For all those who didn’t get an invitation or can’t afford $2,500 for a ticket to the exclusive Ansari X Prize 10th anniversary luncheon on Saturday, there is a great alternative event that you can attend instead. And it’s FREE! Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation is holding its annual Plane Crazy Saturday II event at the California City Municipal Airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is in additional […]
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For anyone who has been underwhelmed by seeing the same small collection of tax-dodging aircraft on the ramp month after month at Plane Crazy Saturday, you’ll be happy to hear there is finally a a change of pace this week. The Mojave Experimental Flyin is back in town on Easter weekend, which means the ramp will be full of all sorts of funky aircraft on Saturday and Sunday. The public […]
Mojave Air & Space Port Saturday, Feb. 15 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a historical aircraft display day and free family ‘educational’ event – kids are especially welcome! Local area pilots will display their unique one-of-a-kind and historic aircraft! Bring your camera, take lots of photos and visit with some of Mojave Airport’s famous pilots! Fly in and display your aircraft and enjoy visiting with people who speak […]
The Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation Presents Plane Crazy Saturday Mojave Air and Space Port Saturday, November 16, 2014 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is a historical aircraft display day and free family ‘educational’ event – kids are especially welcome! Doors will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Breakfast and lunch is available in the Voyager Restaurant. The restaurant opens at 8 a.m. Monthly Speaker Glenn Stearns Title: […]
Salute to Kern County Emergency Services Personnel Saturday, October 19, 2013 Mojave Air and Space Port 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. On Saturday, October 19, we are having a special salute to our Kern County Emergency Services Personnel Giving the public and the kids an opportunity to meet our EMS personnel on a non-emergency basis. Mojave Transportation Museum is pleased to recognize all of our Emergency Services Personnel! The California […]
Via Bill Deaver & Mojave Transportation Museum PLANE CRAZY BUCKS — John Joyce, publisher of the Rosamond News, presents an $800 check to Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation Treasurer Cathy Hansen to support Plane Crazy Saturday for one year. Joyce collected the funding from area businesses Barnett Carpet, Karl’s Hardware, Kieffe and Sons Ford, and the Rosamond News. Donations have also been received from Jim Balentine’s Mojave Radio Shack and the […]
Matt Jackson
MOJAVE (MTM PR) — Veteran air race pilot and aircraft restoration expert Matt Jackson has joined the Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation as Director of Aircraft Maintenance and member of the board of directors.
MTM Treasurer Cathy Hansen, who invited Jackson to join the group, said “We are thrilled to have someone of Matt’s caliber working with us to help educate the public about aviation.”
Jackson, based in Van Nuys, has flown more Unlimited class race planes than any other pilot in the history of the Reno air races.
This year he will be in the cockpit of Strega, a modified P-51 which has won more races in its class than any other contender, an interesting match-up of pilot and plane that promises a great race in the new Unlimited and Warbird Class (UWRC) at Reno.
Plane Crazy Saturday will continue for at least the next year at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The open house, which takes place on the third Saturday of every month, was in limbo recently due to a dispute over a $100 per event fee the airport levied to pay for security. The Mojave Transportation Museum, which sponsors the open house, had balked at paying it. John Joyce, the publisher […]
The fate of Plane Crazy Saturday remained up in the air Tuesday as the Mojave Transportation Museum (MTM) and the board of the Mojave Air and Space Port came no closer to resolving their differences over the monthly event.
At issue is a new $100 monthly fee that the spaceport has imposed upon MTM to cover security and liability costs. Officials say that the fee is more than fair because other groups that use the airport are charged much more. Officials from the transportation museum say they will not pay to volunteer their time for an event that promotes the airport.
That’s where things have stood for months — and nothing changed on Tuesday during the spaceport board’s monthly meeting. Both sides restated their positions without budging an inch. As a result, this week’s Plane Crazy Saturday could be the very last one in Mojave.
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Plane Crazy Saturday
July 20, 2013
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
We have invited an assortment of historic aircraft and cool cars! Tehachapi Car Club and California City Old Tin Car Club have been invited!
PLUS –
DJ Ted Hodgkinson will be playing tunes from 40s, 50s & 60s!
Wear a Hat
Wear sunscreen
Bring sunglasses
Bring a camera! (more…)