35 Mooneys to fly to KOSH today

yvesg · July 27, 2014

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

TWinter · July 27, 2014

Fly safe and make us proud. We will be leaving Monday morning. See you all Monday or Tuesday

**carusoam** · July 27, 2014

Celebrate the most efficient, safest, group arrival!

Best regards,

-a-

Wakeup · July 27, 2014

Post pics for all of us at work with week:)). Thanks. Troy

BigTex · July 27, 2014

Can't wait to get there. I'm hanging out at KJEF waiting for the weather south of KOSH to move out through before completing the trip. Worlds slowest moving weather system!

aaronk25 · July 27, 2014

I'm a hour out, in the RV. Miss flying in to oshkosh......

**carusoam** · July 27, 2014

Ooooooh,

RV= recreational vehicle! while the IO360 is still out...

Briefly thought you had joined the Vans guys.

Fuzzy memory,

-a-

Seth · July 28, 2014

Send / post pics and let us know updates fROM Oshkosh!

-Seth

**Sabremech** · July 28, 2014

Here's a few pictures of the Mooney Caravan arrivals today.

David

**Hank** · July 28, 2014

Looks like fun!! Maybe next year . . . Seems like I've said that before.

**carusoam** · July 28, 2014

I've said it several years in a row....

Looks great!

Best regards,

-a-

yvesg · July 28, 2014

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

yvesg · July 28, 2014

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.

aaronk25 · July 28, 2014

And by the way, it was 36 Mooneys, not 35....

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.

See you tomorrow.....Canadian buddy....glad you made it (and all others) safely!

Pulled the R.V. (Recreational Vehicle) (for the folks that confused it with a RV airplane )into 28th St., right off the main drag, in middle of handicap lane, don't ask......it's a 34' coachman Mirada with a BMW motorcycle parked in front.....

If any of you guys are tooling around tomorrow........If I'm not here there's cold beer and waters In the cooler out front for my mooney buddies,......no banana drivers...please..,

HAPPY OSHKOSH!!!!!

DaV8or · July 28, 2014

Fly safe and make us proud. We will be leaving Monday morning. See you all Monday or Tuesday

More importantly, make the Bonanza guys look bad again!

<edit> I see I have posted way too late and you guys already succeeded in making the Bonanza guys look bad. Job well done!! Have a great show, as always, I wish I could be there. Instead I start my annual tomorrow. :unsure:

Seth · July 28, 2014

Great pics and thanks for sharing - let us know any updates from the show - glad the First Newly Produced Acclaim led the way.

-Seth

**1964-M20E** · July 28, 2014

cool

**1964-M20E** · July 28, 2014

Anybody monitoring MS real time heads up incoming B17 about 10 minutes if it has not already arrived. ETA 11:30

Marauder · July 28, 2014

More importantly, make the Bonanza guys look bad again!

I see I have posted way too late and you guys already succeeded in making the Bonanza guys look bad. Job well done!! Have a great show, as always, I wish I could be there. Instead I start my annual tomorrow.

I think the B guys looked bad just showing in a Bonanza

**carusoam** · July 29, 2014

There should be two likes for that one... (Unless it's El Presidente con duo IO550s!)

-a-

yvesg · July 29, 2014

For those who wish to join the BBQ at the Mooney tent on Tuesday (and have not prepaid) come an hour earlier (around 5PM) I have been told it will be $30 each. For this price, it includes the booze.

Yves