Folks, I see that there hasn't been a report from the North 40. Here's a brief one. EAA and FAA were super in finding us a spot on the field that was dry on Sunday morning, figuring out how we could taxi to it, and getting us from Madison to the field. We wound up on the north side of 9-27, near Friar Tuck's. Events went off smashingly. The Fish Fry Sunday night, breakfasts on Monday and Tuesday, the Mooneyspace Social on Monday, and the Barbecue on Tuesday were all great, and seem to be getting better every year. The weather in the lee of the cold front that hit Saturday was some of the best in years, and things on the grounds were pretty darn good, too. Wish I were still there, but the office beckoned and I had to respond. So....
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There was a small problem on the flight this year, categorized as an incident under NTSB and FAA criteria. It involved minor sheet metal damage, no injuries or serious damage. Attached is a statement relating to that. To say more at this point, as a former U.S. President was known to say, "wouldn't be prudent."
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Dave Piehler
Statement Relating to Incident During Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh XXII.pdf