marietta museum squadron - aug 2013

8/20/2019 Marietta Museum Squadron - Aug 2013

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Thanks to all of our

Partners

The Time has finally

arrived

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History of the Squadron

Meet GA454’s

Commander

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In defense of the country

CAP Today

Hurricane Force Winds

@ Lockheed Martin

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Important Guidelines

C/Programs

Training ScheduleHappenings

The Viking Rocket

So You Want to be

A Pilot

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Warning:

ew THC Chews

Respect for Others

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The uts & Bolts of

Leadership

SMART Goals

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Understanding

Lightning

CAP Safety Pledge

CAP’s Cessna 172

@ Tyndall AFB

Honoring U.S.

Military

Veterans

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Inside this issue:

See Page 8 forImportant

Guidelines

and

Page 9 for

Happenings

and the

Training Schedule

for

August

August 2013

Squadron

Commander

Lt Col

Tom Berg

The CAP ational website is

http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

The GAWG website is

http://www.GAWG.cap.gov/

Civil

Air

Patrol’s

Three

Missions

Welcome to the

Marietta Air Museum

Cadet Squadron!

GA 454

GA454, formerly the Smyrna Cadet Squadron, isMarietta's local unit of the Civil Air Patrol. In its

official United States Air Force auxiliary role,CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S.inland search and rescue missions as tasked by theAir Force Rescue Coordination Center. It is anonprofit organization with more than 61,000members nationwide who are dedicated to threemissions: Emergency Services, Aerospace

Education, and Cadet Programs.

Beginning on 8 August, GA454 will meet everyThursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the MariettaAir Museum of History, Aviation Wing which is

located on the corner of South Atlanta Road andSouth Cobb Drive.

The exact address is:

550 Perrin Road, Marietta, Georgia 30060.

For additional information about our Squadronand the Civil Air Patrol’s impact in communitiesall across the nation, please contact our Squadron

Commander.

Lt Col Tom Berg

(678) 949-2395

[email protected]

MARIETTA AIR MUSEUMCADET SQUADRO

Group I, Georgia Wing,Southeast Region

GA454.org

EMERGECY

SERVICES

AEROSPACEEDUCATIO

CADET

PROGRAMS

CAP’S CORE VALUES

Integrity, Volunteer Service,

Excellence, & Respect

SER-GA-454


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It is obvious that GA454, the former Smyrna Cadet Squadron, already knows what partnerships can mean, as demonstrated by the vibrant partnership between the Squadronand Cumberland Christian Academy. Now it is with pride that we can announce the stepstaken to form several more partnerships.

Lt Col Charles Talley, Maj Charles Poss and Maj Robert Kees have already been laboringfor several weeks to transform a surplus Lockheed trailer into a Squadron facility. On ourSquadron's third announced work day, there were sufficient working hands on deck toaccomplish all that we had planned on accomplishing BECAUSE of a wonderful new partnership.

That partnership is between GA454 and GA003, otherwise known as the Atlanta 1 SeniorSquadron. They will be sharing the facilities with us on different nights. Atlanta 1 has 20members and 8 of them were present working on our third work day. That was a HUGE plus, both for them and for us. If they are that involved in helping to manually scrape theold tile off of the floor of the primary trailer, then imagine how involved they will be indoing what they do best -- flying. This partnership is extremely exciting because it means

Cadet Orientation Flights for our Cadets and Emergency Services Training and Operationsfor our Cadets and Senior Officers.

By the way, we also had a Group I Staff Officer working with us that day as well. ThanksMaj Ed Hotchkiss! And thanks for bringing that much needed tool.

Another important partnership is that between GA454/GA003 and the Marietta MuseumAviation Wing. This facility is a division of the Marietta Museum which is part of the Cityof Marietta. Our Squadron’s partnership with the Marietta Museum is an incredible oppor-tunity - yet a huge responsibility. We MUST honor this relationship with honor, respect,and decorum at all times.

It is important to mention that the trailers (meeting facilities) have been donated by the

Lockheed Martin of Georgia Corporation. This is also an important partnership which isgreatly appreciated and will be honored.

And last, but certainly not least, is our partnership with the Georgia Wing Headquarters,who has already shown us tremendous support. Due to the fact that the GAWG Director ofCommunications cannot erect a radio antenna at their new facility on base, we will beerecting an antenna at our facility and will partner with the Communications staff to supportand man our communications assets whenever they are needed.

THERE IS STILL MUCH WORK TO BE DOE!

During July, every Saturday was a workday at the new facility. After 1 Aug, we will mostlikely reduce that work schedule to once or twice a month depending upon the other

scheduled outside activities for the month. Since there is an Open House at the Marietta AirMuseum the first Saturday of every month, we will most likely schedule a work day thatsame day. We will combine our efforts with the Museum’s so that we support theMuseum’s Open House, yet also hold our own. Our Commander and the Museum’s CEOhave agreed to consolidate our recruiting efforts so we have something to offer virtuallyeverybody.Our new name is now official and is the “Marietta Air Museum Cadet Squadron.”Currently, plans are in the works to design a new Squadron patch.

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I have been a member of CAP for more than 33 years now,

and have been assigned at

the Squadron, Group, Wing and ational levels.

I can honestly say that I have EVER felt this much synergy

or been this excited about a CAP opportunity ahead of me

in all of those 33 years!

I hope you are all beginning to feel it too.

Here we go!

Thomas R. Berg, Lt Col, CAPCommander, Marietta Air Museum Cadet Squadron

GA003Atlanta 1 began meeting at our new location, the Marietta Air Museum, on Monday, 15 July.

They will be meeting on the first and third Monday of each month.

GA454

Thursday, 1 August 2013, marks the celebration of GA454’s move to the new location.• Uniform of the Day - Blues• Planned Activities

1. Character Development2. Award Presentation3. Celebration of our move to the new location - Open House

As we adjourn after our move-in party, you will probably want a designated driver (multi-engine jet qualified) and want to buckle in, because our schedule is going to begin to getdizzy. Beyond our normal weekly meetings, we will be scheduling the following:

• Monthly orientation flight opportunities (Dates and locations to be determined)

• 3 August -- Group 1 Cadet Orientation Flights at RYY• 13-15 Sep -- American Heroes Airshow in Canton, GA (near, but not at CNI)

• 7-9 Oct -- Paulding County Airshow (PUJ)

• Twice monthly -- Squadron work days on Saturdays in order to continue completingour meeting facilities

• First Saturday of each month -- Squadron (and museum) Open House and recruitingevent (This will coincide with one of our monthly work-detail days to reduce timerequirements and increase family time.)

• 1 Dec -- CAP SundayON the 72nd anniversary of CAP's formation -- at the Sanctuarylocated at Mars Hill and Due West

• 8 Dec -- Wreaths Across America -- National Veteran's Cemetery in Canton, Georgia

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Early in 2008, a group of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members felt that Smyrna would be a good locationto start a new Squadron for Cadets. The intention was to give the Smyrna area a Squadron with theability to support National and Georgia Civil Air Patrol missions.

On 5 May 2008, the Faith United Methodist Church agreed to allow the Squadron to meet at theirfacility. That same evening, a request for a Squadron Charter was submitted to Georgia Wing.

Col. Jay Hughes, the Georgia Wing Commander, approved the request on 10 June 2008.On 18 June 2008, Charter Number GA-454 was approved by Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, the CAP National Commander. Lt Col Tom Calvanelli, the Group I Commander, presented the Charter to 1LtPoss, who was designated as the official Squadron Commander for GA454, the newly formed SmyrnaCadet Squadron.

Initially, the Squadron began with five senior members and six Cadets. They were quickly joined bythree new Senior Members and one new Cadet. The meeting day for the Squadron was initially set tomeet on Saturdays from 0900 until 1100. After several months, it became apparent that Saturdaymeetings were inconvenient for most of the members. A request was sent to GAWG Headquarters on11 November 2008 to change the meeting day to Thursdays from 1900 to 2100 hrs. This change madeit easier for the membership to attend the meetings.

The Staff consisted of Squadron Commander 1Lt Poss, Aerospace and Testing Officer Maj. Butz,Finance Officer SM Cole, Safety Officer 2Lt Alford and Cadet Commander C/1Lt Cole.

On 1 March 2010, the Squadron submitted a unique Squadron patch to Col. Tonya Boylan, theGeorgia Wing Commander, for approval. On 1 April 2010, Col. Boylan approved the new SquadronPatch, which designated the Squadron as the “Raptors”.

In 2010, the Squadron participated in Wreaths Across America, an activity which sells wreaths whichare placed on the graves of American servicemen. Then, in early December 2010, the members of theSquadron helped place wreaths on veterans graves at the Marietta National Cemetery located at 500Washington Ave NE, Marietta, Ga. 30060.

In 2011, Capt. Poss and Maj. Butz met with Lee Campbell, the Headmaster of The CumberlandChristian Academy, concerning his desire to create a CAP Flight at the Cumberland’s Middle School.

It was intended that this Flight would be under the command and control of the Smyrna CadetSquadron. In Aug 2011, a Recruiting Drive at the Middle School began in order to recruit Cadets forthe Cumberland Flight. The Flight was scheduled to meet on Tuesdays from 1515 until 1730. Duringthe summer months and holidays, the Cumberland Flight would meet at the Smyrna Cadet Squadronon Thursday nights.

Throughout the years, the Smyrna Cadet Squadron has been proud to provide Color Guard services to both the Griffin Middle School and the Cumberland Christian Academy for numerous schoolfunctions.

The Smyrna Cadet Squadron has had a successful history under the capable guidance of Major CharlesPoss. It is the intention to now build upon that success with a change of location and the addition ofmany capable and dedicated members. On 14 June 2013, the Smyrna Cadet Squadron held a Changeof Command Ceremony. Lt Col Thomas Berg accepted command of the Squadron from Major Poss.On 29 July 2013, the Smyrna Cadet Squadron GA-454 was re-designated the Marietta Air MuseumCadet Squadron GA-454 in honor of its new location.

On 1 August 2013, the Squadron officially moved from the Faith United Methodist Church to its newhome, the Marietta Museum of History, Aviation Wing which is located at 550 Perrin Rd SE,Marietta, Ga. 30060.

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The Marietta Air Museum Cadet Squadron’s Senior Officers and Cadets are very fortunate to have as our leaderLt Col Thomas Berg, a man who not only sets high standards for his team, but is a team player as well. In additionto using his extensive background to set up all which is necessary to successfully run a Squadron, he usually has asmile on his face as he willingly “chips in” to do the hard physical work as well. There is no doubt that for the lastthirty-three years, Lt Col Berg has been a part of what makes Civil Air Patrol such a valuable and impressiveorganization.Lt Col Berg’s resume, from the time that he entered CAP to the present, is extremely impressive. He has been anoutstanding participant in all of CAP’s missions: Emergency Services, Aerospace Education, and Cadet Programs,and has also been the recipient of a multitude of Awards and Decorations. Following is some of his background:

EMERGENCY SERVICES 1987-2000 Ground Team Member1993-1996 Mission Observer1994-1998 Mission Transport Pilot1998-2000 Emergency Services Officer, Bartow-Etowah Composite Squadron1993-present Incident Commander (Mission Coordinator)2001-present Incident Commander and/or Project Officer “Frostbite”

AEROSPACE EDUCATION 2004-2005, 2007-2008 Aerospace Education Instructor, Sweetwater Composite Squadron

CADET PROGRAMS

1982 Cadet Activities Officer, Group VI, Texas Wing1983-1984 Deputy Commander for Cadets, Palm Beach Cadet Sqdn, FLA2008-2010 Moral Leadership Officer, Cobb Composite Squadron2011-2012 Deputy Commander for Cadets, Cobb Composite Squadron1994-present IACE Washington DC Staff

ADDITIONAL CAP ASSIGNMENTS1990, 1991 GAWG Encampment Staff1990-1993 GAWG Chief of Staff1993-1998 Commander Group I, GAWG2000-2004 Chief Incident Commander, GAWG2007-2010 Member, National Promotions and Awards Team2010-present Team Leader, National Promotions and Awards Team

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS1995 Group Commander of the Year, GAWGCommander’s Commendation: 1988, 1991, 1997Meritorious Service Award: 1990, 1993, 1996, 2011Exceptional Service Award: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002, 20042011 Senior Member of the Year, Cobb Composite Squadron

Perhaps most impressive about this outstanding CAP member are his thoughts about Cadets and CAP in general.

“As an Eagle Scout, I am thrilled with my experiences provided by the Boy Scouts of America. However, I havefound that CAP provides its Cadets with more valuable training due to its focus on aviation, discipline, leadershipand moral leadership. The experiences provided in CAP give the Cadets a far greater exposure to potential careerchoices than any program that I know.Cadets have the opportunity to participate in Special Activities, most of which are conducted in the summermonths. These programs provide incredible exposure to the Air Force, technology, engineering, flight training,

leadership, aircraft manufacturing, space, model aircraft, search and rescue, civil engineering, glider flight,emergency services, and even international travel.Perhaps the best thing about CAP is its people. The Officers and Cadets whom I’ve worked with in the last 33years have been the reward for being in CAP. For instance, the participants in our annual “Operation Frostbite”held at Hawk Mountain, GA each year have been stalwarts in ground team training and safety, and have been to-tally dedicated to SAR and to the Cadets - but most of all to the training we need to save the life of a pilot, pas-senger or hiker. Then, too, I think about people like Col Jim Hyde, Col Larry Davidson, Col Warren Crawford, andCol Ben Grove. They didn’t become GAWG Commanders by accident. Their leadership was exemplary and moti-vational.”

WITH SUCH A OUTSTADIG OFFICER LEADIG THE TEAM, GA454’S FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT!

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In the late 1930s, more than 150,000 volunteers with a love for aviation lobbiedfor an organization to put their planes and flying skills to use in defense of theircountry. As a result, the Civil Air Patrol was born one week prior to the Japaneseattack on Pearl Harbor.

Thousands of volunteer members answered America's call to National service andsacrifice by accepting and performing critical wartime missions. Assigned to theWar Department under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps, the contributions ofCivil Air Patrol are well documented. The contributions include: logging morethan 500,000 flying hours, sinking two enemy submarines, and saving hundredsof crash victims during World War II.

After the war, a thankful nation understood that Civil Air Patrol could continue providing valuable services to both local and national agencies. On July 1, 1946,President Harry Truman signed Public Law 476 incorporating Civil Air Patrol as a

benevolent, nonprofit organization. On May 26, 1948, Congress passed PublicLaw 557 permanently establishing Civil Air Patrol as the auxiliary of the new

U.S. Air Force. Three primary mission areas were set forth at that time: AerospaceEducation, Cadet Programs, and Emergency Services.

“ Today, CAP handles 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions, with approximately 75lives saved each year. Our members are generally the first on the scene transmitting satellite

digital images of the damage within seconds around the world and providing disaster relief andemergency services following natural and manmade disasters, including such phenomena as9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Texas and Oklahoma wildfires, tornadoes in the south and centralU.S., North Dakota flash flooding and the October 2006 earthquake in Hawaii, as well ashumanitarian missions along the U.S. and Mexican border.

In addition, CAP members are dedicated to counterdrug reconnaissance and to teaching a newgeneration about aerospace and its impact on our future. Our Cadet Programs ensure that ouryouth receive some of the finest leadership training the nation has to offer.

Today, more than 60,000 CAP members are provided with top-notch, year-round professionaldevelopment training opportunities and with aircraft equipped with the most advanced

technologies available for search and rescue.Civil Air Patrol makes a huge impact each and every day. CAP goes above and beyond tomake a profound difference in America’s communities.”

“Civil Air Patrol’s proud legacy

of selfless sacrifice and service to country and community

spans decades.”

Maj. Gen. Charles L. CarrCivil Air Patrol National Commander


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As one of a handful of large subsonic wind tunnels in the country, the Marietta wind tunnel has logged104,800 hours of testing large scale aircraft models, full-scale automobiles, race cars and structures such assatellite dish antennas and oil derrick models at wind speeds topping the forces of a Category 5 hurricane.

Before an aircraft ever takes to the sky, we put a model of it in the wind tunnel. Literally since the WrightBrothers, no airplane has taken flight without wind tunnel testing because it is still one of the best ways to learnhow an aircraft will perform, said Joe Patrick, manager of Model Operation and Test for Lockheed Martin

Aeronautics in Marietta. Wind tunnel testing is also a critical component design of passenger cars, trucks and racecars. In fact, NASCAR regularly sends top-finishing cars here to ensure they meet specifications.The relatively low speeds produced in the LSWT are especially useful for testing aircraft in the approach

to landing and post-takeoff flight regimes. High yaw testing and stores separation tests, such as weapons orexternal fuel tanks released from an aircraft, are other areas where the wind tunnel has proven especially beneficialin aircraft testing.

The first automotive test came on Oct. 11, 1968, when Chrysler brought a Dodge Racing car in for testing.Since then, the LSWT has run more than 58,150 test hours on all types of wheeled vehicles, including passengercars, stock cars, dragsters, open wheel race cars and trucks. Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Harley-Davidson and

NASCAR have all tested vehicles in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel.The Low Speed Wind Tunnel is a closed loop system, nearly 370 feet long and more than 75 feet wide.

The air is moved through the loop by a 39-foot diameter fan powered by a 4,160 volt, 9,000 horsepower motor,which turns the fan at a maximum of 250 revolutions per minute.

Updated continuously over the years, the Low Speed Wind Tunnel now features: a digital dataacquisition system; large-screen liquid crystal and plasma displays in the control room that allow more data to bedisplayed as the tests progress; better cooling to maintain a constant temperature and pressure, which allows formore accurate data collection; and an improved data reduction system.

The Marietta wind tunnel is one of only four wind tunnels in the United States that can accommodatelarge scale aircraft models. Over the past four decades, more than 32 aircraft types have recorded at least 100 testhours, with seven aircraft types recording more than 1,000 test hours. The three F-35 Lightning II Joint StrikeFighter variants – conventional takeoff, short takeoff/vertical landing, and Naval aircraft carrier variant – havelogged 13,037 hours so far. This puts Lightning II wind tunnel test hours ahead of the 6,341 for the Marietta-builtC‑130 Hercules transport and 2,744 for the F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter, which rank second and third onthe total test hour list. The LSWT is also one of only two wind tunnels that test both government and commercialvehicles on a regular basis.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md. , Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced

technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2006 sales of $39.6 billion.http://www.lockheedmartin.com

On Thursday, 25 July, members and guests of the Marietta Air Museum Cadet Squadron gathered early for aspecial tour of the Lockheed wind tunnel. Mr. Dan Bruce, who has been employed at the facility since 1966

provided an inside look at the facility itself and the work that is done by the wind tunnel engineers. Participantsincluded: Lt Col Tom Berg, Lt Col Charles Talley, Major Robert Kees, Major Charles Poss, Major Ilana Mor,1Lt Terrence Sehler, C/1Lt Ethan Berg, C/CMSgt David Boyette, C/SMSgt Michael Sehler, C/AIC JacksonGarrison, C/AB Tommie Mitchell, Civilians Erica Berg, Traci Berg, Tommie Mitchell, Group I AerospaceEducation Officer Capt Sam Sheffield, and GAWG Asst Director of Communications Lt Col Jim Card.

All

photography

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Approved

images

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http://www.lockheedmartin.com


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In order to set-up an e-Services account:Go to http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/index.htm .Select the >Memberse-Services


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August 2013

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WEEK FORMATION1830

Beginning8 Aug

CURRICULUM CLOSINGFORMATION

(Announcements)20:50-21:00

WeekendActivities

OE

Blues1 Aug

SIG-I

@ Arrival FORMATIONPromotions/Awards

D & C (20 min)

Character

Development

OPE

HOUSE

CLOSINGFORMATION(Announcements)

20:50-21:00

TWO

BDUs

8 Aug

SIG-I

@ Arrival FORMATION

D & C (20 min)

Leadership CLOSINGFORMATION(Announcements)

20:50-21:00


20:50-21:00

AUGUST1 Aug Inauguration of GA454 at the new Squadron headquarters3 Aug Open Houses/Recruiting/Work at the Squadron - Grp I O’Flts @ RYY

4-8 Aug IACE Phase II in Washington, DC - Lt Col Berg23 July-8 Aug at’l Blue Beret, Oshkosh, WI - Capt Shoop

17 Aug Work at the Squadron

SEPTEMBER7 Sept Museum and Squadron Open Houses

Recruiting/Work at the Squadron 13-15 Sept American Heroes Air Show @ Canton - details TBA

OCTOBER 5-6 Oct Paulding County Air Show - details TBA

DECEMBER1 Dec Anniversary of CAP’s formation - CAP Sunday-11:30 a.m. Sanctuary service8 Dec Wreaths Across America @ Nat’l Veterans’ Cemetery in Canton, GA

(0700 at Squadron/duty at the cemetery 0800 - 1200/lunch in Canton (member’s expense)

Squadron Awards Banquet and Holiday Celebration at Sanctuary- details TBA

FIVE BDUs 29 Aug ES Training - Hands-on Tabletop Scenario

FOUR

BDUs

22 Aug

SIG-I

@ Arrival FORMATIOND & C (20 min)

Aerospace

Education

THREE

PT Gear

15 Aug

SIG-I

@ Arrival FORMATION D & C (20 min)

Safety

Briefing

PT

DETAILS

3 Aug

• Museum & SquadronOpen Houses/recruiting

• Work at the Squadron

0900-1600In

uniform

In workclothes

17 Aug

• Museum & SquadronOpen Houses/recruiting

• Work at the Squadron

0900-1600In

uniform

In workclothes


20:50-21:00


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During the 18 July meeting, Cadets from the Marietta Air Museum Cadet Squadronresumed work in the Model Rocketry Program. We began building the second rocket of theTitan Phase. For this phase, we are required to build a model of a real rocket. Where better

to start than the very beginning of the U. S. Rocket Program, so we choose the VikingRocket.

The Viking was an early American rocket based on the German V2. It was designed as asounding or research rocket which is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to takemeasurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rocketsare used to carry instruments from 31 to 930 miles above the surface of the Earth; thealtitude is generally between that of weather balloons and satellites (http://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Sounding_rocket - cite_note-1).

Originally code-named Neptune, the Viking rocket was conceived in 1945 by the U. S Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). It had the same altitude capability as the V-2, but onlyone third the mass. The advanced design featured a gimbaled pump-fed engine, a fuel tank

integral with the fuselage.

The first launch was on 3 May 1949. Although the Viking project was abandoned in 1954 because it was too expensive, the manufacturers experience on the Viking design led to the

design of the first stage of the Vanguard orbital launch vehicle and the Titan ICBM.

By Major Thomas Butz, GA454 Aerospace Education Officer

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DETAILS OF THE UPCOMIG ROCKET SHOOT ARE SOO TO BE AOUCED.


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“So, you’re a pilot?” This has been the start of many conversations with friends, co-workers, and strangers overthe last ten years. “How hard is it? How long does it take? Is it scary? How expensive? Do you own a plane?Can you rent planes?”“I’ve always wanted to do that” is another thing that I often hear when someone learns that I’m a pilot. I hope thatwhat I share with you will be informative, interesting, and will help to motivate you to leave the ranks of want-to-

be pilots, and join the ranks of flying pilots.

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So You Want to be a Pilot

I passed my private pilot check-ride (it’s actually called a practical examination) in July, 1996. I had a total of43 hours of flying experience, and had no idea how little I knew about flying. 1200 flying hours later, I amstill learning.

So what does the FAA require to become a pilot? The requirements are relatively simple:

• 40 hours of logged flight experience

• 10 hours of logged solo flight time

• Pass a computer administered knowledge test

• Be at least 17 years old

• Pass a physical exam (You DON’T need 20/20 vision!)

• Pass a flight test with an examiner

Many people are surprised to learn that you will actually fly solo long before you earn your license. Moststudent pilots solo after 10 to 20 hours of flight training. After a dozen or so flights practicing take-offs,

landings, turns, and stalls, your flight instructor will ask you to taxi off the runway. The flight instructor willthen ask you to take the plane around the airport for a few touch and go’s, and promptly climb out! The firsttrip around the traffic pattern with an empty seat beside you is pretty fun. The airplane seems to leap off theground due to its lighter weight, and you realize that YOU have to land this thing.

Your first solo is followed by cross country training where you fly to airports as far as several hundred milesaway. Some of these flights are with your instructor, and some you fly solo. Some are during the day, andsome at night. After learning to navigate, preparation for the flight examination becomes more serious. Steepturns around a point are practiced, as are departure stalls, slow flight, and emergency landing procedures. Ifyou have not already completed the written examination, this also has to be completed.

Soon you are ready for the flight test, and you fly to the examiner’s home field with your flight instructor.After a very nervous flight with the examiner, you are awarded your temporary airman’s certificate. The

permanent license is mailed to you a few weeks later.

So what does this cost? Aircraft rental is typically the highest expense. Rental aircraft currently rent for about$75 to $100 per hour. This cost includes the fuel. The flight instructor’s time will set you back about $20 to$30 per hour. All total, you will probably spend about $5000 earning your license. This is paid as you fly, soyour monthly expense will be about $400 per month as you earn your license. The typical student earns theirlicense in about a year. Most small local airports offer flight training. Talk to local pilots and search for the

best deal.

Wikipedia has a great article on flight training – search “Pilot Certification in the United States.”

With Captain Sam Sheffield, Pilot and Group I Aerospace Education Officer

This could be YOU!!!


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Fellow CAP-USAF members (especially those who are parents):

There is a new taffy on the market called Cheeba Chews. There are two different types:medicated and un-medicated. The medicated has 70 mg of marijuana (THC) in it and issupposed to be only available to those 21 and older who have a valid prescription formarijuana. The un-medicated version is made with hemp oil, which has small traces ofTHC (the exact amount varies). There is no easily identifiable difference between thewrappings of the two types.

Here is a link to the company’s website where you can find out more information and see pictures of the products:

http://www.cheebachews.com/index.html

I am not sure where these chews are being sold, but be careful the next time you are

reaching for a thing of taffy at the store. This is probably a good thing to talk to your kidsabout.

v/r

Rahn, Brianne, E.Capt USAF AETC CAP-USAF/JAChief Legal Advisor to CAP-USAF, Maxwell AFB

Many thanks to Major Charles (Chip) Butts, the SER Liaison Officer,for sharing this important correspondence with us from Captain Brianne Rahn.

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Values for Living Case Study:Lin was convinced that courtesy was dead. When she went to her favorite pizza restaurantfor lunch, young teenagers in athletic uniforms swarmed the buffet table and took all the breadsticks before any other customers could take any. When the sports team left their tablesafter a noisy, boisterous meal, there were piles of uneaten breadsticks on their plates. Othercustomers in the restaurant talked loudly on cell phones, ignoring the people they were eatinglunch with. Many customers wore baseball caps and cowboy hats while eating in therestaurant.

As Lin left the restaurant, she waited at a red light for traffic to clear so she could make aright turn. The driver behind her honked repeatedly, gestured wildly, and raced his engine totry to make her go faster. As they made the turn, he raced by her on the left, scraping his caragainst her side view mirror. The other driver sped away, yakking on his cell phone whileoblivious to the damage on Lin's car.

Lin was so upset when she got home, that she left her car in the middle of the driveway. Sheyelled at her little brother to turn down the TV volume, ate a snack in the kitchen, andignored the list of chores her mother had left for her to do that day. When the phone rang, a

telemarketer asked if Lin had time to complete a brief survey. Lin just hung up the phone,stomped to her room, and slammed the door. The neighbor's dog was out in the yard again, barking constantly. Lin buried her head under a pillow, cranked up her iPod, and drifted offto sleep.

On 11 July, in the Character Development Session led by Major Mor, Cadets from the Marietta AirMuseum Cadet Squadron and visitors discussed Respect, which is one of CAP’s four CoreValues. The National Board incorporated Respect into the Core Values in recognition of CAP’sdiverse membership and the need to treat one another with fairness and dignity.

The Values for Living Case Study was about the lack of good manners in the modern world, and theinfluence that disrespect can have upon one’s behavior.

After reading the Case Study, the participants discussed how due to her negative experiencesin the restaurant and while driving, Lin became inconsiderate and disrespectful to others. Allagreed that respect is polite behavior towards someone you admire. It involves kindtreatment to people with personal qualities, achievements, or status that you admire. The participants also agreed that it is much more difficult to be respectful if you don’t knowsomeone, if you don’t respect someone’s personal qualities, achievements, or status, andmost of all, if another person is disrespectful to you. All agreed that disrespectful behavior is

extremely common in the modern world, and that it is very difficult to be respectful to otherswho do not display good manners to you or to others.

All of the Cadets said, that as CAP Cadets, they should “model the behavior that they want tosee in others.” Therefore, they intend to behave respectfully in the hope that the theirrespectful behavior will become a model for others to follow.

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THE CADET OATH

I pledge that I will serve faithfullyin the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program,

And that I will attend meetings regularly,

participate actively in unit activities,

obey my officers,

wear my uniform properly,

and advance my education and trainingrapidly

to prepare myself to be of service

to my community, state, and nation.

CAP CORE VALUES

ITEGRITY

VOLUTEER SERVICE

EXCELLECE

RESPECT

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Select GOALS which are:

Specific

Measureable

Achievable

Realisticand

Time-bound

Always remember that


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Based on documented cases, during the past thirty years in the UnitedStates, lightning has killed an average of fifty-eight people per year.Documented lightning injuries average about four hundred per year,

and undocumented injuries are likely much higher.Lightning is the action of rising and descending air within athunderstorm which separates positive and negative charges. Itresults from the buildup and discharge of electrical energy between

positively and negatively charged areas.

Lightning can travel many ways: from cloud to ground, from groundto cloud, and from cloud to cloud. In most cases, the ground is

positively charged.

Each spark of lightning can reach over five miles in length, and soarto temperatures of approximately 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit which isup to four times hotter than the surface of the sun.

Lightning contains between 100 million and one billion electricalvolts. Threats from lightning persist for up to thirty minutes after thelast thunder is heard.

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As a Civil Air Patrol member,I pledge to promotean uncompromisingsafety environment

for myself and others,and to prevent the loss of,

or damage toCivil Air Patrol assets

entrusted to me.

I will perform all my activitiesin a professional and safe manner,and will hold myself accountable

for my actions inall of our Missions for America.

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After participation at the National Engineering College at Tyndall AFB thissummer, Lt Col Jim Card visited the aircraft on display. Among the displayedaircraft is a CAP Cessna 172 with a plaque honoring Civil Air Patrol.

Photos courtesy of Captain Marcos Palafox


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You're a 19 year old kid.You're critically wounded and dying in

the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam .

It's November 11, 1967.

LZ (landing zone) X-ray.

Your unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense from 100 yards

away, that your CO (commanding officer) has ordered the MedEvachelicopters to stop coming in.

You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know

you're not getting out.

Your family is half way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and

you'll never see them again.

As the world starts to fade in and out,

you know this is the day. Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter.

You look up to see a Huey coming in. But.. It doesn't seem real because

no MedEvac markings are on it.Captain Ed Freeman is coming in for you.

He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided

he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway. Even after the MedEvacs were ordered not to come. He's coming anyway.

And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire,

as they load 3 of you at a time on board.Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire

to the doctors and nurses and safety.

And, he kept coming back !! 13 more times!!

Until all the wounded were out. . .

No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit

4 times in the legs and left arm. He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day.

Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.

Medal of Honor Recipient ,

Captain Ed Freeman,

United States Air Force,

died Wednesday, 12 June 2013,

at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho

May God Bless and Rest His Soul.


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To submit an article for the the Marietta Air Museum Cadet Squadron newletter:

GIVE A COPY OR E-MAIL THE ARTICLE TO MAJOR MOR.If you e-mail the article, please confirm that the article was received.

CAP Senior Officer-Major

Character Development Instructor

Marietta Air Museum Cadet Sqdn

Activities Officer

Asst. Public Affairs Officer

Historian

Asst. Test Control Officer

Emergency Services

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Experience Empowerment

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organizationwith more than 60,000 members nationwide, operating a fleet of aircraft equipped withthe most advanced technologies available for search and rescue. CAP, in its Air Forceauxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescuemissions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and approximately 75lives are saved each year. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disasterrelief, aerial reconnaissance, and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state

and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education andserve as mentors to more than 27,000 young people currently participating in CAPCadet programs. CAP received the World Peace Prize in 2011 and has beenperforming missions for America for 71 years." CAP also participates in Wreaths

Across America, an initiative to remember, honor, and teach about the sacrifices ofU.S. military veterans.

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The CAP Motto is Semper Vigilans. CAP is prepared to respond effectively to any situation.

Strength of the ation by Dr. Ilana Mor

Original Artwork, Photography, and Writings by Dr. Ilana Mor

remain the property of the artist.

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