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FLY THE HORIZON! FLY THE HORIZON! FLY THE HORIZON! FLY THE HORIZON!
Nebraska Wing Newsletter
David Plum, Colonel, Nebraska Wing Commander April 2012
Table of Contents
Pg. 2 - 4 NEWG NewsPg. 5 - 6 News from Nat’l HQPg. 7- Cadet CornerPg. 8 - Aerospace EducationPg. 9 - Calendar EventsPg. 10 - Important Dates , Info &AnnouncementsPg. 11 - SafetyPg. 12- PAO Corner
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14 April is the cut off date for hotel rooms available for wing conference at the Rodeway Inn &Suites, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, & Norfolk County Inn & Suites. Rooms are going fast.
Registration fees for the 2012 Wing Conference have been finalized.Banquet Only $25.00 Please send your payment to:Cadet Conference Only $30.00 Nebraska Wing HeadquartersSenior Conference Only $40.00 P.O. Box 155Cadet Conference and Banquet $45.00 Ashland, NE 68003Senior Conference and Banquet $60.00
ALL PAYMENTS must be postmarked BY APRIL 30th!In the Memo line, put who the payment is for.
Please cut and paste the following link into your browserRegister online at:http://nebraskacivilairpatrol.org/registration/
Attendees who cancel after April 30
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will not receive a refund of their registration fees.
Our keynote speaker this year will be Gerald “David” Oliver; the pilot of the world’s only flying B29 bomber. Aviation inspired David at a veryearly age; taking the controls of an aircraft for the first time at age 7.Now 29 years old, Oliver is the operations manager for “FIFI”, the world’sonly flying B-29 Super Fortress bomber, and his path to that seat beganwith a 1994 Young Eagles flight.For more information on the NE Wing Conference and our keynotespeaker please visit,
wingconference.nebraskacivilairpatrol.org
.There is information on the Home page and by clicking on the Latest News tab at the top of the home page.
The upcoming 2012 Nebraska Encampment is now accepting applications. Scheduled for 24 - 30 June 2012,Nebraska Wing Encampment will be held at Camp Ashland Nebraska. Application deadline is 30 April 2012.
The2012 Wing Conferencewill be 4-6 May 2012 at the Norfolk Lodge & Suites in Norfolk, NE. Work on your ideas and needs foryour meetings and get with Major Schaeffer, our project officer for this year. Let’s invite the Region staff personnel tohelp out in our areas if you can’t be with us to make sure yourposition has some words of wisdom to offer to our members.10 Days left to register for Wing Conference!!!
This year’s Wing Conference includes an Emergency Services train-ing event Sunday morning. Members signing up and participating inthe Emergency Services activity will be able to claim reimbursement for fuel costs incurred attending Wing Conference.
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Nebraska Senior Members:
The 2012 Nebraska Encampment is now accepting applications for the 24 - 30 June 2012, Nebraska WingEncampment to be held at Camp Ashland Nebraska. Cadets attending the encampment must have com-pleted the Curry achievement and seniors must have completed level one training.An encampment can be the most significant and worthwhile training experience of a CAP cadet’s member-ship. To make the encampment happen we need seniors members to participate. Without your support,the encampment could be scaled back or cancelled and we do not what that to happen.Goals of Encampments. Encampments are designed to provide CAP members the opportunity to:(1) Apply knowledge gained in the cadet and senior programs to practical situations.(2) Develop a greater understanding of CAP and Air Force missions and capabilities.(3) Develop their leadership potential.(4) Enhance their interpersonal skills.(5) Develop time-management skills.(6) Develop a spirit of teamwork.(7) Inspire a sense of discipline.(8) Learn how to overcome challenges and succeed.(9) Enhance their local unit’s Cadet Program.(10) Aid in retention and motivation.(11) Receive an introduction to the military.Please go to the encampment website at http://encampment.nebraskacivilairpatrol.org/for details about how to apply. The application deadline for cadet and senior staff members is 30 April 2012. Training forall cadet and senior staff members will be 25-27 May 2012 at Camp Ashland. Non-staff cadets planning toattend need to apply by 05 June 2012. There is no cost for adults who stay at the encampment at least 4days. Others will be charged on a per meal basis.Planned activities include:Rifle ShootingRepellingEmergency Services Trainingand lots more!Thanks,DAVID M. WAITE, Lt Col, CAPCommander – 2012 Nebraska Wing Encampment encampment@nebraskacivilairpatrol.org Information on the encampment can be found at the web site:http://encampment.nebraskacivilairpatrol.org/ Get regular updates on Twitter: Text "follow 2012NEWGENCAMP" to 40404
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This was a Nebraska Mission find believed to have occurred between 1968-1970.Do you know/remember this mission?Answer: As for the wreck (“Find”) photo, to the best of my memory (since Iscanned it onto a flash drive years ago and threw away the slide): The aircraft was a brand new Cessna 180 that was being flown up to a flying club in EasternNebraska by the club's president and several other club members. The aircraft ran out of gas before reaching Omaha. I believe that a head wind contributed tothe fuel usage. the pilot then attempted a landing at Eppley but could not make it.They then attempted to glide onto a farmer's filed on the Iowa side of the Mis-souri River. But evidently not a skilled dead-stick pilot as he turned on his finalapproach the aircraft stalled and dropped in a group of trees on the edge of thefield. We (CAP) responded to a request for a ground search team. About the timewe located the crash (based on information from Eppley), all members walkedout (with only scratches and bruises) to a farm house and called the authori-ties. It seems to me that it was in the Summer, 1968 - 1970.That was probably the easiest search I participated in, the worst was looking for a plane that went down inthe Winter carrying a college debate team on its way home (Morningside College I think) from Denver. Theweather was terrible, snow storm around freezing. The plane was not found until that Spring, all aboardwere killed and it was within 500 yards of a farm house.
Story from Carl Lindberg
Greetings,I have been appointed the Report of Survey Officer for the below missing piece of equipment. I am asking if anyone has it please let me know so we can reestablish accountability for the item. A negative response isnot required. Thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter.DARRELL R. McMILLAN, Lt Col, CAPVice Commander, NEWGNounBase Station-HF MakeMotorola ModelMICOM-2Serial Number856SXC1729 OrganizationNCR-NE-001Property TagCAP1002013 SourceDOD-Funded Initial Acquisition Cost $1,600.00Acquisition Date19 Dec 1997 Useful Life in Years (Remaining)10 (0) LocationDescriptionHF TRANSCEIVER
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