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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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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AFTER ACTION REPORT: October 21, 2017 We Salute and Thank our Emergency Services and First Responders! How lucky we are in East Kern County to have the wonderful coverage with the Kern County Fire Dept. on the ground and in the air; Kern County Sheriff, patrol units and SWAT Unit; California Highway Patrol; Air Methods-Mercy Air aerial ambulance; Hall Ambulance; Mojave Air & Spaceport Fire, Crash, Rescue Team. Thank you to all who...
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AFTER ACTION REPORT: September 16, 2017 WOW! This was an outstanding Plane Crazy Saturday for me! John Tumilowicz invited me to go flying in his 1939 Piper J-3 Cub!! A REAL airplane – one of my favorites! Thank you John! It has been many years since I had been in a Cub. Chris McMurtry landed his 1939 Cub at MHV when John and I were in the air. Was a wonderful day with really great friends who love aviation! Speaking of Cubs –...
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