Got the stuff for a Pancho Barnes look-alike contest? If so, you’ll want to cruise on over to Mojave, California (KMHV) this Friday and Saturday for the Mojave Experimental Fly-In.
The mirror cracking contest comes at the end of the two-day event. The fun begins Friday evening with stacks of pizza along with a kid-centric model airplane building and test flying; this occurs indoors at the Stu Witt Center on the airport. It’s a walkable quarter mile plus from the flight line.
Saturday is the main event, with all sorts of experimental aircraft—such as yours—on the Mojave ramp for what amounts to a large meet-and-greet. You never know who or what will show as Mojave is home to a whole flock of hot stick jockeys plus any number of significant, one-off aircraft ranging all the way up to rockets and their humongous carrier aircraft.
The attraction is eyeballing airplanes and easy access to their designers/pilots. The local airport café can get busy for breakfast but is a good on-the-ramp feed.
Saturday night sees the cool kids staying on for The Pancho Barnes Party, with brews, guest speaker and the aforementioned look-alike contest. Details below.
Friday – Indoor Fly-In
- Time: 1700-2100
- Location: Stu Witt Center
- Featuring flying models and pizza for the kids!
Saturday – MEFI
- Time: 0800-1700
- Location: KMHV Ramp
- Experimental airplanes (and any other airplanes) on the MHV Ramp & Speed Mod Contest!
Saturday PM – Pancho Barnes Party
- Time: 1730 – ?
- Location: Stu Witt Center
Food and cash bar featuring Bravery Brewing. Our guest speaker will be Glenn “Dudley” Graham, who will share stories on flying the World’s Largest Airplane!
For details and to RSVP for the banquet, please visit: Events — The Airmanship Foundation. Feel free to pass this invitation along to any and all interested parties!
