The 19th Annual Valdez Fly-In & STOL Competition, held in Alaska, was a success with exceptionally clear weather, attracting diverse pilots and over 2,000 spectators, including cruise ship passengers.

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.

KNIK RIVER, Alaska – Unlike other places where speed may dominate pilot discussions, up here it’s all about how slow you can go. It’s directly related to how quickly you can get off the ground and how ...

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 ...

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 ...

STOL planes might seem most at home in the wilderness of the frozen north, two-seaters flying in to deliver winter supplies to some tiny village just outside the Arctic Circle. STOL stands for "short ...

What is a short takeoff and landing aircraft? STOL aircrafts are a fascinating aviation innovation. They have a long history of going where bigger machines can’t. Today, they play a central role in ...