One Mile High and Rising

BLI Airport, WA - Not to get too Top Gun on the whole deal, but... the air show continues with a business stop to the Kirchner Bros Alpine Tool Shed and a secret meeting at a darkened watering hole in the middle of Puget Sound. Avoiding the fri evening gridlock nightmare of Seattle-Tacoma I-5, Hollandaero and Travis rock us there and back at about 40 minutes each way. Friends driving later up the serpent of sprawl, claimed a 3-5 hour trip north. Plus with all the evil doers looking to take out the ferry system, you just can't be too careful. A little coaxing was required for Mr. Holland to pilot the Cessna Skyhawk (which he described as an "Impala of the skies, and one like your grandma's impala -- not a cool gangster impala.") and touch down on the only municipal grass strip in the state. With a solid view of a $25 million dollar San Juan Island for sale (call Mr. Paul Allen), and a reminder why we live here staring at the mountains (with fresh snow), the islands, and the towns which dot them, it's hard not to love the NW in May. An hour later and we were back in the skies, business complete, and back at the funny feelings LLC compound in time to approve the ad for the new Libzine. At 30+ hours of local air travel per year, it pencils out as the same rate as government mileage for driving. Goodbye I-5 you're going to Miramar, airdude. Just like Iceman.