The Los Alamos County Airport, in cooperation with Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Los Alamos ScienceFest 2025, hosted an Open House Saturday morning that included aviation activities, exhibits, and fun with various experimental aircraft, many built in Los Alamos and the surrounding area. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Kevin Carpenter is seated in the EAA Hangar’s flight simulator to try his hand at flying the virtual over Los Alamos and the surrounding area as Instructor Skip Egdorf watches and helps him stay on course. Carpenter said he wants to become a pilot. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com    

Los Alamos Firefighter David Apodaca shows Norito Oizumi how to drive the Los Alamos Fire Department’s Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) truck used in aircraft emergencies. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Classic Air Medical Flight Nurse Keith Lepsch, CFRN, CCRN, explains the capabilities and services offered through trained personnel and aircraft fleet, including three Beechcraft King Air B200 turboprop fixed-wing aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 jet, and a Bombardier Challenger 604. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ready for take-off, Theo Steadman and his brother Levi Steadman awaited permission to taxi to the runway Saturday morning at the Airport Open House.  Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Charlie Dixon and Emma Mockler-Wood check out the Van’s RV-8 tandem two-seat, single-engine, low-wing experimental airplane built by Brian Morrison in his garage. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Jason George helps a rocketeer fire off his air rocket, a very popular exhibit at Saturday’s open house at the Los Alamos Airport. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The Airport Open House on Saturday was filled with lots of airplanes and drew a large crowd. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com