Morning came too early once again. We had made arrangements to visit the
Glasair production facility in Arlington, which is why we made the planned
stop.
Glasair manufactures kit
experimental airplanes. Owners can build
their aircraft at the production facility under their “two week to taxi”
program.
Scott and I met two principals
from Glasair during the aviation trade show in Anchorage this past May. We flew an introductory flight near Anchorage
and decided to visit their facility while sky trekking as it was along the
way. It was a great choice. Their facility is superb! We each flew another quick flight with
another Glasair owner, Alan Neglin. The
Glasair is an amazing machine and extremely fun to fly.
After our time at Glasair we
promptly got underway to Arcata, CA. We
made decent time with tailwinds. We knew
the weather had been IFR all day in Arcata.
In fact, earlier in the day the weather was below IFR minimums. It was likely I would be shooting an
approach – which I was looking forward to. The fog layer cleared as we were enroute and
it was a gorgeous arrival on the coast.
You could smell the humidity as we descended from our enroute altitude
of 7,500’ to 3,000’ setting up for the approach. A beautiful day of flying indeed.
3.4 hrs Arlington – Roseburg
1.8 hrs Roseburg to Arcada
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| Looking at carbon fiber vs. fiberglass. |
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| Inside the hull of a carbon fiber Glasair Sportsman. |
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| Carbon fiber Glasair Sportsman fuselage (upside down). |
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| Glasair Sportsman wing. |
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| Glasair Sportsman |
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| Me - doing a quick 'fun flight' in Alan's Glasair Sportsman. |
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| Scott on a 'fun flight' in Alan's Sportsman. |
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Seattle Downtown Skyline
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| Flying Midfield Over Portland International |
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| Enroute to Arcata |
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| Fog Along California Coast |
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| California Coast |
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| Arcata Airport |
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| Unloading at Arcata |
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| Two Lonely Airplanes at Arcata |
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| The Arcata airport has seen better days. |
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