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New Cowling Design For those of you who liked the prior Backcountry Cubs, but didn't necessarily love the look of the cowling (functional, though they were)... Here's a short 1-minute video showing the new cowling design for the Backcountry Cub, Revision 2. It will be a 2-piece carbon-fiber...

After seeing the third seat design in the Backcountry Super Cub, Revision 2, including the huge baggage door for access, trying to cram somebody into the back of a stock Cub is going to feel even more painful than it used to! ;-) For anyone interested, here's the portion of Bruce's video...

Do you have 15 minutes and an interest in seeing the innovations behind the latest kit design from Backcountry Super Cubs? Click here and watch Backcountry Super Cubs owner Bruce Reed give you a tour through AKTahoe's actual kit.

Check out this BS from the Airline Pilots Association. Somehow, miraculously, we've survived the last 10 years' worth of sport pilots without any of them managing to run into an airliner because they didn't have a medical. Give me an f'ing break. If I was a member of ALPA, I'd be embarrassed...

I'm a history lover, and few things are more humbling or inspiring to me than what those guys faced and accomplished on D-Day. This is the most harrowing account I've ever read--I can't even imagine what it was like to be there...

Love the Swingle video. God bless those who can afford to dream, but at $575 per pound I could afford a lot of mogas to go figure out how to land my heavy old Cub!:lol:

Thanks, all. Glad you enjoyed. BCP user RCWFlyer did a neat video mashup of photos and videos from the fly-in, if you want to get an even better sense of what it was like. It's worth noting that the Cessna driver who had "the bounce" at the end (and who has been sufficiently razzed for it)...

If SJ is willing to indulge me, I'll cross-post the link to my photos and trip report from Barnstormer's STOL Roundup in Texas last weekend. It was a heck of a good time, and Phil and all the folks in Llano deserve a lot of credit for putting on such a great event. Hope to see even more Cubs...

Flew 90 hp -11 and 150 hp -18 in the same season. 6600 msl field elevation. Two totally different animals, both with benefits and drawbacks, mainly relating to weight vs power. No substitute for keeping it as light as possible (the -11 can swap ends a lot faster), but it's also nice to have the...

Thanks, Shooter. PM sent, and I'll look forward to raising a glass with you sometime. This is also a standing invite to the rest of you--let me know if you're ever passing through southwest Wyoming and we'll go make some pictures together.

Sheesh. That'll teach me to not check SC.org for a day or two over the holidays. That's OK--I've always figured when those guys from Utah start talking bad about you, you're probably doing something right. Don't ever let 'em buy you a drink or two though (or a bottle or two, as the case may...

Hey thanks, Bayou. Glad you like my stuff! I make the videos purely for my own enjoyment--I get twice as much fun per gallon that way.;-) I got to do a lot of flying this summer to a lot of fun places, and I've been blown away to learn that people all over the world have enjoyed coming along...

I know what you mean, Gordon--I never got stuck until I got a 4 wheel drive, and the same is true with airplanes! I also think it makes sense to look at what happens after the stall occurs, and this is where the slats really shine, IMHO. We all know how gentle the break and stall is with a...

Any wing can be dangerous, depending on how it's used. I think it would be a bit of a stretch to imply that a safe wing can't be made safer (not that this is what you were saying but, frankly, I don't think that was what 5 Rivers was saying either). They've been saying for 75 years that the...

What an amazing journey this must have been.

If you haven't had a chance to fly with slats, you should check them out. For me personally, I find them to be nothing short of amazing. I think you're right--CC may have a wider market share and better brand recognition at this point. That's part of what you're paying for in the higher...

Bill provides a good summary, with the most important takeaway being that these are two significantly different planes. I would add, though, that a stripped-down SQ can do pretty much everything a CC can do (watching someone like Goza or Mackey fly an SQ is truly a thing to behold), whereas the...

2 miles to my strip...40 miles to the grocery store. Priorities.

There's nothing in that entire video that ain't gonna end up costing a guy a lot of money, but it all sure is pretty to look at...

Thanks, Dan. Introducing young kids to shooting is my second favorite thing to do, right after introducing them to flying! It was great to meet you, and I enjoyed the entire Spearfish gathering tremendously. I look forward to our paths crossing again soon.