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We could not have asked for nicer weather for our Annual Mystery Fly-In on Saturday, November 9. Joe, Peter, Mitch, Anne and Wayne dug deep into the aviation trivia world and came up with a great quiz. 28 DAFers participated and all were able to decipher the destination airport without resorting to the only-open-in-an-emergency-only envelope.

A good lunch followed at the Voyager restaurant where the quiz was debated and litigation strategies discussed.

 

October's dinner meeting featured fellow DAFer Fritz Probst, who related some of his flying experiences in the USAF and at Northrop, both in the US and overseas. One of the highlights of Fritz's presentation was describing his long relationship with aviation legend Bob Hoover.

A few attendees wore costumes (though not as many as in past October meetings) - Jodie and Larry Chapman won the costume contest and each took home a bottle of wine.

Twenty-three DAFers in nine aircraft descended into Columbia Airport (O22) Friday October 11 for a spectacular fall weekend. The leaves were turning, the days were warm and nights cool - it could not have been better weather. Eleven of us stayed at the airport's well-kept campground, while everyone else lodged in nearby Sonora. The campers had use of the campground's kitchen pavilion for the weekend, and hosted the "townies" on Friday night for a a tri-tip and chicken dinner (grilling courtesy of master chef Mitch).

On Saturday, many of us walked around historic Columbia, where a Fall Crafts Fair was being held. On Saturday evening, it was Happy Hour at the townies' hotel followed by a group dinner in neighboring Jamestown. The weekend demonstrated that with a adequate supply of beverages, even life-embracing campers and buttoned-down townies can all get along. Thanks to Larry and Jodie Chapman for organizing this fun weekend.

Eighteen DAFers in six aircraft landed on Kern Valley's 3600' runway on a blustery Saturday, September 21. Unfortunately, IFR conditions at Torrance prevented some pilots and passengers from attending, but for those who made it, a fine lunch at the airport cafe was waiting. We all would have loved to have seen Lambi's short approach in his King Air - but as he always seems to arrive first, there sadly were no witnesses.

Joe Cogan and Craig Narr were responsible for organizing this event, which as far as we can tell, consisted of a phone call to the cafe to make sure they could accommodate us. For this kind of effort, I'm smelling Wings award.