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I had to fly with a bunch of brand B, but they were ok guys.  :) fortunately for me, my safety pilot knew Mooney formation stuff pretty well.  I was lucky enough to have Chuck Crinnian ride right seat.  :D:D

I got signed off for solo, and we flew a simulated mass flight from DVT to GYR.  12 ships, flight there was 2 ship with a trailing 3rd and the flight back was 3 ship.  We landed in formation at GYR and then one after the other at DVT.  

What a great experience! My arms are tired, I think I about wore out my rudder pedals, but it was so much fun!  I’m lucky enough that my wife loves to fly and she came along for the flight this morning.  Here’s some pictures and videos. 

 

 

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14 minutes ago, ragedracer1977 said:

I had to fly with a bunch of brand B, but they were ok guys.  :) fortunately for me, my safety pilot knew Mooney formation stuff pretty well.  I was lucky enough to have Chuck Crinnian ride right seat.  :D:D

I got signed off for solo, and we flew a simulated mass flight from DVT to GYR.  12 ships, flight there was 2 ship with a trailing 3rd and the flight back was 3 ship.  We landed in formation at GYR and then one after the other at DVT.  

What a great experience! My arms are tired, I think I about wore out my rudder pedals, but it was so much fun!  I’m lucky enough that my wife loves to fly and she came along for the flight this morning.  Here’s some pictures and videos. 

Congratulation on your sign off.  Yep, Chuck "Cowboy" Crinnian may know a thing or two about flying the Mooney in formation.  I look forward to meeting you in MSN and OSH in July.

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11 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said:

Looks like I'm going to fly again with the red star guys this coming weekend. They're having another clinic at FFZ just down the street.  Supposed to be a couple Mooney guys there as well which will be nice.  

Ahg...my airplane is taken apart at the moment...  :'(

 

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11 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said:

Looks like I'm going to fly again with the red star guys this coming weekend. They're having another clinic at FFZ just down the street.  Supposed to be a couple Mooney guys there as well which will be nice.  

Brice, what is the contact info for the clinic at FFZ? I have a couple of clients in that area as you know that may be interested Ill pass the details onto.

Thanks

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23 hours ago, mike_elliott said:

Brice, what is the contact info for the clinic at FFZ? I have a couple of clients in that area as you know that may be interested Ill pass the details onto.

Thanks

I’m not sure that it’s an open clinic? Do you have Chuck Crinnian’s contact info? He’s who invited me

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4 minutes ago, ragedracer1977 said:

I’m not sure that it’s an open clinic? Do you have Chuck Crinnian’s contact info? He’s who invited me

yes, I do. It is not listed on mooneycaravan.com, so perhaps it is an informal get together vs. a clinic for newbies.. Ill let these guys sort it out themselves if they really want to do it. At one time, both had expressed an interest in formation flying.

 

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10 minutes ago, mike_elliott said:

yes, I do. It is not listed on mooneycaravan.com, so perhaps it is an informal get together vs. a clinic for newbies.. Ill let these guys sort it out themselves if they really want to do it. At one time, both had expressed an interest in formation flying.

 

Mike,

I believe it is a Redstar Pilots Association formation clinic, not a caravan clinic.

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