Super cub mountain flying book

Flying his super cub newly outfitted with retractable skis. We specialize in drop offs for hunting and backcountry skiing in the rugged mountains of alaska, including the chugach and talkeetna mountains and the alaska range west. Part of my 3 months in alaska flying my piper supercub i spent with young bush flying ace bobby breeden he showed me some spectacular places to land our aircraft. Don sheldon alaska piloting legend sheldon air service. Jun 28, 2018 the book contains 177 aerial images and is organized by mountain range, with detailed maps identifying the location of each photograph. Backcountry flying legend to share his stories at weekend air. I reckon this is the authorized biography, and it has the faults and virtues of a companysponsored book. Our bush flying library is a collection of mostly nonfiction bush flying books by.

He would often spend rainy days at paraparaumu airport then the bad weather alternate for wellingtons rongotai airport watching f27 friendship aircraft come and go. The maneuvers, type of flying, and style are bold in comparison to a lot of other literature about flying. We have 10 piper super cub series aircraft for sale. The super cub is probably an ideal airplane for being able to operate all year round, according to northwoods aviation operator derek deruiter, who flies a 150horsepower super cub on all three landing gear configurations. Hawk mountain air is a family owned faa part 5 air taxibig game transporter. After an hour and half, it was time to head back to anchorage. The super cub lp brings together great scale looks and gentle. Mountain, canyon, and backcountry flying will serve as an excellent reference to pilots who are new to the mountaincanyon flight environment as. Flight simulator x, p3d v3, p3d v2, p3d v1 flight replicas has produced 18 variants of this historic, hardworking and funtofly aircraft so you can explore a vast range of operations and flying experiences. Leonard favre, has gathered a bestiary of flying machines which is rather heterogeneous, even if we find the inevitable piper supercub, jodel mousquetaire or pilatus turboporter. Those legendary piper cubs the prolific historianauthor recounts the.

The piper pa18 super cub is a twoseat, singleengine monoplane. Mountain, canyon, and backcountry flying softcover book asa. Using his cessna 180 and super cub planes, sheldon transported his own lumber. These are the books youll find in virtually every backcountry pilots cockpit. Williams has created an interesting volume that adds to canadian flying history.

The bush and mountain flying handbook by author cc milne pocock is the official course training guide. It can easily be fitted with floats, skis or tundra tires. Jun 05, 2017 the access to the back country was too compelling. Apr 11, 2011 just over 20,000 cubs were built, including an enormous number as trainer aircraft during wwii. We have established a web based booking system, using flybook. If your change is due to weather, please dont just assume that noone else will be flying. He decided to make a full time career out of aviation while working as a flight instructor, and was lucky enough to land a job in alaska flying for a hunting and fishing outfitter. In close to 40 years of production, over 9,000 citation needed were built. Small and rugged, the super cub easily handles impossibly short landing areas and its. The ruggedness and reliability of the piper cub family are perhaps best illustrated by a 1966 longrange journey two teenage boys took across the united states in one in 1966, recounted by one of them, rinker buck, in his book. Just when everyone said no one could get through, thats when don sheldon would appear in his piper super cub. Garrett fishers book chronicles the rocky mountain wests.

There are several myths about backcountry flying that keep pilots from. You can make it yours with the plethora of mods available or fly it as is. Just flight flight replicas super cub complete package. For those in the market for an airplane, potts explains the quirks and advantages of the pa18 super cub and the.

Williams piloted thirtyfive different aircraft types from piper cubs to dc3s. Mountain, canyon, and backcountry flying softcover book. The checklist approach makes me feel like a test pilot analyzing a new airplanes performance envelope. The book is a beautifully written memoir of rink bucks 1966 flight across the united. The pa18 is an honest airplane that takes some attention to fly well but delivers what many feel is the best flying experience around. Originally printed in 1945, when all piper production was restricted for military use, this how to. We may have a student awaiting a suitable crosswind, or reduced visibility for mountain flying training or low. For over half a century, pipers super cub has been a favorite of general aviation pilots who spend most of their time off the beaten path. The super cub flies differently than the pacer, and has 20 additional horse power. Gilbert and gordon taylor, who together formed the taylor brothers aircraft co. It was the super cub that lured richmond into the aircraft manufacturing game, and even then it was a deliberate process, a 20year process, in fact. Join the books author as he flies adventure filled crosscountry flights in a 1946 piper cub. Since the day i first showed up at the airport many years ago i have heard about piper cubs.

On the day please text or phone bill 021 065 4538 or neroli 021 063 7159 to advise of the change. Flying a piper cub crosscountry the way the author, and many others like him do, represents a type of flying that is slowly disappearing from the aviation scene. The idaho backcountry has the most unique mountain and canyon flying found in the lower fortyeight states. Backcountry flying legend to share his stories at weekend. Usaf call sign man bearairline pilot, glider pilot, super cub pilot, and f22 instructor pilot today, a new generation of pilots is discovering the magic of mountain and backcountry flying.

Messerschmitt me 262 schwalbe first flight over berlin after 61 years, historical footage. Since 1995 i have flown and maintained bush planes in alaska from dehavilland beaver floatplanes to piper super cubs. I have flown for 3 different air taxi operators over the years allowing me to gain the. We can hardly say we are bush pilots if we hop off our lear jet in aspen, colorado to hob. Even nonpilots recognize the cub name and refer to them, not really knowing anything about them. Wayne brings 25 plus years of super cub flying experience to backcountry super cubs having tried almost everything related to super cubs. Certainly a super cub, husky, carbon cub or other stolspecific. This short video shows my dad and i flying around the central mountain range of chile to the south of the town of olmue. For the bush pilot, experience teaches that when the job requires a risky landing on some rough gravel bar, short mountain ridge, tiny pothole lake, or postagestamp sized chunk of pack ice, the super cub is in a class by itself. After flying my super cub completely stock for 6 months, i have finally decided to upgrade it. Recreational pilots to mountain flying instructors will find this book useful, and. Mountain flying mayere meribel arpette in a super cub on. Mccall mountain canyon flying seminars instructor gary glodowski records the airspeed and power settings i read off to him as i run the 1954 super cub through a series of straightahead and turning stalls at 5,700 feet msl over a valley.

Using his cessna 180 and super cub planes, sheldon transported his own lumber into the alaska range. This goanywhere workhorse seems to have the perfect combination of power, handling, and ruggedness, hence its ubiquity in alaska, the yukon, idaho and anywhere else bush pilots operate year after year. Our bush flying library is a collection of mostly nonfiction bush flying books by various authors. Backcountry pilot stol offairport mountain flying web magazine.

Browse our inventory of new and used piper cub aircraft for sale near you at. The story of the piper cub begins with two barnstorming brothers, c. Landing is very similar with minor changes in landing attitude. I had never flown a super cub, yet the training i had received helped in flying that aircraft. Flight replicas super cub complete package compatibility.

We utilize a piper super cub and will be bringing a m5 maule online in the fall of 2015. If you have done any mountain flying, you know this isnt a good thing. Just over 20,000 cubs were built, including an enormous number as trainer aircraft during wwii. Introduced in 1949 by piper aircraft, it was developed from the piper pa11, and traces its lineage back through the j3 to the taylor e2 cub. That lasted 10 years flying super cubs, c180185s, beavers, and otters.

Base components fuselagecompletely welded bare 4 tube. The above specifications are based on n299wy and may vary on other backcountry super cub rev 2 airplanes. We specialize in drop offs for hunting and backcountry skiing in the rugged mountains of alaska, including the chugach and. Idaho airports free app or the idaho airport facility directory.

And strangely enough, its presented with all the tips, tricks and techniques to help you fly as safe as possible. All about the immortal piper cub light aircraft, bestknown as the j3 cub or l4 grasshopper, built by william piper at lock haven, that evolved into the pa11, pa12, and pa18 super cub, and the legend. Sep 12, 2017 the same holds true for the many postj3 models of cub like airplanes that succeeded the j3, including the most famous and highly sought after of them all, the pa18 super cub. The 1996 paperback was certainly sponsored, if not the original. To many people, the super cub is the first image that comes to mind when the subject of bush flying is mentioned. Many trapped mountain climbers, hikers, or survivors of downed aircraft released a sigh of relief when they heard the putter of don sheldons super cub overhead. These aircraft are these pilots choice for backcountry flying. Glacier national park, the bob marshall wilderness and the adjacent rocky mountains make available an extreme wilderness setting for flight training and becoming a skilled mountain bush pilot. The book contains 177 aerial images and is organized by mountain range, with detailed maps identifying the location of each photograph. I had never flown a super cub, yet the training i had received. Excellent book oriented more towards the professional pilot that will spend time. For the bush pilot, experience teaches that when the job requires a risky landing on some rough gravel bar, short. Web magazine and pilot community for backcountry, bush, stol, offairport, and mountain flying. We may have a student awaiting a suitable crosswind, or reduced visibility for mountain flying training or low flying, for example.

The latter has an anonymous epilog and a tribute by william piper jr. Introduced in 1949 by piper aircraft, it was developed from the piper pa11, and traces its lineage back through. Everyone described them as a great airplane that was fun to. Everyone described them as a great airplane that was fun to fly. You might think that youll need a super cub on steroids to access all. The pa18 is an honest airplane that takes some attention to. He started with super cub and transformed it to the next generation super cub. Cc pocock with jim jacobs and his super cub bush air advanced flying course. Deruiter said the pa18 is one of the simplest airplanes to swap the gear on. The piper super cub is still the preferred plane of many alaskan bush pilots, he said. Some of the flying in this book may be a little advanced for the reader some was beyond my capability right now, but there is a wide range to which the reader can relate where the reader.

We can hardly say we are bush pilots if we hop off our lear jet in aspen, colorado to hobknob with the beautiful rich people, conversely, if we fly our dehavilland beaver into the australian outback, we will see no mountains. Flight simulator x, p3d v3, p3d v2, p3d v1 flight replicas has produced 18 variants of this historic, hardworking and funtofly aircraft so you can. I have flown for 3 different air taxi operators over the years allowing me to gain the understanding and experience to run a successful air taxi. Patrick, left, and dick williams are pictured with their piper super cub airplanes at the lemhi county airport in salmon. The mountain house was built by alaskan bush pilot don sheldon in 1966. Usaf call sign man bearairline pilot, glider pilot, super cub pilot, and. Aopa photographer mike fizer preps the aopa sweepstakes super cub for a photo shoot at slate creek in idaho. Introduced in 1949 by piper aircraft, it was developed from the piper pa11, and traces its lineage back through the j3 to the taylor e2 cub of the 1930s. Bill henwood is the managing director and chief flying instructor at classic cubs. For over half a century, pipers super cub has been a favorite of general aviation pilots who spend most of their time off the. Aug 04, 2014 one pilots view of flying the smith cub. He also has considerable experience in mountain flying.

Not all bush flying involves flying anywhere around the mountains and not all mountain flying involves any bush flying. Mountain flying mayere meribel arpette in a super cub on vimeo. Originally printed in 1945, when all piper production was restricted for military use, this how to fly a piper cub booklet looked ahead to the postwar era. One of the last original super cub available on the market. The piper pa18 super cub super cub may not be fast, but it sure is fun. Backcountry pilot stol offairport mountain flying web. I showed him around a few popular glider flying ridges i am used to flying. The structure rests at the 5,800 foot level in the middle of the don sheldon amphitheater, just above ruth glacier and the great. He knows what works best for the backcountry pilot. Mention the words bush plane and the image that pops into most pilots minds is the venerable piper pa18 super cub.

He has had a life long interest in aircraft, reading most of the biggles books as a lad. Bill is qualified to train mountain flying to ppl and cpl level. Extremely strong winds force super cubs into the air. Bill completed mountain flying training as part of his ppl training with the canterbury aero club in the late 70s, and in recent years had added to this knowledge by regularly flying the boeing 737 to queenstown.