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Taking a traditional STOL (Short TakeOff / Landing) competition to the next level.

Making
Good Pilots
Better!

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STOL Drag Racing

Welcome to the hottest new addition in the aviation racing world, where top fuel drag drag racing meets souped-up backcountry airplanes. STOL Drag takes the traditional STOL (Short TakeOff / Landing) competition to the next level, challenging pilots like never before! We have been featured on NBC Sports, AOPA, EAA, Plane & Pilot, and more…

STOL Drag Events holds the only "National Accreditation” from the FAA in the United States!

 

Watch the STOL Drag trailer video (hover/click to turn off muting). Footage courtesy Straight and Level TV.

 

AOPA Praises STOL Drag

STOL DRAG OFFERS TRAINING, 'MAKING GOOD PILOTS BETTER'

“What we’re really doing is making good pilots better,” Kevin Quinn, creator of STOL Drag, said of the training that focuses on power and energy management, slips, spot landings, and altitude and directional control.

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STOL Drag Events

We are so excited to be able to take the STOL Drag event team on the road. With our FAA National Accreditation, we have the opportunity to really showcase STOL events. Join us in October and November of 2024 for our NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PILOT TRAINING COURSES!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Featured STOL Drag Videos

Click on any of the images below to play our featured selection of videos.

STOL Drag in the Media

Media Quotes

If you’ve ever attended the Stihl National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport west of Reno, Nevada, you know the event brands itself as “the fastest motorsport on earth,” with the slogan “fly low, fly fast, turn left.”
– Flying Magazine

With STOL (short takeoff and landing) flying gaining popularity in recent years, this fly-in has grown to a record high of 500 aircraft and 2,000 visitors. Event organizer, Kevin Quinn, restricted the amount of aircraft taking part in this year’s event, keeping safety as the main priority.
– Skies Magazine

“We are so excited to have the STOL Drags at Reno this year!!”
– 2019 Reno Air Races Program

‘Top Fuel meets aviation’: Reno Stead Airport hosts top STOL Drag Racers
– 2019 Reno Air Race.org (Reno Gazette Journal)

Clouds of thick gray dust rolled across the Dead Cow lakebed, swirling and twisting and blinding spectators as they cheered on the winners of the 2018 High Sierra Fly-In STOL Drag Race.
– AOPA Event