MOONEY CARAVAN 2012

Hello Caravan pilots,

Thank you for your interest and commitment to the 2011 Mooney Caravan to AirVenture.  We are happy to welcome you to the most enjoyable means of arriving into Oshkosh. With your paid registration and dedication to maintaining your flying proficiency, you are assured of a position in the Mooney Caravan departing Madison Wisconsin on July 23^rd.

Pilots are ranked with the following criteria used (NOT in the order you registered);

1. Volunteers working for the Mooney Caravan
2. Pilot certificates and ratings
3. Total and recent pilot hours
4. Prior Caravan experience
5. Paid registration fee
6. Minimum 500 hours flight experience
7. Flight time in Mooneys

Everyone is required to print a copy of the entire flight procedures and the FAA LOA (Letter of Agreement), both of which are available at www.mooneycaravan.com. You must read them carefully and then reread them again. Make notes on the flight procedures and study the VFR sectional for the route so that you are intimately familiar with all the information. There is a mandatory pilot briefing on Saturday at Madison. Do not be late. Anyone not attending the entire briefing will NOT fly with the Mooney Caravan. No exceptions. Safety is paramount during the taxi and flight of our group and we expect you to conduct yourself as a professional pilot.

We ask everyone to examine their personal schedule and should you determine that you will not be able to attend, please let us know so we can allow the next person in line to participate.

In preparation for the flight, we strongly recommend that everyone practice the following series of maneuvers relative to the Mooney Caravan flight procedures:

1. Spot landings to the left and right side of a 150 ft wide runway without ever letting the wingtip cross the centerline. This would involve landing at a precise, predetermined spot using only one side of the runway and act as if the centerline was a brick wall. If a wide runway is not readily available, a 75 ft wide runway may be substituted and you must land exactly and repeatedly on centerline.
2. Slow flight maneuvers: With gear up and down; With flaps up and down; In level flight and 500 FPM descent; In standard rate turns; In combinations of these configurations.
3. Precise aircraft control: Maintain altitude within 50 ft; Maintain 125 kts within 5 kts; Maintain 105 kts within 5 kts during level flight and 500fpm descent; Maintain 95 kts during level flight and 500 fpm climb and descent.
4. High speed taxi: Using a long runway, practice landing and high speed taxi to the last turn off the runway to a taxiway. A high speed taxi is defined as approximately 30 kts.
5. Know the power settings for the above configurations with aircraft at full gross weight. Power settings should all be with the mixture rich, RPM set at one value for all maneuvers and only the MP should change. All maneuvers should be accomplished at 1500 to 3500 msl, local terrain and obstacles permitting.

If you are unable to successfully accomplish ALL these maneuvers, you will need to remove yourself from the Mooney Caravan and plan to arrive into AirVenture by means of the FAA NOTAM, FISK Arrival. We demand that all our Caravan pilots be sharp, proficient and the master of the airplane.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone in Madison for another successful Mooney Caravan to AirVenture. We hope everyone has a safe trip to Madison.

Chris Shopperly 2011 Mooney Caravan President Chris_at_southridgepetro.com

Rob Higgins 2011 Mooney Lead Higgins_Rob_at_me.com