Civil Air Patrol Cadet Glider Program Briefing 2

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Glider Program Briefing #2 for NCSA February 13, 2010 Bob Semans Northern NV Wing CAP Glider Program Mgr.

NCSA - Briefing #2 Topics • CAP Glider Program – History, status & current challenges • How to join and get involved – Membership, training & qualification – Regulations • Cadet Glider Orientation Flights

CAP Glider Program - History • Test Program in Georgia • 1996 SSA & CAP signed MOU • Orientation Flight Syllabus expanded to include gliders • Glider Pilots recruited from clubs • Air Force built up CAP glider fleet • Cadet Glider Program established in most CAP wings

What does it take to be a CAP O ride Pilot? • CAP Membership - 3 weeks – ID Card • Level 1 Training – On-line courses – CAP History & Organization – Cadet Protection Policy & Practices – Operations Security – Equal Opportunity Policy – Ground Handling Video – Unit Commander Interview • Check Flight

On-going Qualifications • Monthly – Safety Briefing - Read Sentinel • Quarterly – Safety Meeting • Annually – “Safety Down Day Meeting” • Not Required! – Wearing of uniforms for glider operations – Squadron meeting attendance

Operations Regulations - a sample: • Only CAP members may fly in CAP aircraft – FAA flight examiner may give a flight test – Most other exceptions require approval of National and a waiver • No payment for CAP flying • Minimum standards are FAR’s … or CAP Operations Regulations when higher

Check Flight • Known as Form 5 • Form 5 required – ONCE in each aircraft type (Initial) – Annually in each aircraft group (Gliders) • Pre-requisites for Form 5 check flight – On-line exam on Operations Regs (20 questions) – Aircraft questionnaire for EACH aircraft in which you are qualified – Passenger currency in category – Form 5 partially filled-in before flight

Aircraft Questionnaire • • • Speeds (best glide, min sink, stall, etc. ) Rope break actions Take-off and landing check lists Spin recovery Weight and balance

Check Flight / BFR • Tow – Slack line procedures – Boxing the wake • In-flight – Steep turns – Stall – Maneuvering at critically slow airspeed • Demonstration of Syllabus Maneuvers • Slips to landing

Cadet Orientation Flights • CAP Pamphlet 52 -7 outlines program • Syllabus is a general guide only – Soaring conditions dictate actual flight • Pilot requirements (ONE needed) – 100 flights as PIC in gliders – Current CFI-G

Cadet Orientation Flights • 5 Glider orientation flights allowed per cadet • Unique syllabus specified for each flight • 80% of syllabus objectives must be completed for flight to count

Cadet Orientation Flights • No extreme maneuvers • Stalls on flight 3 – straight ahead & turning • Cadets are encouraged to handle controls except during takeoff & landing • Glider flight 4 is mainly about use of instruments • Glider flight 5 demonstrates soaring types

Glider Program Support Team • • • Glider & tow plane pilots Flight Release Officers Aircraft Managers Event Coordinators Ground Support Team Visiting Senior Members & Cadets are given assignments

Bob Semans semans@charter. net NV 775 -267 -4157 CA 650 -358 -8898 Douglas County Composite Squadron NV-067 Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV)