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I am a Cub guy and have owned a 1940 Piper J5A for many years.  I was looking to upgrade to something a little newer and with better performance.  I was looking at 180 hp Cessna 170s, Stinson 108s, PA-12s and PA-18s.  It seemed that they are all older aircraft and I have a lot […]

In 1989 I announced to my mother “that I had ordered a factory new seaplane”! Her response being,  “but you don’t know how to fly!” I had arranged flight school in Rockledge, Florida for my PPL while the Maule factory-built my first seaplane, an M7-235 on straight Aquafloats. My seaplane rating followed at Browns Seaplane

Over the last 20 years of flying in bush Alaska, I have flown most all of the classic “bushplanes”.  I have commercially operated Supercubs, Huskies, Top Cubs, DHC-2 Beavers, Cessna 185’s and 206’s.  When my wife and I started our own flying business in 2014, it was with the legendary PA-18.  After the first year,

My Husband and I have owned our Maule M7 for about 11 years. During that time we have had the privilege of owning quite a few planes. We have had Carbon Cubs, Super Cubs, Cessnas, and Huskies. Additionally through our seminars we have had been lucky enough to fly just about every plane with STOL

I’ve been a pilot since 2014 and started off with a light sport license. I owned an Aeroproakt A22 Foxbat for a couple of years and operated out of a 800×50 grass strip which was surrounded by obstacles. Living in British Columbia gives me access to great backcountry strips and I was very accustomed to

There is something about taildraggers that captured my heart and imagination as young student pilot. Although it would be many years before I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a new airplane, that feeling never left my mind. I didn’t know much about Maules but the more I learned about them the more

Flying in the desert world of Namibia isn’t for the faint hearted, rugged terrain with high mountain chains and dune fields combined with unpredictable weather conditions, including strong winds, powerful downdraughts and fog are some of the typical conditions. It is also one of the least populated countries on earth, so experiencing the vast wildernesses