July 12, 2010 Sacramento Executive Airport Visit

So there I was at Sacramento Executive Airport, just walked through the door five minutes earlier. I had just sat down after checking out N10G on the ramp. My first hunch was it was a CRJ. I was just setting up to work on my Auburn Air Show blog post, when a guy excitedly walks up to me an with a thick accent asks me if I have a camera phone. Figuring he wanted me to email him a picture of the "CRJ" on the ramp, I say yes. he then asked me to follow him. As I followed him right through the gate onto the ramp, I learned his name is Niluka, and he's working on his instrument rating. I also learned he is from Sri Lanka, although Indonesia crossed my mind as well.

I entered the ramp and approached the jet. At the bottom of the stairs, I looked up as the pilot gestured for us to enter. Once at the top of the stairs, the pilot, Bert, invited us to sit down in the cockpit. I learned then it was a Bombardier Global Express. I took a few pics of Niluka and then he took a couple of me. I emailed them to him immediately.
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