John Galban's Flying Site

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="043c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>N4BQ is my '68 Cherokee 180.  I've owned her since '94 and we've traveled all over the country.  The longest trip (so far) was from Phoenix, AZ to the Arctic Ocean off of the North Coast of Alaska in the summer of '99.</B></div> <div> <B>During my 21 month hiatus from employment in '01 and '02 I logged almost 400 hrs. just flying around the country.  I also made two trips to the Rec.aviation* Fly-in at Pinckneyville, IL.</B></div> <div> <B>In 05, N4BQ got a new </B><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Engine Overhaul 05"><U><B>engine, prop and instruments</B></U></A><B>.  These were tested out in the backcountry on a trip with Doug Peterson's newly built </B><A HREF="http://www.rvator.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rvator.com"><U><B>RV-10</B></U></A><B> </B><B> .   </B></div> <div> <B>In the spring of '07, the last major upgrade left was completed. N4BQ received a long overdue </B><A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interior Refurb 1"><U><B>interior refurbishment</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>For '07, I'm planning on two trips to the backcountry.  One in late July and the other in late August.</B></div> <div> <B>Planning is just beginning for a possible return trip to Alaska in '08.  I'm currently looking at the month of July '08.</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>John Galban's Flying Site</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0423e680.jpg" border=0 width="574" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Welcome to my flying web site.   On this site you'll see some pictures from various adventures over the years.</div> <div> The picture above is N4BQ on the cover of the Piper Owners' Magazine in the July '99 issue.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Update 5/5/07 :</U></B>  Updated with pics of the new interior, starting at <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interior Refurb 1"><U>Interior Refurb #1</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Click <A HREF="mailto:john@johngalban.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:john@johngalban.com"><U>here to e-mail</U></A> me.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My first plane"><U>My first plane</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="N4BQ in 94"><U>N4BQ in '94</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fairbanks, AK 99"><U>Fairbanks, AK '99</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="pipeline 99"><U>pipeline '99</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Manley, AK 99"><U>Manley, AK '99</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bettles, AK 99"><U>Bettles, AK  '99</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellowstone Group 01"><U>Yellowstone Group '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer Airstrip 01"><U>Schafer Airstrip '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Landing at Schafer 01"><U>Landing at Schafer '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Formation takeoff at Schafer 01"><U>Formation takeoff at Schafer '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Elk River Falls 01"><U>Elk River Falls '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnson Creek 01"><U>Johnson Creek '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Indian Creek 01"><U>Indian Creek '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Red Creek 03"><U>Red Creek '03</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pinckneyville 01"><U>Pinckneyville '01</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benchmark 03"><U>Benchmark '03</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mustang Mickeys"><U>Mustang Mickey's</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer 04"><U>Schafer '04</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Creek 04"><U>Big Creek '04</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnson Creek 04"><U>Johnson Creek '04</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Engine Overhaul 05"><U>Engine Overhaul '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting There 05"><U>Getting There '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer 05"><U>Schafer '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moose Creek 1 05"><U>Moose Creek #1 '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moose Creek 2 05"><U>Moose Creek #2 '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnson Creek 05"><U>Johnson Creek '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marana Breakfast 05"><U>Marana Breakfast '05</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Backcountry 06"><U>Backcountry '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnson Creek 06"><U>Johnson Creek '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Creek 06"><U>Big Creek '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="McCall 06"><U>McCall '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enroute to MT"><U>Enroute to MT</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer 06"><U>Schafer '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer Beer Miracle 06"><U>Schafer Beer Miracle '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Yellowstone 06"><U>West Yellowstone '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Going Home 06"><U>Going Home '06</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interior Refurb 1"><U>Interior Refurb #1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interior Refurb 2"><U>Interior Refurb #2</U></A></div> <bR> <div> For more off road flying pics, visit Mark's <A HREF="http://www.webspawner.com/users/flyingtrails/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webspawner.com/users/flyingtr"><U>Flying Trails</U></A> web site</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>