Mojave: The place to be April 20th, 2013

[142YX]

http://www.mojaveflyin.com

Regardless of where you live, mark your calendars for April 20th, 2013 to be in Mojave, California!

To be clear, this is not a Sonex specific event, but a gathering of the people and machines that best represent everything Experimental Aviation has to offer. A true grass-roots effort to get like minded folks of similar passions together, and talking with one another. There are going to be one-off, exotic, and amazing examples of home-brewed aviation here on the 20th. No telling how large the event will become, but the website is already getting thousands of hits daily. The Sonex community has its place here at this event, and at a minimum N142YX will be on display again. I would love to see the ramp covered with examples of our little airplanes. If you missed the first annual gathering of the Southern California Sonex Builders back in January, here is your chance to make up for it. If you have been looking for the opportunity to see the best collection of some truly wild aircraft this side of Oshkosh, now is your chance. If you eat, sleep and breath "experimental", don't miss this!

Why does this event specifically hit home for the Sonex community? One of the confirmed guests at the event will be Bob Carlton, and he will be bringing his jet sailplane with him. Here is your chance to meet the man who made the first flight in the SubSonex jet, and see a TJ-100 engine up close!


Here are some other amazing pieces of aviation history that have already confirmed to be at the event:


Tom Aberie and the Phantom Biplane


The Rutan Catbird


Cory Bird and Symmetry


Bill Statler and Wildfire


Jon Sharp and Nemesis NXT


Robbie Grove's Whisper


Gene Sheehan's Electric Quickie


Andy Chiavetta and his LT-1


Ralph Wise and the GT-400


Mike Melville and his round-the-world LongEZ

along with many more, and the list is growing daily. This is going to be a great event for any experimenter.. don't miss out! See you there!

http://www.mojaveflyin.com

[N111YX]

Get some pics of the electric Quickie for me please...:)

[142YX]

Hey guys,


A bunch more cool airplanes have signed on to show up. If you are in the area this weekend, you should come - it is going to be awesome!

http://www.mojaveflyin.com/

Kevin Eldredge, Relentless


Chip Yates, Record holding Electric LongEZ


Tony Landis, BD-5


XCOR, EZ-Rocket


John Parker, Blue Thunder


And many more!

http://www.mojaveflyin.com/

[142YX]

Here are the pictures I took on saturday. There was a strong turnout and it was a lot of fun!

There are more photos on the last post to the website: http://www.mojaveflyin.com

I ended up giving Bob Carlton a helping hand installing his engine and wings.. he turned out to be a really cool, down to earth guy!








XCOR Rocket EZ was pretty cool




Interestingly painted RV




Here is a "flying car"


Prop shaft went to nowhere and the wing ribs were MDF.. but other than that... :?








This photo's for Kip








Aerochia LT-1, really cool little sport plane.. giving the Onex a run for its money




Lots of canards




My humble contribution to the event. Got the panel installed the night before!




Symmetry


Two Thunder Mustangs made an appearance


And a real mustang showed up. I have never seen a warbird in better condition in my life. Everything on this machine was perfect. The hydraulic tubes inside the gear wells were polished. It was unbelievable!




oh yea, does anyone need a job? ;)

[N111YX]

Thanks, Nick. I don't know why, but I really want an electric Quickie!

The other Waiex looked great... :D

[MichaelFarley56]

What an awesome turn out!! Thanks for posting the pics and keep us updated on your project as you near completion.

Thanks again!