Learning backcountry flying - STOL, beach landings in a Top Cub and Carbon Cub FX3
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025
- I flew 4,912 miles from the UK to the USA to learn more about backcountry flying. I wanted to enhance my flying skills, learn new techniques along with meeting some true backcountry aviators plus enjoy that American hospitality and a Texan BBQ!
On my week's backcountry training course in the Texas Hill Country, I tested my flying skills on farm strips, perfecting STOL (short take-off and landing), tackled deep sand on beaches and sand bars along with flying low and slow to identifying areas to drag and land.
I flew the CubCrafters TOP Cub which reminded me so much of the Super Cub I learnt in. Along with this, I flew a CubCrafters Carbon Cub FX fitted out with ACME AERO landing gear and Airframes Alaska Alaskan Bush Tyres. Wow what smooth no bounce landings you can make with this gear!
Since getting back to the UK I've had the chance to use my new found backcountry flying skills landing on farm strips throughout the Midlands and the East of England, along with this I ventured up to the West coast of Scotland in my Aviat Husky to really put my skills to the test.
Well done Ed. Keep posting these
Thanks Wes!
Very nice footage, nice text, not noisy music, but probably dangerous place over there. Love it, don't stop providing video like this. I use movies creator program to make lenses correction, it definitely works
Thank you for your great comments and tips - much appreciated! Feedback like this is extremely helpful and motivational.
Next film will be UK based, farm strip flying the Aviat Husky.
Best.
Love this style of video and hearing more about each landing & the intention behind them. Great story and amazing flying! Hope to see more like this
Many thanks - much appreciated!
Great photography ,looks like you boys are having fun, my question why does your plane have no jerry struts ?
Thanks for your kind words about the film - much appreciated and yes, we had fun!
The plane has jury struts and the 360 camera is mounted on one of them. The 360 camera stitching point is where the jury struts are located and it has cut the struts out of the film.
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@@HinterlandPilot Thanks for the reply and spell check , I was going to send your video off to a fellow pilot for him to assess the jury strut , you saved me the embarrassment as I am very old school.... I live in northern Canada and enjoy the same type of fun , never thought of a camera as it may shorten my leash.....
You could have come to me here with your husky in the west of Ireland 😅
Thanks for reaching out.
I wouldn't mind giving Ireland ago...
Please take a look at my Instagram feed @HinterlandPilot as it's a good overview of some of my farm strip flying around the UK.
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Come back soon!
Fantastic trip. I had so much fun and I'd really like to return to the USA for more backcountry flying / training.
Looks fun. Do you need a Piggyback FAA license to get formal tuition?
It was brilliant fun - well worth the journey.
I didn't need an FAA licence as I was under instruction all of the time. However, I did have to notify Homeland Security and get a FTSP (Flight Training Security Programme) clearance from the TSA (Transport Security Administration) to allow me to take the course / have instruction. All very straightforward stuff...
If you need anymore information please ask or contact TacAero. Best.