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I went through the same calculus earlier this year when the cam in my 540 gave up. I quoted from Western Skyways, Tim's in Long Beach, LyCon, and Lycoming. All of them have a 3-4 month turnaround time for overhauls (even longer for LyCon due to backlog from a COVID outbreak they're still recovering from) and even that's optimistic, more on that in a moment. I did not entertain a field overhaul, I only want an engine shop building my 540. All of the overhaul options require you to send the engine in. Expect your bird to be down for 4+ months for overhaul. Could be closer to 6 when you add in delays and all the other stuff you have to do. I opted for rebuild from Lycoming. The price was very close to the overhaul options, and they build the engine and ship to you before you have to take the old engine off. The engine removal and installation can be done at the same time, which cuts down on waits and cost, and your shop won't have to build a shipping crate. The engine is zero-time and has had two hours in the Lycoming test cell. So, on ETAs. Parts availability is really bad right now. Everything is a mess. For example, IO-360 cylinders are backordered until September. Lord mounts take 6 weeks. My TIO-540 is almost done but held up on a few parts for weeks. I ordered it back in April and they gave a 12-week ETA and it's now we're at 14 with week-by-week slips. Take any dates with a grain of salt and expect delays. Your best bet to minimize downtime is to get the engine built before you take apart your plane.

Regular registration for Caravan XXIII ends on June 15! Sign up before then to get the regular rate ($125/pilot) and so you can get your Mooney Caravan hats, shirts, and badges included. After June 15, late registration fees are increased to $150/pilot and no hats, shirts, or badges are included. https://www.mooneycaravan.com/web/Mooney/Pages/Registration/Registration.asp See you in Madison!

In our haste to launch our awesome new website, we totally forgot about polos and hats. Whoops! Better than leaving the fuel cap off, I suppose. Anyway, we've set up a separate order form if you want to add Mooney Caravan XXIII polos and hats to your MSN/OSH experience. Complete our polos/hats order form and pick your quantities and sizes. Be sure to calculate your total and follow the payment link at the end! P.S. here's a quick guide to our merchandise this year: T-shirts are part of your Mooney Caravan registration, and arrive in Madison (order by June 15) Polos and hats are at the link above, and arrive in Madison (order by June 15) Jackets, mugs, and any other branded merchandise can be ordered at any time from our online store and delivered to your home

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P.S. if you don't know what Discord is: it's an app, much like Slack, but for gamers/groups instead of companies. If you don't know what either Discord or Slack are, you'll do just fine by sticking with the mailing lists and MS. We're just using Discord for extra chat.

A few of us have gotten together on Discord -- if you want to join in, reply here or PM me and I'll send the invite. Once we're past our beta phase we'll post the link more publicly.

@ragedracer1977 great to hear you'll be joining us! Registration is still organized around pilots with planes, so once you've identified someone you can fly with and camp near, it'll be simpler (and cheaper) for you to cancel your main registration and to sign up as a passenger in theirs. There's no rush for this and it can happen once you've made contact.

Registration for Mooney Caravan XXIII is now open! The greatest aviation event in the world is coming up in July, and AirVenture is too. The Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh is the best way to make close friends and fly in style. Our Caravan registration page provides details on ramp space, accommodations, schedule, program details, prerequisites, and more. Be sure to read the page in detail before registering. In particular, please pay attention to our proficiency and currency requirements. Connecting with your local Squadron is essential for meeting these requirements and for placement within the Mooney Caravan mass formation lineup. Visit our website to register: https://www.mooneycaravan.com/web/Mooney/Pages/Registration/Registration.asp For 2021, we’re excited to be partnering with B2OSH on our registration platform. This is our first year on this platform, so please be forgiving of minor wrinkles in the website and registration flow. We expect updates to shirt and hat ordering but you can proceed with registration for now and update your order later. If you encounter difficulties or have questions, please reach out to Dan ‘Clippy’ Driscoll at dan@adverseyawllc.com. It’s been a long wait since our last Caravan and we’re excited to see you in Madison and Oshkosh in July. Register now to be a part of Caravan XXIII.

On a lark, I picked up a used copy of the Golden Science Guide book on Flying by Barry Schiff, published in 1971. It's a kid's book on flying physics, techniques, and procedures -- it reads a lot like a primer version of the PHAK. Really well-written and compact. It turns out that Mooneys feature prominently on both the cover and the contents! I was able to make out six different tail numbers identifying a bunch of 1968 M20s and two Mustangs. Some of these planes show up in other advertisements and appear to have been factory demonstrators. Tail numbers are: N6764N, 1968 M20E N3271F, 1968 M20F N2722W, 1966 M22 N3522X, 1966 M22 N6796N, 1968 M20C N3293F, 1968 M20G Couple of photos here on the post, but I took photos of all of the Mooneys and dropped them into this album: Golden Science Flying book by Barry Schiff - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts, open it up to see the rest. The book is available through Abe here: Flying by Barry Schiff, Softcover - AbeBooks (Note, the AbeBooks search is really not all that great, so poke around on the site to find a copy.)