"Mike and Mark Patey will continue to contribute their highly respected engineering talent. This team brings VIA cutting edge engineering solutions for our advanced electric vehicles," Weber ...

It all started when the engine in Mike Patey's Wilga 2000 failed. Eric Tegler – Aug 11, 2018 10:25 am | 166 The DRACO can climb at 4,000 feet per minute and cruise at 180mph.

[Mike Patey] is living that dream and with a passion for engineering and aviation that is absolutely infectious, he built Draco, the world’s most badass bush plane.

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 ...

[Mike Patey] is living that dream and with a passion for engineering and aviation that is absolutely infectious, he built Draco, the world’s most badass bush plane.

Mike Patey has a reputation within the aviation community for being a high-energy pilot who builds awe-inspiring experimental aircraft. Those who have contributed to the millions of views on his ...

Patey initially thought the airplane was a total loss. The PZL-104 Wilga was designed and originally manufactured by Polish PZL Warszawa-Okecie, with a production run from 1962 through 2006.

Mike Patey took to his YouTube channel after the accident to explain to his subscriber base of 106,000 fans what happened. The video has over 355,000 views at this time.

The small single-engine aircraft that crashed during takeoff from the Reno-Stead Airport Monday morning was the famous and highly-modified "Draco" backcountry plane flown by well-known pilot Mike ...

Luke Czepiela from Poland, became the first person to land a winged aircraft on Dubai’s iconic Burj Al-Arab Helipad with aviation engineer Mike Patey by his side. Buzz60’s Yair Ben-Dor has the ...

The shake was Patey’s engine exploding. Flying right next to h SPANISH FORK, Utah — A Utah County pilot had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield Saturday after his engine blew up 1,000 ...

When Mike Patey’s father-in-law began making urgent excuses to take him to breakfast for his 31st birthday Saturday morning, Patey knew something was up. “I knew my wife had something going on ...