Dave Marten

Scott, Glad we're able to get you on board. Look forward to flying with you!

Mooney Caravan: Kansas Air Capital Formation Clinic Join us for a weekend of fun, flying, and fellowship in the Air Capital of the World! The primary goal of the formation practice session is to introduce the basic 2-ship formation procedures required for participation in the Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh 2016 formation mass arrival to AirVenture Oshkosh. For those pilots proficient in basic 2-ship formation they will have the opportunity to both refine their fundamentals and work on 4-ship procedures. Experienced formation pilots will be paired with new pilots to serve as safety pilots. Location: Newton City/County Municipal Airport, Newton, KS http://www.airnav.com/airport/KEWK Dates: May 6-8, 2016 Hosts: Dave Marten (Mooney Caravan) dandtmarten@hotmail.com (605) 390-8044 FBO: Metro North Flight Support (Main Terminal) http://www.newtonkansas.com/departments-services/airport Arrival parking is on the main ramp located immediately in front of the terminal. Ground School: Formation Academics will be held FRIDAY evening at 7:30 pm at the Confort Inn and Suites (host hotel) Initial Formation Academics: Introduction and review of fundamental 2- ship procedures focusing on training requirements for the Caravan mass arrivals. Mandatory for those who have not previously attended a Money Caravan clinic. Download and review the Mooney Caravan Formation Guide and watch the Ground School video on the Mooney Caravan website training page.http://www.mooneycaravan.com/training **Friday evening Ground School will maximize flying on Saturday. Hotel: We have a block of rooms at the Comfort Inn & Suites at a discount rate Call for reservations: (316) 804-4866 Group Rate: “Mooney Caravan” Double Queen Suite $79.00 Breakfast is included 6-9am. A block of rooms is reserved for us until April 22nd. After April 22nd the rooms will be open to other guests. Book early! Schedule: Friday 6 May: - 1600-1800: Arrival Social in airport terminal - 1600 thru 1800: Shuttle to host hotel - 1930: Newbies: Initial Formation Academics. Saturday 7 May: - 0730: Meet at hotel lobby for shuttle to airport - 0800: Mass brief – flight assignments (Mandatory for ALL pilots) - 0830-1030: Sortie 1 (brief, fly 45min, debrief) - 1030-1200: Sortie 2 - 1200-1330: Lunch at Airport - 1400-1530: Sortie 3 - 1600-1730: Sortie 4 ***Group Dinner/Social 1830 Sunday 8 May: - 0730: Meet at hotel lobby for shuttle to airport - 0800: Mass brief - 0830-1200: AM window fly for those interested Mooney Caravan: www.mooneycaravan.com Registration: David Marten dandtmarten@hotmail.com A $50 clinic fee will cover snacks/beverages, printing, and admin costs

Mooney Caravan: Kansas Air Capital Formation Clinic 6-8 May 2016 Join us for a weekend of fun, flying, and fellowship in the Air Capital of the World! The primary goal of the formation practice session is to introduce the basic 2-ship formation procedures required for participation in the Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh 2016 formation mass arrival to AirVenture Oshkosh. For those pilots proficient in basic 2-ship formation they will have the opportunity to both refine their fundamentals and work on 4-ship procedures. Experienced formation pilots will be paired with new pilots to serve as safety pilots. Location: Newton City/County Municipal Airport, Newton, KS http://www.airnav.com/airport/KEWK Dates: May 6-8, 2016 Hosts: Dave Marten (Mooney Caravan) dandtmarten@hotmail.com (605) 390-8044 FBO: Metro North Flight Support (Main Terminal) http://www.newtonkansas.com/departments-services/airport Arrival parking is on the main ramp located immediately in front of the terminal. Ground School: Formation Academics will be held FRIDAY evening at 7:30 pm at the Confort Inn and Suites (host hotel) Initial Formation Academics: Introduction and review of fundamental 2- ship procedures focusing on training requirements for the Caravan mass arrivals. Mandatory for those who have not previously attended a Money Caravan clinic. Download and review the Mooney Caravan Formation Guide and watch the Ground School video on the Mooney Caravan website training page.http://www.mooneycaravan.com/training **Friday evening Ground School will maximize flying on Saturday. Hotel: We have a block of rooms at the Comfort Inn & Suites at a discount rate Call for reservations: (316) 804-4866 Group Rate: “Mooney Caravan” Double Queen Suite $79.00 Breakfast is included 6-9am. A block of rooms is reserved for us until April 22nd. After April 22nd the rooms will be open to other guests. Book early! Schedule: Friday 6 May: - 1600-1800: Arrival Social in airport terminal - 1600 thru 1800: Shuttle to host hotel - 1930: Newbies: Initial Formation Academics. Saturday 7 May: - 0730: Meet at hotel lobby for shuttle to airport - 0800: Mass brief – flight assignments (Mandatory for ALL pilots) - 0830-1030: Sortie 1 (brief, fly 45min, debrief) - 1030-1200: Sortie 2 - 1200-1330: Lunch at Airport - 1400-1530: Sortie 3 - 1600-1730: Sortie 4 ***Group Dinner/Social 1830 Sunday 8 May: - 0730: Meet at hotel lobby for shuttle to airport - 0800: Mass brief - 0830-1200: AM window fly for those interested Mooney Caravan: www.mooneycaravan.com Registration: David Marten dandtmarten@hotmail.com A $50 clinic fee will cover snacks/beverages, printing, and admin costs

Enjoy Canada. Drop in the Canada data and have fun. Here's the NavCanada Information Circular that basically states if you've got US FAA approved equipment then you're GTG up North. https://www.navcanada.ca/EN/products-and-services/Documents/AIP/Next/part_5_aic/5aic_eng_2008_16.pdf Have a great trip!

What you could do is ask KSMooniac nicely to take a 'prescreen' look at it with your friend prior to committing to full prebuy. If your friend does want a local ICT A&P look I can give a couple local recs (not as good as a DMax prebuy, but could be a good first-look).

Stale data. KHND has Enterprise and Hertz are ONSITE. http://www.hnd.aero/transportation_rental.aspx Ned Gravel (Mooneyspace pilot) was just at KHND two weeks ago and can provide a pirep. http://mooneyspace.com/user/7155-ned-gravel/

Let's not mix apples and oranges. All Li batteries are NOT created equal. No comparison between a motorcycle battery and what is already (or soon will be) certified for aircraft. I'll bet that by the time the ADS-B mandate kicks in you'll have a certified Li battery option available from your favorite supplier for your Mooney. Besides, doesn't everyone whisper sexy things to their airplane during engine start anyway? With an Li battery you'll just get her turned on and rev'd up that much faster. Maybe the quick excitation factor is what drove True Blue's color choice. Someday soon we'll all be using little blue batteries to help get it started.

Don't fear it! Lithium technology is on the way. True Blue is leading the charge for GA. http://www.truebluepowerusa.com/ INNOVATION BRINGS SAFE, CERTIFIED, NANOPHOSPHATE® LITHIUM BATTERIES TO NEW BUSINESS AIRCRAFT October 20, 2014 ORLANDO, Fla. — True Blue Power is the first company in the world to achieve FAA TSO and EASA ETSO certifications for three sophisticated lithium-ion battery products. The TS835 Series Emergency Power Supply received certification in April 2010, followed by the TB17 (17 amp hour) main ship battery in February 2014, and the most recently certified TB44 (44 amp hour) main ship battery. As the number of True Blue Power’s certified lithium-ion products continues to grow, the incorporation of this advanced technology by airframe manufacturers gains momentum. It offers a key to achieving the ‘more electric aircraft’. True Blue Power is in the process of integrating the TB17 and TB44 on 11 OEM business jet and rotorcraft platforms. The company’s aftermarket STC certification plan includes Beechcraft Bonanza and King Air, Cessna Caravan, Pilatus PC-12, and the Bombardier Dash-8.

No need. You've already been cleared to land on 36.

You're thinking way too hard. Tower has cleared you to land on 36. The runway is now yours so GO LAND! Simple as that. If the tower provides additional or specific instruction then comply. Tower knew exactly where you were so no need to tell them anything other than acknowledging your clearance to land. For clarity: if at a non-towered field then all non-towered traffic pattern procedures apply.

Incase you missed it you can now watch it ANYTIME, The video is uploaded to the EAA video player and can be watched online by clicking this link, http://bcove.me/qmn1cmnz The Caravan is the first group to present (10-15 min). Great job Cowboy!

New Picture.bmp http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-education-and-resources/aviation-videos-and-aviation-photos/eaa-webinars Cessnas, Bonanzas, Cherokees and Mooneys all have coordinated mass arrivals at EAA AirVenture. Aviation fellowship in the North 40 at its finest! Join us for an informative discussion on the most exciting way to experience Oshkosh, flying in and camping with one of the mass arrival groups. Presenters from Cessnas to Oshkosh, Bonanzas to Oshkosh, Cherokees to Oshkosh, and the Mooney Caravan will share their organization’s purpose, objectives, and training requirements. Qualifying for and flying the arrival with one of these groups is a source of pride and accomplishment, but the fun is only beginning when the planes are tied down in the North 40. FREE and open to all. Chuck "Cowboy" Crinnian will be presenting for the Mooney Caravan

FREE. OK, well usually nominal $25-50 dollar clinic fee to cover beer, food, transportation, etc.

14CFR23.1311 thru .1321 it provides good guidance. BL: Minimize head/eye movement. I would not move the radio stack any further left. Reason being is that I would not want the right half of the yoke to interfere with my ability to program the nav/comms. You don't want to reach around the yoke to access the radios. No further left than the throttle. Rant: the stratus/iPad is NOT a backup attitude indicator! Good for situational awareness, but that is the limit. If you ever did get into an unusual attitude expect your stratus will end up on the cabin floor. CFI hint: if you ever do hood work with me and i see your diligently fiddling with your iPad synthetic vision while your cross check suffers you can bet I'll "adjust" the attitude of the stratus in the middle of a procedure turn and smile. Here is a sweet Aspen panel on a vintage mooney with sound instrument positioning.

Ned: "However, for some reason ATC does not wish us to travel V105 between BLD and DRK. They made me divert to Kingman (IGM) when inbound past the the Prescott VOR (DRK) during our arrival from the USS Sedona. Something special going on that creates a restriction (almost TFR-like). I will see what happens when we depart." Dave: No TFR but you were in the way of LAS arrival traffic. On V105 they were probably moving you off the arrival routing for the TYSSN THREE and KADDY 1. The iron converges at KADDY at 12000. Now you know why you were pushed down to 10k. And a little SW of your planned route.

Enjoy Vegas, but please keep the photos to yourself. Some things should just stay in Vegas! For the jaunt to El Paso consider a fuel and food stop at Ryan Field (KRYN). You'll overfly the PHX mess and it's just over two hours down the road from Vegas. Good SS fuel price and a Great restaurant (Todd's) http://www.toddsrestaurant.com/index.htmlTry the prickly pear ice tea. Departing RYN you'll pass just south of Davis-Monthan AFB and should have a great view of the aircraft boneyard. All the MEAs are 11K or less if you're going IFR. Leave early in the AM to minimize bumps. OR since you're only about 3+30 from HND to 5T6 so you can always skip the RYN stop and have time to see the War Eagles Air Museum http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com KHND BLD DRK MAIER PXR TOTEC SSO CUS 5T6 Have fun!

That little machine screw may be from one of the avionics trays. Perhaps dropped during a panel upgrade or repair and may have been riding around down in the floor/belly for a while. Easy to drop a screw working on your back stuffed up under the instrument panel. They'd install from inside the tray in order to attach the tray to the panel bracing and are countersunk to allow the avionics to slide into the tray. You can imagine the potential hassle to install. Representative pics attached.

Jim, Not an issue. Take your time, hold the yoke aft. Bring tie downs. For parking, consider three plywood squares (or some cheap Walmart kitchen cutting boards) to put under your wheels to help prevent sinking into the grass should it get a little wet. Haven't been to SnF, but OSH many times (231 and V-tail). Don't fear the grass, but keep your head up and eyeballs out. Enjoy the show!

The obstruction lights are sync' by design. Just imagine if that many lights were all firing off independently. Would be one heck of a headache generator.

I think you need to examine this from a different angle. You seem to be implying that this unqualified pilot was doing everything right until 'mother nature' reared up and pulled him down to his death. I say NO. We are not passengers passively going on our merry way until tragically plucked from the sky by forces beyond our control. We are Pilots In Command and as such our lives are dependent on our ability to safely operate within our own capabilities and the limitations of our aircraft. Exceeding our own capabilities due to lack of judgement or skill is playing Russian roulette. You may get lucky a couple times but sooner or later there will be a live round in the chamber. Yes, this pilot had a skill problem. The IFR rating ensures a prescribed minimum amount of training was conducted and a minimum level of proficiency was demonstrated in order to obtain the rating. While the ticket is just a piece of paper, like a diploma, you can't get one without going to school and passing the final exams. The mishap pilot was operating beyond his abilities, others knew he was a hazard but nobody intervened. Sad. When your study aircraft accidents your perspective must be "as PIC, what would I have done differently leading up that scenario to avoid/prevent that accident". "Break the chain". Pilots (human error) are responsible for 80 percent of all aircraft accidents. We pilots have a responsibility to learn from the mistakes others have made so to lessen our chances of repeating them. Always maintain proactive approach. Stay ahead of the aircraft.

Great way to take advantage of a training oppurtunity. Hopefully an inspiration toward starting on your own IFR rating. Even better that your wife was on board to witness the increase in capability/utility of your aircraft when operated by a proficient IFR pilot. Kudos to you and your CFII.

Flanders, If you push on to the coast you might as well fly the Mooney to Catalina Island (KAVX) and spend the night. http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAVX Stop in on Suds and Joker in LA (KVNY). Whitey did Catalina last spring and can give you a PIREP.