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    AIRWAVESNewsle&eroftheCivilAirPatrol-JeffcoSeniorSquadron

    RockyMountainMetropolitanAirportBroomfield,ColoradoVol.5Summer2011

    LtColJohnButlerCelebrates40YearsinCAP!!!-1stLtToddSainer-

    Its theflying,saidLtCol JohnButlerwhenaskedwhathas kepthimin

    CAPforsomanydecades. As a master ratedMissionObserver,Johnhas

    spent more than 600 hours in the right seat of CAP aircra over

    Coloradosmountainsandplains,whichbeganwithhisfirstCAPflightin

    anAeroncaChampshortlyaerWWIIinNewJersey.

    JohnjoinedCAPin1944as acadetinTeaneck,NewJerseywherebesides

    parRcipaRngindrillingexercises,he helpedin thewareffortbymaking

    flour bags todropout ofaircra totrainground searchlight and anR-

    aircra crewsalongtheEastCoast. In 1950,heenlisted intheU.SAir

    Force aer graduaRng high school and served 10 years as a surgical

    technicianstaRonedinCheyenne,Tokyo,Arkansas,andMissouri.

    Aer leavingtheAirForce,JohnreturnedtoNewJerseyasa realestate

    broker&appraiserinthe60s and70sbeforerejoiningCAP in1976. At theRme,NewJersey

    onlyhadtwoCAPaircraand hetrainedforhis MissionObserverwingsoverthreeweekends at

    McGuireAFB.JohnmovedtoColoradoin1981andbrieflyservedwithNorthValleyComposite

    SquadronbeforejoiningtheJeffcoSquadronin1983,whichmetatabuildingonthecurrentBallAerospacecampus. Hedevelopedthevaluableaircrew trainingprogramandcurriculum in

    1989, eventually growing it toa Wing-wideprogramandtraveledthroughout thestate four

    Rmesperyeartrainingnewmissionscannersandobservers.

    In1993whilesearchingforapermanentsquadroncommander,Johnwasaskedtoserveasthe

    temporarycommanderaposiRonthatlasted12years!DuringthisRmeandintothe

    LtColJohnButler

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    mid-2000s,he developedthe current10weekaircrewtrainingprogramforthesquadronand

    conRnuestodayasJeffcosDirectorofOperaRonsoverseeingfivedifferentdepartments.

    DuringhisRmeasSquadronCommander, Johnworkedsecurity atStapletonAirportthrough

    1994whenhejoinedBestBuys lossprevenRonstaffunRlearlierthis summer.NowfullyreRred

    professionally, Johnlooksbackonhis CAPcareerandfinds the mostrewardingaspect inthesuccessofhisaircrewtrainingprograms.

    PeopleatSAEXswouldsayJohn,IknewwhattodowhenIgottherebasedonthetraining

    you gave, said John. The words of graRtude he conRnues to receive today are a true

    testamenttothevaluehehasaddedoverhisyearsinCAP.

    CongratulaRonstoJohnforhis40yearsofservice!!!

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    (letoright)CaptJenniferKauffmanshowsaCerficateofAppreciaonbeforehandingitto

    GinnyButler,LtColJohnButlerholdingtheRedServiceaward,andColJackBuschmann

    Johnrevealstotheaudiencethat,athome,

    GinnyishisCommander!

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    AerospaceEduca-on

    MANPADS-2dLtLucMoens-

    DuringthegeneralmeeRngofMay19,2011,MajVictorSabaRnipresentedanoverviewofMan

    Portable Air DefenseSystems(MANPADS), that comprisevarious typesof shoulder-firedanR-

    aircra missiles capable of destroying aircra. The devicesconsist mainly of a handheld tube from which a rocket is

    launched. Usinga well-craedslideshow, Victor discussedthe

    seriousnessofthe threatposedbythese weapons tobothcivilian

    andmilitaryaircra.Heexplainedthebasicsoftherocketsused

    in these devices, poinRng out that they can reach heights of

    26,000 at speeds that can surpass Mach 2! On the black

    market,these systemscostonlya fewhundreddollars,andthere

    arecurrentlyanesRmated150,000ofthesesystemsinterrorists

    hands.Thisthreathasspurredresearchanddevelopmenttoward

    the deployment of defense systems that can protect aircra.

    Aside from the electronic countermeasures that use onboarddefense systems, there is now also an increased emphasis on

    aircrew training that includes the use of adapRve flight and

    missionplanning,andtheuseofevasivemaneuvers.

    HowtoBuyHeadsetsforAviaRon-2dLtLucMoens-

    It is not a requirement for aircrews in our squadron to ownheadsets,butmanymemberssoonerorlaterdecidetopurchase

    aheadsetfortheirownuseanyway.WhenthatRmecomes,the

    quesRonthenquicklybecomeswhatmodeltobuyas thechoices

    canbequitebewildering. Toeducateour membersaboutthe

    various typesandfeaturesthatarecurrentlyavailable,MajBrian

    Smileysharedsomeofhis experiencesandinsights onthistopic

    duringthegeneralmeeRngofJune16,2011.

    Mostimportantforanyonetorealizeisthatcomfortofaheadset

    is very important, especially because it can contribute

    considerably tofaRgueduring longSAmissions. Thephysical

    comfortof aheadsetonthe ears isimportant,andthiscanbe

    compromisedby theweight andmaterial textureof themodel.

    Furthermore, our brains need toprocessa numberof different sourcesofnoisesuchas the

    droneoftheaircraengine,combinedwithradiovoicesfromdifferentsourcessuchas CAPand

    aircontrollers.

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    MajVictorSabani

    MajBrianSmiley

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    Asaruleofthumb,Brianpointedoutthatthepriceofaheadsetdoesnotnecessarilycorrelate

    withthequality,andthatoneshouldthereforefocusonthe overallcomfortwhenselecRnga

    model. Theweight becomesan issuewith headsets that featureanacRvenoise reducRon

    (AN)unit,inwhichcasecomfortablecushioningmaybepreferred.ANis parRcularlyeffecRve

    insuppressinglownoisefrequenciessuchasthosegeneratedbyanaircraengine,whilesRll

    allowing voice frequencies to be heard clearly. Disadvantages of the AN system are the

    unusual noisesthataresomeRmesgeneratedwhenthebaeriesarerunninglow,as well asthe

    automaRcshut-offavailableinsomemodels thatis notalwaysconvenient.Brianis parRcularlyexcitedaboutthenewerin-the-earmodels thatavoidtheweightproblems andthathavesucha

    highclarity that different human voices can bediscerned. A minor drawback is that they

    requireanaddiRonalsetup Rmetofitthemto theusers earanatomy. However,theyprovide

    anexcellentalternaRvetothetradiRonalover-the-earheadcups.

    When buying a headset online, Brian pointed out that one has to also be aware of the

    compaRbility of themicrophoneandplug-in systemwith our CAP aircra. Headvised our

    members tobeextra vigilantwhenbuying usedmodels fromonlinesourcesother than the

    original headsetvendors. Manyof theheadsetvendors offerexcellentwarranRes with30-day

    moneybackguaranteesthat allowonetophysicallytestthecomfortandcompaRbilitybefore

    buying. Moreover, somevendors nowalsoofferhightrade-invaluewhenupgrading. Asidefromthat,manymembersinoursquadronhaveexperiencewithvariousmodels,andcangive

    ample advice. Nevertheless, Brian reiterated that aircrew members have access to free

    headsetslocatedintheairplanehangarandthataresuitableforanymission.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    JeffcosChristmasParty: Sat.10Dec

    (PleasenotethattherewillbenoGeneralMeeRngonDec15!)

    MarkYourCalendar

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    HAATS

    High-AlRtudeArmyAviaRonTrainingSite-2dLtLucMoens-

    HAATS Mission: Train Acve and Reserve components of the US military and NATO Allies to

    master helicopter power management and environmental flight techniques in high-densityaltudeandmountainousoperaons.

    DuringthegeneralmeeRngofAugust18,2011,the

    AerospaceEducaRonprogram featuredMajTony

    Somogyi of the Colorado Army NaRonal Guard

    whoistheExecuRveOfficeroftheHigh-AlRtude

    Army AviaRonTrainingSite(HAATS) inEagle,CO,

    wherehe isa testpilot andinstructorforpower

    management training in helicopters. HAATS

    provides graduate-level flight training for

    mountainflying, andthestudents have includedforeignpilotsfrommany countrieslikeGermany,

    Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, England,

    Sweden, Canada,Austria,NewZealandandeven

    Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. This

    organizaRonhadits start inColoradoin 1986 as

    the Colorado High AlRtude Training Site and is

    nowtheonlyDoDAviaRonTrainingsitededicatedtohigh-alRtudepowermanagementtraining.

    TheHAATSTrainingFoundaRondefines powertrainingas anobjecRvemeansofunderstanding

    andevaluaRngpilotskills,theenvironment,andtheaircra,usingtheaircratorquemeter.It

    is about knowing howmuch power is available, knowingwhen touseavailablepower, andhaving theskillset tomanipulatetheflight controls toT/Oand landat theavailablepower.

    Currently, the regularone-weekinstrucRonincludes groundschool(Mon); flighttraining(Tue-

    Thu)andwrienandflight tests (Fri),witha totalof7.5h perpilot inaircra (UH-60;CH-47;

    OH-58;AH-64). Theairtrainingcovers1millionacres oftrainingarea (LZ6,500to12,200),

    andisbasedonaflightfromLeadvillearoundfourteenerstoteachaboutreal-lifeturbulence

    thatby virtueof its uniqueness,cannotbetaughtin simulators. Therestof theflightcovers

    terrainthatreplicatesalltypesthatcanbefoundaroundtheworld.

    TonyexpressedhisadmiraRonforthecourageofCAPaircrewsandadmiedthatbecauseofhis

    experience inhelicopters,hellnever flyinasingleengineplaneinthemountainsagain. And

    whoarethemostchallengingstudentpilots?Nottheonesthatcomefreshoutofflightschool,buttheonesthathave1000sofhoursofexperience!

    Asidefromthetraining,theorganizaRonis alsoinvolvedincommunitysupportmissions,SA

    andgovernment iniRated missionssuchasfires, manhunts, hay drops, anddowned aircra

    recovery.MoreinformaRonaboutHAATScanbefoundat hp://co.ng.mil/arng/haats

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    http://co.ng.mil/arng/haatshttp://co.ng.mil/arng/haats
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    SafetyEduca-on

    TrafficPaernOperaRons-2dLtLucMoens-

    Duringanengaging safety brief inthegeneralmeeRngof

    June 16, 2011, Capt Joseph Friel talked about midair

    collisions andhow toavoid them. Although the officialrecordsshowthattheirfrequencyhas heldrelaRvelysteady

    atabout 10per year over the last decade, every aircrew

    member shouldbe awareof thefactthatmore thanhalf

    happen in the close vicinity ofanairport. Current alert

    systems inairports aresRll insufficient,anditis alwaysgood

    to remember that the heavy traffic essenRally requires

    formaRon flying. Surprisingly, 54% of the cases involve

    nose-to-tailcollisionsatslow-closurespeeds,incontrastto

    only8%nose-to-noseathighspeed.The lessonfortheday

    wasonethatwehearoenduringourtrainingclasses:itis

    important for allScanners andObservers tocheck for traffic inalldirecRons becauseofthenumeroushazardsaroundourlocalairports.

    TheslidesofthispresentaRoncanbeviewedhere.

    DarkerShadesofBlue-2dLtLucMoens-

    The safety educaRon porRon during the generalmeeRngofAugust18,2011,featuredCol HapBurnham

    whoremindedusofthelessonslearnedfromthebook

    DarkerShadesof BluebyTonyKern. Inthisbook,the

    author examined a number of aviators who did not

    behaveaccordingtotheidealUSAFaviatorimage.Hap

    remindedusthateachofuscanhavemomentsduring

    which we dont follow that ideal image, and he

    challengedeachofustoexamineourindividualthought

    processes that, ideally, can help us make wise

    decisions. Looking at the staRsRcs of past aircra

    crashes,a commonthreadappearstobe thatthe pilots

    didnt care to file FAA flight plans. This reflects

    complacency, poor atude and no careful planning.

    The lesson of Haps safety brief was clear: there are

    threecomponentstoa flight thatdetermineits safety,

    i.e.machine, environmentandtheperson. Ofthesethree,theperson is the most important

    factor.Therefore,thinkprudentlyandflysafely!

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    CaptJosephFriel

    http://www.coloradowingcap.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=IUEUCleZdh4=&tabid=751&mid=3627http://www.coloradowingcap.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=IUEUCleZdh4=&tabid=751&mid=3627http://www.coloradowingcap.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=IUEUCleZdh4=&tabid=751&mid=3627
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    OutdoorSurvival&Safety-2dLtLucMoens-

    Alwaysthinkahead,andpreparefortheunexpected-JohnLindner

    JohnLindner,ownerofacompanycalledSafetyOnethat

    is based in Sedalia, Colorado, was an invited guest

    speaker for thesafetyeducaRonporRonof thegeneralmeeRng of 21 July, 2011. He specializes in outdoor

    survival training and equipment, and presented our

    squadronwithanextensiveslideshowthatshowedthe

    basicprinciplesforpersonalsafetyandsurvivalskills one

    shouldknowbeforegoingintoourColoradomountains

    and forests. It underscored the need for appropriate

    emergency andsurvivalgear thateachaircrewmember

    must becarry insidetheplane. Johnemphasizedthe

    need for training with such gear before going in the

    wilderness, because during emergencies in those hosRle environments it becomes very

    challengingfora personto remaincalmenoughtoreadmanuals onhowtousethe survivalgear. Duringthosemoments, panic canbe thebiggest enemy as it can quickly overwhelm

    logicalthinking,therebyhamperinganyeffortstoescape fromthehosRlecondiRons. Instead,

    maintaininga posiRvemental atude, andamoRvaRngteamspirit if severalindividualsare

    involved,cansavelives.

    Theprinciplesforsurvivalthatarerelevanttoanyaircrewmembercanbesummedupinthe

    simple 3-3-3 rule of thumb: one has 3 hours to build a shelter as protecRon against the

    elements,onecansurvivewithoutwaterforabout3days,andapersoncansurvivefor3weeks

    withoutfood.AsJohnpointedout,itis crucialthatoneavoidspendingunnecessaryenergyon

    hunRngforfoodiftheshelterandwaterissuehavenotbeentakencareoffirst.

    JohnspentconsiderableRmediscussingtheneedforhighquality survivalgear,andaskedour

    memberstobeespeciallyvigilantwhenbuyingkits.Thereisa plethoraofcheapbutineffecRve

    gadgetsonthemarketthatshouldbeavoided.However,a goodfirestarRngkitis indispensable

    andanysurvivalkitshouldalsoincludeanaluminumcantocollectandmeltsnow.

    Staying hydrated also slows down hypothermia, and John recommended carrying an

    impermeablefoampadtositona rockasthis preventsthelossofbodyheat.Wearingclothing

    aroundtheheadandneck,andlooseningclothingandbootstopromote goodbloodcirculaRon

    arealsovital. Inthatregard,one shouldselecta sitefora shelterthatcancapturetheearliest

    heatduringa sunrise,whiletheuseofmaterials withbrightunnatural colorsisrecommended

    forsignalingwhenbuildingthe shelter. Itis alsobest tosetupa shelterbelowRmberlinetominimizehazardssuchaslightningandexposure.

    Johnstrongly recommendedthatweall takeadvantageoftrainingclasseswheneverpossible

    (e.g.,avalanchetraining),andthatweminimizeourrelianceonbaery-operatedtechnologyas

    weheadintothemountains. Finally,he recommendedoneparRcularbookonsurvivalin the

    outdoorsthat,inhis opinion,standsoutamidstthemanyon his bookshelf:98.6Degrees:The

    ArtofKeepingYourAssAlivebyCodyLundin.

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    JohnLindner

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    SquadronNews

    FormerJeffcoSquadronViceCommander

    JasonewecognizedforContribuRons-1stLtToddSainer-

    CaptJasonewleJeffcoSquadroninJulytotakeajobwithCessnainWichita,butnotwithout

    leavinga posiRvemarkas Deputy Commanderfor3years.

    His achievements were recognized by the squadron

    leadership during his last general meeRng earlier this

    summer.

    AsViceCommander,Jasondevelopedandimplementedthe

    new crew alerRng system, which has shortened response

    Rmes to criRcal emergency missions, ensured safety

    compliance, and improved crew effecRveness. He also

    developed, implemented, and instructed the avionicstrainingcourseforoperaRngtheGarminG1000systeminthe

    WingsnewerC-182aircra.Jasons enthusiasm,knowledge,

    anddedicaRontoCAPEmergencyServiceswill bemissedby

    thoseatJeffco,butwill bewelcomedbytheKansasWingas

    heconRnueshisCAPcareer.

    YoungestJeffcoMembersJoinMini-ExerciseSMTessAdamsandSMBenLeeds,ouryoungestJeffcomembers,parRcipatedinthemini-

    exerciseheldonMay28,2011.

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    CaptJasonRewreceivesa

    goodbyegifromMajVictor

    Sabani.

    (letoright)1stLtToddGamber-

    SMTessAdams-2dLtSidSaleh

    (letoright)MajVictorSabani-

    SMBenLeeds-1stLtRobert

    Patlovany

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    AWARDS

    PROMOTIONS

    MajVictorSabanireceivescerficate

    asnewG1000ObserverInstructor

    fromCaptJenniferKauffman

    CaptTomBensonpromotedtoMajorby

    CaptJenniferKauffman(right),accompanied

    bySharonPickrell(le)

    1stLtMa&Beyerpromotedto

    CaptainbyCaptJenniferKauffman

    1stLtTomPorcaroreceivesthe2011

    ColoradoWingFinanceOfficerofthe

    YearawardfromCaptJenniferKauffman

    MajTrevorMillwardreceivescerficate

    asnewG1000ObserverInstructorfrom

    CaptJenniferKauffman

    2dLtToddSainer(right)promotedto1st

    LtbyCaptJenniferKauffman(center),in

    thepresenceofMajVonCampbell(le)

    1stLtRobertSchmidpromotedtoCaptainby

    CaptJenniferKauffman

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    SMKaeMikevich(right)promotedto2dLt

    byCaptJenniferKauffman(center),inthe

    presenceofMajVonCampbell(le)

    2dLtMa&Robertson(right)receives

    CerficateofAppreciaonfromCapt

    JenniferKauffman(center),inthepresence

    ofMajVonCampbell(le)

    SMTomRipp(le)

    promotedto2dLtbyCapt

    JenniferKauffman

    1stLtJohnNordmanreceives

    CerficateofAppreciaon

    fromCaptJenniferKauffman

    (withapologiesforpoor

    photoquality-Ed)

    ThefollowingisabogusapproachplateforlandingontheHudsoniver.

    (with thanks to Capt Paul Carter for providing us with this funny stuff, and to Jeppesen for

    givinguspermissiontoreprintitinournewsle&er)

    MeetournewFlightOfficers,

    SMBenLeedsandSMTessAdams!!

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    JeffcoSquad on-OfficerContacts

    CommanderCaptJenniferKauffman

    [email protected]

    SafetyCaptBillyan

    [email protected]

    Communicaons MajLynnNewman

    [email protected]

    Professional

    Development

    MajVictorSabaRni

    [email protected]

    2dLtLucMoens

    (AssistantPAO&Editor

    ofAirwaves)

    [email protected]

    Team 1stLtToddSainer

    [email protected]

    2dLtArifGezalov

    (Photography)

    [email protected]

    JeffcoSq

    hp://www.col

    adron-WebSite

    radowingcap.org/jeffco

    www.go

    CAPNHQ

    ivilairpatrol.com

    2dLtLucMoens istheEditorofAirwaves andis

    the Assistant Public Affairs Officer of the Jeffco

    SeniorSquadron.HeholdsaPhDdegreeinOrganic

    ChemistryandisaSr.esearchScienRstatNELin

    Golden,whereheisacRvelyengagedinadvanced

    biofuelresearch.Heisalsoanadvancedtraineein

    public speaking as a member of two local clubs

    withintheToastmastersInternaonalorganizaRon.

    [email protected].

    1st Lt Todd Sainer has been part of the JeffcoPublic Affairs team for three years. Heworks in

    corporate business operaRons at Jeppesen's

    headquarters nearCentennial Airportand earned

    hisMBA degreein2010.Toddis slowlyimproving

    his publ ic speaking ski lls through his work

    sponsored Toastmasters Internaonal club, Jepp-

    N-Toast,whichhejoinedlastyear.Healsobecame

    aproudnewfathertobabyyaninOctober,2010.

    [email protected]

    2dLt Arif Gezalov isa memberofthe PAO Teamin theJeffcoSquadron.He

    wasalsopartof twosuccessful lifesaving missions.Withhisexperienceand

    focus,hetakesoutstandingphotographsofspecialevents,meeRngs,SAEXs,

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

    WebrootSowareInc.inBoulder.

    [email protected]

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