AFTER ACTION REPORT: May 19, 2018 Windy, windy, windy, but we had a good time anyway! Lots of wonderful folks came to visit Plane Crazy Saturday and our good friend Susan Mallet and her lovely grand-daughter, Ryan, came all the way from Alabama! Susan Mallett, is with the National Civil Air Patrol Youth Development Program – CAP Aerospace Education. Thank you Mike Massee for the great educational presentation about the Garrett steam...
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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...
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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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AFTER ACTION REPORT: November 18, 2017 Photos by: Roy Gant, Bill Deaver and Cathy Hansen What spectacular weather we are having for November!! A beautiful Plane Crazy Saturday with loads of airplanes flying in taking advantage of the bright blue skies, warm temperatures and light northeast breezes. What a switch from the howling west winds we are famous for! Eric Hansen flew in from Rosamond Skypark and has a great deal for anyone...
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