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Mojave- The 3 classics

PostPosted: 05 Dec 2004, 20:28
by willd
It looks as if the 2 of the 3 classics are on there way out of the VS fleet for good- or at least they will be in the desert for a while- have a look at the pic below- they are now void of any virgin titling. A very sad day- almost the end of an era!Anyone know whats happening? With major D Checks due are they being sold on? Alan can u help?

http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=282596

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 00:34
by mysteryflyer
Very sad pictures. I'd like to go to MHV though sometime. Pointless I know.

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 01:57
by VS-EWR
Originally posted by mysteryflyer
Very sad pictures. I'd like to go to MHV though sometime. Pointless I know.


Not too pointless, I'm the same way, I'd love to take both an aerial and a ground tour. I'd especially love to go inside of some of the older planes that are there, but I doubt they let outsiders in them.

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 10:25
by crewrest
They look really smart still in the new paint job.

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 19:29
by miopyk
Can anyone tell me where in the Mojave these planes are? We may just pay them a visit as we pass through in August.

Thanks

Miopyk

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 21:27
by VS-EWR
The VS ones aren't there anymore.

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 22:06
by HighFlyer
Originally posted by miopyk
Can anyone tell me where in the Mojave these planes are? We may just pay them a visit as we pass through in August.


You want to head for Mojave airport, located at the north end of the Antelope valley (just north of Los Angeles) and near Edwards Air Force Base.

A group pf us on the V-Flyer Las Vegas social made the trip there and its a fab experience, although you are not allowed out of the vehicle, so you cant exactly run around and touch the planes, but its still a great day out! Nick is right in that the VS aircraft are no longer there though.

Check out http://www.mojaveairport.com for more information and travelling directions.

More information here and here

Thanks,
Sarah

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 23:01
by Nottingham Nick
Pictures of the V-Flyer trip to the Mojave can be found in the blog that Derby Dave and I did..

In the entry for that day, you can also see pictures of the group breakfast at McDonalds, where one of our number paid for his breakfast, and that of his Lady, with his Black Amex card.
No clues as to who that may have been though. [V]

[:I][8D][oo][:w]

Nick

PostPosted: 18 Apr 2006, 23:36
by RichardMannion
Originally posted by Nottingham Nick
Pictures of the V-Flyer trip to the Mojave can be found in the blog that Derby Dave and I did..

In the entry for that day, you can also see pictures of the group breakfast at McDonalds, where one of our number paid for his breakfast, and that of his Lady, with his Black Amex card.
No clues as to who that may have been though. [V]

[:I][8D][oo][:w]

Nick


Hold on didn't we also stop off at Burger King on the same outbound journey? I didn't have two lots of breakfast though!

Anyway I digress, Mojave is worth a visit. We did spend more time travelling there and back than at Mojave, but still worth visiting. An awesome sight, but a sad one too. There is a restaurant/cafe facility there that was quite reasonable. When we were there, one of the Police helicopters came into land, and grab some lunch!

Thanks,
Richard

PostPosted: 19 Apr 2006, 18:54
by miopyk
Thanks for that, might pop in on our way back to LA

MIopyk