Cool pics Adam, brings back memories of when I used to fly the old warrior out from SMO and land on El Mirage lake bed, hard to under/over shoot with several miles wide and long of a strip.
There is another strip near Mojave at LLano where an eccentric old Englsh guy runs a microlight outfight it was always fun for a visit but probably a bit tight for the twin.
Looks like your having fun !!!