[Mike Patey] had made a name for himself by building ... The aircraft in question, a bush plane named Scrappy, has been attracting attention long before [Mike] even started building the wings.

[Mike Patey] appears to fall rather comfortably in ... he’s currently working on Scrappy, a small bush plane built to be a short take-off and landing drag racer. Scrappy started life as a ...

Mike Patey, the Utah entrepreneur who transformed his Polish-built Wilga 2000 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft into a million-dollar "ultimate bush plane" called DRACO, crashed on takeoff ...

WATCH: What to know about racing plane in West Jordan crash Mike Patey had known King for 20 years as friends and business partners who shared the same passion for building planes and flying them ...

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In order to land the plane properly, there was an almost endless list of factors for Luke Czepiela and Mike Patey to overcome, including: • Rigorous training including working with a ...