A&E is great! I remember when I was a member, Lee Williams would take me up and I tell ya - no man would pound the yoke harder in frustration when he wasn't getting something from ya. No crustier guy with a softer heart
And Bill Goddard, another treasure of a man...really fun club. Another group I miss...
I remember Vought had not yet relinquished the south side of the airport. I had 2 airplanes there, and was waiting for a hangar. Security Aviation had a bit of a lock on all things Hawthorne, which was fairly sad, as the airport really wasn't growing regardless. Security managed to get a long term lease, from what I remember, and then finagle it into selling it altogether to a larger FBO, all without so much as a public hearing or bid...ah, Capitalism...
If only Fullerton had a beach nearby
Did they ever rebuild the radio tower after some poor pilot crashed into it?