Lifestyle

Places we travel and the fun things we do.

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...
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...

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

Written by by Greg and Sue Prentiss If I was writing a newspaper headline it would probably read: Hammer Brothers deliver ANOTHER one—two punch for Glasair at AirVenture 2007. A...

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...
Stephen & son Michael Eastman check out the flightline. Photo: Arlo Reeves.

Report from the Columbia 2009 Fly-In

Thanks to all who came to the Columbia Fly-In this year making it a great success! A record 18 GlaStars and Sportsmans (14 & 4)...
Landing at Oshkosh.

AirVenture – Oshkosh 2013

Flying to Oshkosh in an airplane you built yourself is way up there on every homebuilder’s wish list. Although my husband Steve and I...

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,...

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...

Denali From FL240

Friday was the day that all the stars aligned for aircraft, pilot, and weather. My bird was still on small tires with wheel pants, had...
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...