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~Request flight release at leastsix hours prior to the flight.

~Request between 0700 hoursand 2100 hours only.

~PIC and crew must haveattended the monthly SafetyBriefing or read theNationalSentineland notify thesquadron safety officer.

~Plan ahead. Do not add a crewmember at the last minute.

~Give an accurate estimated

Hobbs time and the directionof the flight. File a flight planwith the FAA if flight is over50 miles. Call in the actualHobbs time to the FRO ASAPafter landing, while refueling.

~Advise FRO if youencountered a problemindicating that the aircraft maybe grounded.

~PIC must be on the wing pilotroster. Keep your status up todate.

~Report cell phone numberand keep CAP FM radio

turned on in case a missionoccurs while youre in flight.

DRESS FOR SUCCESSStressing professionalism of mission, Capt. Brian Smiley,SquadronChief of Staff, discusses appropriate uniforms.

AIRWAVESRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Broomfield, Colorado Volume. 2, No. 2, February, 2008

FLIGHT RELEASE GUIDELINES

Special occasions require special attention to dress. Civil Air Patrolmembers are expected to dress appropriately at all official events. Looksharp, Maj. Ryan Lord advised. We want to represent the United StatesAir Force, the Civil Air Patrol, and ourselves as the professionals we are.

Members modeled a variety of uniforms. Pictured above is Capt. SamHouston, Maj. Gary Henderson, Capt. Daryl Berg, 1Lt. Robert

Schmid, Capt. Victor Sabatini, and SMMartin Skjordahl.Please visit http://level2.cap.gov/documents/u_082203102943.pdffor acomplete descriptions of uniforms to be worn on special occasions. Checkout CAPM 39-1 on line.
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BRIAN SMILEY

most places by plunging deep into their remote interiors.

Brian works as a Regional Sales Director for Qwest in the Wholesaledivision. His wife, Kimberly, is a corporate attorney. At present, theSmileys are busy with work, play, and the care of their two daughters,Katelynn, age 4 1/2, and Lauren, age 3. They have a son due in early July

Asked what drew him to Civil Air Patrol, he replied, I have alwaysbeen interested in flight. The love of flight is the source of every boysdream. He attended an Open House in 2002 at Metro Airport. He hadpurchased an aircraft in 2002 and needed purpose. I discovered thatCivil Air Patrol meant more than punching holes in the sky, he said.Since that time, he has thrown his energies into Civil Air Patrol, servinwherever he is needed. For example, he recently designed the JeffcoSquadron Patch and assists the Public Affairs team.

As COWG Director of Aerospace Education, he organized the firstColorado Wing Aerospace Education event at Platte Valley lastSeptember. COWG Aerospace Education Day is an opportunity forCAP to fulfill its internal and external program initiatives in one funevent, he said. Last year, there were a variety of activities for cadetand officer members alike. And, this event afforded the perfectopportunity for these members to interact with aviation enthusiastsfrom outside organizations.

For example, he added, last year, we hosted Maj. General MikeEdwards,Adjutant General of the Colorado Air National Guard, aswell as educators from local colleges and schools, a state legislator, atelevision personality, and a pilot from the DEA who displayed hisspecialized aircraft. This year, he continued, we plan to have an airshow type environment with displays and interactive opportunities wiother agencies sharing similar interests to the Civil Air Patrol.Wewant to put an end to Civil Air Patrol being known as the best kept

secret.On his every email, Smiley, encapsulates his personal philosophy with

the quote, Lifes journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a wellpreserved body but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out,shouting: YEE HAW, what ride!

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS !

Recruited byFairfax ORiley, Derek Aslakonis a new Jeffcomember.

Capt. Brian Smiley, Director ofAerospace Education for the Colorado Wing,is serious about Aerospace Education. Infact, he attacks any job he undertakes withserious intent and focus.

Born in Upstate New York, he attendedHartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. andserved in the United States Air ForceReserves where he was stationed in SanAntonio and Phoenix. He earned his MBA atthe University of Phoenix.

After visiting Colorado on a couple kayak-

ing trips, Smiley moved here in 1997. Colo-rado, he says,had everything I wanted todo: kayaking, biking, skiing, triathlons, golf,and of course flying,

Residing in the Morrison area, he isenamored with the fact that he lives withinten minutes of Class V whitewater, rightacross from a golf course and backing ongreat mountain biking trails.A lover of high adventure, Brian raced onthe U.S. Kayak Team in the late 1980s. I hadthe privilege to compete three times at theWorld Championship level, he said.

This sport introduced him to world travel,as he has now paddled on five continents and

has visited 30 different countries. Always theadventurer, he added, Id like to think Ivebeen on the road less traveled when visiting

Coming Soon!Watch for the RMMA Open House,Ride the Moutain Wave,June 1, 0900 to 1130 in the Mt. Evans Room in the TerminalBuilding. Phil Ecklund will talk on techniques for rotor, fixedand glider pilots to gain huge altitude quickly. This is an

opportunity for AT Controllers to do the same with traffi

c,avoiding extreme turbulence for departures and arrivals. Adm.fee. $5.00. Contact Chris Lucas at 303.449.1736, email:[email protected].
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Five hundred people a year

die in general aviation; eighty

percent of those deaths are

caused by pilot error in

judgement, said Mark Grady,

presenter at the AOPA

conference, February 12.

Speaking to a packed house

at the Conference Center at the

Ramada Plaza in Northglenn,

the popular AOPA representative

told the crowd of nearly 450, A

pilot is as safe as he wants to be. Human nature

often dictates poor decisions as pilots are anxious to

return home. Some believe that mishaps are for the

other guy. They wont happen to me, Grady

quipped. Five pilot mistakes cause accidents, many

of which are fatal. They are:

1.Maneuvering Flight

2. Descent/Approach

3.Take Off and Climb

4.Weather

5. Fuel Depletion

Pilots must be able to self

evaluate, he said, We must

practice safety for ourselves, our

families, and for our aviation

families. What you do reflects on

all other general aviators in the

public eye. He emphasized that pilots who attend

safety seminars have fewer accidents. Awareness

prevails.

And finally, he said, Dont fly low. Altitude is

life! Visit AOPA Online at www.aopa.org.

A Reminder to Pilots:Time to get caught up!Pilots must file pilot qualifications paperwork with 1Lt.Robert Patlovanyto be certain that the CC, Maj. Bob Smith, can approve qualifications witheServices.Robert can be reached at [email protected].

GET QUALIFIED

AOPA DEFINES FIVE FATAL PILOT MISTAKES By 2Lt Patricia Sargent

FROM THE TOP

Maj .Bob Smithlikes to paint himself as a PennsylvaniaDutch farm boy. Actually his family farm is still in the family.Bob moved to Colorado in the 1970s when his father was hiredto work as an engineer. His alma mater, as a matter of fact, isBroomfield High School.

Bobs private personality gets a break from the stresses of joband leadership in Civil Air Patrol when two or three times a yearhe heads for the desert to breathe the fresh air and contemplatethe beauty of a mountain top. Once in a while a rancher maydrive by on a dusty road to move cattle. he says. Otherwise hisquiet moments go undisturbed.

Juggling his duties as a single dad, attending Regis University,where he is majoring in Technical Management, and running the

squadron, Bob rarely has time for his passion for Ham radiooperations and his guitar.

Urged by his colleagues to assume squadron leadership, Bobquips, It seems that Civil Air Patrol attracts different types ofpeople, and the ones I value most are the folks who show up withthe volunteer spirit and an honest desire to serve. Jeffco isblessed with an abundance of those special folks.Those selflessindividuals are my friends.

Dr. P.D. Sargent February 29,2008 12:04 AM
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION

CELEBRATING THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

Terry and Marion Jones, Returned to Safety

The Vintage Flying AeroMuseum, run by the LafayetteFoundation, provided guidedtours of the museum as wellas an aerial display of itsreplica WWI vintage aircraft,including the famed FokkerTri-plane.

photos by P.D. Sargent

Remembering the early birds of aerospace, Capt. Brian Smileyfacilitated the Platte Valley AerospaceEducation event in 2007 featuring old time aircraft, a nostalgic museum, cadets in drill, honored guests, fun,food, and good times.

Dignitaries included Robert Mock of Metro State, Dr. Ben Millspaugh, author and speaker, PattiSampers State Director of C AP Foundation, State Representative Kent Lambert, and CAPLegislative Liaisons Col. Jack Buschmanand Col. Gary Toby. Special guests were the Jones couplewho were lost in the Comanche Wilderness last fall and rescued by Jeffco air crewCapt. Bruce Hertelendy,Lt. Col. Dick Sargent, and Capt. Sy Jenkins.

CAP FAMILY FUN


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ContributorsPAO Team

Thanks toBruce fortaking staffnotes andalwaysofferinggood advice.

.

Todd wrote

media

releases onthe recent

two

SAREXS.

PAOteamleader,andeditor,Tricia is

responsible for the design and

format of the newsletter.Please contact her withcorrections or comments [email protected]

RECORDS

Moved? Name changed ? As thenew year revs up, you may needto update your records. Log onto eServices on line. Yourupdated information will beused for the squadron roster.Please visit:

https://www.capnhq.gov/default.aspx.

1Lt. Linnand his team have recently made some significantupgrades to the computer infrastructure in the Squadron Office tofacilitate the use of the office as an Incident Command Post and tosupport training efforts. IT updates consist of the addition of theQwest DSL internet service and a wired network with a router behindthe DSL modem. Wired Networks, says Mike, are simple andreliable. Wireless service, while convenient, is more difficult to set upand is not guaranteed to work.

Mike says, there is documentation,Jeffco Squadron Network UsersGuideplaced in the office which will also be put on the web pages toassist members in configuring their PCs to the network and theprinter.

1Lt. Mike Linnreceives his certificate of promotion from MajorBob Smith, squadron commander.

PROMOTIONS

SQUADRON RECEIVES NEWANTENNAS

Technology aids in locatingdowned aircraft. EmergencyLocator Transmitters, ELTs,Airband Radios, and other

sophisticated electronic toolsneed powerful antennae to workeffectively for direction finding.

Jeffco Squadron is pleased to

acknowledge Bruce Hertelendysgenerous gift that will affordhigh quality Yagi beam antennaefor more powerful reception

Calendar

March 9, 2009 Daily light SavingsTime Begins.

March 29-April 4~~ RockyMountain Region/ Pacific Region StaffCollege, Nellis AFB in Nevada.

April 9-10, 2008 USAF Inland SARSchool will be held at Idaho Falls,Idaho.

April 18-19, 2008 Wing College,Fort. Collins

May 2-4, 2008 Group I, II, III SAREXat Metro/Jeffco

SM TODD SAINER

MAJ. BRUCE HERTELENDY

2LT. TRICIA SARGENT
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