2021年6月24日 · Whether landing in a meadow or on a riverside gravel bar; on a lake or in a mountainside stone field; in winter, spring, summer, or fall, bush planes were built to be workhorses that kept the frontier heart pumping.

2024年11月27日 · The history of bush planes is marked by several key models that laid the groundwork for future designs in short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. One prominent early model is the de Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide, which gained acclaim during the 1930s for its versatility and performance in challenging conditions.

2023年11月12日 · Backcountry flying involves operating small aircraft in rugged and remote areas with no traditional airports or runways. There are various locations where you can safely land a bush plane in the backcountry, including public use airports, private airfields, registered landing sites, and off-airport landing areas.

A bush airplane is a general aviation aircraft used to provide both scheduled and unscheduled passenger and flight services to remote, undeveloped areas, such as the Canadian north or bush, Alaskan tundra, the African bush, or savanna, Amazon rainforest and the Australian Outback. They are used where ground transportation infrastructure is ...

2022年3月12日 · The best bush planes are built to land on almost any surface, including gravel, grass, dirt, and mud landing strips located in the middle of nowhere. These aircraft can be extremely fun and forgiving to fly. A bush plane can be equipped with floats to land on rivers, lakes, or beaches.

One of the earliest recorded commercial “bush flights” occurred in October 1920 when a fur buyer walked into the office of Canadian Aircraft in Winnipeg, Manitoba, requesting a flight back to his home in The Pas, Manitoba—a long 11-plus-hour drive by automobile today, an almost insurmountable distance in 1920.

Learn about backcountry airports and off-airport operations from around the world. Bush planes and aircraft that are ideal for backcountry flying, including popular modifications and accessories. Techniques and procedures for negotiating the unique flight environment of the backcountry.

Bush flying refers to aircraft operations carried out in the bush. Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain where there are often no prepared landing strips or runways, frequently necessitating that bush planes be equipped with abnormally large tires, skis, skids or any other equipment necessary for unpaved runway operation.

Bush planes have been known to land in areas so remote that there is no airstrip. Often, the area where they land is overgrown with vegetation and can make landing rather difficult. For the pilot who likes to go against the grain, flying these airplanes is a real adventure and each one has its own unique features and advantages. 1. Barrows Bearhawk

2014年7月1日 · Instead, you’ll need a special type of bush plane—a floatplane—that is equipped with pontoons beneath the fuselage and allows you to land on nearby Naknek Lake to begin your backcountry adventure. From there, you’ll follow the trails through the national park to arrive at one of several bear-viewing platforms that have been constructed ...