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The turnout to Big Bear was astounding. We had 21
Mooneys pre-register. Normally about 10% don't show up. But this
fly-in, all Mooneys flew in, plus we had 3 unannounced Mooneys! And it was
additionally exciting because we had a huge number of first-time attendees.
The Vintage Mooney Group continues to grow in members and fun.
We had a special occasion in that two of our original
founders came to our luncheon, Richard Todd and John Chandler. People
started arriving at 7:30am and continued to touchdown until just before lunch.
Everyone congregated and told hangar stories, talked about their latest mods,
maintenance, places they have been, and a host of tall tales. We had a
buffet lunch at the Mandarin Garden in our own private dining room.
Phil Corman opened the post-lunch festivities with a review
of some pretty exciting fly-ins coming up including Chino, Gold Country in
Jackson, Clear Lake Splash-In, Tucson, and Temple Bar, as well as 3 4-day trips
next year to Baja, Bryce Canyon Utah, and Durango Colorado.
We gave out awards to co-pilots this time instead of the
pilots for Longest Journey, Oldest Co-Pilot, and Youngest Co-Pilot with a
special award to Bill Barnes for Mooney in most need of a panel upgrade.
As well, Bill won the random raffle, the recipient of the "Pink Vintage Mooney
Group" T-Shirt award. We're still trying to find out if the drawing was
rigged.
Checkout the
Big Bear Fly-In Music
Video!
Your Hosts,
Phil & Linda Corman
See everyone at our next fly-in!
Downwind for L35
The Mooneys just kept arriving all morning!
The Mooney Line
John Chandler and Richard Todd, Founders
Just Hangin' Out
Sampling of Mooney Babes!
Phil Corman opening up the post-lunch
festivities
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Overly exuberant Table 4
Better behaved Table 4
Ozzie's Court
John Chandler accepting award
Oldest Co-Pilot at 82!!! Fantastic!!!!
The Pink Panther!
Departing for Home
Big Bear Hosts: The Phil n' Bill Show
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