The Mojave Experimental Fly-In was held April 20-21, 2018!! Beautiful weather greeted pilots and visitors. Flour Bombing Contest Friday was on April 20th, the Indoor Fly-In Friday night and the Awards Banquet was held on Saturday evening with Zach Reeder speaking. Thank you to the many volunteers who made this event a success! Scott Glaser, Rich Aldrich, Bob Waldmiller, Zach Reeder, Brian Bin, Steve Rushford, Sally Kendall, Rebecca...
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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...
Read MoreMEFI FLOUR BOMBING – April 13, 2019 Briefing in MASP Board Room 1000 Airport will remain as an open airport, so there will be Non-Participating aircraft using runways 8/26 Aircraft will go out as a flight Each flight will consist of 4 aircraft, and you will be told your position in that flight. Each flight will be assigned a lead aircraft. You will be talking with the ground and tower at all times so when you call them you will use...
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We were excited to host our yearly banquet for the second annual Grit & STEAM Challenge Scholarship offered to Mojave High School Students. Thanks to our sponsors this year, we were able to offer FOUR $500 scholarships from the Mojave Transportation Museum and Mojave Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to Shirlee Wilson for capturing the evening – See all the photos from the evening here. Students were asked to interview a local...
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AFTER ACTION REPORT: February 17, 2018 Beautiful day for flying! Was hard to believe it was February! No wind and 70-degrees with sunny skies! Over 30 airplanes flew in to enjoy Plane Crazy Saturday, including a 5 ship compliment of Ercoupes! The Ercoupe was designed between 1936 and 1940, with the first flight of the prototype in 1937. Before WW2, 112 were built and approximately 5,000 were made immediately after the war. About 400...
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