The Civil Air Patrol

These images link to the National Weather Service office at Wakefield VA

Aviation Operations

Three Day Weather History at Selected Airports

West	Central	East	Coastal / Eastern Shore
OKV Winchester	JYO Leesburg	EZF Fredricksburg	WAL Wallops Flight Facility
CHO Charlottesville	CJR Culpepper	XSA Essex Co. (Tappahanock)	MFV Melfa-Accomack Co
ROA Roanoke	RIC Richmond Intl	PHF Newport News - Williamsburg Intl	ORF Norfolk Intl
MKJ Mountain Empire	DAN Danville	FKN Franklin	CPK Chesapeake

Civilian Weather Services

• The National Weather Service Forecast Office, Wakefield VA.
• The Tropical Prediction Center of the National Hurricane Center.

Scheduling, Sortie Request, Aviation Weather, and Flight Planning

• Flight Schedule Pro for scheduling aircraft and checking the known squawks for the aircraft desired.
• WMIRS to enter the sortie request and designate a Flight Release Officer (FRO). WIMIRS only understands Zulu date and time.
• The Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) Weather Resources.
• DUATS flight planning resources (CSC).
• SkyVector charts for route familiarization (check chart currency in upper left of chart).
• Google Maps to study the terrain in advance.
• The FAA National Aeronautical Charting Office. Note in the lower left panel Free On-line Digital Products which are:
  • digital - TPP/Airport Diagrams (Terminal Procedures Publication)
  • digital - Airport Facility Directory

Operations

• Obtain confirmation of the flight release via email. A phone conversation with the FRO is required.
• Conduct the flight safely and close out the flight plan with Flight Services.
• Refuel as needed and secure the aircraft. Keep the receipt and sign with name, mission number and sortie number.

Flight Reporting

• Populate the VAF11 as required and attach the receipt. Scan the document as a .PDF file and retain the original paper document(s) for 60 days.

• VAF11 forms and receipts for -
  • A9 Missions go to the VAWG Maintenance Officer Capt Merv Bourque.
  • C17 and B12 missions are member paid and do not require a VAF11.
  • USAF funded missions (training or actual) go to the IC or AOBD who authorized the flight.
  • All other VAF11 forms and receipts go to the VAWG Admin Officer Tom Burns.

• Promptly Report Squawks via email to Capt Merv Bourque, the VAWG Maintenance Officer.
• Enter WMIRS to report flight metrics and close out the sortie.
• E-Services to update your currency.

• The FAA Safety Team (FAAST) page for courses and certifications in the voluntary Wings Pilot Proficiency Program that lead to credit for a Bi-annual Flight Review (BFR) and increase the awareness of proper procedure and safety culture. The CAP F5 checkride is recognized as one of the flight elements that lead to certification in the Basic level of recognition. A F91 or F5 Commercial/Instrument checkride are two flying elements that leads to an Advanced level of recognition.

  Participation and recognition in the FAA Wings program is not a CAP requirement, but is highly encouraged for a number of reasons. The courses are top quality and address training where there are currently a statistically high number of incidents in the real world. The courses are updated regularly and adjust to trends in aviation that need emphasis to reduce incidents by voluntary continuing education and then those participants applying lessons learned.

Scheduled Training Events:

• 8-Aug-09 @ 0800L, G2 SAREX at Wing Headquarters (FCI).
• 12-Sep-09 @ 0800L, G2 SAREX at Chesapeake Airport (CPK).

Supporting Documents

• Member Training Record Validation.
• Speciality Qualification Training Record (forms).
• Forms and Publications.
• CAP Form 5 Online Course.
• Standards and Evaluation.
• FEMA ICS Forms
• The ICS-309 Communications Log.

• Col Litt's reminder of the NIMS Training Memo concerning completion of the IS-100 and IS-700 courses for CAP pilots to remain PIC on 1-Jan-09+.

• Operations Qualifications Approvals Policy.
• Aircraft Custodial Responsibilites & Operations Policy.
• Vehicle Custodial Responsibilites & Operations Policy.
• Cadet Orientation Flights Policy.

Hierarchical CAP Web Resources

• CAP National Headquarters.
  • CAP Sitemap (easy to navigate).
  • E Services (requires login).
  • The Civil Air Patrol News (online).
  • The CAP Knowledgebase.

• Middle East Region.

• Virginia Wing.
  • Wing Cadet Programs.
  • Subscribe to the Virginia Wing Email List Server.
  • The Virginia Wing Calendar.

• Group 2 Virginia Wing (that's this page).

  Group 2 Squadrons (10):

  • VA-025 Langley Composite Squadron. (*)
  • VA-060 Southside Composite Squadron.
  • VA-064 Byrd Field Composite Squadron.
  • VA-088 Newport News Composite Squadron. (*)
  • VA-089 West Richmond Cadet Squadron. (*)
  • VA-094 Hanover Composite Squadron. (*)
  • VA-095 Coastal Composite Squadron. (*)
  • VA-140 Hummel Composite Squadron.
  • VA-141 Hampton Roads Composite Squadron.
  • VA-142 Ft. Pickett Composite Squadron.

    (*) Active link on VAWG server as of 29-Nov-08.

• CAP Flight Management CAPR 60-1.
• CAP Emergency Services Training & Operational Missions CAPR 60-3.
• Critical Incident Stress Management CAPR 60-5.
• Payment for Civil Air Patrol Support CAPR 173-3.

Certificates from successful completion of these exams are stored electronically and can be reproduced if necessary (by you) by selecting the Operations Online Exam Validation Tool.

• CAP Operations page.
• Gridded Sectionals for Emergency Services work.
• NOAA Satellite Information Service.
• Types of Emergency Beacons.

Aircrew Specific

• An Apollo GX-55 Simulator Page.
• A G-1000 Autopilot Training Presentation.

Ground Team Specific

• Forms and Publications.

• A MER Parental Consent Form is used to pre-obtain parental permission to seek medical attention should become necessary when for Cadets to engage in activites away from the normal meeting location or in activites that are not funded by the USAF. This includes travel to and from sites where activites are taking place such as, but is not limited to:
  • Field Trips and Tours.
  • Field Training Exercises (FTX).
  • Wing Conferences.

• A Mission Activity Number Request Form is submitted as an attachment to the Group Commander to utilize CAP assets with proper insurance coverage. The Group Commander will reply with a VA Wing Mission Number.

Weather Education

• Aviation Weather Formats METAR/TAF.

  Pilot Education

• Exams4Pilots, a site with on-line FAA written exams with the emphasis that "smarter pilots are safer pilots".
• Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in Virginia. (This is fascinating reading with excellent graphical and photo documentation) by Paul Freeman.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Tappahannock) area.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Hampton) area.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Virginia Beach) area.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Norfolk) area.

Safety Education

• The National Transportation Safety Board.

• FAA Airmen Certification (services).

• The Google search engine.
• The National Address Server.
• The Alta Vista search engine.
• The USGS Topographic Feature Search Engine.
• The US Gazeteer Search engine for finding places in the USA and generating maps.

• The Astronomy Picture of the Day.

• An Experimental Broadcast Page. This is being researched for various uses. If the page is not being updated, then the source is not broadcasting. Note the timestamp in the top of the image for the last update.
• A UTC Clock.
• Flight Reporting Link

Responsible CAP Official: James E. Byrd Capt, CAP