Friday Photo: Fusion Over Mystic Bluffs

The view: Flying over the Mystic Bluffs Airport (NM56) Fly-In, Ramah, New Mexico

The pilot: Lanny Tonning

The airplane: Destiny Fusion Powered Parachute

The mission: Breakfast burritos, kids, dogs and airplanes in a spectacular setting at the Mystic Bluffs Fly-In….pretty much as good as life gets!

The memory: Every year pilots are treated to a special fly-in opportunity near Ramah, New Mexico (population 391). Mystic Bluffs Airport (NM56) is a private dirt runway. The Timberlake Ranch Homeowners Association hosts the fly-in and provides breakfast for lucky pilots. The valley, at almost 7,000′ MSL, is surrounded by mountains, mesas, canyons and the bluffs. Mystic Bluffs refers to the cliffs west of the valley that look like pink and white layer cake.

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Lanny Tonning

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Lanny Tonning came to New Mexico as an officer in the US Air Force after serving a tour in Vietnam. Since 1972, he has worked in publishing, advertising and public relations for a wide variety of Albuquerque based public and private entities including PNM, The NM Business Journal, the Office of the Mayor, The Albuquerque Museum and Bio-Tech Imaging.
With his wife, Linda, Lanny co-founded Bike In Coffee, aunique coffee bar/restaurant focused primarily on serving the cycling community.
He has served on the board of directors for local non-profits and civic organizations. As a private pilot, he is a volunteer pilot for LightHawk, an organization that provides flights to decision makers to “accelerate conservation success through the powerful perspective of flight.”

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