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And by the way, it was 36 Aircrafts, there was a Cirrus. Here is a picture of Mooney Caravan element Alpha 2, the first Mooney to come out of the recent production restart. Jerry Chen was in that plane, when they landed in KOSH today.

Thanks for the pictures Sabremech. I hope you will be able to join the social Monday at 6PM in the caravan tent. For those who wish to come say hi, the Mooneys and the tent are the last few rows on the west end of runway 09/27, on the south side of the field. When I landed It started pooring rain with bad crosswind and gusts on top of this. Larry and I had our hands full...wasn't then prettyest landing but all went well. We had a debriefing and the general consensus from the guys who have participated in previous caravans years ago is that the way it is done now is very well coordinated and very safe. I agree! Come say hi. Yves

For anyone that is picture candy and are at Oshkosh today, planning is well underway for the mass departure from KMSN and mass arrival at KOSH on today. Our arrival time is supposed to be around 11:00 local. I will if I can post updates here. I have the honour of flying the last group, flying wing with Larry and shall be the last Mooney to land just before the tail aircraft from that group unless there are last minutes changes. Tens of Mooneys went out yesterday from Madison do formation practice runs. today is the big day. See you all in Oshkosh. Yves

Last winter I replaced my VSI in my panel by a smaller one. Needed the 3" space for a CDI. The one removed is a Bendix MFR TYPE NO. 1634-1X-A1 A potential buyer (who is on this forum) asked me if it is TSO'd. I checked the TSO database and here is what comes-up. The one I have in hand is not listed but very close number. Is it possible that this one is part of the equipment list of my aircraft? (1965 M20C) I looked but could not find any instruments listed in my books. I absolutely want to make sure if I sell it that the new owner will be able to legally put this in his aircraft. What are the options? Thanks Yves TSO Number: TSO-C8A TSO Title: Vertical Velocity Instruments (Rate-Of-Climb) Latest Update: TSO Holder's Name: Bendix Corporation Flight Systems Division TSO Holder's Address: Unknown Teterboro NJ 07608 United States Responsible Office: ANE-170 New York Aircraft Certification Office Tel: (516) 228-7300 Part/Model Number & Name: 1634-1AB-B1 1634-1AB-C1-1 1634-1AE-C1-1 1634-1AF-B1 1634-1AF-C1-1 1634-1AG-C1-1 1634-1AH-B1 1634-1AH-C1-1 1634-1AK-B1 1634-1AK-C1-1 1634-1AL-B1 1634-1AN-B1 1634-1AN-C1-1 AND TSO-C8 TSO Title: Vertical Velocity Instruments (Rate-Of-Climb) Latest Update: TSO Holder's Name: Bendix Corporation Flight Systems Division TSO Holder's Address: Unknown Teterboro NJ 07608 United States Responsible Office: ANE-170 New York Aircraft Certification Office Tel: (516) 228-7300 Part/Model Number & Name: 1634-1AE-B1 1634-1AG-B1 1634-1-C1-1 1634-6Q-B2

My opinion is that some service providers think pilots are rich and have no budget limits which is not true. When you have $100 available, when you spent it all, there is no more. This means you have to make choices. By seeking lower rates for anything, you increase your options. Sometimes you can make savings without much effort... here is an example: Last year on our way to Oshkosh, we decided to stop in Sarnia Ontario for the night. As we arrive to a Motel at the counter the motel rep gave us the pricing for the night... I think it was $109 or so. I then ask, can I get a discount? He sais... are you CAA? I said no... but I said I am a pilot... he looked in his book and then said... would this been considered hospitality? I SAID YES Of course... this gave us a 20% discount on the room. If you just pay without asking questions, they have no incentive to lower the rates. My wife is all the opposite. She always pays without asking any questions. I kind of feel like I need to compensate for that behavior somehow so we get even... Yves

Mike, We can't really wax that tent so I think we shall stop hijacking this thread. Good night... working tomorrow. Yves

Wait a minute Mike... we are not talking about a camping tent here. OK... you New-Yorkers want it all ready for you... no work needed... key in hand, ready to eat... right? Fine... here is last years' tent picture... to help you a little... if you can't discriminate between that and a camping tent you ought to get a new pair of glasses... cheers... Yves

For those wondering where to find the Mooney Caravan tent: It will be somewhere within the red area. This is where it was last year actually. If you go there and cannot find it, find any Caravan: Beech, Cessna or Pipers and ask them... they will know where we are. Yves

OK Mike, The Mooney Caravan Tent shall be located somewhere within the red area...there will be some banners with the Mooney name. Yves

On my previous message I referred to the Mooney tent... I meant the Mooney Caravan tent! Mooney (the company) will also have a tent. Ours will be north 40. I'll post a map next time I get on the computer. Yves

Yes Mike, I will be there from Sunday to Thursday. I am part of the Mooney caravan. If you come to the Mooney Caravan tent on Monday at 6PM, a bunch of MooneySpacers will show up there to socialize. Looking forward to see you. There is another thread that lists all Mooney events during the week. Yves

Just did that today. The queen has to be at its best for Oshkosh. Yves

I found the air race web site. It is not clear what time you will arrive in KOSH is you decide to keep going after Wausau. The Caravan scheduled arrival is 11:00 AM on Sunday. I guess the faster you arrive after your race, the closer you will be able to camp to the Caravan folks, since they keep filling the camping spots. Regards, Yves

You can buy BBQ tickets here: https://sites.google.com/site/mooneycaravan/2014-registration/registration-fees-and-bbq-tickets Looking forward see see you and Byron. Yves

Becca, what day are you coming to KOSH? Yves

Mike, did you check your maintenance logs and find out when was the last time the mags were inspected? The recommendation is every 500 hours. Yves

You can see this flight path here: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS17/history/20140717/1000Z/EHAM/WMKK You can compare with the path for other days. They did indeed fly a more northernly route on that day but looking at the different days, we can see that the were going across most of Ukraine on most flights. Yves

PIC = 512 hours total. About 300 on Mooney I am with Marsh, dealing with the Montreal Office. Yves

Clarence, I was speaking about your RV rate, not the Piper. My aircraft has been insured with the same broker for years. When I acquired it two years ago, I kept the same company to make things simple. Upon renewal last summer, I did ask for a quote from another broker after they subsidized a tent and meal at a local airshow. When I met the vice-president I promised I would ask for a quote when I would renew my insurance. What a surprise to see that their quote was about $500 less per year than the current broker. I decided to check with COPA, EAA etc and realized that if you stay with the same broker for several years, they do not have any incentive to try to make you save money. I did renew recently, did ask for another quote elsewhere (since the premium went up, but not in a significant manner) and they are still a few hundreads lower than the other quote. Yves

Clarence and Drapo, I think you both pay too much. I have 1M gold plan, $65K hull value. $1400 Yves

When I needed to replace mine due to a small crack, the wife insisted on getting a polished one. Any idea why women prefer polished spinners? Yves

Larry, do you have an answer for moodychief question?

We do have something planned for the Mooneyspace forum posters: 6:00 pm - MooneySpace Forum Social Gathering - North 40 Mooney HQ Tent Sponsored by Mooney Who are planning to join? Yves

You got that right Lee. There is a French word for failure called "panne" Yves

Here is mine as promised. Excel and a nice graphic to show where stuff is. Change the extension to .xls Yves M20C W and B Calculation.txt