a flood.
- The repair effort was highly challenging due to the airstrip's location in a wilderness study area, which prohibits ground vehicles, forcing volunteers to hike in with tools and manually move dirt.
- Despite the remote, ecologically frail environment and harsh weather, 29 "sled dog" volunteers, including many older members, coordinated an arduous manual restoration to reopen the strip and preserve backcountry aviation heritage.
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