2021 pilot roster & Times
LIGHT SPORT Class
JON HUMBERD - ZENITH SUPER 701
VIRGIL IRWIN - RANS S-7 Courier
JARED JESTICE - KITFOX IV
EDDIE SANCHES - JUST HIGHLANDER
DAVID KERLEY - JUST HIGHLANDER
CONNOR SIMMONS - CUBCRAFTERS SS
CAMERON SIMMONS - CUBCRAFTERS SS
RICK TRIMBLE - CUBCRAFTERS SPORT CUB
WAYNE SMITH - KITFOX V
RYAN DIEHL - PA-12
WILL DAVIS - - JUST HIGHLANDER
GREG JACOBI - KITFOX IV
RYAN COURREGES - KITFOX IVF
ROBBIE MOON - CARBON CUB SS
FRED THOMAS - ZENITH CH750STOL
LEVI NOGUESS - KITFOX IV
DENNIS LONG - AEROPRAKT A22
JADEN NEWMAN - CARBON CUB SS
JARED NEWMAN - CARBON CUB EX
KEVIN HOPKINS - TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
LEVI NOGUESS JR. - KITFOX IV
TOURING class
CHAD BREUER - MAULE M5-210C
JOEL DOPSON - CESSNA 172 TAILDRAGGER
BILL GILSTRAP - CESSNA 172F
DALE MITCHELL - CESSNA 175A
JOHN NIELSEN - CESSNA 170B
KENNETH MONGER - CESSNA 172
BUSH class
AUSTIN CLEMENS - AVIAT HUSKY A1-C
TONY ARMOUR - JUST SUPERSTOL
AMIR BAYANI – CARBON CUB EX2
KEVIN JOHNSON - SUPERCUB 160
JAY JOLLEY – CARBON CUB EX2
JOE PEARSON - AVIAT HUSKY A1-B
STEVE PIERCE - PIPER PA18-150
GREGG GUIDER - CARBON CUB EX-3
PAUL O’NEAL - KITFOX V
PHILIP JONES - PIPER PA-18
BILL CANINO - ZLIN OUTBACK SHOCK CUB
TREVOR DAWSON - JUST JA-35 SUPER STOL STRECH
LUKE SPOOR – LEGEND CUB AL-18
BRIAN STECK - LEGEND CUB AL-18
JOHN WISDOM - LEGEND CUB AL-18
KRIS GRIEWAHN – JUST SUPERSTOL
GARY SCHMITT - JUST SUPERSTOL
ROBERT DROUIN - AVIAT HUSKY
JUSTIN SPENCE - AVIAT HUSKY
ROBBIE STATON - JAVRON SUPER CUB
GREG SIMMONS - CARBON CUB
KEITH GYGER - BADLANDS TRAVELER
ALTERNATE and Honorary Pilots
JAMES STOPPEL - AVIAT HUSKY A1 (1st alternate)
COLLIN CANEVA - CARBON CUB SS (2nd alternate)
COREY SLONE - JUST HIGHLANDER (3rd alternate)
FRANK MANN - PIPER PA-18 EXPERIMENTAL SUPERCUB (Honorary)
light sport
TREVOR DAWSON Clinton, AR. Aviation is my livelihood, my entire life has been focused and surrounded by every type facet of air travel. I cannot remember the first time my dad gave me the controls, I was young, so young that the autopilot was probably doing all the work.My life's work has become aviation. I started doing real flight training when I was around 14, I flew an airplane by myself before I drove a car by myself on my 16th birthday. Since then, I have taken more FAA tests than I can count. I am an A&P, and a Multi-Engine Instrument Pilot at the age of 23. My instrument trainer was a V35 when I was 19. In my flying career I have logged time in around 26 different airplanes, mostly complex and high performance types. My day job is salvage manager at our company, I talk to aviators all day. My job is to keep them in the air.
JARED JESTICE Viola, AR I have been flying the Arkansas backcountry for almost 2 years now with my Kitfox IV and it's been quite the learning experience, definitely a different type of flying than what I did before purchasing my Kitfox. I fly from a challenging 1000' runway that I built on our place a little over a year ago, it has taught me a lot and has been a good place to sharpen my skills.
LEVI NOGUESS Belton, TX I was born in Alpine, Texas and raised on a ranch in the Texas Hill country between Menard and Junction. My father was a rancher, Crop Duster, CFI and Commercial single engine pilot who introduced me to the joys of recreational flying. We had a grass/dirt strip on the ranch which hosted Cubs, Champs, PA-16, 172’s 182’s etc, so it’s only natural that I started off with a natural affinity for off airport flying.
I was a 1981 graduate of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, TX, then attended the US Naval Academy for two years before joining the US Marine Corp. As a Marine, I served in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and 1st Force Reconnaissance Company as a Para Scuba Recon Marine and attended the US Army Special Operations Course. In 1992 I transferred to the US Army to fly UH-1 (Huey) Helicopters, C-12, RC-12, (King Air) and UC-35 (Cessna Citation).
Since retiring from the Army in 2006 , my day job has been flying in the coolest of vacation locations such as Iraq and Afghanistan where I fly a modified King Air as a Contract ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance ) instructor pilot and Flight Standardization Manager.
I also Own a FASTSIGNS franchise in Killeen, TX where we provide all matter of visual communication solutions to businesses and individuals wanting to put their best message on display. We can also provide graphics for airplanes!
I have approximately 13,000 hours total time in much larger and more powerful aircraft, but I love the simplicity of flying the Kitfox. I was introduced to the STOL competition world at the Llano, TX STOL Roundup and fell in love with both the competition and the competitors. Arkanstol is a great event that puts all the skills necessary to fly back country off airport and STOL techniques to the test.
In the Kitfox, the the check list is short, the take-off is short, the landing is short, and the speed is slow, but the fun is fast and lasts a long time. The FUN meter stays pegged at the red line.
CAMERON SIMMONS Owasso, OK 24 years old Born and Raised in Owasso, Oklahoma. Learned to fly in a sport cub. Received my pilot's license when I was 18 and since then I have been gaining experience flying all kinds of tailwheel aircraft from Wacos to Skywagons. I have around 1200 hours where a vast majority of it is cub time. I graduated from Oklahoma State in spring 2020 majoring in Aviation Management. Currently attending grad school at OSU for a Masters in Aviation and Space.
WAYNE SMITH Watauga, TN Kitfox Model 5
My first memory, from age 3, was of my first flight, sitting on my grandfather's lap in a Cessna 150. Flying got in my blood and stayed from that moment on. I started lessons in 1993, and never looked back. Airplanes have given me thousands of hours of enjoyment and, occasionally, challenges, and now I'm trying to instill that love in my own kids. I've always wanted to fly little bush planes, but, until a year ago, that had not been an option for me. After acquiring a Kitfox, though, I've fallen in love with flying all over again.
My wife is also a pilot, though she's not actively maintaining currency since we started having kids. We now have four wonderful daughters and I'm often asked for a trip to the airport, which warms my heart! We have a small farm in northeast Tennessee, where I occasionally land my Kitfox. Now that I'm comfortable with doing that, I'm looking forward to even more challenges like ArkanSTOL!
FRANK MANN Marietta, GA Just Highlander My father was a pilot in the Army flying the OV1 Mowhawk. I spent most of my life admiring him as he was my hero. I have dedicated my flying to my father who taught me the love of aviation. My Highlander, "Flying Ace", was named after what my father called me, Ace. When he was in Vietnam, he had a flight suit made with an embroidered Snoopy Flying Ace on the back. I run the Flying Ace Snoopy on the plane today.
As for my flying, I’ve been a tailwheel pilot from the beginning. 90% of all my flying has been in the back country and off airport. I began competing in the National STOL events last year and have really enjoyed the competition and fellowship.
I am a member of the STOL Bandits and I love my time with those guys. I learn something every time I fly with them.
As for me personally, I retired from competitive motocross and off road racing after a neck injury in 2020 at Daytona SX. I've competed at The Amateur Nationals at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, won a National Title in the National Sprint Enduro Series, been nominated for Rider of the Year at The Monster Energy Rip to Cabo, emceed the Colorado 500 and completed the Trans American Trail in 22 day. I am married to the love of my life Valerie and we have a wonderful Chocolate Lab, Emma.
I’ve been blessed with more than I deserve and I am honored to compete and learn from the best at Arkanstol.
RYAN COURREGES Louisville, CO Kitfox Model IV I started flying gliders at 13 with CAP in Alaska, but had a long break after high school. Finished my license in 2019, added single engine and bought my Kitfox last year. I do a lot of STOL type flying around Colorado as well as a lot of glider flying in the summers. I also volunteer at a WW1 museum and do a lot of work on our replicas to get them built and flying. Outside of flying I've done all sorts of things from fishing across Alaska, climbing the big peaks in the Sierra Nevada and racing motorcycles and mountain bikes around the southwest.
KEVIN HOPKINS Russellville, AR Taylorcraft BC12D. Founding Member of High Wing Hillbillies Lives in Russellville Arkansas from Bakersfield CA, Kevin plans to compete in the Stol competition in a 1946 Flapless Certified Tail wheel aircraft, in fact we have spoken about a seperate class for flapless Tail draggers that where the original aircraft bush pilots.
PAUL O’NEAL Munford, TN Kitfox Series V
I can not remember a time that I did not want to be a pilot. I think I was born with the dream. Getting to the point of being a certified pilot was a long road for me though. I have had the opportunity to do a lot of different things in aviation. I started out by washing airplanes and eventually became a certified A&P. I have worked on 747's, DC-10's, 727's, A319's and 20's, and a variety of smaller aircraft.
I started taking flying lessons at the age of 17 back in 1998 but didn't finally become a pilot until 2010. The original plan was actually to go to Alaska and be a bush pilot but, life happened and my wife and I grew into a large family. We ended up staying in the lower 48 where I have gained experience as an executive charter pilot in the mighty lear jet, have flown for the airlines and currently have been working as the chief flight instructor at a part 141 school in Memphis TN.
I absolutely love being an instructor pilot. It is very satisfying to not only help others realize their dreams but to make good quality pilots. The experiences that I have gained in the different sectors of the industry have really helped me in teaching not only the schools student pilots but also in mentoring all of our flight instructors. To unwind from all that teaching and mentoring, my favorite thing to do is fly my kitfox and land in places that most others can't get to. Fortunately for me here in Memphis I live right next to the Mississippi river where there are just a ton of sandbars and cool places to check out. It is my favorite type of flying because it is so dynamic and really requires a sharp understanding of both your airplane and the terrain around you. Landing short and in areas that none of the other fisherman or duck hunters can get to without a good hike or freezing boat ride is amazing and I love it.
BILL CANINO North Little Rock, Ar Later
JAY JOLLEY Chattanooga, TN. Jay Jolley has been a pilot for 44 years with over 7000 hours of flight time and resides in a small farming community near Chattanooga, TN. He is recently retired from the commercial construction industry and now spends a majority of his time pursuing his love of aviation. Jay owns four aircraft which include a Vision Jet, a GameBird aerobatic plane, an amphibious AirCam called “The Road Runner” and a Carbon Cub EX2 called “BigFoot”. Jay built both the AirCam and the Carbon Cub EX2. Jay is currently building another EX2 which he plans on selling when completed. BigFoot was completed in May, 2020 and took a little over one year to build and was featured on the cover of EAA Sport Magazine in October 2020. Jay is a member of the STOL Bandits which has several members competing at ArkanSTOL this year.
JOE PEARSON Stark City, MO GA pilot then military (tactical fixed wing), part 121 retired.
CONNOR SIMMONS Owasso, OK I started flying when I was 14 in a cub crafters s2. Since then I have built time in 16 different airplanes. Flying is my passion and I hope to continue building my skills and meeting more great pilots.
VIRGIL IRWIN Harrah, OK Virgil has been flying for several years now and has focused almost all of his flying time to backcountry and STOL aviation, spending time in many experimental and certified bush planes. . He is currently building a Bearhawk model 5 and continuing to train, as he prepares to move to West Africa, where he and his wife will serve as missionaries.
RICK TRIMBLE Dunlap, TN Over 4,000hrs tailwheel experience. 2nd time competing in ArkanSTOL. STOL Bandit.
WILL DAVIS Baldwin City, KS Just Highlander I'm a 5000+hour ATP pilot with 100+ hours in my Highlander. I have a few thousand hours of Twin Otter time in the back country in austere locations around the globe including Colorado, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland etc... a few more thousand hours in turbine powered aircraft working for the DOD, 135 and fractional airlines in turbo prop and jet aircraft. I was raised in the back seat of a Super Cub and have the heart of a bush pilot. I LIVE for STOL and it’s my favorite kind of flying!
DENNIS LONG Searcy, AR Aeroprakt A22
2800+ hours flying since November 1st 2011. All in Ultralight and Light Sport Airplanes.
LEVI NOGUESS JR Beltin, TX Kitfox Series 4
Just got my private may 6th of 2021. Working toward my commercial so that I can pursue a job in cropdusting.
ROBERT DROUIN Wyoming Aviat Husky A1C
JON HUMBERD Cleveland, TN Just a Tennessee Farmer with a little passion to go flying.
Also one of the pilots/planes in the awesome group of STOL Bandits!
www.facebook.com/groups/STOLBandits
JADEN NEWMAN Montrose, Co I started flying when I was 16 in a 172 and then soon after transitioned into a tail wheel. 400 of my 600 hours are backcountry flying. I now hold an instrument rating, Commercial and Commercial Multi. Can't wait to see what ArkanSTOL brings this year.
EDDIE SANCHES Willis, TX I started flying at a young age in a family of pilots. Hired with the airlines at the age of 22 and currently fly internationally on the B787. Although I've owned several light aircraft, the joy of flying really exploded when I purchased the Highlander in 2018. Since then I've been able to explore what aviation is really about through backwoods flying, competition and camping with friends.
LUKE SPOOR Emory, TX I have been flying with my step-father since I was eight. Grew up flying Cubs until I got my student license at 16 in a 150, and my private at 17. Transitioned into a Cherokee 180 to start instrument training, which I recently received. Have over +100 hours flying, majority of that is in the super cub known as MOAC. Landed on just about everything from pavement to grass to river beds. I scored 4th place in the STOL competition at sun&fun last year, which was my first time competing. I have nearly 500 hours total now, and I am currently working on my commercial.
AUSTIN CLEMENS Benton, KS Austin Clemens is 17 years old and started flying at 12 years old in a Piper Cub. Since then he has flown several models of aircraft including Barons, Bonanzas, Cessna 172 & 180, Stearman, Cubs and Husky’s on Amphibs. He now has 1,400 hours total time and is working on his Commercial and Multi-Engine Ratings. Austin was raised in an aviation family and grew up at Stearman Field in Benton, KS. He has a passion for aviation and loves to fly “The Dog” his favorite Aviat Husky.”
DAVID KERLEY Bee Cave, TX I came to flying later in life and the capabilities afforded by bush planes for exploring the untracked and uncrowded portions of our world has taken a strong hold of me. Flying in the backcountry and even just accessing properties without a formal airport is tremendously fun and convenient. STOL competitions are a wonderful place to meet great people and learn from others in a controlled and very focused manner. Every event I’m blessed to be able to attend brings new friends and great memories.
JARED NEWMAN Montrose, CO Carbon Cub EX I’m the lucky dad that taught Jaden Newman to fly ;)
GREG JACOBI Alex, OK I love everything about flying and I'm passionate about sharing aviation with others. Backcountry/off airport flying is what I really enjoy. There's something about going somewhere a plane has never landed, scouting the area, and successfully landing...and then getting back out! I love dropping into a pasture near a friend or family members house and seeing the grins on their faces...and then I get to take them for a ride!
ROBBIE MOON Overland Park, KS Carbon Cub SS Pro pilot, prefers dragging his tail and water skiing on 35s. Third place STOL finish 2016.
FRED THOMAS Bloomington, IL Zenith CH750STOL I have been a private pilot for 4 years. I have 120 hrs in piper warrior. Completed my zenith 750 stol in november 2019. Did 1st flight myself. now i have 160 hrs in the last 18 month all in the zenith. Based at KBMI. Have flown around lake michigan in a weekend in the zenith. Love to fly around the many local grass strips. Have a strip at the family farm that is 400 feet and I have landed and taken off from it.
touring
CHAD BREUER Lometa, TX Maule M5 Backcounty flying and STOL capable aircraft open the door to great places and great people.
My family and I have flown my Maule M5-210C in locations across Montana and Texas over the years and I couldn't ask for a more capable aircraft for my mission. Fly the plane and never stop learning.
Bill Gilstrap Catoosa, OK Cessna 172 Aviate, navigate, communicate. Fly the airplane and keep vigilant of aircraft configuration, speeds and attitude. Safety first.
JOEL DOPSON Ooltewah, TN Cessna 172 Taildragger I was born to fly! When I was a little boy I lived in a trailer park under the approach end of runway 04 at Monroe Regional Airport. After I learned the words “mommy” and “daddy”, my next word was “AIRPLANE” as I wold reach up toward the low-flying jets on short final to land. After that I knew I wanted to be a pilot, and eventually was able to attend the “Holiday-in-Dixie” Airshow at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, LA where I first saw the USAF Thunderbirds perform. I KNEW I had to be a fighter pilot! Eventually, I majored in Professional Aviation and received an Air Force ROTC scholarship at Louisiana Tech University where I was blessed to earn a coveted “pilot slot”. After years of training I became a USAF F-16 “Viper” fighter pilot where I served for 20 years all around the world in both aerial and ground combat. The Air Force awarded me an Air Medal for combat in Iraq, and a Bronze Star Medal for ground combat also in Iraq. I lived and travelled all over the world including Alaska, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, Japan, Korean and elsewhere. Finally I served as a headquarters Flight Safety Officer where I retired from the Air Force as a Lt Col. In 2016 I was hired as a Delta jet pilot, but I had to buy a bush plane to continue learning and sharing dynamic flight opportunities. I have had my 1957 Cessna 172 Taildragger since 2018, and flown all over the eastern United States for fun, friends and competition. I attribute my career to God, family, determination, and perseverance.
DALE MITCHELL Holiday Island, AR Cessna 175 Just an old man, flying an old airplane, having a good old time.
Kenneth Monger Belle Vista, AR Cessna 172
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DARIN HART Sulphur Springs, TX Darin is the owner of American Legend Aircraft located in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He has over 36 years of flying experience, most enjoying his time in a Cub. Appreciating the ability to fly low and slow, the cub allows him to land or take off in places where most airplanes can’t.
American Legend Aircraft was founded expressly to develop a light sport version of the venerable Piper Cub airplane. From the outset, it was determined that these beloved aircraft were so pure in their design and so honest in their handling, that something had to be done to keep them flying.
Today, Darin is flying in Legend Aircraft’s latest model, MOAC – short for “Mother of All Cubs”. MOAC is a Super Legend XP (extra performance) with a Titan IOX 370 fuel injected 195HP. The XP comes equipped with extended flap area, a larger rudder, and 40 gallons of fuel. MOAC is flying with a 86x40 Catto propeller. The turtle-deck allows for easy access to baggage with 85” of length, room enough for a sleeping bag and 1 camper. There is a fold-down, rear side window for access to a 3rd seat! MOAC has 31” tundra tires with 10” wheels, a TK1 main-gear suspension system and an Alaskan baby tundra tail wheel with T3 dual spring suspension. Moac’s empty weight is 1,062lbs with a gross weight of 2,000lbs
STEVE PIERCE Piper PA-18-150 Graham, TX I rebuild and maintain Super Cubs for a living and fly them for fun. I learned to fly in a Piper PA16 Clipper. That was the first airplane I started landing on gravel bars in. Then was introduced to the 90 hp Super Cub. After owning and flying two Pacers off airport I finally bought a pretty stock Super Cub and have slowly modified it to where it is now. Constantly improving and testing different things and trying to improve my skills while having alot of fun in the process.
GREGG GUIDER Edina, MN Cubcrafters EX-3 I completed my first solo at 16, private pilot at 17, commercial and CFI at 18. I've loved aviation as long as I can remember. For my day job I'm a contract pilot on the Embraer Phenom 100, 300, and Praetor 600. I’ve recently competed in the STOL Drag in Wayne, NE, and received full permission to race at any STOL Drag event.
For the competition I would fly my Carbon Cub EX-3. I built this airplane in my hangar over a period of about a year, finished May of 2020. There is something immensely satisfying about racing and competing in an airplane that you built.
KEITH GYGER Decatur, TX Badlands Traveler
Ive been flying for 33years. Ive had numerous jobs in my aviation career ranging from flight instructor , freight pilot, commuter and major airline. About a year and a half ago I bought my first plane - a Badlands Traveler bush plane. This aircraft has taken me into the wonderful world of backcountry flying. From gravel and sand bar flying on the Brazos and Red River with the Brazos river rats, to competing in the national STOL series . This plane has brought the love and excitement of my early days of aviation back to life.
KRIS GRIEWAHN Fair Play, SC Just SuperSTOL Kris Griewahn and his wife, Debby build planes and offer builder's assist at Stol-It Aircraft in Fair Play, SC. Kris is flying his newly completed Just Aircraft SuperStol with a 915 Rotax Engine.
KEVIN JOHNSON Canyon, TX Piper PA18 Super Cub
When not using the super cub as a tool for my business (traveling farrier), I enjoy flying into the backcountry and competing at STOL competitions.
JOHN WISDOM Quitman, TX I was the kid who dreamed of building an airplane I could fly while reading the pages of Popular Mechanics. It just took until I was 29 to afford my first airplane. It's been an amazing adventure ever since! From that first plane a 1959 Cessna 175 then 1952 Bonanza C35, Scratch built a Sonex, Kit built a Zenith 701, Turbo Cessna 210, Baron C55 and Bonanza V35B, I finally found the American Legend Cub and I'm hooked on Low and Slow. If you don't find me at the airport teaching pilots Tailwheel, you'll find me up on the river running sandbars with the East Texas River Rats. After coming in second at LoneStar STOL and National STOL then Third at ArkanSTOL, a new machine is needed and it's being built right now. The BEAST will be at ArkanSTOL 2021 and I'm going to run hard for first place in my class. See you there!
BRAD CRAWFORD Hot Springs, AR Carbon Cub My first flight was around 8 years old in an extra 300l. That set the hook and ive been flying since. After graduating college with a bachelors in aviation. I flew charter, air ambulance, and then on to corporate jets. Nothing is more satisfying than backcountry flying however. I have bought 5 huskys that where groundlooped in which I fully restored myself. I have 7,000 hours, in over 100 makes. To include a couple thousand hours in high performance tailwheel aircraft in backcountry flying.
COREY SLONE Waller, TX Just Highlander
Solo in 1991 at 16. Private in 1992 at 18. Flying professionally since 2000. Flight Instructor, Skydive pilot, night freight, charter, fractionals & airlines. Flying at major airline since Feb 2006. Flown Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787 and Airbus 320, 319. Currently a B-737 Captain. Bought Highlander in 2018 and been bush flying since. StolDrag race pilot since 2021. Based at home in Waller, TX on 900' strip. Enjoy off airport flying. Other than the Highlander, favorite aircraft flown is the DHC-6 Twin Otter. Married 22 years with 3 daughters and 3 grandkids.
PHILLIP JONES Villa Grove, IL Piper PA18
I have been flying since 1994. I have around 1500 hours of flying time. Most of my flight time was in tail wheel aircraft. I have owned and flown many hours in my 170A, Supercub, T-6, Waco UPF7, and Airtractor 301. Twenty years ago I got my helicopter rating and have flown several hundred hours in the two helicopters I have owned. The reason I want to enter the event is that I am looking for new challenges in aviation.
BRIAN STECK Mineola, TX I am a Avid aviator that Started flying in 2013 with a 172 obtained 175 hrs. Moved to a SR-22 for 2.5 yrs and 575 hrs. Then a 58 baron for 2 yrs and 275 hrs. Then a mirage and now a JetProp. I built my American Legend MOAC Super Cub about a year ago and have a little over 150 hrs in it now. I love to fly anything with wings! I really only want to land long enough to fuel up. I just don’t think it is possible to have more fun than in a MOAC Super Cub!
RYAN DIEHL Columbus, OH Piper PA12
I grew up flying with my Dad and first learned to fly in a J-3. After college I flew in the military full time, and I currently fly in the National Guard and for an airline. When I’m not working I enjoy flying with my wife and young son in our modified PA-12.
AMIR BAYANI Powder Spring, GA Love aviation, love the people involved with the grass roots of aviation, love to fly various tail draggers, and have really enjoyed back country style of flying. I've been very blessed to meet some really great people who have become like family. Some of my close friends and I created a group, STOL Bandits, who focus on STOL type family around North Ga/Southeast TN area. Always looking to be better, always humbled and eager to learn more.
JAMES STOPPEL Cole Camp, MO Aviat Husky A1. Work hard, fly hard
COLLIN CANEVA Lincoln, NE Carbon Cub SS
I’m a private pilot that’s passionate about all things aviation. I fly an airplane named "Butch" on a show called OldGreenPlane. I’m very fortunate to be able fly my Carbon Cub named "Doc" and search out new areas for me and my friends to test our skills. I've competed in traditional STOL events, and am just starting to compete in STOLDrag events, as well as find other types of events such as ArkanSTOL.
GREG SIMMONS Owasso, OK Rat-Cub