AFTER ACTION REPORT: August 18, 2018 It must have been too hot and windy, so not too many aircraft flew in for Plane Crazy this month. JB Brown brought his beautiful 1953 Cessna 190 Business-Liner. Always a treat to hear him taxi in! Love the sound of that round engine! A 225 horsepower, seven cylinder, air cooled, Continental R-670 powers JB’s Cessna. Later models of the Cessna 195 featured a crosswind gear that allowed the wheels to...
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AFTER ACTION REPORT: June 16, 2018 Beautiful weather greeted us for June Plane Crazy Saturday. Winds out of the southwest were manageable for pilots flying in, many of whom used runway 22 at Mojave Air & Spaceport. Wonderful presentation by Barbara Schultz about her new book and biography of visionary leader, Cliff Henderson! Although we had extreme technical difficulties with getting the com! Although we had extreme technical...
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AFTER ACTION REPORT: February 17, 2018 Another cold and windy day for Plane Crazy Saturday! Only one airplane flew in to MHV! Barb and Phil Schultz brought their gorgeous 1958 Beech 18 in, but no one else wanted to venture out in the skies with the nasty weather! On January 15, 1937, the Beechcraft Model 18 made its first demonstration flight at the factory in Wichita, Kansas, and it continued in production for thirty-two years. The...
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