Where the sky meets the community. Legendary aircraft. Extraordinary stories. A front-row seat to Mojave's aviation heritage.
Our monthly gathering brings aviators, aerospace pioneers, families, and curious minds together at the place where history takes flight.
Bob Garnica served 29 years in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in aircraft maintenance. He supported the U-2 and SR-71 at Beale AFB and Kadena Air Base, helping maintain flight controls, landing gear, and canopy systems. Join him for firsthand stories from the Blackbird era and the challenges of keeping these legendary aircraft flying.
November 21 program confirmed · featured speaker Bob Garnica.
SEP 19 Bob Alvis — Trains
AUG 15 Dan Kreigh — Model Aircraft
JUL 18 Bob Waldmiller — Scaled Composites
JUN 20 Remembering Mike Melvill
MAY 16 Todd Schultz — Vultee BT-13
APR 18 Cam Martin — 80 Years of X-Planes
MAR 21 Mike Nixon — Vintage Radials
FEB 21 Dave Fedors — Stratolaunch
JAN 17 Barbara Schultz — Flying Carpets, Flying Wings
*Event hours shown as a planning window; check with organizers for any changes to individual events.
Once a month, the Mojave Air & Space Port becomes a meeting place for the people who love flight and the stories behind it. Wander among remarkable aircraft, meet the aviation community, and hear firsthand accounts from the people who helped push the boundaries of what is possible.
See the moments ↘︎Historic, experimental, and visiting airplanes on display—up close at the place where innovation has long called home.
From test pilots and designers to restorers and historians, every month's talk brings a new perspective.
Free admission, aviation enthusiasts, museum merchandise, and opportunities to inspire the next generation.
Snapshots from past Plane Crazy Saturdays—aircraft on the ramp, unforgettable speakers, and a community brought together by a love of flight.
CLICK ANY PHOTO TO EXPLOREPhotographs from historical Plane Crazy Saturday articles in the museum's own media library. Individual images can be replaced in the WordPress Customizer.
Explore the flyers and posters that told the story of Plane Crazy Saturday through the years. Open an original poster to view it in full resolution or as a PDF.
Showing event artwork available in the museum's Media Library. Some historical events do not have a digitized flyer. Duplicates and after-action reports are excluded from the poster grid.
Get to know the pilots, designers, engineers and historians who have taken the stage at Plane Crazy Saturday. Explore their professional roles, stories and contributions to flight.
A celebration of the Long-EZ brought Burt Rutan, Dick Rutan and Mike Melvill together for a special Q&A with the Plane Crazy community.
Read the event story ↗︎The designer behind aircraft including the Long-EZ and Voyager, Rutan helped define Mojave's experimental aviation era. He joined Dick Rutan and Mike Melvill for a memorable Plane Crazy anniversary discussion.
A record-setting pilot who flew Voyager around the world nonstop without refueling. He has shared stories of extraordinary journeys and military aviation with the Plane Crazy community.
A pioneering flight-test pilot who reached space in SpaceShipOne in 2004. He appeared alongside the Rutan brothers to discuss the legacy of Mojave aircraft and flight-test innovation.
Known for record-breaking soaring flights, Payne has shared the story of Nixus, the experimental fly-by-wire sailplane, and the engineering behind ambitious new glider designs.
Featured in the museum's February 2026 program, Fedors discussed the flight characteristics and testing of Stratolaunch's enormous Roc aircraft.
A historian and author who has documented aviation pioneers including Cliff Henderson. Her museum presentations include the 2026 talk Flying Carpets, Flying Wings.
A U.S. Navy veteran and FAA-recognized aviator. At the museum's tenth-anniversary Plane Crazy Saturday, he spoke about how age affects pilot performance and safe flying.
A prominent figure in Mojave's experimental aircraft community who was featured in the July 2026 program, sharing experience from ambitious aviation engineering projects.
Speaking as president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Fuller visited the January 2010 gathering and brought a national general-aviation perspective to Mojave.
Featured in 2026 with a presentation about 80 years of X-planes. The published museum schedule also lists a Bell X-1 presentation on facts and folklore.
Featured people and appearances are drawn from published museum recaps and the museum's 2026 speaker schedule.
Fly in to Mojave Air & Space Port at Rutan Field for Plane Crazy Saturday. This field guide brings airport resources, communications, parking, and preflight reminders together in one place.
This museum guide is not an FAA publication, current chart, NOTAM, ATC instruction, or flight briefing. Confirm all details using current FAA charts, the Chart Supplement, NOTAMs, weather, and airport/ATC instructions. The pilot in command is responsible for safe operation and compliance with applicable regulations.
Airport-published tower hours are generally Monday–Friday, 0700–1700 local; CTAF is normally used on weekends. Special-event hours and procedures may differ. Verify current hours, runway information, frequencies, and airspace status before flight.
Use these reminders within a full preflight briefing, not in place of current aeronautical information.
Check METAR/TAF, AWOS, winds, visibility, ceilings, crosswind limits, and density-altitude effects in Mojave's high-desert conditions.
Review airport and route NOTAMs, runway/taxiway closures, event-related notices, and any Temporary Flight Restrictions.
Use current sectional charts, airport diagram and FAA Chart Supplement. Review nearby restricted airspace, Edwards AFB, and the R-2508 complex.
Check published runway data, directions, pattern altitudes, airport remarks and potential hot spots. Follow current ATC instructions and applicable procedures.
Verify the tower's operating status. Use current published tower/ground frequencies when open and CTAF procedures when closed.
Confirm event access, transient ramp availability, airport personnel instructions, fuel services and any arrangements for displaying an aircraft.
Mojave combines experimental aviation activity, nearby military airspace, changing winds, high temperatures and elevated terrain.
Under 14 CFR 91.103, the pilot in command must become familiar with all available preflight information. Applicable Part 91 flight rules and ATC requirements still apply.
Use these sources to check current information before every flight.
Reference data reflect publicly available airport and FAA-derived information reviewed October 2026. Details can change without notice. This page does not issue clearances, authorize airspace access, or guarantee event aircraft parking.
Find us at Mojave Air & Space Port. Fly in or drive in—and come early for breakfast at the Voyager Restaurant.
Voyager Restaurant general parking
1434 Flight Line #58, Mojave, CA 93501
Speaker presentation at 11:00AM
Free admission · RSVP recommended
No smoking and no dogs or other animals on the flight line.
