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Thanks for posting that fascinating link. I was surprised that they were making a VOR approach and even more surprised to hear they were planning a circling approach. Why would they take that risk? The wind was quite light.
The communications were much more casual than I expected. I had assumed they would be by-the-book.
Finally, I wonder how the ground transportation was organized. Did the vehicles at Palm Springs make a high-speed dash over the 50 miles to March or were there standby vehicles at March?