This week Matt Williams joins the podcast to talk about his bear encounter in Alaska.  After watching his YouTube recap of the bear attack on his Super Cub I knew he'd be a great guest and I wanted to hear more about it.  This is a gr...

In this episode I talk to Anthony Longobardo…a backcountry pilot and pioneer making backcountry strips possible with dedication, grit, and hard work.  Did you know that Southern California has some hidden gems for backcountry aviation?&nbs...

This week I talk to Cathy Page, an airline pilot, backcountry pilot, and STOL competitor on the STOL and STOL Drag circuits.  She's a regular at STOL events and flies an orange CubCrafters Carbon Cub FX2 numbered "85".  She's got a gr...

This week I talk to Bill McGlynn,  president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation.  Our first episode was a great introduction to Bill and his path into backcountry flying.  In this second episode we focus on the RAF exclusive...

This episode covers flying the river bars in Georgia with one of the state's biggest advocates.  Brian Screws, and his YouTube channel OneAV8, highlights all the joys of flying in the backcountry with a Southeast flair.  Here we talk ...

This episode is a candid discussion with Don Wade from Patriot Aircraft about his role as pilot during a crash.  He was piloting the Super Patriot Mark II during a demonstration flight for a perspective customer in August 2025 when the eng...

This is the best way to start off a second season of Backcountry Aviation Radio...with a big YEE HAWW! I had a great time getting to meet Levi and hearing all about his getting started in aviation and what he's done since then.  You defini...

This week I talk to Bill McGlynn,  president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation.  Due to some technical difficulties we didn't get to the really good work being done by The RAF so we're going to do a second episode in the near fu...

In this episode I talk to Jon "Jughead" Counsell.  There is so much to talk about with Jughead I had to prioritize backcountry topics.  I plan to do a future episode to talk about more of Jughead's fantastic flying adventures!  I...

In this episode I talk to Don Wade, from Patriot Aircraft.  He, along with his brother Ron, have been very involved in the Cub business for many years…starting from engines and fabric, to J-3 restorations, and now the super cub variant the...

In this episode I talk to Dave Rowe from "Texas Outdoor Ventures" on YouTube.  Dave started flying in 2014 and jumped off-airport in 2021 in Central Texas.  He flies a Highlander and now the social media-famous "Freedom Fox", a Kitfox...

This is part 2 of my conversation with Brett Baker.  Be sure to check the previous episode for the first half of the conversation.  In this episode we talk more about Alaska flying, gear to keep you safe, and more about his fleet of b...

In this episode I talk to Brett Baker, a former Air Traffic Control and current pilot who lives in Alaska.  Brett's channel is gaining a rapid following because of his phenomenal storytelling, amazing video quality, and top-notch editing.&...

In this episode I talk to Steve Cox who built his own airplane, a RANS-21, and then flew it to Alaska and back.  Steve is a retired Air Force F-15C pilot and we talk about translating military flying into backcountry flying.  He talks...

In this episode I talk to Trevor Aldridge, known as "Dozen" in the military and on his Instagram and YouTube channels.  Dozen is a former Thunderbird pilot that has turned his attention to the backcountry after the Air Force.  He is t...

In this episode I talk to Mike Daniel from Truckee, CA who you might know from his airplane, a CubCrafters FX3 Carbon Cub with a Cheshire Cat logo on the side.  Mike and I talk about flying around Lake Tahoe, learning to fly the CarbonCub ...