Mike Pearson's Adventures on a Pale Blue Dot

 On our late summer road trip to Lillooet BC in search of the perfect "pick your own" tomatoes...we thought that the local airport would have an interesting treasure or two. Turns out we were wrong on that one, kind of. There was nothing, but this one lonely plane, but it was definitely a treasure. Not a soul to be seen. An empty ramshackle hangar with the bones of an ultralight plane...and this good looking ( in need of TLC ) old timer. My road trip partner is a pilot, he's thinking that this is a great project. Odd little dents in the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer Aftermarket wing tips and fences Always an eye for detail on airplanes, Brian guessed that it was about a 1955 model...even without Wikipedia or an IPhone....just good old fashioned knowledge filed away for future use. When he researched the tail numbers, it turns out that the owner is a guy that he flew with in Pemberton on another adventure, some years ago. The plane does not hav...

Just add a juicy contract ( dreamer! ) and stir. All the equipment you need for your next gig is right here waiting for. How many of you guys would come shopping here if you won the lottery?...

From a late August road trip with Brian Fitzpatrick to Lillooet. I have never seen one of these rigs up close and personal before, so this was a bit of a treat. The fact that I was in good company on an awesome interior day was an added bonus.