Civil Air Patrol

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Dreampilot

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Hey eveyone,

I was just wondering why nobody seems to talk about civil air patrol. I was curious as to what exactly it is and how to join. Do you have to compete or can anyone do it. Can somebody please fill in everyone else about what exactly it is.
 
It's not a time building opportunity, but once you're a member you can rent a C172 for $35/hour dry. You can't take non-members with you though.

I am a member of CAP. But it is sooo consuming of ALL of your free time. Once they get you, you're going to be spending a lot of time doing CAP activities. I was the squadron's finance officer (I was "nominated") and I had to be available to doll out the funds, collect the funds, visit the bank weekly, and fill out reports. I felt obligated to always be available, and I didn't have a lot of free time between the weekly meetings, air shows, and hurricanes. In the last year I haven't been very active because I have been away flying airliners.

Becoming a member is easy. Show up for 3-4 meetings to see if you like it. Get fingerprinted. Pay $70. Pass a background check. You're in.

It's a great organization for kids, teens, retirees, and people with a lot of free time.
 
I heard it depends where you are. I went to a meeting a few years back to see if I'd like it...needless to say I left when a bunch of geeks were told to start doing pushups in competition over an old F-15 pamphlet and stupid stuff like that. The leaders were all on powertrips, seemed like a circus I didn't want to be part of.
 
TheFlyingTurkey said:
It's not a time building opportunity, but once you're a member you can rent a C172 for $35/hour dry. You can't take non-members with you though.

I am a member of CAP. But it is sooo consuming of ALL of your free time. Once they get you, you're going to be spending a lot of time doing CAP activities. I was the squadron's finance officer (I was "nominated") and I had to be available to doll out the funds, collect the funds, visit the bank weekly, and fill out reports. I felt obligated to always be available, and I didn't have a lot of free time between the weekly meetings, air shows, and hurricanes. In the last year I haven't been very active because I have been away flying airliners.

Becoming a member is easy. Show up for 3-4 meetings to see if you like it. Get fingerprinted. Pay $70. Pass a background check. You're in.

It's a great organization for kids, teens, retirees, and people with a lot of free time.
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I should look into it. Are they around every airport?
 
CAP is a great experience and I recommend that anyone at least go and meet with a squadron to at least see what it is all about but i agree with Turkey, once they get you they ask alot of you especially if you are in a smaller sqaud that has no pilots.

I enjoyed my time with CAP in TX and have yet to have the kind of time here in NV that CAP required.
 
Plenty of good info on CAP available to you for the low, low price of clicking on the Search link at the top of the page.

And Joe, I prefer to be referred to as "the Red-White-and-Blue Baron". :D
 
aloft said:
Plenty of good info on CAP available to you for the low, low price of clicking on the Search link at the top of the page.

And Joe, I prefer to be referred to as "the Red-White-and-Blue Baron". :D
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Doug told me how you guys pretend to be in the A.F. and pretend to engage each other. Wannabees.
 
few questions

just wondering how do you know which wing / unit has plane to flying around? What kind of plane do they fly?

adreamer
 
Sweet guys!

I checked and found out theres a CAP unit at my airport, so im heading down tonight for a meeting. I think im gonna sign up for it! :rawk:
 
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