Dave Marten

Quote: edgargravel The site is up and working.

Quote: orangemtl I would be very interested in formation flying to Oshkosh. If I can schedule the timeslot for training, and then the time for the trip itself, I will do so. Thank you for posting this!

Quote: KSMooniac Dave, will there be any clinics in the center of the country? You mentioned something in Grayson, TX to Becca.... is that Grayson County (Sherman, TX) by chance? If so, that is close enough to me and very near my hometown and thus a great excuse to fly south. Different topic... do you know Bryan Duke in the USAF test pilot community?

1st Annual Arizona Mooney Formation Clinic March 31 Yuma, AZ (KNYL) The Mooney Caravan is hosting our first annual Arizona Formation clinic to teach formation flying skills required for the Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh. Clinic is open to all proficient Mooney pilots. Suggest to get to Yuma Friday afternoon. We will have a formation instructional video set up in the movie theater at Millionair FBO, our hosts. Group dinner. We are getting special rates at the Holiday Inn Express. Ground school starts Sat at Millionair @ 0800. Plan on a morning sortie and at least one afternoon sortie. If there is interest, we can have a Sunday morning sortie as well. Please RSVP to Chuck Crinian chiefpilot@frontierneurology.com Updates will be sent via e-mail and posted on http://2011mooneycaravan.shutterfly.com/forum/2/1. Costs will be minimal. Discount fuel from Millionair. Their general manager has been very helpful in getting this venture off the ground. More information on the Mooney Caravan is available at www.mooneycaravan.com Additional questions can be directed to Dave Marten dandtmarten@hotmail.com

SoCal Formation Clinic March 24-25 Chino, CA (KCNO) Mooney Caravan is flying ALL FORMATION starting in 2012! In order to train/practice for the Oshkosh arrival we're training with the Bonanzas to Oshkosh as well as hosting our own Mooney formation clinics later this spring/summer. Any Mooney pilot interested in learning formation can attend, while we're hoping to convince you to join the Caravan the clinic is open to any proficient Mooney pilot. The Chino clinic is led by the Bonanzas. www.B2Osh.org Mooney pilots will need to register for the clinic at www.flyformation.org. The Mooney Caravan website will have training materials posted by early March www.mooneycaravan.com Any interested Mooney pilots please contact Dave Marten, Mooney Caravan Board of Directors, dandtmarten@hotmail.com or call (605) 390-8044.

SoCal Formation Clinic March 24-25 Chino, CA (KCNO) Mooney Caravan is flying ALL FORMATION starting in 2012! In order to train/practice for the Oshkosh arrival we're training with the Bonanzas to Oshkosh as well as hosting our own Mooney formation clinics later this spring/summer. Any Mooney pilot interested in learning formation can attend, while we're hoping to convince you to join the Caravan the clinic is open to any proficient Mooney pilot. The Chino clinic is led by the Bonanzas. www.B2Osh.org Mooney pilots will need to register for the clinic at www.flyformation.org. The Mooney Caravan website will have training materials posted by early March www.mooneycaravan.com Any interested Mooney pilots please contact Dave Marten, Mooney Caravan Board of Directors, dandtmarten@hotmail.com or call (605) 390-8044.

Yuma International Airport (KNYL)

Dave, No worries/pressure. Come on out if you can.

Ned, SURE! There is no formation endorsement required by FAA unless operating in waivered airspace (IE, airshow) and we are not. So yes, we'd be happy to have you back in '12. Zap me an e-mail if you've got more specific questions or to discuss. dandtmarten@hotmail.com

Be sure to sign up on the VMG website www.vintagemooneygroup.com so I can get an accurate count for lunch. I'm hosting so if you have any questions please drop me a line dandtmarten@hotmail.com See ya in Mojave!

Becca, While we don't have our own Caravan tent (yet) we do have a group photo, catered BBQ/beer/wine, and hats/shirts/patches. Are you interested? The Carvan guys have been doing this for 15 years. This year is the first formation flight (no more gaggles), that's why I'm here...teaching formation training. Wanna go to the clinic in Grayson, TX this spring and try your hand at it?

Knute, You are more than welcome to attend a clinic. We'll register with the Bonanza guys for the MCC clinic. There will be Mooney safety pilots and other Mooneys attending. Please keep in contact. Working on bringing up the www.mooneycaravan.com site to full capacity. For questions and more info dandtmarten@hotmail.com

Welcome all Mooneys and thanks to MooneySpace for hosting this forum! The volunteers organizing the annual Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh will be posting information and answering your questions about the Caravan. NEW FOR 2012: Mooney Caravan ALL FORMATION! The Mooney Caravan website www.MooneyCaravan.com will be up shortly with all the details. This is an exiting move for the Caravan with the goal of increasing both safety and fun! We will be hosting Mooney Formation clinics across the country and partnering with Bonanzas to Oshkosh to maximize training oppurtunities for Mooney pilots. Not sure about going the distance to Oshkosh? Join us at one of our formation clinics and I'm sure we'll have you hooked! More info in the coming weeks. Jump on the forum/thread if you're interested!

Webmaster, Can we get a "Group Specific Forum" for the Mooney Caravan? Would like to use to keep MooneySpace members informed on Mooney Caravan Planning / Updates as well as Mooney Formation training oppurtunities. Thanks!

Great to hear you guys are interested! We'll have the Caravan website up soon. We're piggybacking off the B2OSH training clinics and then springboarding into our own Mooney specifc clinics. The Bo drivers have been instrumental and our shared clinics will benefit both orgs. You can check out www.b2osh.org for their training schedule and we'll have ours up shortly. For you guys that haven't flown formation, don't worry its a very similar skillset to instrument flying, keep a good cross-check and make small corrections. If you're interest we'll get you to a clinic or have you work with a Caravan/Bonanza guy in your area to get you up to speed. Its a blast and is the most fun you can legally have in your Mooney!

Fellow Mooney Drivers, The Mooney Caravan will fly formation for the 2012 flight to Oshkosh! We've been working with our B2OSH Bonanza counterparts and are incorporating many of their lessons-learned and training methods with the goal of increasing safety and FUN for Caravan XV. Details will be posted on www.mooneycaravan.com in the coming weeks. Please spread the word and get ready for 2012! You may contact me with questions or if you'd like more info dandtmarten@hotmail.com or add to this post. Fly Safe, Dave Marten, Mooney Caravan XV Board of Directors