Caravan Checklist

Before Oshkosh

• Meet participation requirements
• Register for a regional clinic
• Reserve a hotel for your stay at the regional clinic
• Attend your clinic and qualify for the Caravan
• Register for Mooney Caravan to Oshkosh
• Make a hotel reservation for your stay in Madison
• Register for EAA AirVenture. (AirVenture registration may be purchased on-site. N40 camping fee, required for every Mooney Caravan airplane parking on the N40, is payable at Oshkosh.)

Staging at Madison

• Read and print all required Caravan materials
• Arrive at Madison, sign the participation waiver, and attend the mandatory briefings
• After landing in MSN, request taxi to Wisconsin Aviation, east ramp. We will have ramp marshallers assist you to your parking position (organized by your position in the Caravan lineup –– so know your element and position!).
• After arriving, proceed inside Wisconsin Aviation and register at the front desk and place your fuel order. Be sure to pay for your fuel before Friday afternoon.
• After registering with Wisconsin Aviation, proceed to the Mooney Caravan Conference room. You will be assisted by our registration staff to receive your apparel, some swag, and sign the liability waiver. They also will have information on local attractions, restaurants, and hotel transportation.
• If arriving outside of our registration hours (10:00 - 17:00 Thursday, 10:00 - 15:00 Friday), be sure to register with the FBO. Return to registration once we're open.
• While at the MSN airport (FBO, Ramp, facilities) please wear your Mooney Caravan name badge. This is requested by Wisconsin Aviation and the TSA.
• While at Wisconsin Aviation, please do not congregate at the entrance to the ramp (both inside and outside) and at the entrance of the facility. Be respectful of their business and customers.
• Rely on your Element Lead and your Section Lead for any questions. Stay in touch so you don't miss anything.

Arrive in Oshkosh with the Mooney Caravan

• Be sure to bring secure tie down equipment for the North 40. Although they can be rented on the N40, best to invest in your own. See the section on the EAA website about tiedown options.
• Be sure to have wheel boards (such as cutting boards or shelves) to park your plane on in the N40. It will rain at some point and having boards will prevent your aircraft from sinking into the ground and be a challenge to tub to the taxi lane for starting. Do not start your aircraft in the camping slot, move it to the taxi lane to start. Be respectful of your prop wash blowing on other tents.
• Immediately after securing your plane, visit the EAA tent to pay for plane camping. Even if you're not staying for long, or even if you're overnighting in a hotel, EAA insists that all airplanes parked in the North 40 pay their camping fee. Take care of it right away after arrival.
• Secure your flight controls to prevent damage from strong gusty winds.
• It is quite possible that we will have at least one significant storm during our stay in the N40. Learn how to set up your tent properly. It is strongly recommended that you secure your tent to terra firma with good tent stakes at each attachment point on the bottom of the tent. Additionally, use the guy rope attachment points on the tent to properly secure the tent for winds up to 60 mph. If you have any questions, seek out a competent outdoorsman for suggestions. Expect the winds in a storm event to be blowing from the west to north. Thus, it is recommended that you set up the tent so the entrance facing east to south.
• Be sure that there are no objects that can blow away during the storm. Secure everything before you leave your campsite . That includes closing all tent windows and doors if there is any chance of a storm.
• Set up OSH Alerts on your phone. This will inform you of potentially dangerous storms.