Civil Air Patrol

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I met this guy who has a son that is 16. He is in CAP and enjoys it very much. The story I am going to tell you I think is a lie. The son said when he was 13, they went up in a 172 for 2 hours. They stopped at an airport and talked about the flight. He said that on their way back, he got to sit in the front(right seat). He goes on about how he got to control the plane when they were cruising, "helped" land the plane, and did most taxiing at the airport. He has had no experience on a plane ever before. Do you believe at the age of 13 and with no previous experience, he did all of that? I don't think so.

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sure they can... we know it as an "Intro flight"
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Sometimes the adult portion is also a little bit like having all chiefs and no indians.

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Isn't that alot like being on active duty sometimes??
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Well, at least in a squadron with lots of pilots...
 
Personally I have my opinions about CAP and those were formed by some power hunger people that had no clout to stand on...however I will say that for the younger crowd it gives some good exposure to aviation. Just don't be one of those cadets that walks around in a flight suit with a fighter tuck in it...not cool
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Just don't be one of those cadets that walks around in a flight suit with a fighter tuck in it...not cool
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Like the ROTC and Academy people that come to the "shadow programs" at the bases......funny to see.
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Flown in not flown, as in the airplane/helicopter went up in the air with me in it.
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I've got to start reading slower. Sorry.
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