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Smiley Creek Fly-in (Photo: Alan Negrin)

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2014 Smiley creek, Idaho Fly-In Preview

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So You Want to Fly to Canada, eh?

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11th Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman Fly-In, Oct. 4-6

L to R: Steve Zaleski, John Lake, Marc Cook, Dave Hulse, Richard Eastman, Gail Hulse, Tom Fleming, Anita Fleming, Dave Prizio, Mike Meier, Ed Zaleski, Michael Sandling, Mike Ray, Dave Ammenti, Teri Ray, Chris Wills, Brenda Lake, Ann Walker, Anne Ammenti, Dave Carberry, Lynda Ann Farrar with Dave Ammenti's truck (Arlo Reeves behind the camera).

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Hillbillies Reunited: Ninth Annual Northern California GlaStar & Sportsman Fly-In

Alaska to Oshkosh, Part 3

Plenty has been written about Oshkosh so I will not say much about AirVenture 2019 except it was awesome. It is weird to reminisce,...

The other useful piece of equipment essential for the Australian Outback – the fly hat!

Third Time Across Australia

Sue and I have twice taken the GlaStar on flying safaris across Australia. In those trips we flew as tag-alongs with Stawell Aviation. This...

Diesel Sportsman Update

My son and I I flew over to Fry Canyon, UT (UT74), a dirt strip in southeastern Utah. There are several backcountry strips in the...

How many people can escape a shower under one GlaStar wing? John Lake, Steve Tillinghast, Margaret & Charlie Burton, Heidi Tillinghast, Mike & Teri Ray, Arlo Reeves, Dave Ammenti and photographer Ann Walker can.

The 8th Annual Columbia Fly-In is a Success!

Thanks to all who flew to Columbia this year to celebrate Oktoberfest in style. You made it happen and it was great fun being...

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...

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...

Trevor Berg’s Sportsman on Floats

Here are a few postcards from Trevor Berg and his Sportsman on floats. These are some of my favourite because they are all taken on...

Coast above Derby, not a good area for an outlanding.

Around Australia in the GlaStar

Three years almost to the day after completing my 15-year GlaStar build, Sue and I have returned from our 4,653 nm around Australia flight....

We Got High in Colorado

Steve and I just returned from our fall flying trip to Kentucky and Colorado. While in Colorado, we got totally out of control (zones)‚...

Dick King on Fly-by. Photo by Carlos Emmons.

2013 Rough River Annual Fly-In

The 2013 Rough River Annual Fly-In will be held September 13-15 at the Rough River Dam, Kentucky. The Fly-in is hosted by the local...

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