Group Five - PA Wing Civil Air Patrol

Procedures for Reporting Monthly Unit Safety Meetings

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:00 -0400

Procedures for Reporting Monthly Unit Safety Meetings 14 June 2008 The following is the correct procedure for reporting your unit monthly safety meeting to Group and Wing safety officers. 1. Once a month give your required 15 minute (min) safety briefing. 2. Record attendance on a CAPF 113 or 211. 3. Place a summary of the safety briefing on your unit safety board along with a sign-in sheet for those who missed the regular safety briefing. � Those who missed the regular safety briefing will read the summary plus any other safety information the Safety Officer deell1s necessary. � After the member reads the safety information, he or she will sign off on the attendance sheet indicating the accomplishment of the require activity. 4. Note - Any member not attending the unit safety meeting may not participate in any CAP or unit function or activity until the safety requirement is completed. 5. The Unit Safety Officer is responsible for tracking member-completion of the safety requirement. 6. At the end of the month, the unit safety officer will combine both lists and forward this list and the summary of the safety briefing to Group Safety Officer keeping a copy for the Unit Safety File. This report should reach your Group by the 1st of each month. 7. This completes the unit safety officer reporting responsibility: Group Safety Officer Responsibilities 1. The Group Safety Officer has the same responsibilities as the Unit Safety officer. 2. The Group Safety Officer will track and collect all unit safety reports. 3. The Group Safety Officer will check each unit report and forward the Group Summary and attendance list along with the unit reports to Pennsylvania Wing Headquarters marked to the attention of Wing Director of Safety. 4. This Group report should reach Wing Headquarters by the 15th of each month. OFFICIAL //Signed Barry Metz, Lt Col. CAP Pennsylvania Wing Director of Safety Down the full PDF of the policy here: http://gp5.pawg.cap.gov/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=16

PA Wing CAPR-62-1 SUPPLEMENT 2

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:59:00 -0400

CAPR-62-1 SUPPLEMENT 2 Pa Wing Headquarters Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary Bldg 3-108 Fort Indiantown Gap Annville, PA 17003 Supplement 2 CAPR 62-2 5 June 2008 SAFETY Post Flight Procedures NER Supplement 2 to CAPR 62-2 dated 15 April 2008 is supplemented as follows: 1. All PICs (pilot in command) will conduct a complete Post Flight examination of the aircraft using Pre flight procedures for that type of aircraft. Any damage must be reported Immediately and Personally to the PA Wing Commander, the PA Wing Director of Safety, and the NE Region Commander using the telephone numbers listed in the PA Wing Supplement 1 to CAPR 62-2 dated 24 January 2008 and the NE Region Supplement 2 to CAPR 62-2 dated 15 April 2008. 2. If there is no damage indicated, the PIC will make a note in the log stating "Post Flight Check - OK" and then sign next to the "OK". OFFICIAL // Signed Mark Lee, Col. CAP Commander, PA Wing // Signed Barry Metz, Lt Col . CAP Director of Safety, PA Wing

3rd Quarter 2008 Aircraft Rates

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:46:00 -0400

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL MEMBERS FROM: Mark A. Lee Pennsylvania Wing Commander SUBJECT: Aircraft Rates 1: As of 1 July 2008, the Pennsylvania Wing Aircraft rates per hobbs hours will be as follows: C-172 - $ 76.00 C-182 - $113.00 C-182RG - $119.00 206 $135.00 Maule - $ 96.00 GA8 $125.00 2: These rates include maintenance, fuel, equipment, and oil. 3: This rate is calculated by fuel usage & maintenance cost from National. The Aircraft rates will be continually evaluated for rate adjustments. 4: Questions concerning this memorandum may be addressed to Lt Col DeEtte Riley at 814-632-8341 after 1900 hours or driley@awandsons.com Mark A. Lee, Col, CAP Commander

Registration for PAWG ENC 2008 and CLS 2008

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:33:50 -0400

All cadets who are planning to attend PAWG ENC 2008 or CLS 2008 can submit their applications now through July 6. All approved cadet and senior staff can also submit their information now through July 6. Fee for PAWG cadets, cadet staff and seniors is $175. Fee for non-PAWG cadets is $225. Please refer to the respective website pawgenc.org or pawgcls.org for complete application information and latest news.

Commanders Call / Staff Meeting - Aug 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:29:00 -0400

The next Group 5 Commanders Call and Staff Meeting will be held at 1300 hrs, 23 August, 2008 at University Park Airport. All Group 5 squadron commanders or their representatives are encouraged to attend. The Cadet Advisory Council (CAC) will also meet during this time. Each squadron should plan on sending their CAC rep and at least one alternate to this meeting. See you then. Maj Roy Long Group 5 Commander

Piper - Sentimental Journey Fly-In 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:45:00 -0400

The 23rd Annual Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven Fly-In will be June 17th - 21st, 2008. This annual event is the sort of 'homecoming' for Piper aircraft and aviation enthusiasts, and is held at the William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV) in Lock Haven, PA right next to the old Piper factory and museum. This years featured airplanes will be the J-5, PA-25 Pawnee and PA 36 Brave. Get ready for five of the most fun-filled, educational,relaxing and social days of the year as Sentimental Journey2008 kicks off on June 17. The annual Fly-In has been expanded to five days this year, to accommodate the many visitors who arrive prior to the normal Wednesday first day. Another addition to the Fly-In this year will be seaplane landing and services. In addition to the educational forums, the daily corn boil, the nightly entertainment, the fantastic food vendors, the exhibit hall and the Schrack fly-in picnic, there will be the aviators� favorites--a spot landing contest on Thursday and (another addition!) a bomb drop contest on Friday. A DC-3 �Gooney Bird� will be on hand throughout the week to offer rides and tours in the historic aircraft. Live entertainment has been lined up for all five nights of the Fly-In, and Gary�s Cub Pub will be open for your enjoyment. Come early if you�re planning on camping, as campground spaces fill quickly. If you plan on flying in, have a look at the Air Ops procedures on page 10 of the newsletter available for download here: http://www.sentimentaljourneyfly-in.com/Newsletter08.pdf

American Spirit Aviation Festival

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:37:47 -0400

Our neighbors in Group 6 are hosting the 2008 American Spirit Aviation Festival in conjunction with the Kiwanis club of Transfer, PA. Come out of the Greenville Municipal Airport (4G1) June 20 - 22 for airplane rides, hot-air balloons, crafts, food vendors, and a 5k race! For more information, contact the Group 6 commander, Gary Fleming, at FlemingGrp6@aol.com

GP5 SAREX POSTPONED [UPDATE]

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:43:00 -0400

Due to weather and safety concerns, the Group 5 SAREX scheduled for 14 June at Mid-State airport has been postponed. Stay tuned for details on the reschedule date. Maj Roy Long Group 5 Commander

National Emergency Services Academy (NESA) 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:15:00 -0400

Online applications will only be accepted for the 2008 National Emergency Services Academy (NESA) for a few more days. Eligible members can apply at: https://ntc.cap.af.mil/ops/nesa/. Slots will be filled on a first come first served basis through the 9th of June. There are only a few slots remaining in some courses, so apply now. Currently we have vacancies to fill in the NESA National Ground Search And Rescue School (NGSAR), Mission Aircrew School (MAS), and Incident Command System School (ICSS) courses being conducted at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Indiana this summer. A detailed list of courses with openings is available at: http://ngsar.homestead.com/Files/nesa08vacancies.pdf The fee to attend any session is $175, due at registration. Additional information on all the courses being offered at the 2008 NESA can be found at: WWW.NESA.CAP.GOV. Questions should be directed to the NESA staff at NESA@capnhq.gov.

CAP, Camp David TFR Expansion and AOPA Fly-In at FDK

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:03:20 -0400

This Saturday, June 7, AOPA is hosting its annual Fly-In and Open House at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, MD. We have had as many as 900 aircraft here in good weather (and we are expecting good weather this Saturday), but realistically are expecting between 300 and 500 aircraft. We have a complicating factor this year in that the FAA is expanding the prohibited airspace over Camp David so that the restricted airspace will end just a few miles off the ends of each our northerly runways. We are pursuing every communications avenue available to us and thought CAP might be able to assist in making sure pilots flying into the Washington, DC area are aware of the restriction. Our request to CAP would be that Civil Air Patrol members in uniform (commanders' or members' discretion: BDUs, Blues, or flight suit) be stationed at the squadron's home airport on Saturday morning and ask departing pilots 1)if they are flying to or through the Washington, DC, area, and 2) if so, are they aware of the expanded prohibited airspace over Camp David. We are asking that National Headquarters contact Wing Commanders in Northeast, Middle East, and Great Lakes Regions with AOPA's request, and ask in turn that they pass it on to squadron commanders. AOPA's goal for this weekend is zero P-40 airspace incursions. If, as part of AOPA's communications outreach, CAP would commit to diseminating AOPA's request, AOPA would show its appreciation in a very public way with a donation of $5,000 to the Civil Air Patrol. We have already begun our communications outreach to pilots through our website (www.aopa.org) and plan to begin outreach through other communications channels within the next 36 hours. If you would be so kind as to forward this request up the chain of command, I would appreciate it. I can be reached at the email above or the telephone numbers below. With best regards, Chris Dancy Media Relations Director Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 421 Aviation Way Frederick, MD 21701 301 695 2159 (office) 301 695 2309 (fax) 703 431 4668 (cell) Blue skies and warm temperatures are forecast to welcome you, along with thousands of pilots and hundreds of aircraft, to the premiere East Coast fly-in event�AOPA�s Eighteenth Annual Fly-In and Open House�on Saturday, June 7. So clear your schedule and celebrate the joy of flight with your fellow aviators at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md. We�ll have nearly 50 aircraft on display, including AOPA�s 2008 Get Your Glass Sweepstakes Piper Archer, a dozen safety seminars, and 100 aviation exhibits! If you plan to fly in for the event, note that P-40, the prohibited area over Camp David, the presidential retreat northwest of Frederick, will be expanded from Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8. With the expanded prohibited area and nearby Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), pilots will be squeezed into a small arrival corridor. �Early indications are that we�re going to have great weather this Saturday, so by all means, come,� said AOPA President Phil Boyer. �Just make sure you�re fully aware of the procedures and the restrictions. Let�s show the FAA and the security folks just how conscientious pilots really are.� We�re so confident that our members will shine that we�ve developed the �Zero Airspace Incursions Challenge.� �We don�t want to have any airspace incursions into P-40 or the ADIZ,� Boyer said. �We�ll donate $5,000 to the Civil Air Patrol, whose cadets help direct ground traffic at our event every year, if there are no incursions related to our fly-in.� AOPA has also enlisted the help of the Civil Air Patrol to make sure pilots are aware of the restrictions. The CAP National Headquarters has asked squadrons east of the Mississippi River to station members at airports on Saturday morning and ask pilots if they are headed to the Washington, D.C., area, and ensure they are aware of the expanded prohibited area. So, how do you take part in our challenge? It�s simple. We�ve created step-by-step VFR arrival and departure procedures that will keep you clear of both sensitive airspace areas. We will also have a temporary air traffic control tower (120.95 MHz) at the airport from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Allow ample time for flight planning, study the route, review intercept procedures, and get a flight service weather briefing. Once you�re on your way, watch for other traffic, maintain situational awareness with regard to the sensitive airspace, and always monitor 121.5 MHz. Anyone who strays near or into P-40 or the ADIZ will be issued a heading correction and other instructions over 121.5 MHz. We�ll be waiting for your safe arrival�a team of aircraft greeters and parkers will direct you to your parking space and fill you in on all of the great events planned for the day. If unforecast weather or other issues arise and you decide to drive in, we also have travel and hotel information on our Web site. We hope to see you Saturday!