MISSION CHECK PILOT TOOLS Lt. Col. Dave Moruzzi USAF (Ret.) Director of Operations Florida Wing CAP

Training, before Checking Available CAP Resources Other GEMS that are available Being prepared BRIEFING KEYS

GETTING STARTED IN CAP OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES [URBAN DIRECTION FINDING (GROUND)] [SCANNER, OBSERVER, MISSION PILOT (AIR)] First: Level One Training Level I training can be completed on-line at Contact the Squadron Emergency Services Officer and complete a CAP Form 100 Second: Study Emergency Services regulations Once you have a CAP ID card, go on-line to Click on: CAP PUBS & FORMS in the left column Click on: INDEXES, REGULATIONS AND MANUALS Every member should print out and study: CAPR 60-3 Emergency Services Training and Operational Manual Pilots should also print out and study: CAPR 60-1 CAP Flight Management, including any CAP Southeast Regional and CAP Florida Wing supplements which, if they exist, may be found at the Florida Wing web site

Third: Take the online ES exams Go to: Click on: CAP ONLINE EXAMS in the left column Click on: CAP 116 pt 2 (ICS 100) Select: PLEASE CHOOSE for the ES-116 and ES-117 exams Take the six exams and print out each certificate Bring the copies of the completed certificates to the Squadron Emergency Services Officer. (keep copies in your own folder) Fourth: Contact the Squadron Communications Officer for radio procedures, training and a radio operator’s card.

Fifth: Read and understand your Squadron’s Standard Operating Procedures. At this point, UDF, Scanner and Observer training may begin. Pilots should also complete the next two steps. Sixth: Read CAPR 60-3, page 11, para. 2-3a, concerning “Individuals in temporary membership…: …are not eligible for liability coverage… …may not participate in any flight activities…” NOTE: To participate in ground or flight activities, a new member must: (A) have completed Level I and CCPT, (B) have his permanent CAP ID card (C) be in proper uniform. Seventh: Return to the Florida Wing web site at and find Operations, Stan/Eval, Miscellaneous, How to be a CAP Pilot. When you are ready to fly, contact the Operations Officer and any of the squadron’s instructor pilots and start your check-out. Once checked out in the CAP aircraft, Mission Pilot training may begin. NOTE: The Mission Pilot must first be rated as Scanner.

ADDITIONAL SOURCES National Emergency Services Academy CAP Operations Training Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning CAP Advanced Technology Group

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25 o 52.50’

EXPANDING SQUARE CSP 26 o 18.0’N, 081 o 24.0’W

THE GEOMETRY OF AN EXPANDING SQUARE 20 sec 40 sec 120 sec 80 sec 80 sec 160 sec 40 sec 120 sec 1/2 NM 1/2 NM 1 NM CSP

AT 90 KNOTS: you fly 1 nm every 40 seconds A standard rate turn has a 0.5 nm radius A standard rate turn has a 1 nm diameter GEOMETRY OF THE EXPANDING SQUARE ½ nm 20 sec ½ nm 20 sec ½ nm 20 sec 1 nm 40 sec 1 nm 2 nm 80 sec ½ nm 20 sec ½ nm 20 sec CSP Lat.___________________ Lon.___________________ EXPANDING SQUARE (on cardinal headings)

CSP 26 o 16.75N, 081 o 20.50W OIL WELL

SECTOR SEARCH PATTERN 90 KTS, 60 O BETWEEN LEGS, 3-MILE PATTERN, INITIAL HEADING 360 O LEG O FOR 1:40 LEG O FOR 1:20 LEG 3 & O FOR 3:20 CORRECT FOR DATUM LEG O FOR 1:20 LEG 6 & O FOR 3:20 CORRECT FOR DATUM LEG O FOR 1:20 LEG O FOR 1:40 CORRECT FOR DATUM CSP 26 o 16.75N, 081 o 20.50W SEARCH PATTERN HEADINGS AND TIME CHART 3 miles pattern LegHdg.NMtimeturn time :40: :20: :20: :20: :20: :20: :40:40

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Msn Scanner /Observer Check List Scanner Briefing 325 slides Observer Briefing 311 slides First Step Level 1 Training New Member CD Second Step Emergency Services Read Me First Scanner-Observer Training Disc Read Me First The Next Step MIsc. CAP Files MIMS Book CAP Grid to Stndrd Grid Briefing Consolidated Mission Pilot Check List C-182T N159CP Mission Pilot Training Slides 343 slides Mission Pilot Training Disc Mission Grid Blanks CAP Notebook Contents Page Read Me First Bus. CardS.O.P.s Mission Pilot Briefings 01 – Principles of Air Navigation 02 – Mission Pilot Review & Navigation Skills 03 – Understanding the Becker This unofficial CD was designed to assist the new CAP member in preparing for Operations & Emergency Services Missions for America. Dave Moruzzi Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) FLWG CAP Director of Operations Getting Started Briefing

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