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Ken Bondy
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My ratpack at Rancho Buena Vista in 1975. That's me right behind the sail when I was a pup.
While I was rooting around for that picture I found another one from Casa Diaz in Bahia, also taken in 1975. That's my Bonanza N4338W parked in
front. Actually it was a Sky Roamers flying club airplane, so only about 1/1000 of it was mine 
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Packoderm
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It sure looks loney at Casa Diaz back then. I wish I could have visited it back then.
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Packoderm
It sure looks loney at Casa Diaz back then. I wish I could have visited it back then. |
It was sure different. The runway was the main road, it ran right into Casa Diaz, where you parked right in front of your room.
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Packoderm
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Maybe someday we'll look back at Gonzaga like that. "I remember way back in 2007..."
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capt. mike
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Packoderm
It sure looks loney at Casa Diaz back then. I wish I could have visited it back then. |
It was sure different. The runway was the main road, it ran right into Casa Diaz, where you parked right in front of your room.
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Hey Ken - did you ever run into Larry Hahn when you were air puttin' around baja - he was a frequent flyer into Diaz place going back to the 50s in a
140 and still goes there today in his Aztec, among other spots. Flying Adventures mag, Michael Higgins pub., did a great story on baja flyin' and
Larry this month! check it out, they went everywhere and did a lot of dirt!
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Diver
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Larry Hahn is my hero !!
Got all his articles in Fine Homebuilding.
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Ken Bondy
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mike I don't remember the name Larry Hahn but I will go back through my logs and notes and see if I ever ran into him. Will check out the Flying
Adventures article, thanks. ++Ken++
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Baja Bernie
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Larry Hahn==Mr. Taco Bell
Captain Mike would that car truck vs plane thing you were talking about be the one Don Jimmy Smith ended up in jail over because he moved the plane
before the Feds got there to investigate...........Bobby Van...........told me a story about getting Jimmy out of jail but only if he did certain
things in return. Could one of those things be closing the strip?
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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David K
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Larry Hahn in 2002
Larry Hahn and Graham Mackintosh at my Viva Baja #3 party in Oceanside. More photos at http://vivabaja/vivabaja3
Larry Hahn and Graham Mackintosh.
Larry flew all the way from El Paso to Oceanside for Viva Baja-3.
That makes Larry the distance champion! See his web site, http://www.bajadreams.com/.
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msrla
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Packoderm, if you end up going to Spa Buena Vista, let us know how you like it!
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Packoderm
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I can presently go to Baja only during winter break. Maybe this time we'll try to go all the way to CSL. I like to splurge for 2 days on an All
Inclusive. My 7 year old son (damn the time goes by quickly) will definitely want a pool, or better yet - pools. I think I would enjoy the Buena Vista
more, but I have to think about my son. He'll want something splashy with lots of kids. If I have a good summer, I'll try to do both unless somebody
knows if there are a bunch of kids at Buena Vista, but I doubt that is the case. Oh shucks, I forgot about my dog. We'll only be doing camping - No
CSL. Oh well. It would definitely be my choice for a 4 day fly-in vacation though.
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capt. mike
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Bernie - there were a bunch of accidents at palmas over the years, the last one whichever that was caused the strip to be closed since it was becoming
too much of a auto road anyway. Grave concern for mortal liability, if not tort - just for the residents or fly in guests.
am sure whatever the Don wrote was correct if not embellished a bit!
at any rate i made a landing in 1990 and the strip was closed within a year of that. The approach to final from the south, prevailing winds, was very
interesting as you paralleled a low bluff off the left wing and keeping lined up with the TD zone, you came periously close to to scraping the ridge
with your tip..........or so it seemed! probably a good idea it was closed given its marginal suitability except for 50s tailgraggers. but i am proud
to have it in my log!
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