O-FLIGHT SCHEDULING PROCEDURES from CC-CAP OPERATIONS

CADET LEADERS:

PLEASE READ O-FLIGHT SCHEDULING PROCEDURES ATTACHED.
PLEASE PRINT AND KEEP A HARD COPY FOR REFERENCE.
DISTRIBUTE AS YOU SEE FIT.

O-FLIGHTS WILL RESUME 30 MAY, 2011 ON MONDAY & WEDNESDAY.
THANKS,
MIKE WARD
OPERATIONS OFFICER
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CORPUS CHRISTI COMPOSITE SQUADRON

COASTAL BEND CADET SQUADRON

O FLIGHT SCHEDULING PROCEDURES

The longer daylight hours of summertime allow for O-Flights after school or work for eligible Cadets.

Currently, O-Flights are being conducted on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1630 to approximately 2000. During this time, two Cadets can participate in O-Flights each O-Flight day. Other weekdays might be scheduled if O-Pilots are available.

Typically, a briefing is conducted for about 30 minutes follwed by a preflight inspection of the aircraft. The sortie is generally from RBO to ALI, where the Cadets switch seats, then return to RBO. Total flight time for each cadet is approximately .7  to .8 hours.

Please follow the procedures outlined below to schedule O-Flights:

1. Identify the Cadets who wish to participate in O-Flights.
2. Determine the order in which pairs of cadets will participate.Example: Cadet Rickenbacker and Cadet Earhart 1^st in que for O-Flight  Cadet Lindberg and Cadet Boyington    2^nd in que for O-Flight.

Schedules need to look forward for a minimum 30 day period. Cadets may be scheduled for successive flights in their turn.

3. Cadet Leaders plan for transportation of participating Cadets to and from RBO. This is not the pilot’s responsibility.
4. Cadet Leaders ensure each O-Flight Cadet possesses a copy of the O-Flight record portion of their CAPF 66, which must be presented to the O-Pilot prior to the sortie.
5. Cadet Leaders verify each Cadet possesses a print copy of CAPP 52-7 O-Flight syllabus.
6. Cadet Leaders conduct appropriate training suggested in the O-Flight syllabus prior to the sortie.
7. Select a date for the O-Flight, with two additional backup days.
8. Cadet leaders verify paperwork is in order for each cadet.
9. Forward the info from steps 1- 7 to Mike Ward mhward3@hotmail.com
10. One week prior to scheduled O-Flight, verify commitment of Cadets who will participate and notify Mike Ward via email above. If one or both Cadets cancel, please fill the empty slot(s) so the O-Flight day will not be wasted. Lack of verification may result in cancellation of sortie. Please be considerate of your volunteer O-Pilots’ time.

Every effort will be made to accommodate the schedules submitted by Cadet Leaders. Schedule approval is at the discretion of  the Operations Officer.

O-Pilots are listed below:

Baldwin, Lorenzo 372914,  Barfoot, Johnnie 428931,  Boyd, Adam 346872,   Hopkins, Josh 453648, Lunceford, Jerry 297963,   Manning, Robert 354390,   Velazquez, Rene 434848,  Ward, Michael 446824

Historically, pilots with the most flexible schedules to accommodate O-Flights on weekday afternoons are Hopkins, Lunceford, and Ward.