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Washington wing
Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force
Auxiliary
Basic
Aircrew school
Pre-Course workbook
HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
McCHORD AFB,
WASHINGTON
WELCOME
to the Washington Wing Basic Aircrew School. This course is designed
to qualify you as a CAP Mission Observer. Civil Air Patrol Aircrew
in any Wing must have the same basic knowledge and skills to safely
and effectively perform their duties aboard CAP aircraft. As an
observer, you are vital to the mission aircrew program, success on a
mission in the future rests in your hands: it is a responsibility to
be taken seriously.
Course Date:
TBD
Course Location:
TBD
Your Course Director is: TBD
email address
Uniform:
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:
Observer. Aircrew School graduates are expected to be highly
proficient in all skills related to being an aerial observer.
Students will fly four sorties. The first will be a single target
ID sortie. The second will be a parallel line/creeping line sortie.
The third will be a night practice ELT sorties. The forth sortie
will be the culmination of their work and will consist of a checkride
to graduate the school.
NOTE: Students failing to complete any of the course completion requirements must attend a subsequent Basic Aircrew School in order to graduate. Students who cannot complete the course due to extenuating circumstances or emergencies may automatically re-enroll for a later class, however, there will be no credit given for partial completion.
Section I CAP Regulations
CAPR 60-1, CAPR 60-3
II Communication Phrases
III Common Systems
IV Navigation
V National Aircrew Reference Text
This pre-course
workbook is a review of areas of knowledge that are critical to your
performance in the Aircrew School. Start as early as possible
and read carefully all the listed reference material before each section.
Answers should be clear, concise, and legible. NO credit will
be given for answers that cannot be read. Candidates must submit
a completed workbook upon reporting for the course to
participate.
Questions and suggestions
regarding this Document may be submitted via e-mail to rjnesbit@aol.com
POC: Robert P. Nesbit Jr, Capt. CAP
07OCT 03
Section I - CAP Regulations, CAPR 60-1, CAPR 60-3
This section involves a
review of CAPR 60-1 & CAPR 60-3. Answer each question and indicate
the page and paragraph where the information was found.
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1.) CAPR 60-1 prescribes responsibility
for compliance for which CAP personnel?
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2.) What is a CAP aircraft?
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3.) What is a CAP Corporate aircraft?
______________________________
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4.) What is the definition of a CAP Pilot?
______________________________
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5.) What are the crew duty
day limitations?__________________
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6.) The term ELT stands for
what?_________________________
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7.) The individual CAP members
participating in operational missions are responsible for what?_________________________
______________________________
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8.) The 911T missions allow
a commander to do what?_________________________
______________________________
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9.) CAP Aircrews are covered
under workers compensation insurance under what conditions?___________________
______________________________
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10.) What are five things you as an Aircrew member can do to reduce fatigue?
A_____________________________
B_____________________________
C_____________________________
D_____________________________
E_____________________________
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11.) What is
a SAVE and what is the criteria for being awarded one?_________________
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12.) What is
a FIND and what is the criteria for being awarded one?_________________
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13.) Are aircrew
members allowed to use Night Vision Devices & if so under what conditions?___________________
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14.) A Flight
Crew is what?_________________________
Page Para
15.) A Crew
Member is what?_________________________
______________________________
Section II – Communication and Phrases
This section involves a review of common phrases the aircrew member is expected to know. Answer each question.
16.)List the phonetic alphabet
A=_______________B=___________
E=_______________F=___________
I=_______________J=___________
M=______________N=____________
Q=______________R=____________
U=______________V=____________
Y=______________Z=____________
17.) A properly formatted ground
radio call from CAP Ground Team 1 to Mission Base will sound how?__________________________
Section III – Common Systems
This section involves a
review of common systems in Washington Wing CAP. Answer each question.
18.) All aircraft have navigation
radios and communication radios, but what additional radio gear makes
CAP Aircraft unique?_______________________
______________________________
19.) True or False, a flight suit is required for the Aircrew School?___________________
20.) What type of GPS’s are Washington Wing CAP Aircraft Equipped with?__________
______________________________
21.) What two types of DF Gear
are Washington Wing CAP Aircraft Equipped with?_________________________
22.) What are the types of search aircraft that make up the fleet in Washington Wing CAP?
______________________________
Section IV – Navigation
This section involves an overview of navigation and definitions of navigational terms.
23.) How many degrees of Latitude
are there?________________________
24.) How many degrees of Longitude
are there?________________________
25.) What is the definition
of pilotage?_____________________
______________________________
26.) What is the definition
of dead reckoning?____________________
______________________________
27.) What is a plotter?(no its not a disgruntled CAP member)______________________
______________________________
28.) What is an E6B?__________________________
______________________________
29.) Distance on an aeronautical
sectional is measured in statute miles or nautical miles?___
Section V – National Aircrew Reference Textbook
Page
30.) In addition to Scanning, what are the ten responsibilities of a Mission Observer?
A.) ______________________________
B.)
______________________________
C.)
______________________________
D.)
______________________________
E.)
______________________________
F.)
______________________________
G.)
______________________________
H.)
______________________________
I.)
______________________________
J.)
______________________________
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31.) List the six mission events that the aircrew must report as a minimum:
A.)
______________________________
B.)
______________________________
C.)
______________________________
D.)
______________________________
E.)
______________________________
F.)
______________________________
Page
32.) Name and describe the five standard CAP visual search patterns.
a.)
______________________________
b.)
______________________________
c.)
______________________________
d.)
______________________________
e.)
______________________________
Page
33.) Define search track.
______________________________
Page
34.) Name three types of electronic searches.
A.)
______________________________
B.)
______________________________
C.)
______________________________
Page
35.) In a parallel track search,
the first search track is at a distance equal to _______track spacing
from the side of the area.
36.) As a scanner, you see another aircraft approximately 500 feet below your flight level and two miles directly out your right window. You inform the crew that you sight an aircraft at your ______ o’clock.
37.) What area is considered the field of scan?
______________________________
______________________________
38.) What is the most important survival tool for downed aircrew?
______________________________
______________________________
qUestionnaire
Please check boxes and complete as appropriate. As students of the Aircrew School, your comments and suggestions are vital in the development of this course for future students.
1. Did you find the study guide
helpful?
¨
Yes ¨
Some ¨
Not Much ¨
No
Comments/Suggestions:
______________________________
2. Did you learn or relearn
material forgotten?
¨
Yes ¨
Some ¨
Not Much ¨
No
Comments/Suggestions:______________________________
3. Did you find the study guide
required comprehensive review of reference materials?
¨
Yes ¨
Some ¨
Not Much ¨
No
Comments/Suggestions:
______________________________
______________________________
4. In your opinion, do you
think any of the questions and reference materials will improve your
effectiveness as a CAP Observer?
¨
Yes ¨
Some ¨
Not Much ¨
No
Comments/Suggestions:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
5. Did you have trouble
understanding any questions? If so, please write the question number(s)
in the following space. And rewrite the question so the study guide
can be improved. ______________________________
______________________________
6. Are there areas of special emphasis you would recommend be deleted from the workbook? If so, why?
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
7. Are there areas of special emphasis you would recommend be added from the workbook? If so, why?
______________________________
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