CAP?

Was it PVT Benjamin?

Jay Honeck wrote:

Don't let this type of statement sway anyone's idea. Try it and see and
make
your own long term decision.

Well, Ron, I haven't bothered to get flight certified, so I can't comment on
that. But I recently drove our squadron van from its home at the airport,
to our open house at the local armory -- a distance of about 5 blocks -- and
back.

In the dark I couldn't find the vehicle log. I figured "What's 10 blocks?"
and left it at that.

Oh, my God. You'd have thought I had done a high speed pass, at over 400
knots, over Penny Benjamin's house. (Bonus points if you can tell me which
movie this is paraphrased from.)

Paperwork is a very CAP thing.
--
Jay Honeck
CAP Senior Member, 2d Lt
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Ronald Gardner wrote:
What are you talking about? There is a log for your time and write ups ect.
for the aircraft and that is it. If that is to much for you to understand I
question how you passed the PP ground school and written.

Yes there are form in CAP much of the and test are online and I have not seen
one that was more than needing a little study work to complete or pass.

Don't let this type of statement sway anyone's idea. Try it and see and make
your own long term decision.

The training and testing is just like what a good volunteer fire department
would demand if you joined just different.

How hard is the testing are we talking about? I haven't flown much in
the past few years, and don't consider myself to be very proficient.
The instructor who has been doing instrument work with me disagrees, but
I don't want to even get into a situation where they tell me I'm not
good enough, you know?

The SAR training can be done in phases. Take the Scanner course first, this is the
back seat or spotter position. You learn the basic's of how a search is organized
and executed. Then train for the observer ( right seat) you spot out the right
side and run radio's and GPS. You can be doing flying at the same time and get a
form 5 (check ride) to allow you to fly CAP aircraft and with your hours also fly
cadet orientation flights (free rides for cadet using a training syllabus paid for
by CAP/USAF). Then you start mission pilot training which is where I am at, now I
am ready for the form 91 (mission pilot check ride) but I personally feel I need
more practice with the DF gear as ELT searches are a large part of the missions
flown, next are the GPS search patterns which you need to demonstrate proficiency
in. The biggest draw back here is that the training missions are usually twice or
if your lucky three time a year so you need to do some practice on your own to get
finished and I have both time and money limitations in doing that.

The written test for the form 5 is nothing more than a questionnaire on the
aircraft you will be flying with answers right out of the POH. And none of the SAR
online test have been hard if you take a few training sessions and download the
manuals to review.

Rachel wrote:

Ronald Gardner wrote:
What are you talking about? There is a log for your time and write ups ect.
for the aircraft and that is it. If that is to much for you to understand I
question how you passed the PP ground school and written.

Yes there are form in CAP much of the and test are online and I have not seen
one that was more than needing a little study work to complete or pass.

Don't let this type of statement sway anyone's idea. Try it and see and make
your own long term decision.

The training and testing is just like what a good volunteer fire department
would demand if you joined just different.

How hard is the testing are we talking about? I haven't flown much in
the past few years, and don't consider myself to be very proficient.
The instructor who has been doing instrument work with me disagrees, but
I don't want to even get into a situation where they tell me I'm not
good enough, you know?

Hey Ronald,
Back up, re read.
I said that it had recently been described TO ME like that (from a long time
CAP check pilot who actually advised against joining.... could be a local
situation). As far as my own tests, last count was 7 knowledge exams and 6
checkrides passed.

Jim

"Ronald Gardner" wrote in message
...
What are you talking about? There is a log for your time and write ups
ect.
for the aircraft and that is it. If that is to much for you to understand
I
question how you passed the PP ground school and written.

Yes there are form in CAP much of the and test are online and I have not
seen
one that was more than needing a little study work to complete or pass.

Don't let this type of statement sway anyone's idea. Try it and see and
make
your own long term decision.

The training and testing is just like what a good volunteer fire
department
would demand if you joined just different.

Remember: "You volunteer your time, but once there you are a professional
and
the training and commitment required to be professional is required".

Ron Gardner

Jim Burns wrote:

I recently heard it described as "requiring that you are a sadist for
paperwork. If you can't fill out your own 1040 each year nor enjoy
doing
it, imagine making it part of your pre-flight."
Jim

"Rachel" wrote in message
...
I've been doing a little research off and on for the past few months,
but can't seem to find anyone who is actually involved.

So - what's the story? Is it a good organization to get involved in?

I been active for 5 years now and was a cadet from 1969 to 1973. It is a
volunteer organization with many USAF rule and reg's. The rules are not
to bad for anyone with former military experience, however there are the
usual political issues as there are with any volunteer organization. The
level of which depends on the units and state you are involved with.

As I pilot, my personal view is that if I go down I sure want someone to
come looking for me. And if I expect that then I need to be willing to
return the favor if needed. There is training involved and it is much
more professional and demanding as compared to the early 70's.

If you or anyone has the time to commit I recommend it. Give it a try
and it is volunteer you can quit any time.

Ron Gardner, LT
MPT, MS, MO

Rachel wrote:

I've been doing a little research off and on for the past few months,
but can't seem to find anyone who is actually involved.

So - what's the story? Is it a good organization to get involved in?