On August 15th Georgia & I went to Mojave "Spaceport" to see what their monthly "Plane Crazy" day was all about. Essentially, it is a chance for airplane owners to show off their toys, meet with fellow aviation enthusiasts, network a bit, and help raise funds for the Mojave museum of Transportation. This month they were featuring some air race contenders, like the hot little number at left, "NEMESIS" built by John Sharp. It looks like it is already going 200 just parked on the ramp! Also, XCOR had a couple of their Rocket powered aircraft out, (see the picture below) and a cute little Cassutt based Formula one class named "Wasabi" (After the green Japanese ultra-hot horseradish sauce) With the Reno races coming up soon, it will be interesting to see how these do. 
Also on display were a F-86 "Saber", and a MiG-15. I can remember a time when if either of these got this close to each other there would be shots fired. I kept thinking they should have parked them nose to nose, sort of a reminder of when things were a bit more serious.
As for life at Tehachapi, We have one big job in the hangar, and two students to finish off now. The trip to Israel has been pushed back till June 2010, but the price is fixed, and it is quite reasonable too! Special "early bird" rated if you reserve before November.
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