I went to March AFB yesterday and landed at KRIV / Million Air. I was offered a 2018 Sienna Minivan or a luxury Mercedes as a crew car - we took the Van as we were 7 people with my friend who met us there .
After exiting their beautiful FBO and telling them to top it off at a fuel cost that was very reasonable ($5.30) for a FBO, I went to the Museum and checked out the SR71 and the hundreds of other planes on display …
I thereafter went to a BBQ place called Uncle EM (yelp it). & had the best BBQ brisket (outside of TX)…
For many years, I was under the impression that March AFB was restricted from GA. I’ve talked to ATC and many controllers didn’t know themselves that this airport will accommodate GA if you use Million Air on the ground … Even yesterday, the controller was calling the FBO as they thought Million Air was closed on Sunday’s (I checked before Take off that all was good) . Each controller from KTOA (3) seemed skeptical & curious about our mission.
GO to March AFB!! It’s beautiful. The most friendly tower operator ever, best car selection for a crew car anywhere ! $5 facility fee, reasonably priced gas, and the best BBQ in the area, plus, one of the coolest runway (30) as it has so much rubber from all those c130’s landings baked into it… (Rey 32 is not available unless u are an aeroclub member -don’t ask for it)
If anyone wants to do a COPA fly in - we can reserve the minivan and Benz and have a fun afternoon …
Saturday July 7th ? 12-5 with Lunch ?
