Brrrrr! Cold, windy and very few folks flying! Tony Ginn was going around to airports putting up printed handouts to sell his Mom’s T-18. A VX-9 F-18 was on the ramp and took off in the early afternoon, also a 1956 Cessna 180 flew in and was tied down. Char & Gary drove over from Ridgecrest to give their Long EZ presentation, but promised to fly the V-8 powered Rutan designed homebuilt over when the weather was nicer. ‘We’ll even...
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Ten years of Plane Crazy Saturday! Wow! It was great to celebrate with our speaker, U.S. Navy veteran, former Lockheed test pilot and flight test engineer, and FAA award winning pilot friend, Joe ‘Roid’ Biviano! Congratulations and Certificates of Recognition were presented by Field Representatives of elected officials, including: Tracey Reynolds with State Senator Shannon Grove;s office; Bryan Anguiano with Assemblyman Tom Lackey’s...
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Great time at Plane Crazy Saturday with Dick Rutan! His presentation was very interesting and gave everyone a glimpse of his adventure at the North Pole when our friend Ron Sheardown lost his AN-2 in the ice. Beautiful winter day in Mojave! Not too cool and no wind! Wow! Lots of airplanes flew in and it was a packed house for Rutan’s talk. We also celebrated the fact that it was the 32nd anniversary of Dick Rutan and Jeana...
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AFTER ACTION REPORT: October 20, 2018 A beautiful day with spectacular automobiles and aircraft on display! We were celebrating International Model ‘A’ Day at Mojave Air & Spaceport with the Bakersfield Model ‘A’ Club! Dan Foulk gave a great history of the early days of the Ford Motor Company with Henry Ford. He told how the entire assembly line at the Ford Motor Company was changed to build the Model A! Henry’s disdain for...
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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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