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Euro Caravan
Day 1: Regional Departures
Day 2: Madison
Day 3: OSH
Day 4: Setup
Day 5: Opening Day
Day 6: Barbecue!
Travel home
Post mortem
Press coverage

Murph's Audio Files:
Taxi (14:53)
Departure (19:53)
Enroute (11:09)
Arrival (23:46)

Day 4: Caravan 2000

Set-up day for exhibitors at EAA Airventure and a chance for Mooney pilots to watch a busy day's arrivals -- and critique the techniques!

Below are a series of Mooney Caravan photos from the week:

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Missouri River at Bismarck, ND

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Sheldon Smith's TLS Bravo over eastern North Dakota

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Caravan lead (Piehler) at wheels up in MSN

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Parking the planes at OSH

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Coy Jacob's Mooney jet fabrication

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Mooney's Platinum engine in TLS Bravo

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James Oliphant's way to protect nose truss

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Cleanup in campground

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Caravan tee shirt:
"Nimis brevis vita est volare tarde"

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Caravan lead pilot
changes brands

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Sunrise in campground:
Dave Piehler's 201

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Yuri's plane of fame

Mooney Mustang

Rare sighting of a Mooney Mustang
Photo courtesy BMolnar

The Mustang's distinctive emblem

The M22's distinctive tail -- and emblem
Photo courtesy BMolnar

 

Revision: 10/28/2010

 

 

 

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