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Casa Diaz 1979

Ken Bondy - 8-27-2012 at 08:15 PM

My pretty Bonanza:

Just kidding, it was rented from Sky Roamers.

SWEET & A GREAT PLANE !!!

captkw - 8-27-2012 at 08:18 PM

Paulina - 8-27-2012 at 09:20 PM

I love to see old photos of Bahia, to look in the background of the shot and remember back when the town looked like that. Open spaces. Simple.

Thanks Ken.

P>*)))>{

Ken Bondy - 8-27-2012 at 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by Paulina
I love to see old photos of Bahia, to look in the background of the shot and remember back when the town looked like that. Open spaces. Simple.

Thanks Ken.

P>*)))>{


Thank you Paulina. It sure is different, isn't it?? I love these old ones also. This was in January of 79. Back then every January Pam and I would do a Baja runaway. We would usually start at Punta Pescadero or Las Arenas and work our way north with stops at Loreto, Mulege, San Francisquito, Bahia and Meling (I forgot Meling:))

[Edited on 8-28-2012 by Ken Bondy]

David K - 8-27-2012 at 09:41 PM

Nice!

Ken Bondy - 8-27-2012 at 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Nice!

Thanks David. That's when the runway was the main street and you could taxi right up to your room at Casa Diaz.

Barry A. - 8-27-2012 at 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Bondy
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Originally posted by David K
Nice!

Thanks David. That's when the runway was the main street and you could taxi right up to your room at Casa Diaz.


Boy, I sure remember that. The trike in the photo was a nice homey touch, to. :lol: Tho I never flew in, I sure saw a lot planes there in the early and mid-70's, many being my friends--------you could taxi right up within 20 feet of your motel room door-----that always was so cool!!!

Great shot, Ken.

Barry

dtbushpilot - 8-27-2012 at 10:21 PM

Not sure which way you landed but by the looks of that palm tree the wind was really blowing:o:o

Marinero - 8-27-2012 at 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot
Not sure which way you landed but by the looks of that palm tree the wind was really blowing:o:o


Well, the plane IS tied down to avoid premature takeoff.

thebajarunner - 8-28-2012 at 07:42 AM

Pre-run in 1973 we drove down the main street (also the runway) parked in front of Diaz' and had a great turtle steak dinner.
Drove north just past the end of the runway and camped for the night in the sand,
up early and down toward SF and El Arco.
Great memories
especially the turtle steak!!!

David K - 8-28-2012 at 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by Ken Bondy
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Originally posted by David K
Nice!

Thanks David. That's when the runway was the main street and you could taxi right up to your room at Casa Diaz.


I remember those days before the Diaz runway was closed... In fact, on our first trip to L.A. Bay in 1967, there were more planes in front of the cabins than automobiles. My next trip was in 1974, and the new road was built into town from Hwy. 1, but not yet paved. Papa Diaz was still going strong... 1976 was our next time and stayed at the new government trailer park... road only had about 3 miles of asphalt then... The next three times ('82, '84, '85) the road had been paved, but so thin it was already full of pot holes.

capt. mike - 8-28-2012 at 12:16 PM

Larry Hahn has a lot of diaz pics from his flights in the 50s too at his bajadreams website if it is still active.
His son Jerry had his 206 stolen from baja a few years ago.

haven't heard from Larry and his Aztec in a while, he used to post on BBP.

David K - 8-28-2012 at 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
Larry Hahn has a lot of diaz pics from his flights in the 50s too at his bajadreams website if it is still active.
His son Jerry had his 206 stolen from baja a few years ago.

haven't heard from Larry and his Aztec in a while, he used to post on BBP.


His web site is still up http://www.bajadreams.com and the page with the old L.A. Bay photos is here: http://www.bajadreams.com/flybaja.htm

Larry Hahn and Capt. Mike were the two pilots who flew their planes to the airport here in Oceanside for my Viva Baja #3 party, in 2002.

capt. mike - 8-29-2012 at 09:01 AM

yes and Larry got the prize for longest flight since he came in from El Paso!
great guy. i think he also runs the monaco coach club. Besides his fishing resort ops in sonora at the bass lakes.