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    Description

    CAUTION: this airstrip is only suitable for high performance STOL aircraft with experienced mountain pilots.

    Description:
    Probably one of Idaho's most infamous backcountry airtrips, Mile Hi is a short, dog-legged, up-hill, un-maintained airstrip perched on a mountan top at 5831'.  The first 540' of the airstrip are unusable for landing, leaving a short 560' feet.  When departing, the runway is not fully visible.  

    There are no ammenities, or tie-downs and the strip is unmaintained.   

    For information call: 208.634.0746 

    Runway
    • Length

      560

    • Width

      30

    • Surface

      GRASS

    Details
    • Facility ID

      No ID 024

    • Elevation

      5831

    • CTAF

      122.9

    • State

      ID

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    Location

    Lat: 45.15133333333 , Long: -114.99366666667 - IDAHO, USA

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    • Recreational
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    • Mountains
    • Trees
    Region
    • Northwest Mountain
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    • Public
    Author
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    • Landing / Departing Mile Hi Airstrip - Idaho Backcountry | RANS S-7S ( mile high )

      Landing / Departing Mile Hi Airstrip - Idaho Backcountry | RANS S-7S ( mile high )

      Just a short teaser video. Hot morning during the heat wave of 2021 up on Mile High. Thanks for joining me, please subscribe for more in depth adventures to come. Hopefully this helps someone else to know what to expect. The strip is obviously pretty short, and it is much steeper than it looks in the video. Practice landing on hills if you haven't, and this won't be a big deal unless you are flying something that lands pretty fast. Avoid the strip if the wind is strong and doing funky things... density altitude can be decently high here as well if you are flying something underpowered keep that in mind. Enjoy it! I land on a lot of crazier stuff than this in the Rockies, but for an actual sanctioned, official airstrip, this is possibly the craziest one out there. Not to mention, you are a long walk to getting help if you don't have someone who can land there if something goes wrong... a risk for sure. Fly safe! -T
    • Mile Hi Airstrip Cessna 185 Idaho Backcountry

      Mile Hi Airstrip Cessna 185 Idaho Backcountry

    • Landing / Departing Mile Hi Idaho K10 - short, steep backcountry airstrip!

      Landing / Departing Mile Hi Idaho K10 - short, steep backcountry airstrip!

      Very warm morning a few years back!
      Not too bad in a plane like this.... what is amazing is that there has been a 206 in this strip!!

      Airplane Specs:
      EP912STi engine tuned to about 140hp (billet td04 turbo, custom exhaust, my tuning)
      Dual Oil coolers / Large Radiator / Custom Intercooler
      79" 2 blade NR prop
      Roberts cub style gear setup
      ACME Aero gen3 shocks
      Badlands STOL Shop rev1 STOL Cuff w/ VGs
      RANS S-20 flap handle (5 total notches)
      Modified T3 Tailwheel setup (beefed up, extra mounting bolt, ROX shock)
      Panel incorporates MGL and Garmin avionics...
      ...and much more!
    • Super Cub at Mile Hi Airstrip, Idaho

      Super Cub at Mile Hi Airstrip, Idaho

      Landing at Mile Hi Airstrip, Idaho
    • Fatal Midair Collision At Idaho Backcountry Fly-In

      Fatal Midair Collision At Idaho Backcountry Fly-In

      On June 28, 2013, about 0948 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer, N1540P, and a Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow, N2108T, collided midair while on final approach to landing at the Johnson Creek Airport (3U2), Yellow Pine, Idaho.

      The private pilot of the Tri-Pacer and his pilot-rated passenger sustained serious injuries. The private pilot of the Arrow sustained serious injuries. Tragically, his 20-month-old son sustained fatal injuries. The child was secured in a CARES child restraint.

      A review of the recorded CTAF transmissions revealed that both pilots were transmitting their positions within the airport traffic pattern, corroborating their reports that they did so. It could not be determined why neither pilot heard the other pilot’s position reports and the NTSB found it likely that both pilots were not adequately monitoring other aircraft position reports while in the pattern.

      The NTSB report states "If either pilot had heard the other pilot’s position reports, it is likely that the collision would not have occurred." (Vigilance is such a common theme.)

      Both NTSB accident reports are included as part of a larger document repository containing investigative information about this accident. Those documents, which include the CTAF transcript, can be found at https://tiny.cc/idahomidair.

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      IMPORTANT

      The sole fatality in this accident was the Arrow pilot's two year old son. Please consider that when commenting.

      As the mostly-benevolent dictator of this place I am the sole authority on decorum. Inappropriate comments may be removed without warning.

      ~~~~~

      Got a story tip? Email news@whatyouhaventseen.com.
      (Keep in mind that we don’t publish footage that has already been published elsewhere.)
    • Idaho Backcountry flying with landing at Atlanta airstrip (55H) in Daher Kodiak airplane

      Idaho Backcountry flying with landing at Atlanta airstrip (55H) in Daher Kodiak airplane

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