Aerospace Education Activity
by Terence
Wood, Capt., CAP
NEVADA
– The 801st SEP at Jim Bridger Middle School, North Las Vegas, Nevada
held it’s first Aerospace Educational Exercise.
Capt. E. Kevin
Stall, commander of the 70th Cadet Squadron, met eleven cadets, five
senior members and one parent at the North Las Vegas airport to conduct
familiarization training on several Civil Air Patrol aircraft.
The morning began with a review of external parts of the aircraft and their
function. Cadets were questioned about their prior knowledge as part of that
review.
Two
aircraft were used for this orientation, a Cessna 206 and a Cessna 182 with
G1000 instrumentation. Cadets were paired and allowed to sit in the pilot and
copilot seats where Capt. Stall went over the instrument panel. This was a
tremendous experience as many of the cadets had never been inside a Cessna
before. 2nd Lt. Pierce discussed preflight checks and several
Cadets were given an opportunity to check the fuel for impurities. Proper safety
around the aircraft and moving the aircraft in and out of the hanger was
additional information covered.
A tour of the CAP operations center at the North Las Vegas site completed a very
rewarding educational experience.
Terence Wood,
Capt., CAP
Assistant
Public Affairs Officer
Jim Bridger
Middle School Cadet Squadron
Nevada
Wing
