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When a downdraft flipped his Super Cub in the middle of the Andes, Que Que Parodi spent 27 hours stranded in a snowstorm—alone, underdressed, and fighting to survive. That’s just one of the wild stories in this episode of Coffee and a Hanger.Que Que describes the moment he stumbled upon a video about bush pilots in Alaska. Watching Paul Claus fly a Super Cub through remote Alaskan wilderness inspired him. This was what he was meant to do.Que Que is the founder of Patagonia Bush Pilots, a rapidly growing backcountry flight school in Argentina. With only six years of flying under his belt, he’s built a fully certified operation: a cargo and taxi business, a licensed flight school, and a repair station—all from scratch. But Que Que's story starts way before aviation, as a professional snowboarder filming in active volcanic craters, building custom drones for forest fire surveillance, and hustling his way into aviation by pure grit and innovation.This episode is an incredible ride—raw, inspiring, and packed with bush flying spirit. Don't miss it.
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When a downdraft flipped his Super Cub in the middle of the Andes, Que Que Parodi spent 27 hours stranded in a snowstorm—alone, underdressed, and fighting to survive. That’s just one of the wild stories in this episode of Coffee and a Hanger.Que Que describes the moment he stumbled upon a video about bush pilots in Alaska. Watching Paul Claus fly a Super Cub through remote Alaskan wilderness inspired him. This was what he was meant to do.Que Que is the founder of Patagonia Bush Pilots, a rapidly growing backcountry flight school in Argentina. With only six years of flying under his belt, he’s built a fully certified operation: a cargo and taxi business, a licensed flight school, and a repair station—all from scratch. But Que Que's story starts way before aviation, as a professional snowboarder filming in active volcanic craters, building custom drones for forest fire surveillance, and hustling his way into aviation by pure grit and innovation.This episode is an incredible ride—raw, inspiring, and packed with bush flying spirit. Don't miss it.

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