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Places we travel and the fun things we do.

Heavy Hauler

People want to know just how much you can carry in a Sportsman. I tell them it will carry anything that will fit unless...

Aerial Photography

So you’ve got your GlaStar, or Glasair, or Sportsman all finished. Years of effort, toil, lots of money, and probably a few drops of...
Herb Karkheck at SnF 2014

Sun ‘n Fun 2014 Postcard

Herb Karkheck organized another great brat-roast party at the 2014 Sun ‘n Fun Fly In for the Glasair Aircraft Owners Association. He reports that...

Fun and Friendship in a Mountain Paradise

This year’s Smiley Creek GlaStar & Sportsman Fly-in was one of the best ever, according to the regulars who’ve made the annual pilgrimage since...
Lakes and Suttons over Idaho. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

Smiley Creek 2017

The tenth annual Smiley Creek Fly-in was even better than usual, which is surprising in that we've already had so many memorable ones. But...

Tom Needham’s Sportsman Repair Project 2016

Editor’s note: This is a personal request from Ted Setzer to raise funding for a fuselage cage replacement, labor and travel costs for Tom...
Sportsman N2CQ-camping

Airplane Camping in a Sportsman

Some years ago I purchased a used, flying Glasair 1 RG. At the time, that airplane fulfilled my mission for going fast and doing...

Postcards from Smiley Creek 2015

Just got home after 37+ hours of fun in the GlaStar. A belated BIG thank you to Dave & Dave & Gail & Ann...
Pirates at Columbia

Pirate Pilots Swoop in on the Columbia Fly-in

Great food, perfect weather and the company of like-minded Pirates was enjoyed by those attending the recent GlaStar & Sportsman fly-in at Columbia, California....
Flying along the west coast of the Dead Sea.

Italy to Israel in a GlaStar

It's quite understandable that it took about 5 months of preparation for the most beautiful flight in my 20 years light aircraft flying. But...