Information - MN Wing Flight Academy


	2009 Update Information
Home	July 19, 2009 Graduation Information Graduation will be held in Wallenburg Auditorium at 10:00 am Saturday, July 25, 2009. Family members, squadron members, and friends are invited to attend. The auditorium is in the building kitty corner across from the road from Prairie View, where the male cadets are staying. There is plenty of parking behind Prairie View. The college stated they will have a number of signs out to direct you also. See you there. STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAP Commander Minnesota Flight Academy 2009 **************************************************************************************** July 17, 2009 Flight Academy Cell Phone Numbers – LIMIT CALLS FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY!! Call 1st 651-235-9955 Call 2nd 612-865-5575 Call 3rd 952-240-7183 If the phone isn’t answered immediately, leave a message. We will get back to you once available. *************************************************************************************** July 8, 2009 UPDATE PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY!!!! Please state your name and that you are prepared for Flight Academy by stating you have the following: Powered – you must have your medical, birth certificate or passport, and valid CAP ID Glider – you must have your student permit and a valid CAP ID Send your respond via email to: smiller526@comcast.net STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAP Commander Minnesota Flight Academy 2009 ********************************************************* July 7, 2009 UPDATE Cadets – The Jacob Pfingsten Memorial MN Wing Flight Academy Scholarship This scholarship is available for a 2009 Flight Academy graduate. SCHOLARSHIP GOAL: To encourage all Minnesota Wing cadets graduating from the MN Wing Flight Academy to continue their flight training and obtain their FAA Private Pilot Certificate. SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE: To provide up to 30 hours of CAP Cessna 172 funding to assist one Minnesota Wing Flight Academy graduate who is likely to continue their powered, fixed-wing flight training to obtain their FAA Private Pilot Certificate. Click on the links below for more information on this valuable scholarship. Scholarship Information and Requirements: PDF version Application Form: PDF version Application Form: RTF version to open in most word processor programs (MS WORD etc.) for emailing. Email the completed Application Form to me at this email address: smiller526@comcast.net TRANSPORATION AND ARRIVAL PLAN FOR FLIGHT ACADEMY Cadets are to arrive at Gustavus Adolphus College (GAC) at St. Peter, MN no sooner than 1330 on 17 July 2009. Check-in starts at 1400 and continues through 1430. Check-in will be at Prairie View Residence Hall (which is between the “C” & “D” parking lots). A GAC campus map is found at the following link: http://gustavus.edu/welcome/maps/gustavus_adolphus_map.pdf STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAP Commander Minnesota Flight Academy 2009 ********************************************************** June 30, 2009 - Revised July 1, 2009 with more information added. GENERAL INFORMATION As you prepare to arrive at the Gustavus Adolphus campus please do the following. Prepare yourself and come ready to experience the time of your life. In detail go over the uniform list and required items for your time at flight academy. Ensure your blue flight academy shorts match the style/type described below. All male cadets will be expected to shave daily. Come prepared to do so. Leave at home your laptop computer, toys and games, video games, any edged weapons or knives (including pocket knives), Zune or other MP3 devices, or any other video recording or viewing devices. Cameras/digital cameras are approve. Ensure your uniforms are complete and ready for all activities and that you bring all required items. Check to ensure your CAP ID card will be current through the entire time at flight academy. If nearing expiration, renew EARLY so your card is valid through July. Parents/cadets, in an effort to assist you in obtaining the required uniform for flight academy, the following examples of acceptable and unacceptable shorts are provided here. The first two photos below are examples of acceptable shorts and can be obtained at clothing stores such as Kohl’s, JC Penney’s, and others. “Board shorts” and shorts with cargo pockets, such as the last example below, are unacceptable for flight academy. Link to 1st picture of acceptable shorts Link to 2nd picture of acceptable shorts Link to Unacceptable shorts CHECK IN INFORMATION Check in time is at 1400 – 1430 Friday, July 17, 2009 at Prairie View Hall on the Gustavus Adolphus campus. Check in uniform is BDUs. WHAT YOU NEED AT CHECK IN: Current CAP membership card - MUST HAVE FAA Student pilot certificate & medical certificate (Medical not needed for glider students) - MUST HAVE Birth Certificate or current Passport for powered cadets - MUST HAVE Cell phones, pagers and car keys will be turned in at check in All medications (including over the counter medications) must be disclosed to the medical officer at check in UNIFORM INFORMATION Flight uniform: Two flight academy t-shirts will be supplied. Navy blue, mid thigh length, no gym shorts. White or mostly white tennis shoes and white socks. Hats are mandatory for glider cadets. Baseball or bucket caps in a plain color are approved as the uniform cap. One set of BDUs including boots Blues uniform (short sleeve no ties) for graduation PERSONAL BELONGINGS Civilian clothes for free time Personal grooming items A t-shirt you would be willing to have the shirt tail cut upon completing your solo. This is a tradition among aviators and will be explained more at flight academy. Extra spending money. Staff will purchase any needed items for you. Rainy days could possibly present an activity for which there may be a minimal cost. Notebook and writing utensils Sunglasses and sun screen. The sun is very intense on the flight line and in the air. No boom boxes, skate boards or roller blades. Do bring a camera A swim suit for a possible pool options in case of inclement flying weather. PLEASE NOTE: FLIGHT ACADEMY STAFF RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEARCH ROOMS AND BAGS AT ANY TIME. GENERAL INFORMATION The rooms at Gustavus Adolphus in St Peter are air conditioned. Towels and bedding are provided, but only one set is given to each person, and are exchanged Monday and Friday. We suggest you bring some of your own, especially towels. Mattress pads are not provided. The mattresses tend to be on the hard side so a mattress pad would be a good thing, but not required, to bring. Laundry facilities are available free of charge. Uniform shirts will be washed daily by the flight academy staff. You are on your own for the rest of your personal clothing. MEALS Breakfast and Supper will be at the College. It is a buffet, all you can eat style. They provide a nice variety of foods for all types of diets. Lunch will be at the Mankato Airport grounds. There are no grocery stores within walking distance, so if you want snacks for your room, bring them from home. There will be little or no refrigeration for personal food. See you in three weeks. STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAPCommander Minnesota Flight Academy 2009 ***************************** June 29, 2009 FLIGHT ACADEMY STUDENTS NEWS FLASH The National Commander has change the requirements for students at the flight academy. Academy STUDENTS are NO LONGER REQUIRED to take any of the courses listed in the June 26th update. These topics will be covered in the safety briefing at the beginning of the academy. **************************** June 26, 2009 Cadets, Flight academy is three weeks away. As that date gets closer, you must be sure to check this updates page regularly. There are new requirements we received from the CAP National Commander requiring your immediate attention. Some additional training must be completed prior to coming to the academy. Specifically, what is required is you must complete the following four mini courses : 1. Basic ORM course and open book testThe Basic ORM Course is located at: http://www.capmembers.com/safety/orm.cfm Students and staff can view the ORM worksheet at: http://capmembers.com/media/cms/V1_Tab3_94277D5C1AA7E.pdf 2. SSA Wing runner course and open book testThe “Wing Runner Course” is available at: http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm 3. AOPA Aerodynamics course and open book test AOPA Aerodynamics course and test (with certificate) are located at: https://www.aopa.org/asf/osc/loginform.cfm?course=aerodynamics&project_code=& 4. CAP Ground handling video and open book test The “Ground Handling” video is located at: https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.MultiMedia.Web/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fCAP.MultiMedia.Web%2fVideo.aspx**. You must complete these courses before you arrive at flight academy. Completion of these mini courses should not take more than two to three hours. Sorry for the late notice, but this is a new requirement over which we have no control. Three weeks should be adequate time to complete the courses. Please bring your records of completion of these required courses to the flight academy - we have to check off completion. This year LtCol Dave Odette’s company, DigiKey Corporation, will be supplying the flight academy with water bottle carriers. These carriers make it very convenient to have water with everyone all day. Each cadet and staff member is asked to bring for their use at a minimum ONE CASE of bottled water. The academy will also have some bottled water for staff and students. That’s all for now. STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAPCommander Minnesota Flight Academy 2009 June 16th 2009 We are now just under five weeks until Flight Academy. Tuition and book payments should all be in. My last look indicated that isn’t the case. In addition to the payments, the three things you must have to attend Flight Academy are: Your medical (power) or Student permit (glider) Your birth certificate Current CAP ID card Please keep a close eye on the “Update” page. This is the only place you will get information from now until the Flight Academy. STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAP 2009 Flight Academy Commander Minnesota Wing June 5th 2009 It’s just six weeks until you arrive at the Flight Academy. We are all looking forward to a very tough, yet fulfilling week. This note is a reminder that you must have your medicals requirement met before arriving at the Academy. You can find all that information AND updates regarding the Flight Academy at the MN Wing website. If you have questions check out the “Frequently Asked Questions” section. There is a tremendous amount of information on the site. Check it out. Again, look for updates to the site regularly. This will be the last individual communication regarding the Academy. See you in six weeks. STEPHEN G. MILLER, Colonel, CAP 2009 Flight Academy Commander Minnesota Wing
This is what your medical certificate will look like when it is issued to you.

URL: http://www.mncap.org/cp/flightacademy/updates.html
Last updated July 19, 2009