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Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

The spire of Mt Saint Nicholas
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

What drafts up must draft down... Good thing this isn't real or I'd probably be losing my lunch right now as the plane *plummets* for a few seconds in an air pocket
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Coming out over the Middle Fork Flathead River valley and looking out over the Flathead Range
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Coming over the Flathead Range past Mt Grant and spotting the Hungry Horse Reservoir
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Passing over the Hungry Horse Dam
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Heading back through Bad Rock Canyon
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Lined up and bombing the runway
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Taxiing back to parking
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Heading out from Moose Creek USFS
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Okay now I realize something is wrong as I can't pick up any speed climbing out and finally check my flaps. Derp. This plane is so simple to fly I don't really bother with check lists
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Early in the day the sun barely clears the mountains - and so do we to ensure that we can keep them in sight and not get disoriented in cloud since neither of our planes have artificial horizon instruments
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Looks like conditions are getting better
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Or not. Climb! Climb! Unfortunately the stock Savage Cub that Andrew was flying didn't have the performance to get over this ridge and he crashed into it
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Ironically shortly after Andrew crashed I came into some nice clear air
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Circling in the clearer air waiting for Andrew to spawn back into the world
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Continuing onward as Andrew works to catch up. I'm over the Bitterroot Range now and dropping back down towards the valley into Montana
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Still following the highway, but sticking to the western side of the valley to avoid the precip and stay clear of potential icing conditions
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Hrmmm.... not going to be able to avoid all the precip...
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Looking back down the valley. Goodbye precip and good riddance
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Back to cruising together as we pass over the highway leading east away from Missoula
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Looking towards McDonald Peak
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Over the Nine Pipe National Wildlife Refuge. Well, not directly over, as that would be poor airmanship to fly so low over a NWR
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Starting out across the frozen expanse of Flathead Lake
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Bigfork on the northern shore of Flathead Lake
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Couldn't get the smaller runway so we just landed together on the big one
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Taxiing in at Glacier Park Int'l
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Simultaneous landings FTW
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Sweeping through the valley following the Selway River now
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

This poor marshaller dude out here in the middle of nowhere in the cold.... sorry man not taking on any pax
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Ended up landing behind Andrew again
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Snow is back as we prep for departure from Mackay Bar. Thankfully ice is not back
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Diving over the field so Andrew can see where it is
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Came back around for an actual landing approach
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Had to circle around two times to let Andrew catch up after I passed him and forgot to throttle back
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Snow has melted at Big Creek. Andrew is now on XBox and has swapped to the XCub
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Heading up Big Creek to the east
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Now turned south to follow Monumental Creek
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

went around and am now coming in on final. Watch out for that....
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Followed Andrew in on final to see how he did. Made it down okay
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

TREEEEEE!!!
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Finally made it down on my third attempt
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Then I flew into the trees taking off. Dammit!
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Restarted in the air and just went straight for the next strip
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Steady... STEADY.... Andrew does the flyby this time overhead to watch
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Managed to get my wing back down without crashing. First try yey. Now watching Andrew approach from the opposite end
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Andrew made it on his second attempt. We are now back up in the air circling to get up over the mountains
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Firewalling the throttle. Max climb!
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Passing by The Pinnacles
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Topping the ridge to see the expanse of mountains ahead. Off in the distance is The Pinnacles
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Mentioned how moody the clouds look off in the distance but Andrew said he didn't have any so I said go set your weather preset to Scattered (live weather was being wonky). This kicked him out of the flight session. D'oh!

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