Image by miheco via FlickrOn Saturday, the Van Nuys resident found a Cessna 152 that crashed near Santiago Peak in Riverside County, and led rescuers to the area where they found the two survivors. The occupants of the plane suffered minor injuries but were not hospitalized.---
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Image via WikipediaOn February 20, 2009, about 1515 Alaska standard time, a wheel/ski-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 (Beaver) airplane, N5342G, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a remote frozen lake, about 10 miles northeast of Kenai, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area proficiency/instructional flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the Civil Air Patrol Inc. (CAP), Anchorage, Alaska. The three people aboard, the first pilot, a certificated flight instructor seated in the right seat, the second pilot, seated in the left seat, and a pilot-rated passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and CAP flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, about 1445.
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Image by Molas via FlickrMONTROSE - The emergency transmitter's battery could have died. The search could have been abandoned. So much could have gone wrong, but somehow, everything turned out just right for the pilot of a small plane that crashed on the Uncompahgre Plateau Wednesday. Scott Thurner, 57, of Milwaukee was found alive with minor injuries after search and rescue personnel Thursday spotted the wreckage of Thurner's Cessna 172 in a canyon south of Raspberry Tower, which is located just west of the top of Highway 90 approximately 20 miles west of Montrose. He was treated for cuts and bruises at Montrose Memorial Hospital shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday- close to 30 hours since crash landing into some trees.
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Image via WikipediaAnn Johnson, flight commander of the recently formed women's unit of the Georgia Civil Air Patrol, appealed today for "equality with men in non-combatant military service."
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Image via WikipediaEstablished shortly before Pearl Harbor, the CAP felt that it could be of service in the work of coastal patrol, and in February had submitted a plan for the employment of its forces. Memo, Maj. Gen. M. F. Harmon, C/AS, to Lt. Gen. L. F. McNair, C/S GHQ, U. S. Army, 11 Feb. 1942 in AAFAC file 280. Originally under the operational control of the I Air Support Command, the CAP wa placed under that of the I Bomber Command 19 August 1942. See AAFAC file 280.012.---
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Credited with some 70 hours of flight time, slim Rosina Quarles, blue-yondering wife of the Deputy Secretary of Defense and grandma of seven, got her pilot's wings and second-looey bars in the Civil Air Patrol. Expecting her checkout as a CAP search pilot, Aviatrix Quarles owned up to one frustration: "I'd like to fly jets, but my husband won't let me."
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Image via WikipediaThe girls are going up in the air to aid in the Victory drive, the State Defense Council said today in a report indicating that 15 per cent of New Jersey's 500 volunteers in the civil air patrol are women.
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Image by Zellaby via FlickrIt may be that many people, staring blankly from their sofas into the empty, late-night flicker of their televisions, are in need of rescuing. Few, though, would expect a TV -- or a garage door opener, or a photocopier -- to issue a cry for help. Early last month, Chris van Rossman's television silently began to malfunction, emitting a signal that bounced off two satellites, alerted personnel at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, and ultimately led a team of local sheriff's deputies and Civil Air Patrol volunteers to the door of his apartment in Corvallis, Ore.---
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Image by Markus Wichmann via FlickrOn February 28, 1997, about 1901 central standard time, a Cessna 172P, N98991, registered to Civil Air Patrol Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 (other work) flight, collided with a pole while taxing. Instrument meteorological conditions (reduced visibility due to rain and ground fog) were reported by the pilot, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries, and the passenger reported minor injuries. The flight originated from Nashville, Tennessee, about 1 hour 35 minutes before the accident.---
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Image by jacksnell via FlickrOn February 26, 2001, at 1429 mountain standard time, a Beech V35B, N4637M, was destroyed following impact with terrain during cruise near Green River, Utah. The non-instrument rated private pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The cross-country personal flight originated from Gunnison, Colorado, approximately 1 hour 45 minutes before the accident. Visual meteorological conditionts prevailed for the takeoff; however, the meterological conditions at the accident site are unknown. The pilot had not filed a flight plan; however, family members said the pilot was en route to Fresno, California. Family members reported to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorities that the pilot had not reached his destination. The pilot was not using any FAA services at the time of the accident. An Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal was received by U.S. Air Force tracking satellites. The Civil Air Patrol located the downed aircraft on February 27.
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Image via WikipediaMAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Boat and plane owners upgrading their emergency beacons to the newer technology may be tempted to toss their old ones in the nearest dumpster. But emergency beacons, also known as ELTs in aircraft and EPIRBs in watercraft, were not meant to be discarded like common trash. Civil Air Patrol, in partnership with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, has kicked off a communications initiative – a “Don’t Trash the Beacon” campaign – to inform boaters and airplane owners about proper disposal of obsolete emergency beacons. CAP squadrons across the nation are supporting this initiative by displaying posters about proper disposal in their communities.
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Image via Wikipedia(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the functions and capabilities of the Civil Air Patrol to support the homeland security missions of State, local, and tribal governments and the Department of Homeland Security. In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall review the process by which the Civil Air Patrol may provide assistance to the Secretary of Homeland Security, other Federal agencies, and States to support homeland security missions. . .
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Image via WikipediaWhile a student at Wellesley College, Nichols secretly took flying lessons. Shortly after graduation, she received her pilot's license, and became the first woman in the world to obtain a hydroplane license. She first achieved public fame in January 1928, as co-pilot for Harry Rogers, who had been her flying instructor, on the first non-stop flight from New York to Miami, Florida. Due to her socialite upbringing and aristocratic family background, Nichols became known in the press as the "Flying Debutante", a name she hated. Nichols was then hired as a sales manager for Fairchild Aviation Corporation. In 1929, she was a founding member, with Amelia Earhart and others, of the Ninety-Nines, an organization of licensed women pilots.---
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Image via WikipediaCivil Air Patrol located the missing A36 Bonanza aircraft at approximately 5:45 p.m. on February 22 three miles northeast of the Cumberland Regional Airport. CAP members from Maryland Wing and West Virginia Wing conducted the search along with the Maryland State Police. There were no survivors.---
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Image by wallyg via FlickrVideo imagery of Columbia's entry provided to NASA was analyzed by imagery, trajectory and ballistics experts. The results of that analysis were then provided to National Transportation Safety Board officials who reviewed air traffic control radar imagery in that area during the time of Columbia's descent. The review resulted in what is believed to be a significant radar track of a piece of debris as it fell to Earth. As a result, a search of the Caliente area near the Nevada-Utah border is under way using Civil Air Patrol assets. A search using additional means also may be forthcoming.---
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This crash involved a Civil Air Patrol pilot ferrying military mail between the army air fields in Kansas and Nebraska. The plane originated at Kansas City and had made a stop in Topeka and possible other locations. The next scheduled stop was the Bruning AAF, but possible engine failure was experienced about ten miles southeast of Bruning or just north of the small town of Powell. The pilot attempted to land the aircraft, a Luscombe monoplane, in a bare wheat field. Observing the accident was a 7-year-old boy who was out hunting rabbits with his dog.---
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