April 26, 2025

Barnstorm: 8,000+ Mile Cross Country

Giddyup

We are the company that flies to the appointment. We're pilots, it's in our DNA. You’re a potential customer who wants to check out ALIA? We'll fly it to you. Government regulators keen to see the next gen aircraft they'll be certifying? We'll have a charge demo at your hangar next week.

Since 2022 we've been flying our aircraft on cross-country missions — both to meet customers but also to beat out the problems that expose themselves in the real-world environment.

N916LF flies over the snow covered landscape on its way out to the west coast of the United States.

Pilot Nate Dubie (left) trains Steve Thorne, aka Flight Chops, in N916LF

N916LF flies over the Grand Canyon in Arizona on the way to Las Vegas

N916LF takes off at night on its way to Las Vegas, Nevada

N916LF flies over Las Vegas, Nevada

Pilot Chris Caputo flies N916LF over the Pacific Ocean out of Santa Monica airport in California

N916LF soars over the Cedar Breaks cliffs outside of Cedar City, Utah

N916LF lands on a dry lake bed outside of Las Vegas, Nevada

N916LF flies over Park City ski area in Utah

N916LF around the Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York

Charged Up

Most of the 25 states we flew through were met by a barebones crew. Often times, an ALIA pilot would touch down at airports across the country with no ground team waiting. In places beyond our ever-expanding charge network, our charge truck would eventually catch up to support the mission in the background.

Collage of BETA Barnstorm moments

Music to Fly Across the Country to

Whether it’s Damir in our charge truck, our pilots connected through their bluetooth headsets, or the chase aircraft bumping tunes — we passed under a lot of beautiful country while we sang along. A few of our favorites from the road are here for your listening enjoyment.

N916LF_Roadshow_with_states_WEB

No Roads No Problem

That was our motto on this trip and we set out to prove it to ourselves and our customers. We were in Nevada when we spotted a dry lakebed that looked good enough for an off airport landing, so that’s what we did.

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