OLYMPIC IFR Calgary here we come.

[Coop]

we are getting closer to calgary now and the start of the OPALE NINE arrival.




the orange glow of sunset begins.




Mirror lakes.


with the plains in site time to start our approuch on the opale9






lower and lower into the clouds.




the moons now up where it belongs.


and the sun she,s a setting.




on the opale nine getting ready for the turn onto downwind.




I apparently slowed down enough to let everyone get ahead of me on downwind leg ..to busy taking pics.


the sun sets on the canadian rockies.


the boys up ahead getting ready to turn base to finals.




and now its my turn


getting establish on the localizer for rwy16 cyyc.




Runway insight.


just one last quick look to the west.


tower view all the way from vancover..lol


time to slow it up a bit.


over the numbers floating down the runway.


we have arrived ,calgary will never be the same again


taxi to parking after a long day "night" of flying.


parked for the night .sorry dd the shot of use all lined up came out to dark so just these 2 side by side.


thanks guys for a memorable flight with all my virtual pals in attendance ..well almost all.cheers and till next time..take the money and run DB cooper cause you cant take it wit ya

[X-ray_Mike]

Our equipment is serviced and ready to go. Staged for the next flight.

X-ray Mike