Palm Harbor Cadet Squadron Aerospace News

1. Welcome to the Palm Harbor Cadet Squadron’s Aerospace Newsletter for May 2007. Last month had the surprise bonus of having a Fly Day for our Cadets and in this month’s edition, you will find some memorable photographs from that event. To acknowledge and help our Cadet members – particularly the newer ones - we have included a new page devoted to our Cadet’s achievements and activities. Each month it will chart the progress of our Cadets and spotlight any significant events or accomplishments with pictures and news. The fly Day pictures are contained in this section. And not forgetting the rest of our squadron members, our new Emergency Services & Officer’s page will chart the plans and progress of the officers as they develop their skills and gain new qualifications and ratings, with regular updates each month. If you have any digital pictures, interesting stories, cartoons or web site news, just drop me a line at: DOWNINGFL438@AOL.COM and I will be sure to include your submission into the next edition. Remember, this is YOUR Aerospace Newsletter. Editor: Robert Downing, Capt. Aerospace Education Officer Palm Harbor Cadet Squadron Palm Harbor Cadet Squadron Aerospace News May 2007

2. CONTENTS SO WHAT’S NEW? CADET ACHIEVEMENT PAGE (CAP) SUMMER ENCAMPMENT IN JULY THE FLORIDA WING CONFERENCE IN JUNE HEALTH MATTERS EMERGENCY SERVICES PAGE HUMOUR & CARTOON FUN

3. So what's New? The same can be said for the newer military cockpits in aircraft such as the USAF’s F-22 or F-35 fighters; even the big C-17 Globemaster III transport. So you will be pleased to read that Civil Air Patrol is in the process of modernizing its fleet of aircraft throughout the nation and has just announced a new order for a further 31 Cessna 182T Skylanes; each of these aircraft will feature the new ‘glass cockpit’. Are you thinking about embarking upon a career as a military or civilian pilot? Your ‘new home’ may look a lot like one of these. Your New Home? When you look at a modern cockpit today, it is little wonder that general aviation manufacturers are transitioning their aircraft towards the ‘glass cockpit’, with aircraft like the Cessna 182T and the Cirrus SR-22 now sporting this new technology. You can see in the picture of an Airbus airliner above how computers, keyboards, joysticks, HD screens and even roller-ball mice are now a big part of a modern – and very automated - cockpit. One of CAP’s new C182T cockpits

4. Cadet                                         CAPID #                 Rank                 Next Promotion Dablestein, Kelsie A                    424187                  C/Amn               Airman 1st Class Flory III, Lawrence P                   404819                 C/TSgt                Master Sergeant Flory, Michael A                          426174                   C/B                    Airman Head, Christopher B                    421512                  C/Amn               Airman 1st Class Komrek, Mattew B                      393006                   C/TSgt               Master Sergeant Lodge-Marge, Donald C               318827                  C/Capt              C/Major Mayes, Alexandra M                   424608                   C/B                   Airman Mayes, Tiffany A                                       C/B                   Airman Medina, Anthony J                      369194                    C/SSgt              Technical Sergeant Moore, Thomas J                        392118                    C/Amn               Airman 1st Class Rodman, Alexander J                  349262                    C/2Lt                 C/1Lt Rodman, James                          358591                    C/CMSgt           C/2Lt Rodriguez, Jason A                     406937                    C/A1C               Senior Airman Timberlake, Justin J                    426194                    C/B                   Airman Tarasso, Aaron                           424551                    C/B                    Airman Welcome to Palm Harbor Cadet Squadron’s cadet achievement page – or CAP. This is where you can come each month to check on accomplishments, see what activities are coming up, or maybe learn a little more about your cadet colleagues. This month we have some memorable pictures from April’s Fly Day, when a number of cadets from our squadron got airborne in a CAP ‘plane for the first time. In the coming months we plan to fill this page with pictures and news, so if you have something to add – maybe some birthday news or pictures – then drop me a line at downingFL438@aol.com and it will go in this page. Let’s start this page with a review of our active cadets and the next Civil Air Patrol rank they are working on: CADET ACHIEVEMENT PAGE

5. Health Matters The surgeons' digital instructions will travel over the commercial internet connection from Seattle to Key Largo, Fla., and then through a wireless connection to a buoy, which is connected by cable to the submarine-like research pod (Aquarius) about 60 feet underwater. Two NASA astronauts and a NASA flight surgeon will be in the underwater pod with the robot. Why is this new? Because it’s the first time the instructions to a medical surgeon robot have traveled using the internet and a commercial Wi-Fi connection. And why is this important? If you are on a military mission (anywhere in the world) and one of your team members is injured and surgery is needed, rather than aborting the mission, a mobile robot surgeon could be the answer. Capt. C. Downing, RN, MSN - Nurse Officer to Palm Harbor Cadet Sqn. Here’sone to watch: When mobile surgical robot ‘Raven’ is in the Aquarius Undersea Laboratory off the coast of Florida in the coming days, its robotic arms holding surgical instruments will be operated by doctors in Seattle sitting in front of a computer screen and holding onto moveable metal arms. The experiment will involve sewing up a tear in a rubber tube that is being used as a simulated blood vessel. The surgeons will also do a skill test used to judge student doctors.

6. May our thoughts and prayers go out for the family of Lt. Cmdr. Kevin J. Davis; a former CAP cadet. He served as the opposing solo pilot and flew the No. 6 jet for the team. He was in his second year with the squadron and it was his first year as a demonstration pilot. Davis will be buried with full military honors at Barrancas National Cemetery… Lt. L. Flory II Squadron Commander

7. Encampment is arguably one of the most important training events in a CAP Cadet's career.  Each member who attends an Encampment is constantly learning...and teaching.  Encampments develop leadership potential in Cadets and Officers alike, builds a spirit of teamwork and enable attendees to meet and work with over 200 fellow members from around the Florida Wing. This year it is being held at Camp Blanding, near Starke, FL from July 02 to 08, 2007. If you are interested in more information, please contact your chain of command, or go to the following web site: www.group11cap.org/encampment ENCAMPMENT July 02 to 08, 2007

8. Florida Wing Conference Want to attend? Please register at: www.peopleware.net/secure/index.cfm?siteCode=1044c&&siteID=619

9. GENERAL EMERGENCY SERVICES (Part 1 & 2) CANTU, DAVID O                     317783 DABLESTEIN, KELSIE A          424187 FLORY, MICHAEL A                 426174 HEAD, A STEVE                       423057 HEAD, CHRIS B                        421512 KOMREK, ROBERT J                394775 MAYES, ALEX M                       424608 MOONEY, DUSTIN W               366458 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN J           426194 TORRASSO, AARON J              424551 Needed for Level II YEAGER AWARD   CANTU, DAVID O                      317783 HEAD, A STEVE                        423057 KOMREK, ROBERT J                334775 LITFIN, DENISE A                      240036 MISZEWSKI, RICHARD W         331911 RODRIUEZ, MARIA R                397299 SENIOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL   CANTU, DAVID O                       317783 DOWNING, CYNTHIA A             334340 HEAD, A STEVE                        423057 KOMREK, ROBERT J                 334775 LITFIN, DENISE A                       240036 MISZEWSKI, RICHARD W          331911 RODRIGUEZ, MARIA R              397299 AFAIDL  13 ** DOWNING, CYNTHIA A              334340 DOWNING, ROBERT P              334341 KOMREK, ROBERT J                 394775 MISZEWSKI, RICHARD W         331911 RODRIGUEZ, MARIA R              397299 Emergency Services & Officer's Page At a recent presentation given by Group 8’s Professional Development Officer, Captain ‘Dutch’ Hinkle presented a positive picture of how all of the squadrons within Group 8 were progressing with their qualifications. You can see in the first column titled General Emergency Services – which provides a list of our members who have yet to complete this on-line test – that (by their absence) the greater majority of Palm Habor’s Senior / Officer members have completed this rating; an important first step if you want to be involved with Emergency Services. Captain Hinkle did however highlight the fact that for a number of us within Group 8 completing Level II - or more specifically, the completion of the U.S. Air Force’s Distance Learning Course number 13** - was seen as a bottle neck to many completing Level II status; the second list on the right is also for our squadron and it provides a summary of some of the items that are needed and by whom to complete Level II. To a address the concerns surrounding AFAIDL 13 - and as someone who has started this course already I was please to hear that - Dutch will be setting up a short training course in the coming weeks specifically designed to help everyone attending pass this test. With course 13 out of the way, it should allow a number of us to get past the Level II rating and progress within the ranks of Civil Air Patrol. If you are unsure about what you need to do to make progress, please contact your chain of command; or use CAPR 50-17 (E) to confirm the requirements needed.

10. Aviation Humour & Cartoons

11. I hope you have enjoyed this month’s edition. As stated earlier, this is YOUR Aerospace Newsletter, so if you have something interesting that you would like to share with your squadron colleagues, simply send the item to my E-mail address for inclusion at: DOWNINGFL438@AOL.COM For additional information, don’t forget to check in at your squadron’s web site on a regular basis: WWW.PHCADET.COM