Four recreational pilots in custom aircraft stopped in Haines last week as part of a two-week trip in Alaska, originating in Arlington, Wash. and basing out of Wasilla. The two-seat, SX-300 planes feature a six-cylinder, 300-horsepower engine and reach speeds of 300 mph. “It’s kind of like driving a Ferrari,” said pilot Mike Smith of Jackson, Miss. Others on the trip included Tuck McAtee of Williamsburg, Va., Jerry Mercer of Ventura, Calif., and Marty Abbott…
