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light Loglight Log Pell City Composite Squadron 118Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol

From Our Commander, Resolutions We are beginning a New Year. It is a time to startfresh. We all look forward to the new beginning.Many of us make resolutions for the New Year. Thisis normally a good time to make changes. Some ofus make resolutions that affect us personally. Someaffect other parts of our lives such as work or school,or home. We make resolutions to change things in

our lives that we want to improve. Resolutions canbe small, or they can be large. They are allaccomplished one small step at a time.When we make our resolutions for 2013, we do notwant to leave out the Civil Air Patrol. I want toencourage everyone to take a look and set personal goals and objectives for thecoming year of what you would like to accomplish in the CAP. Make a list of theseresolutions. Refer to your list from time to time to see if you are on track.I want to share my list of New Years Resolutions that pertain to the CAP.

1. I will get my Newsletter Articles in on time.

2. I will attend more Senior and Cadet Meetings. 3. I will actively recruit new members.

4. I will promote Safety in all activities.

5. I will increase my Professional Development.

6. I will increase my ES Skills.

7. I will attain a new ES Rating.

8. I will attain a new FAA Rating.

9. I will stay abreast of current events that affect the CAP.

10. I will review my list of resolutions to stay focused.

Make a New Years Resolution. You Can Make a Difference!

Jim Gosnell, Commander

Vol. 4, No. 1 January 2013Squadron

CommanderMaj. Jim Gosnell

Deputy Commander forCadet Programs -

Capt. Cindy Bennett

nside this issue:

CommandersCorner

1

Calendar

2

afety 3

afety Newsletternd Volunteer

Magazine

4

AL Wing Conference 5

National & Regional 6

WESS 7-8

romotions 9

CyberPatriot un Night

10

Cadet Corner 11

Aeorspace HI 12

Cadet Commander 13

NewsletterEditor2nd Lt.Elizabeth Shurbutt


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Safety . . . Page 3

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Many thanks to Eddie Shurbutt for using this space last month to give us a timely and valuable update on Holiday Safety during myabsence. Eddie, as most of you know, is the Safety Coordinator for our cadets and also contributes to the seniors on occasion. ThanksEddie!If you are like me and get the FAAs email safety alerts, you have probably noticed that a lot of emphasis is being put on pr eventingrunway incursions and taxiway incidents. The main causes of these events are distractions in the cockpit. What can cause aircrews to

become distracted? Unfortunately, some of the aids to our flying, such as smart phones, tablets, and laptop computers can be the verysource of many distractions. For example, some non-flying activities that illustrate the potential are:

- Children using cellphones while crossing a street were found to be 43% more likely to be hit by a vehicle thanchildren not using them.

- Pedestrian injuries in the 16 to 19 year old demographic have increased 25% in the last few years and are beinga ributed to increased cell phone use.

- Sta s cs show that tex ng and driving is nearly four mes more dangerous than driving under the in uence ofalcohol or drugs.

The record books are full of examples of flying or taxiing activities that reinforce the dangers that these devices bring to aviation aswell:

- One of my previous ar cles detailed how a cell phone ringing on an airliner takeo almost led to an aborted

takeo because it was erroneously assumed to be an alarm on the panel.

- The aircrew members that over ew their des na on by 150 miles (while ignoring ATCs fran c calls) wereworking on their upcoming schedules on their laptops.

- An Airbus captain le his cellphone on in ight and as he was making an approach to his des na on the textmessages that he received as he got within range of ground based towers distracted him so much that he nallyaborted the landing at 392 feet AGL because they had not lowered the landing gear.

- A Boeing 737 crew missed a taxiway turn a er a long day of ying as the copilot was nishing inpu ng weightand balance info into the FMS.

As the last example above illustrates, you dont need a mobile device to divert your attention, the G1000 will work just fine . Routineconversation can be just as distracting as electronic devices; one of the reasons we should abide by sterile cockpit rules duringtaxiing and critical phases of flight.We all know the Wings position on cellphone use; they should be turned off while in the air. My recommendation is that, if y ou usethem on the ground after starting the engine, use the following procedures:

- Try to complete all your communica on before star ng to taxi (just as you try to complete as much of thepre ight checklist as possible).

- When it is not possible to complete your use of the phone on the ramp, such as when you obtain an IFRclearance over the phone (ATC requires you to be ready for immediate takeo , generally) then stop at a cleararea and complete the transac on while parked.

- Turn all phones of prior to pulling into posi on for takeo .

Our mobile electronic devices bring a lot of information to us that, only a few years ago, was unavailable on all but the mostsophisticated of aircraft. Nexrad weather, excellent situational awareness, airport information, and restricted areas and MOA s are justa few of the advantages. Just dont forget that the primary reason we are in the cockpit at all is to fl y the aircraft fi rst!STAY SAFE!Ronald Harlan, Unit 118 Safety Officer

Reminder: Read the newsletter and receive a Safety Briefing Credit.Please email Ron Harlan at - [email protected]


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Safety Beacon - Official Safety Newsletter of theCivil Air PatrolJanuary Issue

Click on the link below to see the latest copy of this newsletter:

http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/Safety_Beacon__January_2013_BB79A95A896D3.pdf

Share the Joy One of our responsibilities as Pilots is to share the joy we have of aviation with

others in a safe manner. In the CAP one of the opportunities we have to do that isby giving Cadet Orientation Rides (O - Rides). These are aircraft flights that last

about one hour following a syllabus that has been approved. Each Cadet isallowed five funded Powered Flights, and five funded Glider Flights. If you have

not had the pleasure of giving the First Flight to a Cadet you are truly missing agreat experience.Major Jim Gosnell

Civil Air Patrols Volunteermagazine for

JanuaryMarchis now available online!

http://cap.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vcap13/i1/p0

If your household has more thanone CAP member and you

receive multiple copies of thismagazine, you may choose to

opt out to help save CAP money.

A digital version of the magazine isavailable online

http://www.capvolunteernow.com/cap_volunteer


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2013 Alabama Wing Conference . . . Page 5

Announcing the 2013 Alabama Wing ConferenceMobile, Alabama

March 15-17, 2013

Battle House Renaissance Hotel and Spahttp://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mobbr-the-battle-house-renaissance-mobile-hotel-and-spa/?toDate=3/17/13&groupCode=CRPCRPA&fromDate=3/15/13&app=resvlink

As we move toward the end of 2012 I am already getting inquiries about the Alabama Wing Annual Conference . I cantell you two very important pieces of information. First the conference will be held in Mobile Alabama . We are veryexcited about this opportunity to have our conference down on the coast in Mobile. Also our venue is the Battle HouseRenaissance Hotel and Spa. Contain the gasp and clapping!! The rates are fantastic (thanks to Meddie Clark) and thevenue probably one of the best, if not the best, hotel and convention location in the area. This is really going to be anice setting for our conference. The second piece of information that is critical for each of you is that the dates of theconference are March 15-17 2013 . Be sure to mark the dates!

The next item is that the conference hotel registration is actually open . For real. It really is available. I have attachedthe information below for those who want to go ahead and make a room reservation. We will be bringing up the ALWGConference registration online in early January, 2013.

Everyone is excited about our venue. We are planning a superb event with lots of training to be made available. Plannow to attend. Plan to stay the entire weekend. We will have special activities for you but plan some extra time to visitthe city and all the wonderful activities to do from shopping, to the museums, to the USS Alabama, to the beach.There is something for everyone.

Rick Kilgore, Capt, CAPDirector A1

ALWG HQCivil Air Patrol


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National and Regional News . . . Page 6

National Staff College Tentative Dates: The tentative dates for NSC are 12 - 19 May 2013.The director of NSC is Col Virginia Nelson, CAP.

Please contact Bobbie Tourville at [email protected] to access Col Nelsons e - mail information.More information will be available in the coming months.

I wanted to provide the latest information available from NHQ on the 2013 NSC.

Rick Kilgore, Capt, CAP

Director A1 ALWG HQCivil Air Patrol

(o) 205/824 - 3635, (f) 205/824 - 3677, (c) 205/901 - 6460CLC CourseDecember 7 - 9, 2012

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G1000 GROUND SCHOOL January 25 & 26, 2013

The Alabama Wing Standards/Eval will be conducting a G1000 ground school for interested CAP pilots and observers. This isa 60 -1 required course before operating a CAP Nav III aircraft. The course will be held Jan 25 th & 26 th at the terminal buildingin Tuscaloosa. The Friday session will be from 1800 -2100. Saturdays session will be 0800 -1700. The initial course will be forboth CAP pilots and observers. The course will help observers become familiar with the G1000 system. We will also beoffering a refresher course for previously qualified G1000 pilots and observers. Please follow the link below to registerfor the courses, and the lunch on Saturday. We will close the registration on Jan 15 th. See below for hotel information. I havesent this out to the wing in case you are an observer or are working on becoming an observer.Thank you, Maj Chris Iddins

AL Wing DOV

http://alwg.us/pages/g1000 -ground -school.php ________________________________________________________________________________

Econolodge Inn & Suites 1930 McFarland Blvd

Northport,Al.35476 205 -330 -0345 Rooms are under CAP I know everyone uses GPS now for directions, They can call me for some simple directions. Ray Harkey 205 -799 -5442

SAREX Muscle Shoals February 2, 2013

Greetings All,Sign -Ups are now open for the upcoming SAREX in Muscle Shoals (Feb 2) as well as the upcoming ICS 300 (Feb 16/17)

and ICS 400 (Mar 2/3) courses.

To sign -up for one or all of these events, visit the "Event Registration" page in the Ops & ES section of the ALWG websiteat www.alwg.us. When signing up for the SAREX, please indicate which of the positions you are willing and able to fill byselecting the appropriate boxes. Staff selection and crew assignments will be made based on what you select here. Ifsigning up to attend or to help staff one of the ICS courses, please check the "ICS Student" or "ICS Instructor" box asappropriate.

To verify you are signed up, click on the link "View Participant Roster" after you have selected the appropriate event andlook for your name.

To modify your registration, simply re -register with new options selected. To withdraw your registration, simply click the "Register" button with no boxes selected.

Regards, Ande Boyer Maj Ande Boyer, ALWG/DOS [[email protected]]
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Wing Training . . . Page 7

WESS 2012 - 2013

WESS REQUIREMENTS

BASIC GSAR

(GTM3)

ADVANCED GSAR

(GTM2/MRO)

TEAMLEADER

(GTL/UDF)

WILDERNESS ADVANCED

FIRST AID

AIRCREW (MS/MO/MP)

Achievement 1 (cadets)





Level 1 (seniors mem-bers)



Level 1 (seniors members)


General ES General ES General ES General ES General ES

WESS MedicalForm

WESS MedicalForm

WESS MedicalForm

WESS MedicalForm

WESS MedicalForm

OP SEC OP SEC OP SEC OP SEC OP SEC

Safety Curren-cy

Safety Currency Safety Curren-cy

Safety Currency Safety Currency

GMT-3 GMT-3 GMT-3 18 Years Old

18 Year Old

15 Years Old

Cost: There is a fee for all participants and covers the entire cycle. This money is used to provide all thetraining materials for the participants.

This fee is due at the October Event. $10 activity fee for all staff members.$25 activity fee for all GSAR and Aircrew participants.$80 fee for Wilderness Advanced First Aid.

WESS 2012 - 2013 Schedule 18 -20 JanuaryWESS 13 -04 22 -24 FebruaryWESS 13 -06 22 -24 MarchWESS 13 -05

THINGS TO PACK:All gear required by WESS

WARM clothing (thermal,warm socks, gloves, stockingap) It will most likely beold.

Healthy Food and water!

CAP ID and 101 Card. Ifyou have not turned in yourmedical form, you must doo!

A cup and utensils if youneed them. Hot water will bevailable for makinghocolate, coffee, or soups.

You must furnish your ownmixes.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP-TO-DATE ON YOUR GES AND IS COURSES!!


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Wing Training . . . Page 8

WESS 2012 - 2013

ALWG Emergency Services Mission AircrewSchool Greetings All,

Some additional slots have opened up in the ALWG Emergency Services School'sMission Aircrew School. To ensure that we are optimizing training opportunities forthe members of this wing, we have reopened the application window until January6th so we can fill these open slots. Those interested in participating should applyby clicking on the "Aircrew School Application" link at http://wess.alwg.us .

Applicants will need to already be fully current and qualified Mission Scanners.

Mission Pilot and Mission Observer Trainees are highly encouraged to apply, butwe are also taking those members who are already qualified as Mission Pilot/Observer that are interested in enhancing their aircrew knowledge and skills(certainly something to keep in mind for the upcoming ALWG SAR Competition!)Cadets are welcome to participate as well so long as they are already Scannerqualified.

The third of five training weekends of the FY13 WESS training cycle will be heldJan 18 -20 and will begin the Mission Pilot / Mission Observer track of MAS. TheMission Scanner track has already concluded and was a huge success. Bycombining classroom presentations, tabletop & practical enrichment exercises, aswell as operational training sorties in a very structured, task based trainingenvironment, members receive an exceptionally high quality training experience.The course fee is $25 which helps offset the cost of training materials. Travel to/from the activity in corporate vehicles is reimbursable and lodging is provided onsite free of charge. Meals are a combination of bring -your -own and eating at localdining establishments. Each weekend, the activity begins at 7pm on Fridayevening (sign -in opens at 6:30) and concludes around noon on Sunday. Due tointensity and breadth of the training, it is necessary that participants attend everyweekend for the entire weekend and remain on site both Friday and Saturdaynights. Members from seven different squadrons participated in the MissionScanner track of MAS. Please seek them out to get a first hand account of whatWESS -MAS is like. Additional documents with "what to expect" and a packing listare available for download at wess.alwg.us .

Again, the application window will be open until January 6th. Should we havemore members apply than we have slots available, an announcement will bemade on January 8th of who will be attending. If you have any questionsregarding the Aircrew School component of WESS, please let me know. If youhave questions regarding WESS in general, please direct them to the activitydirector, LtCol Michael Long at [email protected] .

Regards, Ande Boyer

THINGS TO PACK:All gear required by WESS

WARM clothing (thermal,warm socks, gloves, stockingap) It will most likely beold.

Healthy Food and water!

CAP ID and 101 Card. Ifyou have not turned in yourmedical form, you must doo!

A cup and utensils if youneed them. Hot water will bevailable for makinghocolate, coffee, or soups.

You must furnish your ownmixes.
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Character Development and PAOs CORNER . . . Page 9

WHERE TO FIND US ON THE INTERNET:Civil Air Patrolwww.gocivilairpatrol.com/

Cadet Serviceshttp://www.capmembers.com/

Alabama Wing of Civil A ir Patrolhttp://www.alwg.cap.gov/

Pell City Civil A ir Patrolhttp://www.pellcitycap.org/

Wi ng Emergency Services School (WE SS)http://wess.alwg.us/

Photo F iles on Fl ickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/bethshurbutt/collections/72157615727997818/

On F acebook: Civil Air Patrol, AL Wing Civil Air Patrol, Pell CityComposite Squadron, SER-AL-118, Civil Air Patrol

CADET PROGRAM EMAILGROUP:

A Yahoo Email group has been set up tomake communication between memberseasier. Invitations were sent to all the cadetmembers.

If you are not receiving updates andreminders from the Yahoo Group, you mostlikely are not a member of it yet.

Please contact Beth Shurbutt at:

[email protected] and request that sheadd you to the group.

You can also go to the Yahoo Group site and join:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PellCityCAP/

CONGRATULATIONS On

Promoting!!!

SENIORS: MAJOR CINDY BENNETT

CADETS:

Logan S Carter C/A1C 06 Dec 2012 John Daniel Smith C/SMSgt 29 Nov 2012

Noah Sublett C/A1C 29 Nov 2012


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CyberPatriot Program and Iron Man. . . Page 10

The CyberPatriot V Semifinals Round Is

Friday, January 11, 2013!

I know we have what it takes to make it to the FINALS!

OUR TEAM IS AWESOME!!!

Cadets:Thomas Bracker Peter Randolph

Brian Scott Noah Sublett

Jeannie Scott

CAP CADET FUN NIGHT

January 31, 2013

Edgewood ChurchFellowship Hall 6:008:30 p.m.

Bring your favorite foods and a 2 -liter drink.

If you have any board games that youd like tobring, feel free to do so. You may want to bundle up for a breezy game of

Volleyball in the gym.


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Cadet Corner . . . Page 11

Cadets Corner

Once again the holiday season has come and gone and it is

ime to get back to our normal routines. I dont know aboutother people but I sometimes lose track of what day it is when Iam off work for the holidays. I can tell you this though, Januarywill be off and running shortly. The cadets will have their firstmeeting on Jan 3 and will meet at the Avondale park for PT.Maybe all the Senior Members should join them there and run/walk their mile, then transition to the Community Center for situps, push ups and sit and reach. After all the yummy stuff we

ate, I dont think it would hurt any of us to do that.Thank you to all the cadets and senior members that participated in the Missing Per-son search in the Auburn area on Dec 26 th. I know it was tough to leave the comfort ofyour home, with family and friends visiting to be a part of this. We left the airport at5:15am headed to Auburn and didnt get home until 8:30pm. It was cold, wet and thewind was blowing gales and we appreciate your willingness to serve.

On January 11 th, the Cadet Conference at Maxwell AFB will start and run through Jan13. Also on Jan 11 th, our Cyber-patriot Team will compete in the Semifinals of their com-petition. Good luck to our team and hope for you to make it to the finals in D.C.

January 18 th brings us the WESS training and we have some folks that need to dosome preparation before they leave. Check your gear, food, shelter and make sure tobring layers and a jacket because January is typically a very cold month. Hot Hands andToasty Toes are a welcome addition to your gear during this month as well. There will behot water available for instant oatmeal, grits, hot chocolate, etc. Before we know it, Janu-ary will be over.

Congratulations to Cadet John Daniel Smith to the rank of C/SMSgt. Also the ca-dets who participated in the Christmas Parade in Pell City did an amazing job and we are

so proud of each and every one of them. Continue on the good work in studying yourmodules and we are looking forward to another Great Year in Pell City CompositeSquadron!Maj. Cindy Bennett

TRIVIA QUESTIONSince this is the end of the year award time, where would you find a listing of cadet andsenior member awards and the criteria needed to submit a nomination.Send your answers to: [email protected]


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AEROSPACE HI . . . Page 12

AEROSPACE HI

OK Senior Members, the requirement is HERE! Earning your YeagerAward will be part of the requirements to advance from Captain to Majorstarting in March 2013. I had heard rumors that this was coming andnow its true. If you need help such as a hard copy of the book, Journeyof Flight, I will gladly see that you get one. If you would rather downloada copy or study it on the computer, I can give you directions to do thatas well. My contact information is [email protected] , justdrop me an email and I will get back to you. My cell number is 256 -225

2230 and you can leave a message if needed. My service is spottywhere I live.

In current events, NASA is promising that 2013 will be a year ofscience on the space station, doing more projects, studying the longterm effects of weightlessness on bone density and studying animals foreffects of drugs used in osteoporosis among other experiments.

In other space news scientists have identified the first meteorite tooriginate from Mars and claim that it holds 10 times more water thanany other space rock from Mars. So the search continues for evidencethat Mars once contained water sources.

There is a lot of information from different media sources aboutspace related news. It isnt hard to stay up -to-date on what ishappening in Aerospace and it is always interesting.

I hope that you keep learning something new every day andeveryone have a great month.

Maj. Cindy Bennett


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Cadet Corner . . . Page 12

From the Cadet Commander:

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years! With the holidays over, itis time to turn our attention back to CAP.

This week's focus will be on Leadership and Drill. I'll try get an email out aboutthat tonight. Our schedule for the month should follow the normal outline (PT,Leadership, CD, AE). There will be a planning session Thursday evening to mapout the quarterly schedule. All cadet staff members are requested to attend ifpossible. Fun Night will be the end this month!!

In a few months I will be stepping down form CC and staff positions will be avail-able. Cadets, please start thinking about what leadership position you would liketo fill, your qualifications and goals, both personal and for the squadron, that youwould like to see fulfilled while serving. We are always watching your attitude,growth and performance. More information will be available closer to time.

The NCSA deadline is coming up Jan 15th. If you would like to go to one (ormore), be sure to apply! Remember, you must have completed an encampment

to attend (with the exception of NESA). I do not know if NESA registration is upor not yet, but to apply you need to go through the NESA website NOT the NCSApage.

Pell City will be competing for a slot at finals for Cyber Patriot this Friday after-noon. Thoughts and prayers would be appreciated as we compete from 11am -5pm. As far as I know, we tied for 9th place in the CAP category out of 261 CAPteams that originally registered and the top 6 teams qualify. PC has a goodchance of making it!

C/LtCol Randolph, P Cadet Commander Pell City Composite Squadron

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