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Volume 2, Issue 7
WINGTIPS
ARIZONA WING CI VIL AIR PATROL
COMMANDERS CORNER
Arizona Wing Commander
John J. Varljen, Col.,CAP
COMMANDERS CORNER
2004 was a banner year for the
Arizona Wing. We had an excellent moni-tored SAREX last spring, a great perform-ance by our cadet drill team at the Regionand National Cadet Competitions this sum-mer and we survived the recent SAV con-ducted by our CAP-USAF friends from theSouthwest Liaison Region. We also char-tered 3 new units during the year and hope tocharter 2 more in the coming year. A jobwell done for all.
2005 will be a challenge for every-one. The Compliance Inspection from Na-tional Headquarters is scheduled for Febru-
ary 11-14 and the Wing Staff is workingdiligently to insure all of the wing files areready. A successful CI requires input andsupport of the entire wing. Lets show thenation how good a wing can be when every-one pulls together.
The holiday season is upon us and,unfortunately, one of the most dangeroustimes of the year. Lets have a safe holiday.
DRIVE AND FLY SAFELY
VICE COMMANDER AT-
TENDED NEW MEXICO WING
CONFERENCE
:Lt. Col. Jerry Godwin and his wife Elainerepresented the Arizona Wing at the NewMexico Wing Conference on Oct. 22through the 24th in Albuquerque.
They had the pleasure of meeting MajorGeneral Dwight Wheless, National Com-mander, and Brigadier General Annette So-bel.
Brigadier General Sobel is the Deputy Secre-tary for Emergency Services, Department ofPublic Safety for the state of New Mexico.
SIERRA VISTA SQUADRON 107
WELCOMES NEW
COMMANDER
SM Glen Presho, a former cadet officer inthe 1980s , and also the Cadet Commanderof the Rock Springs Composite Squadron inWyoming. He attended Parachute JumperOrientation Course and is currently a Com-puter Scientist at Ft. Huachuca ElectronicProving Grounds. Presho has spent manyhours contacting and getting the CAP pilotsback on board. With the assistance of 1Lt.Doug Henderson as Deputy Commander, the31X is now on the ramp in Sierra Vista andalready has pilots on a waiting list to fly,
including Cadet Orientation Flights.
1Lt. Terry Brady stepped down as Com-mander to focus on building the Cadet pro-gram as Deputy Commander for the Cadetsin 107. 1Lt Brady did a fantastic job of in-suring the survival of the Squadron. Withthe help of Lt. Col. Don Eckhardt, they re-structured the squadron to accommodate theinflux of pilots and the return of the 31X.Congratulations to Sierra Vista.
Inside this issue
Col. John Varljen
Commanders Corner 1
New Squadron for the Wing 2
Aerospace Education 3
Safety 3
Former Cadet now SM 4-5
Cadet News 6-7
Cadet News continued 8-9
Searching for Hunters 10
Medical Information 11
Falcon Field Traffic
Tower Controller Speaks
to Squadron 305 11
Cadet Competition
Results 12
Newsletter Editor
Lt. Col. Patricia Brower
(520) 385-2182
NovemberDecember 2004
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AZ WING CIVIL AIR PA-
TROL CHARTERS NEW
SQUADRON by Captain AllanPearlstein
On 23 November 2004, the Arizona
Wing Civil Air Patrol inaugurated
Squadron AZ 802 as the newest
squadron in the Wing. Squadron AZ
802 which meets at the School of
Technology Leadership Academy
(TLA) in Gilbert, AZ as an after-
school program on Wednesday after-
noon from 1400 to 1700 hours, will
be in Group 3, which is commanded
by Major Ron Fett. The squadron is
comprised of 35 cadets and three
senior members. TLA is the only
high school in Arizona, and one of
two public high schools in the entire
country in which every student is amember of the United States Air
Force Junior ROTC, for the entire
four years of study.
TLA's Headmaster is Dr. Lowell "Ed"
Fox, USAF Lt. Colonel
(Retired). According to Dr. Fox, the
school has a very rigorous program
which emphasizes math, science,
and technology, with the goal of
teaching students integrity, responsi-
bility, and leadership, in prepara-
tion for careers in the aerospace in-
dustry and entry into the military ser-
vice. By incorporating the CAP cadet
program into the TLA curriculum, theTLA students/CAP cadets are able to
receive five orientation flights in a
CAP aircraft, obtain a glider license,
and go on hot air balloon flights. In
addition, the students have the op-
portunity to learn topics in aerospace
education studies such as the history
of flight, rocketry, NASA missions,
technology, and military academy
preparation. Furthermore, the CAP
cadets have the opportunity to com-
pete for a variety of scholar-
ships. Perhaps the most important
part of the CAP training program ac-
cording to Colonel John Varljen, the
AZ Wing Commander, is that CAP
teaches cadets about the dangers of
using drugs and alcohol.
Color Guard : Cadets Calkins,
McPherson, Schmiet, and Hannigan.
Squadron AZ 802 is commanded
my Senior Member Paul Swietek
(USAF Technical Sergeant, Re-
tired). SM Swietek, is an Aerospace
Science Instructor at TLA, where he
teaches students leadership and drill
ceremony. As the squadron com-
mander, SM Swietek's goal is to see
that graduating students have a solid
foundation in math and science, so
that the students may pursue careers
in the high tech and aerospace in-
dustries.
The cadet commander of AZ 802 is
Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Karissa
Triplett. (center). Cadet Triplett has
been in CAP for a little over
two years. During her time in CAP,
she earned the following accolades:
the Exceptional Volunteer Award, as
well as a Community Service Ribbon,
in which she served 500 hours ofvolunteer time with the American Red
Cross. In addition to being the Cadet
Commander of AZ 802, Cadet
Triplett is the cadet assistant to the
Drug Demand Reduction Administra-
tor in the AZ Wing. Her goal as the
cadet commander is to help other
cadets achieve the same goals she
achieved in CAP, have them partici-
pate in model rocketry, and to attend
at least one encampment.
For those junior high school and
middle school students who wish toobtain more information about TLA
and CAP, please contact Dr.
Fox, email: [email protected],
or Technical Sergeant Paul Swietek,
email [email protected], or by
phone at (480) 497-4024. Also visit
the AZ Wing CAP website at http://
azwg.cap.gov, or contact 1Lt. Rick
Triplett at (623) 202-1817.
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Arizona Wing AE participates
in Fly-In with setting up the AE
exhibit. By Lt. Col. Pete Feltz
As in past years the Arizona Wing Aero-
space Exhibit was a prominent contribu-tor to the CAF Veterans Day Fly-in. We
extend our thanks to CAP members from
Squadrons 305 and 308 who helped in
setting up and taking down the exhibit. It
is a real big job especially at shows like
this one where the whole exhibit is dis-
played. Saturday was a good day with
many visitors especially a large number
of veterans who really like our display
because it takes them back to when they
were in the services with all the historical
military items in the display. The second
day, Sunday, was rainy and windy with
low attendance at the show. This day was
also marked with a somber incident re-
sulting in a fatality involving an airplane
crash. I was impressed with the speed the
fire department responded resulting in the
survival of the passenger.
Shown in the photo from left to right:
Bill Turner, Pete Feltz, John Eggen and
Fred "Fritz" Seifritz.
Accolades go to our AE leaders who do
so much to promote the Aerospace Edu-
cation of our cadets, and give so much
time and energy to set up such exquisite
exhibits. And that is a lot of dedicated
work.
Lt. Col. Feltz provided the photos of the
Cadets as they enjoyed testing out the
exhibits, especially the simulator.
Cadet Sara Hinkley, Sqn 308 getting
ready to fly the simulator.
Cadet Andi Isaak, Sqn. 308, seems very
intent on doing a good job.
Cadet Cutshall of Sqn. 305 giving it his
shot at flying the simulator.
DEFENSIVE HOLIDAYDRIVING from The December Senti-
nel
A good time to be reminded that more
than 41,000 people lose their lives in mo-
tor vehicle crashes each year and over
two million more suffer disabling inju-
ries, according to the National Safety
council. The triple threat of high speeds,
impaired or careless driving and not using
occupant restraints threatens every driver,
regardless of how careful or how skilled.
Driving defensively means not only
taking responsibility for yourself and
your actions but also keeping an eye on
the other guy. The National Safety
council suggests the following guidelines
to help reduce your risks on the road:
Dont start the engine without secur-
ing each passenger in the car. Use
those seat belts.
Remember that driving too fast or
too slow can increase the likelihood
of collisions.
If you plan to drink, designate a
driver who wont drink.
With a blood alcohol level of 0.10,
the legal limit for drunk drivers in
most states. Drinking and driving
equals a likely accident.
Similar odds face drives on drugs,
including prescription drugs and
even over-the-counter medications.
In short, an impaired driver, even
slightly impaired, is a bad driver.
Be alert and notice other drivers who
might be impaired, and dont contest
the right of way.
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FORMER CADETS DO
BECOME SENIOR MEMBERS
Lieutenant Colonel Art Rogers was 13
years old when he first joined CAP in
February 1964 in the then Scottsdale Ca-
det Squadron 311. His first airplane
flight ever was in March courtesy of CAP
and the USAF in a C-47 flown from Ma-
rana airport. He attended summer en-
campment in June at Walker AFB, New
Mexico (now closed) He remembers the
fun summer flight (sic) from Sky Harbor
to Walker in a C-119 and the return flightin the C-124. Those of you who are aero-
space history buffs should check out these
two aircraft.
Then Cadet Rogers rose through the cadet
squadron positions. He obtained his ama-
teur radio license at age 13 and became
involved in CAP radio operations. For
you radio buffs, most CAP communica-
tions were then on either 148.14 VHF-
AM, 26.62 AM, 4585 HF-AM, or 121.6
aircraft VHF-AM (since replaced with123.1). Those were the days before the
FM radio repeaters we have now. On
several occasions during actual CAP
search missions, Cadet Rogers traveled to
South Mountain where CAP had an old
trailer loaded with huge tube type radios
and a diesel generator. The site was used
to manually relay (what our FM repeaters
do for us now) radio messages down to
the mission headquarters located---guess
where?...yep.., Deer Valley airport (it was
smaller back then).
In 1965 Cadet Rogers moved to Southern
California where he continued as a CAP
cadet through high school. Since he was
also an Air Force brat (a currently un-
acceptable term which then applied to the
kids of USAF members) he had the op-
portunity to fly with the local Air Force
Aero Club. He obtained his private cer-
tificate at age 17 and his commercial,
instrument, and flight instructor certifi-
cates at age 18.
Also at age 18 he transferred CAP mem-
bership from cadet to senior. After sev-
eral years he let his CAP membership
lapse since he was heavily involved with
school and Air Force ROTC. He did con-
tinue flying as a flight instructor through-
out his college years. In 1973 he gradu-
ated with a BS Aerospace Engineering
degree from the University of Arizona.
He was an AFROTC Distinguished
Graduate and received a commission as a
2nd Lieutenant USAF.
Lieutenant Rogers wanted Air Force pilot
training but his less than 20/20 uncor-
rected vision (he wears contact lenses)
prohibited his attending. Instead he ap-
plied for navigator training and was sent
to Mather AFB, California (now closed).
Although he never used it, later on he did
learn celestial navigation, pressure pattern
navigation, CONSOLAN, and other ex-
otic now obsolete navigation methods. In
1974 he returned to Arizona to attend F4
Phantom combat crew training at Luke
AFB.
He trained as a Weapons System Officer
(WSO) sometimes called the guy-in-back
(GIB) or other colorful names. His real
mission was to keep the pilot straight.
Usually he directed the pilot by dangling
a banana over the pilots left shoulder for a
left turn or dangling the banana over the
right shoulder for a right turn. Our cur-
rent CAP observers and scanners might
try that technique to keep our CAP pilots
straight.
In 1975 he transferred to Kunsan AB,
South Korea to join the Juvat Wolfpack
flying the F4. He became an instructor
WSO and spent time in Thailand to be-
come a Paveway (ZOT) laser designator
instructor. Thats a long story we will
save for later. He does remember seeing
an 1109 knot ground speed once during
an F4 functional test flight.
In 1976 he returned to Mather AFB to
attend Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO)
School. Following EWO training he
transferred to George AFB, California
(now closed) to fly the F105 Wild Weasel
Thud. Captain Rogers become an
EWO instructor and standardization/
evaluation officer. He also trained for
and became an Air Force squadron safety
officer.
The Weasel prime mission was to sup-
press (that usually means destroy) enemy
radar and/or electro-optical guided mis-
siles and/or anti-aircraft-artillery (AAA)
and/or surveillance/early-warning sys-
tems. Thats the short version. Ask Art
to give you the long version sometime.
In 1980 the USAF retired the active duty
F105s and Captain Rogers also left ac-
tive duty and joined the USAF Reserves.
He also flew civilian commuter Beech
99s in Utah and was hired by a major
commercial airline. During the last 24
years Art has flown as Captain on the
DC-9, DC-10, Airbus A-300, and Boeing
727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777. He is also a
civilian aircraft accident investigator on
call to respond to any major airlineaccidents at his company.
In 1983 he transferred from the USAF
Reserves to the Air National Guard to
return to military flying. For 13 years
he flew as WSO on various models of
the F4. He took several extended ac-
tive duty tours to support USAF re-
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In 1976 he returned to Mather AFB to
attend Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO)
School. Following EWO training he
transferred to George AFB, California
(now closed) to fly the F105 Wild Weasel
Thud. Captain Rogers become an
EWO instructor and standardization/
evaluation officer. He also trained for
and became an Air Force squadron safety
officer.
The Weasel prime mission was to sup-
press (that usually means destroy) enemy
radar and/or electro-optical guided mis-
siles and/or anti-aircraft-artillery (AAA)
and/or surveillance/early-warning sys-
tems. Thats the short version. Ask Art
to give you the long version sometime.
In 1980 the USAF retired the active duty
F105s and Captain Rogers also left ac-
tive duty and joined the USAF Reserves.
He also flew civilian commuter Beech
99s in Utah and was hired by a major
commercial airline. During the last 24
years Art has flown as Captain on the
DC-9, DC-10, Airbus A-300, and Boeing
727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777. He is also a
civilian aircraft accident investigator on
call to respond to any major airline acci-
dents at his company.
In 1983 he transferred from the USAF
Reserves to the Air National Guard to
return to military flying. For 13 years he
flew as WSO on various models of the
F4. He took several extended active duty
tours to support USAF requirements or
attend training and to attend in-resident
Air Command & Staff College.
In 1995 the last of the F4 Phantoms were
finally being retired from the Air NationalGuard and Lieutenant Colonel Rogers
was now eligible for a reserve retirement.
Instead of retiring he decided to transfer
back to the USAF Reserve in the USAF
Reserve Assistance Program of CAP-
USAF (CAPRAP). He was a Reserve
Assistance Officer (RAO), then a state
Wing Reserve Coordinator (WRC) and
then region reservist for the Pacific Liai-
son Region. Art enjoyed working with
both the cadets and seniors. He attended
many of the wing and region SAREX
events.
He was the Air Force Reserve projectofficer for national cadet glider encamp-
ments at Owl Canyon, Colorado, Dilling-
ham, Hawaii and Portland, Oregon. He
also was project officer for reserve sup-
port for the Oshkosh Blue Beret activ-
ity. Art thinks these cadet special activi-
ties are the pearls of the cadet program.
He encourages more Arizona cadets to
apply for these activities.
Lieutenant Colonel Rogers also provided
reserve support to CAP-USAF Headquar-ters at Maxwell AFB during 1999-2000.
This was while Art was living on Max-
well AFB with his wife Laurel
(Lieutenant Colonel, Air National Guard)
was attending Air Command & Staff Col-
lege.
In 2000 Art moved from Alabama to Pay-
son, Arizona. In 2001 he retired from
CAP-USAF Reserves and rejoined CAP.
He is a member of Squadron 209 and flies
as a mission pilot, instructor, and check
pilot. He is also the squadron operations
officer and the group two operations offi-
cer.
When you see him, just call Art (thatswhat he prefers to be called-no elite titlesneeded) and he will be glad to discussCAP or USAF with you. Those whoknow him will confirm he is not afraid toexpress his viewpoint. He feels CAP is a
win-win deal for all involved. It is greatfor the Air Force as it provides inexpen-sive professional support for many mis-sions. CAP is also one of our militarysbest recruiting vehicles. As for CAP, wealso win with the USAF support
CAP GIVES RETIREES OP-
PORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
SUPPORTING COUNTRY
Excerpt from the AFTERBURNER, news
for the USAF Retired Personnel
With a much higher awareness of theneed for the homeland security and thepotential threats that now exist, Civil AirPatrol (CAP) is playing a role in home-land security and is looking for seniormembers to joint the effort.
That is the word from Robin Hunt, CAPchief of membership development, whonoted that since the organization was cre-ated a week before Pearl Harbor, the or-ganization has come full-circle as it pre-pares to play a vital role once again inhomeland security through the new initia-tives being established.
In the early days, CAP was assigned tothe War Department under the Army AirCorps. Now, the auxiliary of the USAF isa force multiplier in critical homelandsecurity efforts, Hunt said.
Hunt revealed that in the next year, CAPwill be upgrading to glass cockpits, digi-tal image transmission via satellite, hyperspectral imaging capability to enhancesearch and rescue and homeland security,and acquiring a larger aircraft, the Gipp-sland GA-8 Air Van.
Over the past five years, CAP has aver-aged more than 32,000 flying hours peryear of reconnaissance and support to
counter drug missions for the govern-ments fight against narco-terrorism.
Members of the Air Force retiree Com-munity are being encouraged to considerbecoming a member of CAP, and alsochildren of retirees who would be inter-ested in knowing more about the CAPCadet Program.
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CAP CADETS AS-
SIST IN FIRST AN-
NUAL ARIZONA
BALLOON FEST
SubmittedBy 2Lt. Martin
Maxwell
Cadets from several squad-
rons around the state assisted
in the first Annual Arizona
Balloon Fest 2004, held
19-21 November at Tum-
bleweed Park in Chan-
dler.
Cadets and Senior Members from 302,304, and 308 as well as Flagstaff 201
squadrons assisted in the operation of the
event.
On Saturday morning following the
launch of the balloons flying a Hare and
Hound event, we provided crew services
for Camp Reach for the Stars, one of only
four balloons in the US which is wheel-
chair accessible, bringing the sport to
individuals who are physically chal-
lenged. Several wheel-chair bound peo-
ple were able to experience the joy andexcitement of lighter than air flight on
tether at the park, who without this bal-
loon would never be able to do so. I
would not have been able to do this with-
out your cadets the pilot told CAP Bal-
loon Pilot Lt. Martin Maxwell of Squad-
ron 302, who organized the cadets in-
volvement in the event. One wheelchair
bound rider was a retired Air Force Major
who flew fighter aircraft in WWII.
Taking tickets, gate guard duty, traffic
control and QC over night were also
among the responsibilities of the Civil Air
Patrol, as well as trash pickup, saving theevent several thousand dollars in ex-
penses because they did not have to hire
people to do those jobs. These cadets
received very high praise for their work
and their professionalism in conducting
themselves and their duties from event
organizer Tim Matykiewicz, Managing
Director and Founder of EventsWest, and
from the President of the Chandler Rotary
Club who assisted in putting on the event
as well as from various vendors and at-
tendees who noticed us.
Major Newton Muehleisen, Ground
Team Leader from Squadron 302 along
with Lt. Martin Maxwell also of Squad-
ron 302 spent the night on the field with
the cadets, sleeping in tents and adding an
additional ground team dimension to the
activity.
Because of the great effort, excellent
work ethic and professionalism put forth
by the cadets and Senior Member staffwho attended, I am quite sure we will be
welcomed back to next years event, as
well as other events produced by Events
West and Chandler Rotary Club. THANK
YOU ALL!!
SQUADRON 205 TAKES
FIRST PLACE AT 2004 ARI-
ZONA WING CADET COM-
PETITIONby 1Lt. Jean Hurley
At a weekend of intense competition,
involving 8 AZ Wing squadron Color
Guard teams, months of training and
preparation paid off for the Color Guard
of Verde Valley Composite Squadron 205
as they won the Arizona Wing Civil Air
Patrol Cadet Competition. They now will
represent Arizona Wing at the Southwest
Region cadet competition in April 2005.
At the Escort/Commanders meeting of
Friday night, the team commanders drew
numbers to see the order of competition
throughout this event. 205 drew number
6. The event began with Uniform Inspec-
tion. The Elite Honor Guard of Davis
Monthan Air Force Base, in Tucson,finely inspected the five member team.
The next event was Practical Indoor Post-
ing. After lunch, the first event was Stan-
dard Drill, followed by Practical Outdoor
Presentation, our teams favorite events.
After these events, there was time for
Q&A between the cadets and the DM
judges. After dinner and some study time
for the next days written exam, there was
time for some much needed rest and re-
laxation. Day 2 began with the 50 ques-
tion Written Exam, cadets Weaver and J.Russell received the highest scores over-
all in this event with a score of 34, whew!
With that behind them, it was time for the
Mile Run. C/MSgt Russell, with a time
of 5:48, was awarded Male Fleet Foot.
After a couple of hours of anxious wait-
ing, the scores and awards were an-
nounced: Third Place Sqdn 109; Second
Place Sqdn 105, and First Place, Sqdn
205. Obviously, this was and excep-
tional weekend for us. We would like to
especially thank C/Amn Matthew Phillips
who joined our team as the alternate.
Matthew is from Payson Sqdn 209 and
since 209 was not able to send a full team
this time, we got together and made it
work. C/Capt Jamie Hurley, 205 C/CC
and C/Officer-In-Charge of training the
Color Guard, DCC 1st Lt Jean Hurley,
Sqdn CC 1st Lt Charlie Weaver, and
Group II CC Lt Col Don Dillahunty
would all like to express their pride and
gratitude for a job well done to the 205Color Guard team and to the other teams
that participated.
Congratulations for a
job
Well done.
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Photo by 1Lt. Jean Hurley:
Squadron 205 Color Guard faces the Davis Monthan Elite
Honor Guard for inspection. Pictured: C/Ann Matthew Phil-
lips, C/CMSgt Max Weaver, C/MSgt Chris Murcko, team
commander C/CMSgt Jonam Russell; C/SSgt Nathanael Rus-
sell.
CHICKEN POINT II SAREX ALSO SAW
SQUADRON 205 VERY ACTIVE by 1lt. Jean Hur-
ley
November 28th's Chicken Point II SAREX in
Sedona was a great success for Sqdn 205! Sqdn
Commander and Ground Team Leader Charlie
Weaver would like to thank all of the partici-
pants, especially the eighteen members whobraved the weather and either hiked with the
Ground Teams, or manned the Mission Base
during the training operation. "It was really sat-
isfying for me to see two complete ground
teams, all with proper 101 cards, fully equipped for the
field, standing in their poncho's in the 40 degree rain, hail, and
later the light snow, eagerly ready for Ground Team training
operations," 1st Lt Weaver said. After the briefing the teams
then successfully completed field craft
training in land navigation, search tech-
niques, first aid, and rescue evacuation
while completing the nearly six miletraining course. Congratulations to all on
a job well done. We are preparing for our
next Ground Team training mission on 18
December.
The following pictures were provided by
1Lt. Hurley, Squadron 205 PAO:
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AZ CADET SQUADRON 310
Conducts Formal Flag Retire-
ment Ceremony
By 1Lt. James L. Nova
On the evening of November 8, 2004, at
the Scottsdale Municipal Airport, the
cadets of Arizona Squadron 310, under
the command of Capt. Mike Hoza, con-
ducted a ceremonial destruction of the
Unites States flag. This ceremony is
rarely conducted by cadet members of the
Civil Air Patrol; but is part of the aero-
space education program dealing with
United States Air Force customs and
ceremonies and US Flag Code. Title 4,
Chapter 1, Sec. 8(k).
C/CMSGT Zachary Zimmerman, Execu-
tive Officer Cadet Sq. 310, S/M Stepha-
nie Eggen, Aerospace Education Officer
Sq. 310 and 1Lt. John Eggen, Aerospace
Education Officer of Arizona Senior
Squadron 314 trained the cadets in the
procedures prescribed for the ceremony
under U.S. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol
regulations. The experience also trained
the cadets in the importance of properly
honoring the flag of the United States and
all of the military men and women who
have served under it. Parents of the ca-
dets, members of the public, visiting ac-
tive duty military personnel and members
of Arizona Senior Squadron 314, the
Black Sheep Squadron, also attended the
ceremony.
This ceremony is part of a continuing
leadership program including aerospace
education, U.S. Air Force history, and
military customs conducted by Squadron
310 for its cadets. Capt. Hoza and the
Senior leadership of the Squadron con-
tinue to emphasize to their cadets the
qualities of honor, integrity, leadership
and decisiveness so important to todays
future leaders.
Ceremonial destruction of the
United States Flag.
SQUADRON 107 HAS BEEN
BUSY WITH MANY ACTIVI-TIES When reading their newsletters
from August through November I could
see many notable ideas for other squadron
cadets.
UDF FTX in mid September at San
Manuel Airport , but was weathered out
by rain and lightning.
Inviting friends to attend their meetings.
Who knows, they might decide to stay for
the fun.
Several Cadet promotions. Wow, those
cadets are really working.
Veterans Day parade November 11th.
A very successful car wash earned them
$150 for the Squadrons fund.
Getting ready for 2005 Team America
Rocketry Challenge
LAKE HAVASU CITYMAYOR PROCLAIMS CAP
WEEK
Submitted BY Maj.. George Molotar,
Commander SQ. 501
In a quiet ceremony in his office, Lake
Havasu City Mayor Bob Whelan signed
the proclamation declaring the first week
of December as Civil Air Patrol Week.
Mr. Whelan noted that this will be the
63rd anniversary of the organization of
Civil Air Patrol.
Present at the ceremony were Lt. Col.
Godwin, Wing Vice Commander, Maj.
Russ Sturgeon, Group V Commander,
Major George Molitor, Squadron 501
Commander, and C/2Lt Chris Evans.
In related events, Cadet Ian Hall was pre-
sented the General Billy Mitchell Award
by Lt. Col. Godwin in a special promo-
tion ceremony. Hall passed the Mitchell
test on his first attempt and has been an
outstanding leader within the Squadron.
BEST WISHES TO
THOSE WHO
CELEBRATED
HANUKKAH
Hope your holidays were
special !!!
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PICTURES OF
SOME HAPPY CA-
DETS FROM
SQUADRON 302READY FOR THEIR
ORIENTATION
RIDES. PICTURES WERETAKEN BY CAPT. RAYMOND C.
REEVE GROUP 3.
NAMES OF THE
CADETS WERE
UNAVAILABLE
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Searching for the Hunters
by Wayne R. Fiscus Major
Prescott Composite Squadron
206
It was dark and it was cold as the crew
approached the aircraft. They had agreed
to meet there at 0430 to do the preflight
for their trip to Lake Havasu City. It was
an ungodly time of the day to be up and
about, but thats often the way it happens
when youre called to do a search mis-
sion. There was no air traffic at the field.
The tower wasnt even open yet, but as
usual the people at the Prescott FlightService Station (FSS) were available for
briefings.
In spite of having covers on the wings,
CapFlight (CPF) 232s departure was
delayed forty minutes while the crew de-
iced the plane under the headlights of the
Colonels car. By the time they took to
the air it was 0540. The Pilot In Com-
mand was Capt. Richard Batchelor, the
Observer was Lt. Col. Jerry Shugars and
the Scanner was Major Chuck Ahlstrand.All three crewmembers were pilots and
everyone knew each others duties, which
generally makes for excellent Crew Re-
source Management and enjoyable flying.
The purpose of flying to Lake Havasu
City was to participate in the search for a
missing aircraft in California. The Civil
Air Patrol (CAP) squadron in Havasu was
the forward base from which to launch
Arizona aircraft on search sorties. The
missing aircraft with two people on board
had departed Las Vegas for San Diego,
but had never arrived. CAP was called
upon to find out what happened to it.
About 15 minutes after CPF 232 departed
Prescott, a voice on the radio interrupted
the drone of the engine. It was a call
from the Prescott FSS. Two-three-two
was ordered to return to the airport for a
different mission. A twin-engine aircraft,
Cessna 337 Skymaster, had departed Wil-
liams Clarke Field the night before at
approximately 1930 hours. It carried the
owner/pilot from Sedona and two elk
hunters from Glendale, Arizona. Their
destination was Sedona, but they were
reported missing late that night. Once
again Civil Air Patrol was called upon to
locate the missing aircraft.
By the time 232 had landed and taxied
back to parking, about 0615, Lt. Col. Don
Dillahunty was there to meet them. He
was the Air Operations Section Chief for
the mission and Major Carla Day the In-
cident Commander. Prescott Squadron
206 would be the forward base. Second
lieutenant Tom Richtmyer arrived soon to
establish the base communication center.
Shortly after returning to the squadron
office, Col. Dillahunty received a phone
call from a man who indicated that he
was a passenger in an airplane the night
before and had observed a fireball on the
ground in the vicinity of the Drake flag-
stone quarry. Thinking that this might be
related to the missing aircraft he had
heard about on the radio, he decided to
call. From the mans description Dilla-junty was able to ascertain the probable
location to be within grid 71C-D. Since
Maj. Day had launched CPF 233 out of
Flagstaff Squadron 201 at daybreak to
search grid 72B-D, CPF 232 was held on
the ground to avoid any possible conflict
between the search aircraft. Finally at
0830 CPF 232 taxied to Runway 21L and
was granted priority take-off by Air Traf-
fic Control. On this sortie Col Shugars
was the Pilot In Command, Maj. Ahl-
strand the Observer and Capt. Batchelor
the Scanner. They flew directly to the
grid and arrived there at 0845. As it
turned out, they saw a clearing in the
trees shortly after entering the grid. Al-
most immediately, Capt. Batchelor spot-
ted the wreckage. After circling the
wreckage and noting no survivors they
marked the coordinates and Maj. Ahl-
strand radioed Mission Base Alpha of the
find. They were then recalled to base. In
the meantime, Col. Dillahunty telephoned
the Coconino County Sheriff to report the
coordinates of the crash site. It was then
that the Sheriff called the Department of
Public Safety (DPS) and they launchedtheir helicopter, Ranger 401. Within
twenty minutes Ranger 401 was on site
and the Yavapai County Sheriff arrived
shortly thereafter, since the crash site was
within his jurisdiction.
Later when the flight crew of 232 was
debriefed, they indicated that the debris
pattern was rather smallpossibly 30
yards long. Indicating that the aircraft
probably stalled or the pilot was disori-
ented and impacted at a steep angle. Nodoubt the NTSB investigators will figure
it out.
This was the first find for the Prescott
flight crew. They can rejoice in the fact
that they accomplished their mission in a
very short time and in a professional
manner, knowing that the families of the
crash victims quickly learned of their
loved-ones fate. Unfortunately for the
families of the elk hunters and the pilot,
there will be no rejoicing this holidayseason.
The autumn chill was still in the air, but
the sun was climbing through the south-
west sky as the crew of CPF232 headed
home. Each with his own thoughts about
the mission just completed and wonder-
ing what the next one would be. Maybe
the next time there would be survivors.
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OH SAY CAN YOU SEEBy Charles Bendixen, M.D., Maj. CAP
(and Former FAA Aviation Medical Ex-
aminer)
In September 1996 the FAA changed a
number of regulations regarding medical
certification, many of which are still not
commonly known by pilots. Although
distant vision requirements for First and
Second Class physicals remains un-
changed at 20/20 corrected or uncor-
rected, the uncorrected vision require-
ments for Third Class physicals was tight-
ened from 20/50 to 20/40 in each eye.
Near vision at 16 inches is the same forall classes at 20/40. A new requirement
for testing intermediate vision was
added for all First and Second Class ap-
plicants over age 50. These individuals
must demonstrate vision of 20/40 or bet-
ter in each eye individually at a distance
of 32 inches. This was added for pilots
whose ability to accommodate between
near and distant vision decreases with
aging. Although they might have reading
glasses, which help them, read a chart up
close, they may not allow the pilot to fo-cus properly on the instrument panel,
hence, needing trifocals instead of bifo-
cals! For those of us in the older age
categories, this may be helpful to check
out before going in for our FAA physical
FALCON FIELD AIR TRAF-
FIC CONTROLLER VISITS
SQUADRON 305
On 2 November 2004, Mr. Michael
Roundtree from the Falcon Field Air
Traffic Control tower came to squadron
305 to give a presentation on the func-
tions of an ATC. The purpose of inviting
Mr. Roundtree to the squadron was so
that the pilots and air crew personnel
would have the opportunity to
be educated on the job functions of an
ATC, and to see how ATC plays a pivotal
role when CAP performs missions.
According to Mr. Roundtree, the Federal
Aviation Team concept in-
volves communication with the National
Weather Service, enforcement agencies at
the local, state and federal level, NationalStandardization Enforcement, and train-
ing. The most important part of the team
concept, however, is the communication
between the ATC tower and the
PIC. Safety and communication are vital
elements in the team concept, as a major
role of the ATC is to gather and dissemi-
nate up to date information to the PIC
(i.e., weather briefings, flight hazards,
aircraft separation, flight restrictions, and
Presidential or VIP visits) to insure a safe
flight. It is vital for the PIC to listen care-
fully to the instructions given by the
tower, give the tower as much informa-
tion as possible when taking off and land-
ing, and acknowledging instructions
given by the tower. If a message from the
tower is unclear, the PIC need not be
afraid to ask for clarification. In addition,
to communication between the PIC and
tower, the PIC, observer and scanner
needs to communicate amongst them-
selves, and to be looking for other air-craft. Mr. Roundtree advises that all
PIC's should continue to practice flying
skills and remain current.
In addition to communication and safety,
the FAA has implemented several policy
changes since the 9/11 terrorist at-
tacks. For example, prior to the terrorist
attacks, foreign visitors were permitted to
tour the ATC tower. Now, the tower per-
mits only American citizens to tour the
tower. A foreign visitor under specialcircumstances, however, is allowed to
tour the tower, but the foreign visitor
must now undergo a thorough back-
ground check and be cleared by the US
State Department. If anyone wishes to
tour the Falcon ATC tower, they must
make arrangements in advance by calling
(480) 981-1367.
Considering the rapid growth in the
Phoenix metropolitan area, Falcon Field
ranks in the top 50 busiest airports in the
U.S. As such, effective with 16 October
2004, Falcon Field will be using two
tower positions. Please see the attached
procedures.
Capt. Allan Pearlstein , Group 3 Public
Affairs Officer.
This is my spot to wish
ALL a wonderful Holi-
day Season and a
Happy New Year, and
to thank all those who have
contributed to Wingtips to
make it an interesting news-
letter this year. A special
thank you to the Squadron
PAOs who work hard to get
the word out about CAP to
the media. I hope that thecoming year will see each
squadron with their own
PAO. Thank you for being so
GREAT!!
Lt. Col. Patricia Brower/CAP
AZ Wing PAO (Pat)
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Cadet Competition
What a weekend! For those that made the trip south to Davis Monthan AFB saw history in the making. We had 8 teams sign up
and we had 8 teams show. This was the largest competition that this wing has had in a very, very long time. The skill level of
marching and knowledge has made a great improvement over last years competition. Teams were very ready for this event. Be-
fore I give you the list of winners I would like to thank SSGT Vause NCOIC of the DM Honor Guard. For the 3rd year in a row
he has been able to cut some of his team loose to judge our competition even though he was tasked with extra details this week-
end. We could not have had this competition without them. And now the winners:
In Ranks Inspection Commanders Award
1st place Sq 105 Sq 109 and 210
2nd Place Sq 205
Indoor posting Fleet foot Award
1st Place Sq 105 Male Jonam Russell 5:48
2nd place Sq 210 Female Aislinn Finrock 7:05
Standard Drill Written test high score
1st place Sq 205 Max Weaver 34 out of 50
2nd place Sq 105 Jonam Russell 34 out of 50
Outdoor posting
1st place Sq 205
2nd place Sq 302
Written Test 1st Place Overall Sq 205
1st place Sq 109 2nd Place Overall Sq 105
2nd place Sq 105 3rd Place Overall Sq 109
Mile Run Thank you for a job well done,
1st place Sq 205 Cliff Owens Maj/CAP, Director of Cadet Programs
2nd place Sq 356
Please let your cadets know how well all of them did.