The newest public-use airfield in the country also happens to be the most remote, offering “a unique opportunity to experience the solitude and beauty of the high desert wilderness,” the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation announced May 28.
What started as a story about the small Stevensville Airport and the construction of a couple of outhouses for my Montana community newspaper, the Bitterroot Star, turned into a several-day-long affair in October that I will not soon forget.
Cruising through smooth air toward your destination while enjoying a gentle tailwind, you revel in the speed, efficiency, and convenience of general aviation travel. After parking on the ramp, though, you need transportation, and at small, remote, or unattended airports finding it might be difficult.
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AOPA members can now book and manage all travel services at discounted rates, with no booking fees. Book discounted hotels, rental cars, and commercial airline tickets, all in one place with AOPA’s newest partner FlightBridge.
A week before Christmas, Bob Hepp, owner of flight school Aviation Adventures, invited AOPA to participate in the school’s Aviation Adventures Boxing Day Hudson Corridor Flight.
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