Daytime temperatures in the low 80's and cool evenings made for very pleasant hangar-flying conditions for our last fly-in of 2002. A total of ten Mites were there, although not all at one time. Likewise, a head count would have shown a list of enthusiasts, several of whom were not there for every meal.

Hosts Ben Favrholdt and Bill Vandersande once again made us all feel welcome, and played a major part in making our fly-ins the largest Mite gatherings in the world. Gil Gilbert of Kent, WA flew Alaska Air to Fresno and arrived by rented car, as did David Favrholdt and Dave Rutherford who took Alaska from Vancouver, BC to San Francisco. One-time Mite owner Glenn Bell flew one of Michael Harms' three Mites down from The Bay area, accompanied by Michael of course. Ted Reusch, who has become a regular, flew over from Banning, CA. Dependable Ernie Buenting came by Mite as usual, while Robby Robins came in his C150 tail-dragger. Other regulars, Tim Lucero and Garry Gramman drove in from Lompoc and El Cajon respectively. Surprise guest was Don Henry of La Mesa, CA who arrived in N60BW for his first visit. We were pleased that Dave Mazzola of Newark, CA and Craig Ortet of Morgan Hill, CA showed up in their Mites on Saturday to spend a few hours with us. Mite owner Toni Guttman arrived by car from Soquel, CA to pay his very first visit to a WAMM fly-in. Although he does not appear in our photo collection, Mite enthusiast and Mooney 201 owner Frank Jenkins dropped by on his way back to Menlo Park, CA. We are always pleased to see new faces mixed in with the regulars.