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AIRWAVESNewsle&eroftheCivilAirPatrol-JeffcoSeniorSquadron

RockyMountainMetropolitanAirportBroomfield,ColoradoVol.4January/February2011

Transi(oningintoaNewYear-anotefrom2dLtLucMoens,newEditorofAirwaves-

As mostofourmembers inthe squadronknow,CaptTricia Sargentre(redfromJeffcoSquadron

attheendofDecember2010.Notonlywas she thePAOofthe Squadron,butshe wasalsothe

EditorofAirwaves.HerdedicatedeffortsasawriterandjournalistinCAPwentfarbeyondtheSquadronlevel,andresultedinasignificantincreaseinvisibilityoftheAirwavesnewsleQer,and

byextension,thatoftheSquadron.Sincethebatonhasnowbeenhandedovertome,Iamthe

newEditorforAirwavesstar(ngwiththisfirstissueof2011.

Duringthepastyear,I hadtheprivilegeofgengsomementorshipfromTricia asI steppedinto

theunknownworldofrepor(ngatthebeginningof2010duringmyfirstdaysintheSquadron.

Shenurturedinmea desire tolearnmoreaboutthisformofwri(ngandcommunica(on,and

especiallyto keepmyeyes andears openforanythingthatmightbeconsiderednewsforthe

newsleQer.I have a longwaytogoin learningmynewjournalis(crole,as well as progressing

onthe PAOtrainingtrack.However,I havetheterrifichelpofmyPAOTeammates,2dLtTodd

Sainerand2dLtArifGezalovphotographer).

Thatsaid,Idowanttostressthat AirwavesisyournewsleQer,andIinviteyoutocontributeto

the content in the form of wriQen ar(cles, pictures, comments, or simply by bringing

newsworthy informa(on to theaQen(onof thePAO team. If all youwant todo is passon

informa(onthatmightbeofinterest toourreaders,thenfeelfreetoaskus todothewri(ng

foryou.Youcanfindourcontactinfointhebackofthisissue.Thanksforreading!


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The speakers ended their presenta(on by referring to two excellent sources of addi(onal

informa(on, i.e.,theEMP Commission Report www.empcommission.org),andabook(tled

OneSecondA6erbyWilliamR.Forstchen.

Hey,whatisMikewearingonhisarm?

by2dLtLucMoens

No,CaptMikeLinnis nottes(nganewtoytomeasurehisheartrateforwhenhesjogging,but

rather,he iscarryinga devicecalleda SPOT2GPS, thathenowwearsinthe aircra during

missionstoconstantlytrackhisposi(on.ItcommunicateswithaGPSsatellitethattransmitstheGPSinforma(ontoacommunica(onsatellite.ThelaQerthendownloads posi(onpoints ontoa

website that overlaysthem ona Googlemap in real (me. Thismap can beaccessedby

personnel inmission base andeven by rela(ves. In other words, themission crews onthe

groundcanfollowtheposi(onoftheaircrain real(me,andthetrackingsystemalsoavoids

communica(on problemswhen themission takesplace in mountainous areas. If for some

reasonduringa missionthemandatedcallsfromtheaircraatthetopandboQomofthehour

become impossible, the SPOT system con(nues to send posi(on data tomission base via

satellitewithout triggeringanunnecessary missingplane search for the lostmission crew.

Furthermore,in caseofanaccidentthewhereabouts ofa crewmemberwhocarriesthis device

can betracedwithina range of50 . It evenhas a911 callmechanism thatcanalert the

authori(es.UnlikeanELTthatstayswiththe aircraaera planecrash,theSPOTdevicestayswiththecrewmemberwhomaychosetomoveawayfromthecrashsite.Forallthesereasons,

theacquisi(onof SPOTdevices is underdiscussionin theJeffcoSquadron.At thevery least,

Mikeswifewillknowmorepreciselywhenhellbehomefordinner!

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CaptMikeLinnandCaptJenniferKauffman

chaZnga[erasuccessfulexercisemission
http://www.empcommission.org/http://www.empcommission.org/


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EmergencyAlertSystem

by2dLtLucMoens

DuringtheAircrewClinicheldat theJeffcoSquadronoffice on Feb. 5, 2011, theaQendees

enjoyed a special presenta(on by 1st Lt Leonard Ginther who took (me out off his busy

schedule to explain how the emergency alert system operates that ul(mately leads to the

ac(va(on of air and ground crews in varioustypes of missions. Ginther is oneof four Alert

Officers AO) for the COWGwho carry pagers

that respond to incoming cal ls from the

authori(esincaseemergenciesarise thatrequire

CAP assistance. These authori(es can include

the AFRCC or NOC, as well as calls from the

Sheriffs departmentoreven HomelandSecurity.

Asa qualifiedIncident Commander IC),Ginther

does theini(alevalua(onregardingthe needfor

a mission,andhastheresponsibilitytono(fythe

COWG,andtodispatchany local resourcesintheevent a missionis reallyneeded.Healsoalerts

regular ICs so that they can take immediate

ac(on.Inthecaseofa missingplane,itis normal

procedure for theAOto gather the latest weather andradar info, and tocontact the local

Sheriff.uiteunderstandably,becausethesealerts needaquickresponsewithinafewminutes,

Ginthers duty tends tobeverystressful duringthoseini(al fewminutes,evenmoresowhen

twoormoremissionsneedtobeorganizedandlaunchedsimultaneously.Therefore,he madeit

veryclearthatduringthosebusymomentshepreferstocommunicateonlywithasmallgroup

ofpeoplewhoassisthim during thesecrucial moments.This helps himstay focusedonthe

challenges associated with launching missions without having to deal with a deluge of

distrac(ngphonecalls.

If assistance for a mission is needed from the Jeffco Squadron, Ginther sends out a page,

whereaeranAOwithinthesquadroncontactsanaircrewbasedontheAlertRoster inother

squadrons, the AO would also ac(vate a ground crew). Once the aircrew is ready, the AO

contactsGinther togeta further briefing onthemission status. Of course, it is the aircrew

members responsibility to respond immediately when called upon once his or her name

appearsatthetopoftheAlertRoster.

Gintheralsodiscussedthetwoseparateaccidentswithfourfatali(es that involvedtwosmall

planes that crashed in theColoradomountains in December 2010, most likely due topoor

winter weather condi(ons.Althoughthe inves(ga(onsares(llunderway, thepicturesofthecrashsitecombinedwithaddi(onalweather andradar informa(onprovidedamplefood for

discussionamongaircrewmembersduringtheremainderofthisAircrewClinic.

TheseAircrew Clinics, which are held in the squadronofficeon the first Saturday of every

month,representanimportantpartofthe educa(onofall aircrewmembers ontopics thatare

notpartoftheregularaircrewtrainingclasses.

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1stLtGinther


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AerialPhotoMissionsaSuccessMission#11-B-4089

by2dLtToddSainer

Twoaircrews, twoairplanes,twomissions, twosor(es. Together they resultedintwosetsofqualityphotosduringthemini exerciseheldbytheJeffcoSquadrononSaturday,January19that

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. U(lizing the C-182s of both Jeffco and Boulder

Squadrons,twocrewssetouttotakepicturesofspecifictargetsintheGroup2area.

CAP 594departedwithMissionPilotMajBrianSmiley,MissionObserver CaptMikeLinnand

MissionScannerCaptDaryl Bergtotake photosoftheburnareafromlastsummersFourMile

CanyonFireinBoulderCounty.Theysuccessfullymaneuveredaroundmountaintopstosnapa

seriesofphotostoprescribedspecifica(onsasshownbelow.

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Mission base was staffed by JeffcoEmergency ServicesOfficers1st Lt John

Nordman and Lt Col John Butler, and

Mission Radio Operator Capt George

Thomas.

CaptLinn-MajSmiley

CaptBerg

MissionPilotCaptJasonRew,MissionObserver2dLtToddSainer andMissionScanner Maj Victor Saba(ni flewCAP

569 to the vicinity of Greeley to photograph a dam at

Milton Reservoir in Weld County, and the surrounding

floodplain.Theprac(cescenariowasdevelopedasamock

FEMA-taskedmission.

2dLtSainer-MajSabani-CaptRew


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AnyonewhohastakenthetrainingfortheG-1000glasscockpitisawareofthededica(onit

requirestomasterthissystem,bothonthegroundandintheair.

DuringtheSquadronGeneralMee(ngofJan20,2011,CaptGeorgeThomasreceiveda

CerficateofAchievementforcomple(ngtheG-1000training!Congratulaons!!!!

(Weofferoursincereapologiesfornothavingaphotooftheceremony-Ed.)

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CaptGeorgeThomas

G-1000GlassCockpit

Congratulations George !

AircrewClinic:Sat,5Mar

ManagingLandSearchOpera?ons(MLSO):5-6&12-13Mar4daycourse)

ProfessionalDevelopmentHelpSession:Thu,17Mar

AircrewClinic:Sat,2Apr

WingConference:Fri-Sun,8-10April

BasicInlandSARCourse(BISAR):Sat-Sun,4-5Jun

EvaluatedSAREX:Fri-Sun,5-7Aug

RockyMountainAirShow:Fri-Sun,26-28Aug

JeffcoAnnualAwards:SubmitNomina(onsby31Mar

MarkYourCalendar


8/9

AirlineHumorAer every flight,airlinepilots fill out aformwhichtellsmechanicsaboutproblemswiththe

aircra. Themechanics correct theproblems, documenttheir repairs onthe form, andthen

pilotsreviewtheformsbeforethenextflight.Neverletitbesaidthatmaintenancecrewslacka

senseofhumor.Here aresomeactualmaintenancecomplaintssubmiQedbypilots markedby

P)andthesolu(onsrecordedbymaintenancepersonnelmarkedwithanM).

NotefromtheEditor:

SomethinglikethiswouldneverhappenintheJeffcoSquadronforthesimplereason

thattherearenomidgetshidinginouraircra[s!Norarethereanymice...wehope!

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P:Leinsidemain(realmostneeds

replacement.

M:Almostreplacedleinsidemain(re.

P:TestflightOK,exceptauto-landvery

rough.

M:Auto-landnotinstalledonthisaircra.

P:Somethinglooseincockpit.

M:Something(ghtenedincockpit.

P:Deadbugsonwindshield.

M:Livebugsback-ordered.

P:Evidenceofleakonrightmainlanding

gear.

S:Evidenceremoved.

P:DMEvolumeunbelievablyloud.

M:DMEvolumesettomorebelievablelevel.

P:Fric(onlockscausethroQleleverstos(ck.

M:Thatswhattheyrefor.

P:Suspectedcrackinwindshield.

M:Suspectyoureright.

P:Number3enginemissing.

M:Enginefoundonrightwingaerbrief

search.

P:Aircrahandlesfunny.

M:Aircrawarnedtostraightenup,flyright,

andbeserious.

P:Targetradarhums.

M:Reprogrammedtargetradarwithlyrics.

P:Mouseincockpit.

M:Catinstalled.

P:Noisecomingfromunderinstrument

panel.Soundslikeamidgetpoundingon

somethingwithahammer.

M:Tookhammerawayfrommidget!


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JeffcoSquad on-OfficerContacts

CommanderCaptJenniferKauffman

[email protected]

Deputy

Commander

CaptJasonRew

[email protected]

Safety [email protected]

Communicaons MajLynnNewman

[email protected]

Professional

Development

MajVictorSaba(ni

victorsaba([email protected]

2dLtLucMoens

Ac(ngPAO&Editorof

Airwaves)

[email protected]

Team 2dLtToddSainer

[email protected]

2dLtArifGezalov

Photography)

[email protected]

JeffcoSq

hQp://www.col

adron-WebSite

radowingcap.org/jeffco

www.go

CAPNHQ

ivilairpatrol.com

2dLtLucMoens istheEditorofAirwaves andis

theAc(ngPublicAffairsOfficeroftheJeffcoSenior

Squadron. He holds a PhD degree in Organic

ChemistryandisaSr.ResearchScien(statNRELin

Golden,whereheisac(velyengagedinadvanced

biofuelresearch.Heisalsoanadvancedtraineein

public speaking as a member of two local clubs

withintheToastmastersInternaonalorganiza(on.

[email protected].

2d Lt Todd Sainer has been part of the JeffcoPublic Affairs team for three years. Heworks in

corporate business opera(ons at Jeppesen's

headquartersnear CentennialAirportandearned

hisMBA degreein2010.Toddis slowlyimproving

his public speaking ski lls through his work

sponsored Toastmasters Internaonal club, Jepp-

N-Toast,whichhejoinedlastyear.Healsobecame

aproudnewfathertobabyRyaninOctober,2010.

[email protected]

2dLt Arif Gezalov isa memberofthe PAO Teamin theJeffcoSquadron.He

wasalsopartof twosuccessful lifesavingmissions.Withhisexperienceand

focus,hetakesoutstandingphotographsofspecialevents,mee(ngs,SAREXs,

and Civil Air Patrol life in general. Arif is the Senior Soware Engineer at

WebrootSowareInc.inBoulder.

[email protected]
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