Emily wrote:

CAP requires sitting in the back? rethinks going to that meeting this
week The loss of control I can learn to deal with, but I hate the motion
sickness. I don't get it on commercial flights, though, go figure.

depends what job you are doing that day; on aircraft that allow
it (CAP has a 60hp per person rule), the pilot and observer sit
in front, scanners (or other roles, e.g., SDIS, etc.) sit in
the back; you can avoid it by flying aircraft that only take
two crews :-) and you got to qualify as a scanner before becoming
a mission pilot. Oh, and the whole qualifications thing takes
for bloody ever, even if you already know the material inside
out... It is as much a test of patience and dedication
as it is a test of skill :-) -- I keep at it because I am
a very patient person, but mostly because I got to hang around
really nice people.

--Sylvain