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No Second Chances

July 27, 2013 by Stuck Mic AvCast 1 Comment

If you’ve ever wanted to learn about bush and back country flying then No Second Chances is the DVD for you!

Once again our awesome friends at CRAZEDpilot lent us this video so we could see what kind of crazy flying adventures exist outside of the airlines and cross country GA flying.

The DVD chronicles Loni Habersetzer, based out of Marabou Landing, Alaska, as he flies his Super Cub in search of the most audacious one-way airstrips. That’s his thing, he loves one ways.

See for yourself some of the awesomeness we’re talking about through the images below:

From dragging the bush wheels in the water to landing in box canyons with no possibility of a go-around, Loni excites the senses and dazzles the eye through his unique, daring flying adventures in the Alaska Range.

The idea of this DVD is about learning to fly into difficult airstrips. Loni takes us into and out of strip after strip after strip, explaining the complexities of each landing area from the terrain to aircraft handling. Co-host Len Costa pretty much relived his entire experiences flying the Super Cub in Alaska while watching this video. Rumor has it he had to break out the plastic tarp to protect his floor from all the drool!

SO – if you’re interested in not only learning about off airport flying but also enjoying one pilots journey through Alaska, then we think No Second Chances is the DVD for you.

Additional details:

Focusing strictly on one-way airstrips, the true tests really begin. Cubdriver: No Second Chances is a high quality, multi-camera-angle film that truly documents not only the extreme talent of Loni Habersetzer, but the performance from a well maintained Supercub, and the unforgiving land of Wild Alaska.

There is no turning back on many of the strips Loni selects – and the ice glaciers take the cake along with ‘shelf’ landing strips only 200ft in length. Watch Loni as his Supercub 749er nearly slips away on the glacier, plus the exstreme skills required to make proper landing decisions from the air! Over TWO HOURS of footage!

Order your copy if you dare.

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Cruising the Alaska Talkeetna Range in a Super Cub on Skis

May 28, 2012 by Stuck Mic AvCast Leave a Comment

This video is for sure a long time coming. Some of you may recall that back in February of 2012 I spent some time up in Alaska flying in my friends Super Cub. This trip was particularly more special than my last visit because the airplane had it’s bush wheels removed and replaced with a set of skis for winter fun and flying. So when CJ told me about the skis on his plane, I knew I had to get to Alaska ASAP!

My previous visit was in August 2010 where we did some summer style bush flying landing on gravel bars, mountain tops, and even camping out on a glacier overnight. Yup, a glacier! You can do that kind of stuff in Alaska. Actually, funny side story here… while snow mobiles are NOT allowed within Denali National Park during the winter months, airplanes ARE! How cool is that?

But I digress so back to the story at hand. Arriving in Anchorage in February, we drove north to Talkeetna where we stayed in a cabin at the Meandering Moose Lodge. Oh the memories! Middle-of-the-night walks from town, intoxicated on good times and local microbrews, trekking through snowmobile trails in the darkness of a the Alaskan winter sky. But you’re here about the flying and not my social exploits, of course.

In this particular video we depart from Willow, AK and headed easterly out to the Talkeetna Mountain Range for some sightseeing. HOLY SHIT what a view! Most spectacular flying experience I’ve ever had hands down. Cruising down the valleys, crossing ridge lines, and coasting downslope were some of my favorite parts. But you can see all that for yourself in this video above.

Now I know this video is kind of long pushing the 40 minute mark BUT it’s worth EVERY MINUTE for the spectacular views and cool flying experience. Skip around if you have to, you won’t regret it. My friend Chris told me, “Just awesome! Watched it with my kids. It’s the first time they sat through a aviation vid without any complaints! 4 and 6 yr old. Great job!” If kids like it, so will you.

One last thing, if you want to hear me talk more about the the aspects of ski plane flying including my flight lessons and jumping out of the airplane to stop it from colliding into other objects on the icy taxiway then listen to Episode #21 of the Stuck Mic AvCast about Fly It Forward Recap, Planes-Trains-Automobiles, & Alaskan Ski-Plane Adventures.

Episode #21 – Fly It Forward Recap, Planes-Trains-Automobiles, Alaskan Ski-Plane Adventures

April 1, 2012 by Stuck Mic AvCast 3 Comments

Pre-Flight

In this episode of the Stuck Mic AvCast, we talked about a quick recap of the Women Fly It Forward event back on March 10th, 2012. Carl was attending the Planes, Trains, & Automobiles event at Plant City Airport, Florida during recording so you’ll enjoy a fun airplane sound seeing tour as airplanes takeoff in the background. Then Len finally got to share his Super Cub Alaska bush flying adventure stories from Summer 2010 and Winter 2012. Special thanks of our sponsor, Keel & Curley Winery for lending us their hangar at Plant City!

Cruise Flight