fiebichpvJune 22, 2012, 5:26pm
AirBike Ace is visiting relatives and friends in California. And no, I did not fly here in my trusty AirBike which is still undergoing an engine rebuild.
While visiting the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California, the first airplane I saw on display was a Mini-Max!!! Can you imagine that! And look at the poky slow airplane it is displayed next to. I wonder if they can fly formation!? Anyway, thought you'd like to see this. Chino is SE of LA about 40 miles or due East of Yorba Linda some 20 miles. As a senior citizen, I got a $3.50 discount! How about that as an advantage for being old.
A couple other photos will give you some flavor of the area. I visited Charlie Rowlett in Fallbrook. Among his other toys is an AirBike he has put a lot of TLC into it and unfortunately it may be going on the sales market soon.
I also visited another flying friend in Santa Clarita who took me on a breakfast flight. We came near Edwards AFB and very near the city of Mojave and its airport. The landscape looks barren and dry. After all, this is the high desert (4000 MSL), and I thought Kansas had the fewest trees! Density altitude was 7000 MSL, but the Cessna stationair with four on board and full fuel handled it just fine. I was a front seat passenger.
More later---maybe. I am at the turn-around point in my vacation and will be heading East soon
AirBike Ace
Sorry, for some reason the Mini-max and airport sign, although Jpeg , state they are in the wrong format???? Whatever that means. I sure hope those two photos are not lost, ouch.
