High Sierra Fly-In Special Gallery

Thursday, February 08, 2018 at 10:31 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The High Sierra Fly-In (HSF) is an annual gathering of nearly 200 aircraft, predominantly taildraggers, held on the remote Dead Cow Lake playa in the high country of Nevada.
The event fosters a "DIY" spirit, featuring backcountry flying, STOL drag races, hangar flying, camping, and communal activities like fireworks and chili.
HSF welcomes diverse aircraft types, including numerous kitbuilt planes, and takes place in a brisk, dry, and sometimes windy environment, utilizing the lakebed as a vast landing surface.

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1959 Cessna 182 at the High Sierra Fly-In — Nosegear airplanes, like this pretty 1959 182, do just fine at Dead Cow Lake—the lakebed is like a gigantic paved surface with a runway in any direction you care to land. In the STOL drag race, however, STOL taildraggers still get the edge. PHOTO: Frank Testa

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