What can happen when you're flying in Alaska.
❝Hanging out on the beach at Naknek Lake watching the Brooks Falls circus. This is my first season bringing folks out here and it's been a lot of fun.❞ — mobileandmonitoring, BCP forum
For many pilots, float season is just around the corner.
Pilot Zane Jacobson of Minnesota wrote about his third trip to Alaska, linking up with BCP pilots along the way. This last-minute seat on a Beaver flight over the Knik glacier with fellow BCP member Devon Holmberg was one of the highlights.
► Not your typical Alaska trip report: bck.pt/ak-trip-bsky
❝I learned the hard way to check for wind conditions at both ends of the strip…I now look at the leaves in the treetops along the sides of the full length of the strip before taking off.❞ — Kevbert, BCP forum
► From the thread: Getting Started in Backcountry Flying—https://bck.pt/wind-bsky
What changes when you cross the 49th parallel heading north? More than you might think—including a regulation that changed in November 2025.
We put together a guide covering the topics the BCP community asks about most.
► Be ready for your trip. bck.pt/ca-bsky
After 2 decades of Pacific NW backcountry flying, BCP member "highroad" took a DHC-2 Beaver on wheels into MT, ID, OR, and WA spots he had never visited before.
❝...17 hours of flying, 425 gallons of fuel, and about 1,000 sticks chased by the dogs.❞ — highroad, BCP forum
► bck.pt/dhc2-bsky
A 1955 Cessna 170B about to be parted out—until a closer look revealed it was surprisingly clean inside and worth saving.
► See how it turned out: bck.pt/170b-mod-bsky
One STOL technique BCP member Belloypilot wishes he knew earlier:
❝...takeoff and initial climb out technique was probably more critical...Knowing when to accelerate in ground effect to gain that 'free energy' before initiating a climb...❞ — Belloypilot, BCP forum
► Full thread: bck.pt/sto-bsky
Why can't you just follow the interstate across CO's Continental Divide?
CO has more 14,000' peaks than any other state, including AK. I-70 over Loveland Pass requires 14,500'—beyond most aircraft ceilings.
► Explore 7 routes, including wind limits and southern fallbacks. bck.pt/co-bsky
This is poetry
Big tires have trade-offs and BCPers learned the hard way:
▪ Bigger tires = weaker braking. More diameter, less leverage on small discs.
▪ Pavement destroys Bushwheels.
▪ "Big, soft and bouncy" is real — heavier tires can set up oscillation your gear can't handle.
► Read more: bck.pt/bt-bsky
Nice!! Respect. Still building mine.
Love getting visits from ski flyer buddies on the frozen lake. They never warn me ahead of time — just a text as they're taxiing up: "Just landed on the lake. You home?" Northern Minnesota, January.
► Full 4-minute video: bck.pt/di-bsky
#skiflying #j3cub #maule
A pilot stalled circling a moose and spent the night hung in the tree tops—broken leg, temps dropping, fuel dripping on him. His survival kit was in aft baggage. Out of reach.
Gear you wear, not gear you store. bck.pt/sv-bsky
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Everything looked normal. Then the aircraft violently pitched down toward the trees. A Minnesota pilot shares what was happening the whole time—and he had no idea.
► Read our latest "Live To Tell" bck.pt/ls-bsky
#LiveToTell #SkiFlying
If you could pick just one warmer climate airstrip to fly this winter, what would it be?
The US Southwest offers moderate temps and great mid-winter camping.
We compiled a BCP member-recommended list of Southwest backcountry spots to help you plan your trips.
bck.pt/sw-bsky
#backcountryflying
The Yukon light is magic, and photographer Simon Blakesley captures it in stunning detail.
In this eight-question interview, we explore his perspective on Yukon life and the creative process behind his northern-landscapes.
► Read the interview: bck.pt/sb-bsky
#AviationPhotography #BushFlying
Dream Flight Through Alaska’s Backcountry
❝Flying Alaska with my son was the greatest trip in my 64 years.❞
June 3–27, a BCP member and his son flew rivers, glaciers, and remote strips in a U206F.
► Full trip and photos: bck.pt/bky-ak25
#BackcountryPilot #AlaskaFlying #BushFlying #CessnaFlying
A skiff of snow on a #cessna120 outside Talkeetna, Alaska is trying to tell the owner something… 📷 by Rocket on the BCP forum.
#floatplane #seaplane #cessna140 #alaska
Engine preservation strategies. #cessna185 #seaplane
Late summer trip to fishcamp in Ontario, Canada via de Havilland Beaver. I wrote up a classic forum trip report here: bck.pt/9bx7a
Spew about the finer points of bush flying and barely elicit a pulse, but one mention of the fictitious Dutton family from TV’s Yellowstone series and hit the sudden and strange paydirt of viral engagement. bck.pt/wway9
@cessnateur.bsky.social you're right—that lower door frame is level. Good visual cue. #cessna170
For all the hours of knot tying videos I’ve been shown in various social media feeds over the last few years, I still choke in the clutch moment I need a knot and just tie a #bowline.
Looking for contributors to help fill out this Knowledge Base entry on the #cessna206
bck.pt/cessna206
That time we loaded Greg’s #cessna170b with Pelican products. They’re not an advertiser but back then brands would just send you stuff for responding with your address, and it’s good stuff so I ate it up; gave them intro credits on Deja Vu.
A dreamy letdown on a Knik River bar in Alaska—scene poached from BackcountryPilotFilm’s “Deja Vu, Alaska.” #supercub #pa12 #sq12 #bushpilot #alaska
She’s only a memory now, but a fond one. #cessna170 #oregon
Good looking bird. I never sold my kit. No choice but to finish now.
