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The PYOA Contest Grand Prize Winning Story by Peter Shannon In the pioneer days, Saint Joseph, Missouri defined the frontier. Before the transcontinental railroad and telegraph, it was a natural assembly point for westbound pioneer wagon trains. Reached via steamboat, St. Joseph marked the beginning of the overland trail into the vast Territories, offering provisions […]
The PYOA Contest 2nd Place Story By Sheera Kaizerman My boyfriend Reid loves to collect things. I don’t necessarily mean physical things, but for as long as I’ve known him, he’s always had a to do list. Sure, the list has mundane things on it like “buy eggs” or “get haircut”, but that’s the easy […]
The PYOA Contest 3rd Place Story By Michael Gerhardt These are the quiet airborne moments, when we look at the endless wonder below and around us. We marvel “…enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.” This phrase aged well, considering it […]
The PYOA Contest 4th Place Story By Tucker Axum “You just won the lottery,” my boss said inside our subterranean bunker. “A free trip to Kenya courtesy of Uncle Sam.” By free trip, he meant a dangerous counter-terrorism assignment with limited resources and backup. Regardless, my mind swirled with visions of exotic safaris and fascinating […]
The PYOA Contest 5th Place Story By Erica Zangwill After passing my instrument written exam, I figured if we were going to spend the money on an instrument rating, why not make it a bit more exciting than just flying approaches in the local area? Why not take an epic, fun-filled trip around the country? […]
Our newest Flight Outfitters Navigator Charlee was born into a family of aviators. In fact, Charlee and our founder Mark Glassmeyer are cousins, and were each inspired by their grandfather’s WWII experiences in the South Pacific. Charlee has an insatiable love of travel, and aviation is typically a part of her adventures. She has traveled […]
We’re headed for solitude in this month’s installment of the Pilot Your Own Adventure Blog series. There’s no driving to this destination, in fact there are only two ways to visit – by air or by boat. Book a seaplane flight or take a ride with a ranger on your way out to Isle Royale […]
Practice makes perfect, as they say, so in order to perfect our Oshkosh campground setup for our Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, we made a trial run. This year, a lucky winner will be provided the use of our unique teardrop camper on a premier campsite in Camp Scholler on the AirVenture grounds for eight nights, […]
In this month’s installment of the Pilot Your Own Adventure blog series we take a trip to Zion National Park in the southwestern corner of Utah for one of the most exhilarating, tightrope walking, don’t look down (or maybe do) hikes in the national parks system. Take an adventure with us on the iconic Angels […]
Docking a seaplane in the Ohio River with 25 knot winds isn’t an easy task. But the Flight Outfitters crew was on a mission to get some shots of our new Seaplane Duffels. Thankfully these rugged bags were made for trips like this. Wind and waves were no match for our crew or this Cessna […]
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