Mojave Experimental Fly In 2015

[bruceh]

I ventured up to the high desert from the San Diego area on the first anniversary of my first flight to visit the Mojave Experimental Fly-In. Weather was perfect. Clear and calm. Up to 10,500 and over the top of the San Gabriel mountains towards Palmdale, then around the Restricted airspace of Edwards and into Mojave. I followed an Experimental Cirrus (VK-30). Made a nice landing (whew!) and taxied over to the fly in parking. First person to great me was Roee Kalinsky, whom I had taken flying only the week before. He caught a ride up with Bill Judge in his RV-8. I ran into quite a few people I knew there, and some others who know of my build log. I walked up and down the flight line several times and saw all sorts of RV's and many unique Experimental airplanes.

I took lots of pictures.

I needed to be back home early, so I departed around noon. Very bumpy down low, so I flew up to 7,500 on the way home and went around the mountains to the Cajon Pass. Just about an hour up and another hour back sipping fuel at under 7 gallons per hour going 150Kts TAS. I love this airplane!