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This page informs you of some of the more interesting actives that you might experience as a Civil Air Patrol member.

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A Day With The Seacoast Composite Squadron New Hampshire Wing, Civil Air Patrol Circa 1980
We decided to conduct an annual inspection of the squadron's Cessna 150. The local AI agreed and we moved ahead. Gordon (standing on the ladder in the picture to the left) was a Aviation Machinist Mate in WW2, but had not worked on an airplane since the war. He enjoyed this activity so much he bought a home built so he could continue the hands on experience. The guy standing under the wing is me. David and Ron (two guys in the picture below, right) also enjoyed the experience. They are both Captains with a major airline. The airline work does not include getting into the take it a part and put it back together again scenario. A new view of flying. Gordon (in the bottom picture below) telling me that if I would like to do something useful I could remove some screws from the tail of the aircraft. We decided to replace all the screws on the out side of the airframe, because the existing screws were beginning to rust. The work was completed with only one squawk called out during the finial inspection. The squawk was the misplacement of a few screws on the upper wing surfaces in the area of the fuel caps. We quickly corrected the error and were ready to fly again. After the effort shown here was accomplished, the Cessna 150 was flown for several years in CAP actives. It was sold to some one else when a replacement aircraft became available. The replacement was a T-41B from the stock of aircraft the USAF keeps. It is not normal for individuals to perform annual inspections, but it can be done and it is an enlightening and fun thing to do if you do not mind the work. The skill level required is not high and any questions that arise can be asked of the supervising mechanic. Just do not cheat on the work. After accomplishing an Annual Inspection using the do-it-your-self with supervision method the airplane owner will certainly know and understand much more about the aircraft he or she is flying than would be otherwise possible.

A Day With The Seacoast Composite Squadron
New Hampshire Wing, Civil Air Patrol

Circa 1980

We decided to conduct an annual inspection of the squadron's Cessna 150. The local AI agreed and we moved ahead. Gordon (standing on the ladder in the picture to the left) was a Aviation Machinist Mate in WW2, but had not worked on an airplane since the war. He enjoyed this activity so much he bought a home built so he could continue the hands on experience. The guy standing under the wing is me.

David and Ron (two guys in the picture below, right) also enjoyed the experience. They are both Captains with a major airline. The airline work does not include getting into the take it a part and put it back together again scenario. A new view of flying.

Gordon (in the bottom picture below) telling me that if I would like to do something useful I could remove some screws from the tail of the aircraft.

We decided to replace all the screws on the out side of the airframe, because the existing screws were beginning to rust. The work was completed with only one squawk called out during the finial inspection. The squawk was the misplacement of a few screws on the upper wing surfaces in the area of the fuel caps. We quickly corrected the error and were ready to fly again.

After the effort shown here was accomplished, the Cessna 150 was flown for several years in CAP actives. It was sold to some one else when a replacement aircraft became available. The replacement was a T-41B from the stock of aircraft the USAF keeps.

It is not normal for individuals to perform annual inspections, but it can be done and it is an enlightening and fun thing to do if you do not mind the work. The skill level required is not high and any questions that arise can be asked of the supervising mechanic. Just do not cheat on the work.

After accomplishing an Annual Inspection using the do-it-your-self with supervision method the airplane owner will certainly know and understand much more about the aircraft he or she is flying than would be otherwise possible.

A Day With The Central Brevard Composite Squadron Florida Wing, Civil Air Patrol Circa 1968
While flying a training mission we discovered an apparent crash site in a local swamp. Because of the difficult terrain, the USAF sent a helicopter from Patrick Air Force Base to the Merritt Island airport to pick us up so we could direct the pilot to the crash site. The mission was to recover enough pieces of wreckage to make identification the downed aircraft possible. As we hovered over the saw grass a man was lowered into the swamp using a cable. He was to scout for wreckage. He was concerned because there were many wild hogs running about below the helicopter. The down wash from the rotor blades soon ran the hogs off and he able to recover a piece of wreckage. The wreckage was found to be from a earlier B52 crash. I am the guy on the left.

A Day With
The Central Brevard Composite Squadron
Florida Wing, Civil Air Patrol

Circa 1968

[Logo 2] While flying a training mission we discovered an apparent crash site in a local swamp. Because of the difficult terrain, the USAF sent a helicopter from Patrick Air Force Base to the Merritt Island airport to pick us up so we could direct the pilot to the crash site. The mission was to recover enough pieces of wreckage to make identification the downed aircraft possible. As we hovered over the saw grass a man was lowered into the swamp using a cable. He was to scout for wreckage. He was concerned because there were many wild hogs running about below the helicopter. The down wash from the rotor blades soon ran the hogs off and he able to recover a piece of wreckage. The wreckage was found to be from a earlier B52 crash. I am the guy on the left.

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