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

2. NCSA - Briefing #2 Topics 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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