Valdez STOL event welcomes Luke Czepiela and CubCrafters for annual event. [Image Courtesy Valdez Fly-In] The Valdez STOL Competition & Fly-in Air Show is set to celebrate two decades of aviation ...

May is nearly here, which means it's time for the Valdez Fly-In and Air Show-- and the jaw-dropping display of short takeoff and landing skills for which the event has become famous nationally.

The 2010 Valdez STOL competition in Valdez, Alaska, was a challenge for judges. They must measure the length of runway used for taking off and for stopping not much in either case. Note the size of ...

VALDEZ, Alaska — The crowd at the Valdez Fly-In begins to rumble as pilot Josh Pepperd approaches a set of cones and a white line on the pavement in front of them. Flying slower and slower, the nose ...

Valdez, Alaska’s annual Fly In & Air Show gives working Alaskan bush pilots a chance to show off their skills and hardware in the Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) competition. This year’s event has ...

Speaking of airplanes, I imagine that it takes a long runway for takeoff and landing, but there are also airplanes that can take off and land with just a few meters of ground. Web media Kottke ...

Air Force One, an Airbus A380, a Boeing Dreamliner and the Concorde needed almost every foot of Wittman Regional Airport’s mile-and-a-half-long runway to land in Oshkosh. Wild West Aircraft’s Steve ...

Austin, Texas-based Bearhawk Aircraft, a company known for creating STOL kit airplanes, earlier this week announced two company milestones. In one, a Bearhawk Patrol became the first of the company’s ...

The 2011 Valdez May Day Fly-In "Short Field Take Off and Landing" (STOL) competition was all pilot proficiency and slow-flying techniques. As for the dominating aircraft, the Piper Super Cubs ...