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BARTOW-ETOWAH COMPOSITE SQUADRON: GA 129
Strength of the Aation
by Dr. Ilana Mor
May 9, 27
Squadron Commander
Capt. Don Colson

BARTOW-ETOWAH
SQUADRON

http://gawg.cap.gov/GA129/
The Georgia Wing Annual
ConIerence was held on April
20-21. For those who were not
able to attend, I would like to
oIIer a summary oI the
presentations I was able to
participate in.
In the Commanders` Call, Col.
Letteer brought us up-to-date
with several oI the
accomplishments oI 2006. First
oI all, the Wing was able to
submit its Iirst 'UnqualiIied
audit thanks to the
implementation oI the Wing
Bankers Program. This will put
us in line to qualiIy Ior
additional Iunding Ior training
and other needs.
Col. Letteer also emphasized
the need Ior more ES trained
personnel in the areas oI
Incident Command, Mission
Base StaII, Ground Team,
Mission Observers and Mission
Scanners. $80,000 oI additional
Iunding has been added to our
Wing budget Ior this type oI
training. Let`s all take
advantage oI the training
opportunities that this will
create Ior us in the near Iuture.
I also attended seminars on the
CAP InIormation Management
Systems which will help me be
more eIIective in the
management oI Squadron
member inIormation.
The Iinal program oI the
meeting was on the aircraIt
maintenance program. Mr.
John Dean, oI the National
Headquarters, was very
inIormative as he explained
the cost savings that have
been achieved through this
program and the changes
that are being implemented
to improve eIIiciency and
reduce time delays in getting
our aircraIt back in
operation as quickly as
possible.
Other programs included
Cadet Programs, Counter
Drug Operations, a Wing
StaII round Table discussion
and more.
I believe that your
attendance is one oI the best
ways you will Iind to
become a part oI the
Georgia Wing community.
Please make it a priority to
be at next year`s conIerence.
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Being an elected oIIicial, I have learned that
some people seem to thrive on having their name
mentioned on television or in the newspaper. And in
some cases, especially with some politicians, their
actions in oIIice are dictated by what type oI press that
can be generated.
There are others who do what they do because
it is the right thing. They don`t seek recognition Ior
their work nor do they expect to receive
congratulations on their accomplishments. And as a
result, their work goes virtually unnoticed except to a
very Iew.
In the last couple oI years, I have had the
opportunity to work side-by-side with several such
individuals right here in our local community, and I
would like to give them the recognition that they
would never ask Ior nor expect to receive.
These are not paid proIessionals; they are
volunteers who do not receive compensation Ior their
duties, but by all accounts they are proIessionals in
what they do. They are the search and rescue
volunteers oI the Civil Air Patrol right here in our
backyards.
On Saturday, April 28, I witnessed Iirst-hand
the dedication to duty, commitment to the mission, and
personal sacriIice oI these volunteers.
Early that morning, members oI the Rome,
Calhoun, and Bartow-Etowah Civil Air Patrol
squadrons assembled at the Rome Airport to join
volunteers Irom other Georgia squadrons to begin
looking Ior a missing airplane. With very little
inIormation, they began looking Ior a needle in a
haystack, praying that the pilot had just Iailed to close
his Ilight plan and he was saIe on the ground. But, iI
he wasn`t, they were going to Iind him, and hopeIully
save a liIe.
By 1:30 p.m., CAP aircraIt had Iound the
wreckage in a remote area oI the North Georgia
Mountains and by 2 p.m., a ground search and rescue
team, comprised oI members Irom the Rome and
Calhoun squadrons, had reached the crash site.
What they did was time-consuming,
expensive, and dangerous. Few people will ever
realize the amount oI personal resources that went into
making this mission happen. The aircrew were Ilying
in mountainous terrain at low altitudes with gusty
winds and low ceilings; weather conditions very
similar to the conditions on the day the plane crashed.

Even though they were running low on Iuel and
were approved to return to their base, they reIused to
leave, and circled the crash until the ground team made it
to the scene.
The mountainous terrain the ground team Iaced
was about as rugged as you will Iind east oI the Rockies,
with steep terrain, slippery rocks, and thick undergrowth.
The wreckage was on the side oI a ridge so steep that
even the best conditioned members oI the ground team
were physically exhausted by the climb. As the terrain
steepened, members began to lose Iooting, oIten Ialling
and losing ground they had gained. Only pausing
momentarily to catch their breath, not one oI them ever
stopped. There was someone who may need their help,
and they were going to get there.
Although Civil Air Patrol aircraIt and vehicles
were used, neither the Civil Air Patrol nor the
government paid one dime Ior the uniIorms, survival
equipment, Iirst aid kits, maps, charts, GPS`s, aviation
resources, nor rations and other consumable supplies used
on this mission.
These were paid Ior out oI the pockets oI the
volunteers who took the day oII oI work, took time away
Irom their Iamilies, missed baseball games or gave up a
relaxing weekend around the house to do something Ior
which they will not be repaid, rewarded or recognized
and don`t expect to be.
Undoubtedly, many oI them will be going to
local stores in the next Iew days and purchasing the
supplies used so they will be ready Ior the next call.
The outcome wasn`t what they had hoped Ior;
the pilot did not survive the crash, but none-the-less, what
they did was important to the pilot`s Iamily. Because oI
the actions oI these volunteers, this pilot`s Iamily is no
longer Iaced with the uncertainty oI a missing loved one
and they can now bring closure to this ordeal. They can
begin dealing with their grieI, as this pilot is returned to
his Iamily where he can be laid to rest at home.
As I have witnessed, Civil Air Patrol members
do what they do Ior those in distress, not Ior their own
gratiIication. Even though they are part-time volunteers,
they train constantly, and are proIessionals in what they
do, dedicated to their mission.
II you know a volunteer with the Civil Air
Patrol, or happen to see someone wearing the CAP
uniIorm around town, take a moment to thank them.
They don`t expect it and may seem a bit taken back by
your gratitude, but believe me, they deserve it.


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The Iollowing article was published in the hometown headlines, Greater Rome`s News Center
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June is just around the corner and Ior those oI you that don`t know it, June 1 is the start oI Hurricane Season. As
you can tell Irom the latest updates Irom NOAA, SUB-Tropical Storm ANDREA has positioned itselI oII the coast
oI Georgia. This season has started early and has the potential to be a nasty bit oI work. Last season we managed
to stay on some type oI duty or alert Ior each storm. Intel expects that the unit will be on Alert Ior the Hurricane
Season no less than 10 days. Please ensure that your 3 day 24/72hr Gear is in order and you are prepared Ior a (3)
Three day deployment anywhere in the state. Plan on checking your E-mail more oIten and ensure that your phone
number is correct with Squadron S-1. Leaders be ready to call your personnel.

A 24hours response Ior a go or no-go Ior any mission. Your answers help us determine our strength and how we
can best respond. Please return phone calls and E-mails ASAP.
The light at the end oI the tunnel is December, which is our Family / Show OII Day.

We all look Iorward to this up-coming challenge to serve.
Dutv, honor, countrv. Those three hallowed words reverentlv dictate what vou ought to be, what vou can be, what
vou will be. Thev are vour rallving point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there
seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
General MacArthur's Thayer Award Speech -- Duty, Honor, Country (1962)

SET THE EXAMPLE with Cpt H.T. Collins, Emergency Services
AIter just over 4 months in the maintenance shop, N99709 Iinally returned to Cartersville. The 4 months
in maintenance concluded with a new/rebuilt cowling, a broken seat bracket replaced, a Becker DF unit installed
and a new windshield. Upon receiving the aircraIt back at Cartersville, I preIormed a Form 17 inspection. This
inspection revealed a couple oI items that still need to be taken care oI the get our aircraIt squared away. These
items have been entered into the maintenance records and Iorwarded up the chain oI command. As I write this, I
am awaiting a resolution Ior these issues.
I had previously scheduled the aircraIt Ior participation in a Wing sponsored SAREX to take place in
Columbus, Georgia on April the 27
th
, 28
th
and possibly the 29
th
. Major Tom Calvanelli, Lt. Sam SheIIield and I
had planned to participate in this exercise. Our aircrew did not receive a mission sortie Ior the evening oI Friday
the 27
th
, but we did however get our tasking Ior our inbound sortie to the mission base in Columbus Ior the next
morning. The inbound sortie Ior Saturday morning would be a high bird sortie at coordinates northeast oI
Columbus. As high bird support, we were to hold over our target area and relay communications Irom ground
teams and possibly other aircraIt to Columbus mission base. All oI the known details oI the mission were
communicated to all members oI the aircrew Friday night so that everyone could be prepared to launch Saturday
morning.
With a crew oI three on board, N99709 climbed into beautiIul crisp blue sky just aIter daybreak Saturday
morning. It was a beautiIul morning, and it Ielt great to have the aircraIt back and be airborne. The crew`s
objective Ior the day was training. I was getting some Mission Pilot training and Lt. SheIIield was getting some
Mission Observer training, with Major Calvanelli evaluating our eIIorts. On course southbound toward our
destination and level at altitude, it was time to check in with Columbus Mission Base and let them know our
wheels up time and ETA at our high bird target location. We had been listening to another CAP aircraIt out oI
Peachtree City communicating with the mission base, and now we tried to check in. Lieutenant SheIIield keyed
the push to talk switch, and I saw his lips moving but all I heard was silence. Not good, we were not transmitting
on the CAP FM radio. We still had the aviation radios, but we could not talk to mission base. We continued
southbound toward our target as the crew double checked all oI the radio settings and tried several more times to
contact mission base.
Without CAP FM communications, we were useless as a high bird asset as our primary Iunction Ior that
sortie is communications. We made a course correction to the southwest direct to Columbus airport. Mission base
would here us inbound on the aviation radios, and we would land and try to sort out the problems.
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tIeht Coerattns
with Major Keith Walker
All Cadets who participated in the lively Moral
Leadership discussion agreed that there is oIten a big
diIIerence between a person`s wants and needs. Most
Ielt that it was acceptable to have wants or dreams,
even though they were not the same as your needs, and
even iI they did not meet the needs oI others.

The Cadet Moral Leadership OIIicer, C/MSgt Alison
Way shared the Iollowing story about wants and needs
with the Cadets and Senior OIIicers:
'The Burtow Composite Squadron`s meeting
began with a Pledge to the Flag and a prayer. Then, the
Commander announced that he Ielt the Squadron
needed a new trailer to replace the second-hand one
they had been meeting in Ior the last ten years.
Everyone thought it was a good idea until he
announced that the Senior StaII had met and decided
that the Iunding should be taken Irom the various
budgets allotted to current programs.
They wanted to take 50 oI the projected
budget Ior the next two years. This included the
Cadets` budget, which meant that several oI their
programs and trips would have to be cancelled Ior the
next two years.
A lively discussion developed because several
members did not think the Squadron really NEEDED a
new meeting place.

In the pursuing discussion, participants Ielt that the
Cadets in the story deIinitely should have say in the
discussion because their budget was being aIIected
directly. They Ielt that it is acceptable to buy
something that is a want, but that a want should never
be at the expense oI a real need. All agreed that in this
case, obtaining a new trailer was deIinitely a want and
not a need. They Ielt that real needs were Iood, shelter,
parents, water, hearing, clothing, and having a job to
support yourselI.

AIter reading the story, C/MSgt Way broke the Cadets
into Iour discussion groups. Each group was requested
to:
1. List things that they really wanted.
2. Analyze it each want was really needed.
3. Analyze iI their wants met the needs oI others.
4. Analyze iI there was a balance between their wants
and needs.

One group wrote that their needs were: to rule a
country, have a billion dollars, have a dream prom
dress, promote to C/Colonel, build an empire, and have
world peace. AIter considerable discussion, they agreed
that the only want that was really a need was the desire
to have world peace.

Another group decided that their needs were shelter,
Iood, money, water, oxygen, and Iriendships, even
though their wants were sports cars, owning a pony, and
having a tank and guns.

A third group indicated that although they wanted a 50
caliber sniper riIle, a horse, a Play Station 3, and a
Quigley riIle, they realized that they did not need those
items, that those items did not meet the needs oI others,
and that there deIinitely should be a balance between
what a person wants and needs.

A Iourth group created an extensive list oI wants which
included having a Play Station 3, having a paintball gun
with all that goes with it, having a Iast car and more
money, owning a business, completing an advanced
degree, entering a career oI choice, and having a partner
with whom to share. In the end they decided that
everything they wanted was not really needed, that none
oI their wants helped anyone but themselves, and that
there should deIinitely be a balance between wants and
needs.

In the discussions, we discovered that everyone has
wants and needs. We also discovered that there is oIten
a diIIerence between what you want and what you
really need.

C ome And Provide


The subtitle Ior this lesson is CAP, Come and
Provide. In Civil Air Patrol, we do what we
do because we WANT to, and what we do is
provide Ior the NEEDS oI others. It is one
thing to think about our personal wants and
needs, but it is a grand thing to put aside our
own needs and wants in order to help others.


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Tales lrom A Lile Traveler

WiIh 1LI llana Mor, Moral Leadership Ollicer
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Well, guess if you noticed, the flower beds are gone, the large rubbish pile in back of the Cadet
Trailer is gone, and the trailers are a lot whiter now than they were. A lot has happened (been
worked on) since the last newsletter.
Still in the works are the painting of the blue trim around the trailers, and new roof drip deflectors,
which are being installed. n addition, the decks have been marked in orange paint where repairs
will be done. The roof for the Cadet Trailer is still in limbo, but looking more promising.

Maintenance of the outside is in full swing, and the guys on this work detail did a good job. Many
thanks to the Collins Squad for cutting the grass and cleaning up the flower beds. Also, thanks to
Cadets Jacob Ellefson, Blake Collins, and Corey Collins for helping Lt. Maney with the electrical
work.
Due to the enlargement, it looked very much like a construction site behind the Cadet Trailer. Many
thanks to Lt. Maney and my girlfriend for hauling off all the construction rubbish that was behind the
trailer.
t was necessary to change the combinations on the Field Gear and Uniform Sheds again.
Unauthorized personnel are not to enter these areas.
As you know our Executive Staff was interviewed by United Way. t was a successful meeting, and
hopefully some money for major things to be done will come our way. So far, we have spent a large
amount of our funds for repairs and upgrades to the complex.

Our neighbors, Phoenix Air, are in the process of installing pipes to remove excess water from the
area. The mountains of dirt near our Complex should be removed when they complete this project.

Mark your caIendars-Saturday, 4 August will be a work-weekend at the Complex. Remember,
this is YOUR Complex, and we must all share in the responsibility of maintaining it.




I M P O R T A N T W A R N I NG ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
For anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on, this inIormation arrived direct
Irom both MicrosoIt and Norton to everybody who has access to the Internet. You may receive an
apparently harmless e-mail with a Power Point presentation called "LiIe is BeautiIul." II you receive it,
DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! Delete it immediately.
II you open this Iile, a message will appear on your screen saying: "It is too late now. Your liIe is no
longer beautiIul." Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC, and the person who sent
it to you will gain access to your name, e-mail, passwords, and security inIormation.
This is a new virus which started to circulate. AOL has already conIirmed the severity, and the
anti-virus soItwares are not capable oI destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls
himselI "liIe owner.
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AIter landing and securing the aircraIt, we checked ourselves and the aircraIt into mission base, reported
our communications problem and prepared Ior a debrieI. During the debrieI, we learned that Georgia Wing now
had an actual mission in addition to the SAREX currently underway. To my surprise, we were task Ior a sortie on
the actual missing aircraIt mission. Most oI the air assets in the state were in route to Columbus, and aircraIt were
needed back up in the North Georgia Mountains Ior a missing aircraIt mission. Our crew was brieIed on the
missing aircraIt and pilot inIormation, the point oI departure and destination, last Iuel stop location and last known
point oI contact.
The aircraIt and pilot were last seen and spoken with by the FBO manager at Habersham County Airport
(AJR) on Thursday aIternoon, aIter the pilot landed to check the weather he could see moving in Irom the west.
With no Ilight plan on Iile, this pilot was not reported missing until Friday aIternoon. Our sortie was to proceed to
AJR and interview the FBO manager, Iill out a witness interrogation report, and relay all inIo back to mission base
via phone.
AIter arriving at AJR, interviewing the FBO manager and relaying this inIo back to mission, we were to
stand by there Ior additional tasking. We did not have to wait that long as additional tasking came rather quickly.
Our crew was inIormed that the FAA ATC had a last known radar point Ior the missing aircraIt, and our crew was
to proceed to west oI our location to that point, and search the grid containing that point while monitoring Ior an
ELT signal.
Within grid but still east oI the radar hit coordinates, we started receiving an ELT signal and began trying
to home in on the signal utilizing our newly installed Becker DF unit. While doing this search, another CAP Flight
contacted us on the aviation radio as they knew we had no operable FM capabilities. They relayed our status back
to Columbus mission base and inIormed them we were tracking an ELT signal in the area. Mission base at that
time tasked them to come inbound toward our location and Ily high bird over our location and relay
communications back to mission base Ior our aircraIt. The high bird support our crew was to provide Ior the
morning SAREX sortie was now the high bird support our crew needed Ior a real mission.
Upon arriving over our location, the high bird CAP Flight also began receiving an ELT signal. AIter
maybe 30 minutes or so, both aircraIt totally lost all ELT signals. Now, with no ELT signal, there was nothing else
Ior us to try but to start the grid based search. With each track being 7.5 miles long and each pass being a mile
Irom the last, our crew was on the third leg oI the search when the high bird Ilying above our altitude spotted what
they were sure was the missing aircraIt 3 to 4 miles north oI our present track. Since our crew was at the lower
altitude, we Ilew over the target numerous times to veriIy that it indeed was the downed aircraIt and also to search
Ior any signs oI liIe. The high bird CAP Flight had the needed FM communications that we did not have and more
Iuel than our aircraIt had, so our crew proceeded to Jasper airport Ior a reIuel stop while the other CAP Flight held
above the crash sight awaiting ground team, EMS or law enIorcement arrival. AIter reIueling at Jasper our crew
was given a RTB sortie, and we proceeded to Cartersville, our part in the mission complete.
What started out as a training exercise became a real mission. Although the pilot had expired beIore the
ground teams could get to him, evidence on the ground showed that he did survive the initial crash, although with
extensive injuries. UnIortunately, CAP volunteers did not save a liIe this time, but all oI those CAP members
working together as a team on this mission did provide some closure to this person`s Iamily and loved ones.
Ground teams, air crews, mission base staII and support all play a role on the ES mission team. My
personal thanks, respect and admiration go out to all CAP members who are willing to take the time and make the
eIIort to train and participate in ES SAR missions. To all members who participate in ES missions, please train
hard and be ready to give everything you have to a mission, because this really is a liIe and death serious business.
The eIIorts oI your team or yourselI just might mean that someone in need gets to go home to their loved ones
again.



tIeht Coerattns
with Major Keith Walker

Continued Irom Page 3
Throughout the centuries, a succession of strong men corrupted the meaning of the word leadership
by calling themselves leaders as they proceeded to wrest power from the people and shower privilege
upon themselves and those who kept them in power. Saddam Hussein is a good example as are
many other dictators, either contemporary or known to us through historical writings. Dictator itself has
become a derisive brand applied to such individuals, when its Latin root dicto (to say) actually cast it in
the grammatical role of "he who says" (literally) or "spokesman" (please forgive the gender assignment
in this piece; there is no elegant way around it, but both genders are equally implied). This is why some
people have come to consider leadership as synonymous with ordering or forcing to obey.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. n his long essay (some say book) "The Genealogy of
Morals," Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) observed that in ancient times, as people gathered themselves
in a group for safety, a leader emerged and they followed him because he took the initiative in defense
of the group. This leader also shouldered the blame when the group was vanquished, thereby proving
through his willingness to die that he valued the group more than his own self. Nietzsche called such a
leader bermensch, a term unfortunately translated as superman, rather than over-man or better yet
man-above. (The German Mensch is much closer to human being than man.) What he theorized was
not the incarnation of a real-life, early Clark Kent but, rather, a man of such high moral principles and
extraordinary sense of rectitude that he led by personal involvement and by giving of himself, up to the
ultimate sacrifice.
Today's military has codified this behavior, and extols the courage of those who prove themselves in
battle above and beyond the level of commitment exhibited by those around them. However, courage
does not need a war to show its brilliant colors. There are many kinds of courage. There is the courage
of your convictions, and the courage to speak up, and the courage to do what is right. Above all,
throughout history, successful leaders have all shared one common trait they have led through
personal example.
Morally, leading through example requires the leader not to profit from his leadership, except as a
consequence of the greater benefit acquired by those he leads, and on whose behalf he has acted. The
leader's glory is always a reflection of the well-being and just treatment of those he leads.
t is impossible to have served in the military, and retired from it, without having encountered many
leaders, some exceptional at both ends of the scale. Since the system is designed for efficiency and
excellence, the poor leaders soon drop away, and the superior leaders, as a rule, become mentors of
others like them. Mentoring is the capable leader's most lasting contribution to the group, because this is
how good leadership takes permanent root. Those of us who have served know that we stand on the
shoulders of giants.
Then there is the actual imperative that comes with the job. t is commonly accepted that a true
leader always places himself last when it comes to acquiring benefits, and is always first when the
mission is on. t is also an accepted tenet that a leader must be technically proficient, because,
ultimately, he is not only the servant of the group but its primary teacher as well.
A leader who cannot discharge the duties of his job, either through ignorance or unwillingness, and
orders others to do the work for him, and attempts to take credit for their efforts, not only is not a leader
but soon vanishes.


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Sometimes you come across something extraordinary, and it has to be shared. 1he following article was written
by Capt. Arthur Woodgate, the editor of the April 27 newsletter from Croup III, 1exas Wing-SWR-1X-3.
I have rarely read such an excellent explanation of what leadership is supposed to be. Major 1onya Boylan
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COLONLL BLN STONL HONORLD
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The U.S. Civil Air Patrol recognized one oI its
oldest and most distinguished members on
Friday, May 4, at 10 AM in Atlanta's
Renaissance Concourse Hotel during the
organization's National Executive Committee
meeting.
Ninety-three-year-old Georgia Wing member
Lt Col Benjamin H. Stone, a Iounding and
active member oI CAP since December 1941,
was awarded the CAP Distinguished Service
Medal and promoted to the rank oI Colonel.
Presiding over the ceremony was CAP
National Commander Maj Gen Antonio
Pineda. Assisting in the pinning was Mrs.
Jackie Stone, wiIe oI Col Stone.
'Colonel Stone`s eIIorts have contributed
greatly to the success that the U.S. Civil Air
Patrol has achieved as an outstanding
humanitarian organization in support oI the
U.S. and the U.S. Air Force, said Maj Gen
Pineda.
Stone, a Massachusetts native now living in
Marietta, Ga., was instrumental in providing
Ilight training to many oI CAP`s early pilots
who Ilew coastal patrol missions to protect
America against German U-boats positioned
along the coast during World War II.

As a young boy growing up in Worcester,
Stone was Iascinated with aviation. He later
graduated Irom Parks Air College at St. Louis
University where he earned a degree in
Aviation Management with honors. While
teaching Navy aviators to Ily at Holy Cross
College in Worcester and Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, he was asked by CAP to
teach Ilying on the weekends. 'I happily
joined and started my 66-year sojourn with
CAP, he said.


During those years, Stone held almost every
oIIice or committee chairmanship. A
selI-described '100-percent patriot who loves
my God, my country and my Iamily, Stone
said it is the cadets who have kept him
motivated. 'The young men and women in the
Cadet Corps oI CAP are our Iuture leaders and
need help in understanding their Iuture role in
leading our country.
During the early 1970s, he and other CAP
members used their own Iunds and donations
Irom local businesses to build the Iirst-ever
Search and Rescue Center at Grenier Air
Force Base in Manchester, N.H. 'CAP
members manned the center, and were able to
start a search Ior a downed plane almost
immediately. We would search the entire
Northeast Region Ior downed planes, covering
nine states in all, Stone said.

Press release provided by:
Senior Member James F. Tynan
Public AIIairs Manager
U.S. Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters
Col Lyle Letteer, GAWG Commander (leIt)
With
Colonel Ben Stone
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BLUE ANGEL AVIATOR FORMER CAP CADET
Please keep Kevin's Iamily in your thoughts and prayers.
Paige Joyner, CAPT CAP
Lieutenant Commander Kevin Davis is a native oI
PittsIield, Massachusetts, and graduated Irom Reading
Memorial High School in 1992 where he played Iootball
and was active with the Civil Air Patrol. He attended
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, earning a
Bachelor oI Science degree in Aeronautical Science with
honors in 1996.
Kevin reported to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola,
Florida, Ior OIIicer Candidate School and aviation
indoctrination in September 1996. He completed primary
Ilight training at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, and
transIerred to NAS Meridian, Mississippi, Ior
intermediate and advanced Ilight training. While there, he
Ilew the T-2C Buckeye and TA-4J Skyhawk, and
received his wings oI gold in June 1999.
Kevin reported to Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) at NAS
Oceana, Virginia, Ior training in the F-14 Tomcat and
was the "Top Stick" in his class. In July 2000 he reported
to the VF-11 "Red Rippers" where he completed
deployments aboard the aircraIt carriers USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS John F. Kennedy
(CV 67).
While with the "Red Rippers," Kevin served as the
airIrames/corrosion branch oIIicer, air-to-ground training
oIIicer and head landing signals oIIicer. His deployments
included extended operations in the North Arabian Sea
and Arabian GulI in support oI Operation Enduring
Freedom.
In July 2003, Kevin transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet
through Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125) at NAS
Lemoore, CaliIornia, and then reported to the Fighter
Composite Squadron (VFC-12) "Omars," stationed at
NAS Oceana, Virginia. While at VFC-12, Kevin served
as a Navy adversary pilot providing valuable air-to-air
training Ior Ileet squadrons. In December oI 2004, Kevin
graduated Irom the United States Navy Fighter Weapons
School (TOPGUN) as an adversary pilot. During his tour
at VFC-12, Kevin worked as the schedules oIIicer, legal
oIIicer, FRS/SFARP oIIicer and assistant operations
oIIicer.
Kevin joined the Blue Angels in September 2005. He has
accumulated more than 2,500 Ilight hours and 200 carrier
arrested landings. His decorations include the Air Medal,
two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and
various personal and unit awards.
National Headquarters has available an instructional
manual Ior WMIRS (April 2007) and e-Services
(1 April 2007).The WMIRS Instructional Manual is at
http://level2.cap.gov/documents/WMIRSManual.pdI
This manual explains how to: Enter Cadet Orientation
Ilights, Open training and actual missions, Enter
sorties, Close a mission, Create a WMIRS Form 108
This will be a great reIerence Ior Cadet orientation
pilots as well as Ior Incident Commanders.
An Operations QualiIications and e-Services User's
Guide Irom CaliIornia Wing is available at
http://www.cawg.cap.gov/Iiles/OPS-Qual-Guide.pdI
This guide explains how to: Establish a user ID and
password Ior Iirst time users, Change your home
address, phone numbers or email address, Update and
print out your 101 Card, Enter and update your pilot
data, Use Commander's Corner, Enter and update duty
assignments and senior member specialty tracks, Plus
much more. This will aid all CAP members, both
Cadets and OIIicers, as well as Commanders, and
Personnel and Administrative OIIicers.
II you are not able to access these publications Irom
the above links, they can be Iound at the NHQ website
Forms and Publication page under Other Publications,
then under Missions Directorate Ior the WMIRS
Manuel and under InIormation Technology Ior the
OPS Qual User's Guide (e-Services).
WMIRS and e-Service Manuals

TO ALL GAWG MEMBERS WHO HAVE
CAP RADIO EQUIPMENT
Be advised that starting on Tuesday 20 March 2007,
the VHF Directed Net will start at 1945 hours local
and close at 1959 hours local.
The HF directed nets will be conducted on Tuesday
and Fridays. The HF nets will start at 2000 hours
local and close at 2029 local.

LTC James Card
Director oI Communications
SPACE ADVENTURES 2007
14-17 June in Loganville (Rain date: 21-24 June)
Get your CAPF 31 signed by your Squadron
Commander and sent to Wing Headquarters ASAP,
iI you plan to attend the Space 2007 weekend.
On this weekend, you can earn the Model Rocketry
Badge.
Cost: approximately $65 Ior the Iood Ior the
weekend
POC: Lt Col Darrell Golliher
dgolliheralltel.net


The information in this column is general AF-specific news that will
undoubtedly be of interest to Civil Air Patrol. It is my pleasure to
share this information with the Squadrons that I oversee.
Major Orlando La Rosa, USAF Liaison to CAP
NLVS IROM OIT OI THL BLIL NLVS IROM OIT OI THL BLIL NLVS IROM OIT OI THL BLIL NLVS IROM OIT OI THL BLIL




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1oint Strike Fighter is Flying Norman Polmar , April 19, 2007

The Iirst F-35A Lightning II development variant oI the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) continues to have a highly
successIul Ilight test program. As this item was written the Iirst F-35A to Ily has accumulated just under nine hours
oI Ilight in nine Ilights since December 15, 2006. However, Ilights exceeding Mach 1 are not scheduled to take
place until early 2008.
The JSF was developed to provide a Iighter/attack aircraIt Ior the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, as well
as allied nations. The principal F-35 variants are:
*F-35A conventional takeoII and landing aircraIt to replace the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.
*F-35B short takeoII/vertical landing aircraIt to replace the U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and F/A-18 Hornet
aircraIt; and the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Harrier GR.7 and GR.7 aircraIt.
*F-35C carrier-capable aircraIt to replace the U.S. Navy`s F/A18A through D variants oI the Hornet.
Meanwhile, the Government Accountability OIIice (GAO) in a recent report states that the JSF program cost and
schedule goals established in Iiscal year 2004 have not been met. The report continued, the 'JSF continues to
pursue a risky acquisition strategy that concurrently develops and produces aircraIt. While some concurrency may
be beneIicial to eIIiciently transition Irom development to production, the degree oI overlap is signiIicant on this
program.
Low-rate F-35 production begins this year with almost the entire seven-year test program remaining to conIirm the
aircraIt design.
The accelerated F-35 program is necessary because oI the need to replace the attack and Iighter aircraIt now Ilown
by the U.S. Marine Corps and the RAF and RN carrier-based Harriers.
TyndaII rescue center coordinates gIider crash rescue AFNEWS 4/20/07
(TYNDALL AR FORCE BASE, Fla. ) Members of the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here assisted in
saving a life April 16 as it coordinated the rescue response for a glider pilot who crashed in the
mountains near Franklin, W.V.
Serving as a 24/7 communication hub during ongoing search and rescue missions, the AFRCC staff and
its state-of-the-art technology, including network satellites for monitoring emergency locator transmitter
signals, helps reduce critical time required to locate and recover people in distress.
The pilot's wife initially reported the crash to the Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol after receiving a cell phone
call from the pilot after he crashed in a mountainous area of West Virginia. The Pennsylvania CAP
contacted the AFRCC and then rescue coordination efforts began.
Because of high winds, local National Guard assets could not be used, said an AFRCC official. The
West Virginia CAP immediately accepted the mission and dispatched ground teams to the suspected
crash area. The search was called off at approximately 8 p.m. because of high winds and nearly zero
visibility.
Concerned the pilot may not survive the night, Col. Rodney Moore, the West Virginia CAP wing
commander, then decided to return to the mountain to continue the search.
The rescue team located the pilot around dawn. His injuries included multiple broken bones, lacerations,
and frost bite. He was carried down the mountain by the team and a Maryland State Police helicopter
transported him to a hospital in Cumberland, Md.
The AFRCC was realigned under 1st Air Force to consolidate Air Force support to civilian agencies
under a single air component commander.
Formally assigned to Langley AFB, Va., the AFRCC is now consolidated with the 601st Air Operations
Center here, giving it greater ability to leverage Air Force air and space capabilities that can be applied
to search and rescue.
share this information with the Squadrons that I oversee.
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U.S. must maintain space superiority, GeneraI says Steven Smith, AF Press Svc
(Note: Following is an extract oI Iull article) 4/20/2007 - LONG BEACH, CaIif. (AFNEWS)
Maintaining superiority in space will go a long way toward protecting U.S. national interests, the
commander of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center said here.
"f adversaries are using space in ways that would threaten America or our forces on the battlefield, we
have to be able to disrupt or deny their use of those capabilities," Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel
told American Forces Press Service during the center's ndustry Days held here April 17-19. "Space
capabilities will become increasingly critical to our national well-being."
The center is located on Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, Calif. Personnel at the center are
responsible for researching, developing and purchasing military space systems, ranging from global
positioning technology and space-based infrared surveillance and tracking, to launching and maintaining
military satellites. As the Air Force's executive officer for space, Hamel is also responsible for America's
deployed and fielded intercontinental ballistic missile forces, as well as developing the next generations
of missile capabilities.
"f it has something to do with military space, somewhere within SMC we either are or should be working
on the concepts and technologies," Hamel said. "We have a responsibility for the life cycle from the
initial idea to actually working with industry to build it, launch it, and operate and sustain it."
Hamel said all nations have the right to operate in space, but it is important the U.S. can protect its
commercial and military interests in the realm. He said the concept of space superiority is very similar to
land, sea or maritime superiority.
"With maritime superiority, we acknowledge that all nations have the right to operate on the high seas,
but we also recognize that if our freedom to navigate is threatened, we have to be able to enforce our
rights. t's very similar in space," he said.
Current space capabilities are comprised of three principle elements: satellites on-orbit, ground control
stations that operate the satellites, and the links that connect the two. "We have to look at how to protect
those from threats," Hamel said.
Hamel pointed out that space technology, especially as it relates to satellites, is an integral part of
everyday life. Global positioning systems in cars, commercial television feeds, and financial transactions
at ATMs all depend on space technology.
"Space is a critical strategic capability for the nation," he said. "And we're going to have to ensure that
others can't take that away from us."
Hamel stressed that the U.S. is not weaponizing space and abides by all international treaties. The U.S.
is not placing futuristic offensive weapons like lasers in space.
"What we do in space is in complete accord with our international commitments," he said. "We support
the peaceful use of space, but we also recognize the legitimate rights of self defense. We view our
satellite systems as our sovereign property and attacks or interference with those are viewed as an
infringement on our sovereign rights."
Several countries have the ability to destroy orbiting satellites, including China, which destroyed one of
its aging satellites with a ground-launched missile during a test in January.
Space technology also plays a crucial role in current U.S. operations in raq and Afghanistan, and is
beneficial during humanitarian crises, the general said.
Blue Force Tracking is another space technology that will become increasingly vital to situational
awareness on the battlefield, Hamel said. Blue Force Tracking integrates GPS receiver packages with
ground forces, aircraft and ships, and continuously broadcasts a position. By relaying the position of a
specific Humvee, for instance, through a satellite link, it can be precisely pinpointed. "This is very critical
to be able access the status of friendly forces in large expanses of a battlefield," he said.
Through the proper integration into combat forces, space becomes a true force multiplier, he added.

Air Force TimeIine.


May 7, 1949 Gen. Henry H. Arnold is given the permanent rank of General of the Air Force.
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Thursday
1800-2100
TlME ACTlVlTY LEADER(S)
(ATTlRE: BDUs) The regular scheduling
for Week Two of the
Monthly Schedule has
been cancel l ed t o
a c c o mmo d a t e t h e
CPR/1st Aid Training
Class


18:20 Squadron lormaIion CapI. Colson


18:30 - 21:30
Possibly
22:00
CPR,1sI Aid
Training
This course is
necessary il you wish
Io be
ground Ieam cerIilied
Amanda NewIon
EgelsIone HospiIal
21:30 or 22:00

Closing lormaIion CapI. Colson
```
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
DO
NOT MISS THIS
3 May 2007
10 May 2007
Thursday
1900-2100
TlME ACTlVlTY LEADER(S)
(ATTlRE: BDUs) 1900-19:20 Squadron lormaIion
CapI. Colson

SaleIy Brieling
C,TSgI Colson
(quarIerly) 19:15 - 19:30 +? (DDR PresenIaIion)
C,CMSgI Z.Collins



19:20 - 20:30 Leadership
CAP Core Values
The CadeI OaIh
2LI. Maney

19:20 - 20:55 TesIing 1LI Shellield,CapI Blake



20:30 -20:55 CADET TlME
(Leadership,ES )

LogisIics
C,Command SIall
(2LI Maney,CapI Collins)

Maj Geiger

20:30-20:45 Radio NeI Maj Walker

20:55

Closing lormaIion
CapI. Colson
SPECIAL CPR/ 1ST AID TRAINING
6 May 1300-1500 Senior Officer Meeting
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BOWLING
Details to be announced
Thursday
1830-2100
TlME ACTlVlTY LEADER(S)
ATTlRE:
CLASS A
18:30 - 18:55 Drill Team,
Color Guard
C,TSgI K.Colson
19:00-19:20 Squadron lormaIion
(CurrenI EvenIs)
(PromoIions)
CapI. Colson
C,MSgI D. Davidson
CapI. Colson,1LI Mor


19:25 - 20:25 Moral Leadership
5cckng thc Truth
Exercise discipline before
jumping to conclusions
1LI Mor

20:30 - 20:55 CADET TlME
(Leadership,ES )

C,Command SIall
(2LI Maney,CapI Collins)

20:30-20:45 Radio NeI Maj Walker

20:55 Closing lormaIion


CapI. Colson
Thursday
1830-2100
TlME ACTlVlTY LEADER(S)
(ATTlRE: PT GEAR) 1800 - 18:55 MonIhly MeeIing-
CadeI Command SIall
And ElemenI Leaders
1LI Mor,2LI Maney
C,Command SIall

19:00-19:15 Squadron lormaIion
(CurrenI EvenIs)
CapI. Colson
C,MSgI D.Davidson

19:20 - 20:30 PT

DDR Surveys
LogisIics
LIs louIs & Maney
CapI.Collins
1LI Mor
Maj Geiger

20:15 -20:55 CadeI Review Board



20:30 - 20:55

CADET TlME
Grounds & Building
Clean-up & MainIenance
C,Command SIall

20:30-20:45 Radio NeI Maj Walker

20:55

Closing lormaIion
CapI. Colson
Training
24 May 2007
17 May 2007
31 May 2007
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18-20 May RESACA
Dwayne Collins, C/CMSgt, CAP
Bartow-Etowah Composite Squadron
SER GA 129
15 February 2007

Armstrong Essay: 'The DiIIerence Between Followership and Leadership

Are you a leader or a Iollower? There is one Iairly discreet diIIerence between the two.
Although everyone can be a Iollower and people can be taught to lead, some people are natural leaders.
Leadership development comes through experience and is not only Ior people at the top. It is a social
process shared among all members oI a group. With adequate communication, a leader can tell Iollow-
ers what is required, and Iollowers can then do what is needed Ior the leader. Following is a natural part
oI liIe and is an essential part oI getting a job done. Whether positive or negative, both leadership and
Iollowership are needed to get a group eIIort successIully completed.

Webster's Dictionary deIines Iollowership as "The capacity or willingness to Iollow a leader.
However, the will to Iollow is only one type oI Iollowership. In actuality, everyone Iollows everyone
else because every action a person takes causes a reaction.

My deIinition oI a leader is a person who can persuade people to do what they don't want to do
or are too lazy to do, and like it. The Iirst job oI a leader is to deIine a vision Ior the organization. A
superior leader gets things done with very little motion by imparting instruction not through many
words, but through a Iew deeds. Although a leader keeps inIormed about everything, there is hardly any
interIerence. It is very clear, however, that things would not get done iI the leader was not there.
When there is success, the leader never takes credit, even though the credit is well deserved. Without
Iollowership, a leader at any level will Iail to produce eIIective results.

When drilling a Flight, the leader is the Flight Sergeant. As a key person in the Unit, the Flight
Sergeant teaches, drills, and disciplines the Flight, conducts inspections, teaches Cadets how to wear
their uniIorms, and gathers inIormation Irom the Elements. Even though the position oI Flight Sergeant
requires a lot oI leadership and practice, a Cadet in this position must Iollow Cadets higher up the Chain
oI Command.

No matter how high up the Chain oI Command one goes, there will be leaders and Iollowers.
The diIIerences between leadership and Iollowership, then, are a process oI learning and the time needed
to gain experience in assigned responsibilities. Once a Iollower has demonstrated mastery oI
selI-discipline, motivation, responsibility, and other important traits, he or she has the competence to
become a successIul leader and pass this wisdom on to Iuture generations.

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S. Christiana Loudermilk C/CMSgt, CAP
Rome Composite Squadron SER-GA-043
13 April 2007


Armstrong essay: 'The difference between followership and leadership`
One oI the most important things to remember as you move Irom the Iollowership into the leadership phase, is to
lead by example. As you are gradually given more leadership and responsibility, it can become easy to lose the
respect others have Ior your authority iI you are always commanding but never willing to perIorm. For instance, iI
you are constantly telling your subordinates to shine their boots or iron their uniIorm, but neglect to do it yourselI,
you will probably not be taken seriously, and can easily lose respect.
One oI the best examples oI a leader who truly understood the importance oI leading by example, and daily used it
throughout his liIe, is George Washington. During the American Revolution, General Washington would daily ride
along the lines oI battle or through the soldier`s camps inspecting and encouraging. He understood that they were
looking to him as an example oI good leadership, not only to command and oversee but to take part in their daily
liIe. On one occasion, as Washington was overseeing the construction oI deIense IortiIications, he rode up on a
group oI continental soldiers attempting to raise a beam into place. The beam was large and heavy and the men
struggled at the task. The Corporal in charge, noticing the trouble they were having, instead oI helping them liIt the
beam, began shouting commands. Upon arriving at the scene, Washington questioned the Corporal as to why he
gave unneeded commands instead oI helping the men. The Corporal, not recognizing General Washington, angrily
responded, 'Sir, do you realize I am the Corporal? Washington, in his polite manner, tipped his hat and said, 'Beg
pardon, Mr. Corporal, I did not realize. He then dismounted his horse, removed his coat, and assisted the soldiers
until the beam was in place. As Washington wiped the sweat Irom his Iace, he turned to the Corporal and said, 'II
ever you need assistance like this again, call upon Washington, your Commander in ChieI, and I will come.
Throughout his liIe as a leader, Washington was respected because oI his willingness to not only sit on the horse
and command, but also to remove his coat when needed. He taught by example, respected his troops, and earned
their loyalty and respect in return. Commanding is an important part oI leadership, but when the time comes to liIt
the beam, earn the trust and respect oI those you lead by 'leading by example.
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AEROSPACE MENTORSHIP
by C/CMSgt Dwayne Collins
On 4/19/06, I did an introduction to the rocket program
Ior my AE mentorship. I had the Cadets do rockets
which are shot with straws.

First, I showed the Cadets a Iinished rocket. Then, I
instructed them how to do the Iirst Iew steps oI how to
make their own rockets. With little to no problems,
C/CMStg Zane Collins assisted me to help the Cadets
put their rockets together.

AIter the rockets were made, we sat the Cadets down.
Lt Col. Jansson, the Aerospace OIIicer, had an
AIter-action Review and told the Cadets to name their
planes.

In conclusion, we got to Ily the rockets to see which
one went the Iarthest. It was a great experience Ior
both myselI and the Cadets.

GAWG ENCAMPMENT WEBSITE
The new GAWG Encampment 2007
website is now online. It can be Iound at
http://gawg.cap.gov/winghq/cadets/hg/
new/Joomla/index.php You can also
access the website oII oI the GAWG Cadet
Programs Website.
II you have any questions or comments
about the site, please e-mail C/Maj Kyle
Atkins at stealthpilot17yahoo.com.
Kyle Atkins, C/Maj, CAP
GAWG Cadet Programs
Website Administrator
Lead Developer- Project Shadow

GAW G GL I D E R F L I GH T EN CAM P M ENT
21-28 July 2007
A Glider Flight Encampment will be held at the Rome Airport
21-28 July 2007. This Georgia Wing sponsored activity is open to
any Cadet that:
1) Is a current CAP member during the application period
and at the time oI the Encampment
2) Has earned the Curry Achievement
3) II over 18 years old, completed CPPT
Apply using a CAPF 31, signed by you, your parent or guardian, and
your Squadron Commander. Include a written recommendation Irom
your Squadron Commander.
All applications must be received by 4 June at Georgia Wing
Headquarters, 1501 First Street, Building 931, Dobbins ARB, GA
30069. You may Iax t hem t o 770-428-9967.

Lodging and meals will be at Berry College. The operations order
with more details including an equipment list, schedule and costs
will be provided soon.
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#1

Congratulations On Your Promotions: C/Amn Cearra Webb and C/SrA 1acob Ellefson
C/CMSgt
Dwayne Collins
#1 #1
FYI
Open House & Training Sessions



2nd Saturday of every month

the Rome Composite Squadron
Georgia Wing has 24 Ilight scholarships available Ior
cadets, 12 Ior airplanes and 12 Ior gliders. It seems there
is a stumbling block Ior some cadets to apply Ior these.
It is the requirement Ior the FAA written exam, known
as the FAA Knowledge Test.

I am providing some inIormation on ways to study Ior
the test as well as places to take the test. I hope this will
be useIul Ior cadets and oIIicers who work with cadets
in the squadron or with o-Ilights.

The exam is not as hard or as complicated to master as
rumors indicate. The FAA Knowledge Test is a
60-question multiple-choice exam taken on a computer
at an FAA authorized testing center.

The minimum age to take this test is 15 years old Ior the
Private Pilot Airplane and 14 years old Ior the Private
Pilot Glider. You have two and one-halI hours to take
the test, and the passing score is 70.

There are several ways to study Ior this exam. One is the
ground instruction you will receive with your Ilight
instructor. You can also choose to attend a Iormal
ground school. Some are taught by Ilight schools,
colleges and private aviation companies. You will Iind
schedules oI classes in ads in aviation publications, on
bulletin boards at airports and in continuing education
catalogs oI some schools and colleges. II you are a
selI-starter and motivated to become a pilot, a very good
way to study Ior your FAA Knowledge Test is selI-study
using a question and answer book, or a CD-ROM or
DVD computerized study course. This allows you to
study when it is most convenient Ior you and you can
review topics as necessary.

I am not endorsing any oI the Iollowing companies, but
only have compiled a list oI some oI the ones I know
about. I`m sure there are others available.

BOOKS: These have titles oI Private Pilot FAA
Knowledge Test Guide or Test Prep. Companies are
Gleim, ASA, and Jeppesen. You can Iind
t hem on t he web at www. gl ei m. com,
w w w . m a r v g o l d e n . c o m , s p o r t y s . c o m ,
and www.amazon.com. Make sure you get the 2007
version, because the FAA makes changes Irom
time-to-time to the questions.

Most oI these books will have all the possible questions
and the answer explained. As oI 03/15/2007, the bank oI
questions Ior the Private Knowledge Test has 622
possible questions. You will NOT need to know all oI
these.
This pool includes lighter-than-air, rotorcraIt, glider
and airplane questions. Make sure the book you study
Irom includes all questions iI you are studying Ior
your glider test. You will just disregard the questions
Ior the other speciIic aircraIt. There are some books
available that have only the airplane test questions.

CD-ROM: ASA Irom Sportys` oIIers one Ior all
aircraIt and Gleim`s test prep CD is Ior the airplane
only Knowledge Test.

DVD or CD-ROM Exam Course: King Schools
www.kingschools.com has an extensive ground school
course with interactive video. UnIortunately it is Ior
airplanes only. They do have a supplemental
course Ior helicopters, but not Ior gliders.

When you are ready to take your FAA Knowledge
Test, make an appointment with a testing center. You
will need to take to the testing center a written
authorization Ior the exam. The Iorm can
be Iound in the test prep book, or printed Irom the CD
or DVD course. There will be instructions on how to
get the authorization, using the Iorm, Irom the
company that sold the study material.
Or you can just get your authorization Irom your Ilight
instructor. II you do not have a Ilight instructor,
Georgia Wing has several Ilight instructors (CFIs) as
members who can help you.

There is a Iee Ior taking the test. When you make your
reservations, be sure to ask the amount. You may be
asked to pay with a credit card at the time you make
your reservation.

During the test you can use an aviation calculator,
E6B and plotters. FAA publication FAA-G-8082-17A
has all the details. Google it, it`s on the FAA website.
There are many other useIul publications there. You
can download the complete 622-question
booklet, but it does not have the answers like the test
prep guides.

Also on the FAA website, you can search Ior a testing
center near where you live. You can also go directly to
the testing center`s website:


CATS h t t p : / / www. c a t s t e s t . c o m/ s e a r c h /
(enter your zip code or search by state)

LASER http://www.lasergrade.com/locate.shtml
(enter your zip code)
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The Civil Air Patrol offers challenging opportunities for youths
12-20 years old, chaplains, aerospace education enthusiasts, and
adults with an interest in homeland security, search and rescue,
disaster relief and humanitarian missions. Leadership training,
technical education, and an opportunity to participate in
aviation-related activities are just a few of the exciting benefits
of CAP membership.

For more information, visit www.cap.gov or call (800)FLY-2338.
INTEGRITY...VOLUNTEER SERVICE...EXCELLENCE...RESPECT
Many thanks to Captain Paige 1oyner for her outstanding performance as the
GAWG Director of Public Affairs. She will be missed.