Cougar Ranch, ID

Located on the Middle Fork Salmon River Idaho

In 2018 the Idaho Fish and Game, working with the Idaho Aviation Association, opened a new airstrip in the Frank Church Wilderness along the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. This was my first time visiting the strip. It’s 1,400’ with decent approaches from either direction. Landing west has a more favorable go-around option than landing east. DISCLAIMER: For anyone watching this looking for “how to do it”, when I go back I will fly the approach a little differently. It’s a pretty good altitude change from the saddle to the strip. For MY aircraft and how it’s configured, I think the approach would be better to stay over the left bank of the river and lose the altitude more slowly during the approach. Either that or use the flat wing approach method. By keeping the turn back to the strip closer, I had a little bit more energy than I wanted coming over the saddle. As always, your results...and needs...may vary. Fun strip!

Cougar Ranch Landing 2022. This is a 1,400 foot strip at an elevation of 4,277' on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River near Cascade, Idaho.

Tested some settings on the new GoPro. Must adjust quality to 720 or 1080 for best quality. (see gear/settings icon at bottom of video)