High Sierra Fly-In Special Gallery

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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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High Sierra Fly-In
Despite weather that challenged many enroute to Dead Cow and prevented many others from coming, the 2017 event was very well attended, with more than 200 airplanes and several hundred people, not counting dune buggies and dirt bikes that stopped by the playa. PHOTO: Joey Myers
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