MN Wing Safety Meeting September 08

1. MN Wing Safety Meeting September 08 Lt Col Larry Brockshus MN Wing/SE

2. Overview National Preparedness Month Sept Sentinel

3. What will you if the worst happens? • Nature • Blizzard (loss of power) • Flood • Tornado • Asteroid • Pandemic • Man made • Nuclear • Chemical • Biological Attack • Terrorist Attack • Cyber Attack • Civil Unrest

4. 2008 National Preparedness Month • MEMORANDUM FOR ALL UNIT COMMANDERS from CAP Maj Gen Courter, National Commander • Civil Air Patrol needs to encourage members and communities to be better prepared for emergencies. • U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsors NPM as nationwide effort to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. • Throughout NPM, DHS will work with Civil Air Patrol and other organizations to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness planning. • NPM focuses on four main areas.. • The focus areas are: • a. Get a kit • b. Make a plan • c. Be informed • d. Get involved • NHQ will send out weekly emails to every member to help focus these efforts. • Will conduct a member preparedness survey to determine our internal levels of preparedness • Tools and tips available at www.ready.gov. (Consider posting links to your websites,) • You're invited to join as NPM coalition members . Look for local events on the NPM calendar and consider posting your own events that are of interest to the local community. • This is an ideal time for to host events for your members and communities to become better prepared while also getting the word out about CAP. • NPM website has many examples of successful ideas that you might want to consider.

5. Get a KitBasic Emergency Supply Kit Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert Flashlight Extra batteries First aid kit Whistle to signal for help Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air Plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food) Local maps

6. Get a Kit Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit Prescription medications and glasses Infant formula and diapers Pet food and extra water for your pet Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container Cash or traveler's checks and change Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or information from www.ready.gov Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person. Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate. Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.

7. Get a Kit (cont.)Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit • Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper • When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. • Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. • Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners. • Fire Extinguisher • Matches in a waterproof container • Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items • Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels • Paper and pencil • Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children

8. Make a Plan Make sure your family has a plan in case of an emergency. Before an emergency happens, sit down together and decide how you will get in contact with each other, where you will go and what you will do in an emergency. Keep a copy of this plan in your emergency supply kit or another safe place where you can access it in the event of a disaster.

9. Make a Plan • Write down SSN, health information, medications, DOB, for each family member • Write down where your family spends the most time: work, school and other places you frequent. • Have phone number and address for each member’s work or school location • Schools, daycare providers, workplaces and apartment buildings should all have site-specific emergency plans that you and your family need to know about.

10. Make a Plan • Record names, phone numbers, and policy numbers for: • Doctor(s) • Pharmacist • Medical Insurance • Homeowners/Rental Insurance • Veterinarian/Kennel (for pets) • Create information cards and give one to each member of your family to make sure they know who to call and where to meet in case of an emergency.

11. Sample Card Family Emergency Plan • EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME: ____________TELEPHONE:____________________ • OUT-OF-TOWN CONTACT NAME:____________TELEPHONE:____________________ • NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING PLACE:____________TELEPHONE:____________________ • OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:______________ ____________________________________ ________________________________________

12. Be Informed Learn more about the potential emergencies that could happen where you live and the appropriate way to respond to them. Learn about the emergency plans that have been established in your area by your state and local government. For Americans, preparedness must now account for man-made disasters as well as natural ones. Knowing what to do during an emergency is an important part of being prepared and may make all the difference when seconds count.

13. Be Informed • Contact Information • Homeland Security/Emergency Management(651) 201-7426www.codeready.org • Local Information • Dakota County Emergency Services(651) 438-4703http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/Departments/EmergencyPreparedness/Services • Hennepin County Emergency Preparedness(763) 596-0250http://www.hennepin.us • Ramsey County Emergency Management and Homeland Security(651) 266-1015http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/em/index.htm • Minneapolis - Emergency Preparednesshttp://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/emergency • Saint Paul - Department of Emergency Management(651) 228-6215

14. Get Involved • Join the Ready Campaign and our DHS partner Citizen Corps this September for the fifth annual National Preparedness Month (NPM). Register now to be a part of the 2008 NPM Coalition — visit http://ready.adcouncil.org. • Learn more about Citizen Corps, which actively involves citizens in making our communities and our nation safer, stronger and better prepared. • Citizen Corps works hard to help people prepare, train and volunteer in their communities. For more information, go to www.citizencorps.gov to get involved.

15. Sept Sentinel CAP Safety Down Day Schools Open! Stalls Awareness

16. CAP Safety Down Day • Required sometime during the month of October • Commanders pick the day • We we need to take the time to: • Pause and look at how we conduct business. • Determine what our attitude is toward risk? • Does the unit exhibit a healthy organizational culture? • Does the unit train effectively while including safety? • Do members interact effectively?

17. Schools Open • Watch for Kids • They may not always use cross walks • Darker in the morning • Slower speeds in school zones • Check NOTAMS prior to flight • Migratory birds • Changing weather • Election campaign related TFRs

18. Stall Awareness • Stalls are your friend. • Everything interesting about each aircraft’s flying characteristics and the feedback you get from the aircraft are found around stall speed. • Three stages to every stall • Imminent • Incipient • Full

19. Stall Awareness • Imminence of a stall occurs when we approach the Critical Angle of Attack • NOT low airspeed • OR our pitch attitude was high • “Any aircraft can be stalled at any airspeed and any attitude.” • Approaching the critical angle of attach is what causes the stall warning horn to start blaring (normally well before the stall)

20. Stall Recovery • Most pilots are taught to recover at first indication of a stall (Imminent Stage) • Steps • Unload the angle of attack (move stick/wheel forward . • Remember that the cause of the stall was exceeding the critical angle of attack • Additional power may or may not be needed for recovery! • Level your wings (use aileron to level them) • Return to straight and level flight • Keep the ball centered in the inclinometer • (NO YAW, NO SPIN).

21. Stall Awareness • Insipient stage • The knife edge of the stall or, RECOVER IMMEDIATELY or you WILL Full Stall. • More signals sent to you from the aircraft. • Usually include a rumbling sound from the wings (you can also feel this in the stick/wheel). • You may feel buffeting and/or a push/pull motion forward and aft. • Additional right rudder may be required to keep the ball centered. • Recognize all of these signals as your aircraft “talks” to you

22. Stall Awareness • Full Stall stage • Nose of the aircraft falls to a downward angle even though the stick/wheel are in an aft position • The boundary layer of air traveling over the upper part of the wing has separated and the forward center of gravity causes the nose to lower

23. Stall Awareness • Are you one of the pilots who is not intimately familiar with the characteristics of insipient and full stalls in the aircraft you are flying? • Find yourself an experienced and qualified instructor to explore these regions of flight • Few of today’s flight instructors are adequately experienced or qualified in this • It is essential that we fully understand the signals that our aircraft send us and how our aircraft reacts to control inputs from the PIC, especially around the critical angle of attack. • Do NOT be a victim of an unintentional stall

24. Be Safe!