Col. Mike Beason, South Dakota Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), was invited to be a member of the first national training class for a new category of photography drone aircraft. CAP uses drones, formally known as small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), for aerial mapping, damage assessment, and missing person searches. CAP’s new hybrid drones take off and land vertically, like a rotary UAS, but fly like a fixed-wing UAS.
Several Missouri Wing members assisted (and enjoyed) last weekend's Scott Air Show at Scott AFB, IL. Kudos to the Illinois Wing on putting together a great static display of two CAP aircraft and a booth in the STEM Expo. Is that Gen. Van Ovost with cadets?! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02dghdFZUuAZEE2cZFQuupmkorfqn2QkGZE2gVSotXt5yVcDnmCo8BhtJD8kVN8rmEl
"This last weekend, nearly 30 members of CAP squadrons from across Minnesota Wing came together for the Group 4 SAREX. Held in Whitewater State Park, this was a multi-day and multi-agency exercise, also working with the MN/WI K9 Search and Rescue team. We are thrilled to have been able to...
As the school year ends and high school seniors are getting ready for graduation, some are preparing for their entry to a military service academy. The United States has five service academies: the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the...
Bravo Zulu to Maj. Rob Green and 1st Lt. Todd Loes of Iowa Wing's Black Hawk County Composite Squadron who assisted scouts of BSA's Winnebago Council in completing requirements for their Aviation Merit Badge -- covering aircraft preflight procedures, airplane components, principles of flight, and aviation careers! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02EPfS1bJ69MXqeaBUhdG4s6KUfCBEvS9d5M3a6SQ6cHwA54va8H3htJUgAKn4ubdxl
On April 1, 2023, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly hosted a transfer of authority for the new Kansas Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Michael Venerdi, who took command from retiring Maj. Gen. David A. Weishaar. The Kansas Wing proudly participated in the event by participating in the traditional pass and review. Kansas...
Kansas Wing's Kansas City Composite Squadron have begun using the Outdoor Quadcopter STEM kit as part of their aerospace education program! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid0yeDj4rpLPWV32vUdHbv1kuQNdPZbYrNyhpJoidYF8vHYdttQrWcqcsZtGcN6qTRZl
Minnesota Wing's Anoka County Composite Squadron recently honed their emergency services training flying sUAS (small unmanned aerial systems or drones) and practicing Flight Line Marshalling (learned the signals, skills, and safety needed to work on a flight line, how to use radio communications on the flight line and they got...
Congratulations to cadets of Missouri Wing's Springfield Regional Composite Squadron who assisted with the Afterschool Aerospace STEM Club at Weller Elementary School! Photo link: https://www.facebook.com/ncrcap/posts/pfbid02H4dcmwdBfJ8fbNDzbJZH9f9JaVMLn4Ykc4bocKfcu3dgPg5aiUSdLL3NKKNAjAvol
South Dakota Wing was part of the effort to find a Mustang horse that broke free from a wilderness camp in Wind Cave National Park on May 2, 2023. The search allowed wing members to refine their air-to-ground visual search from fixed-wing aircraft, photography drones, and ground team searching. The horse was located in apparent healthy condition on May 9, along Highway 385 in the park
Col. Mike Beason, South Dakota Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), was invited to be a member of the first national training class for a new category of photography drone aircraft. CAP uses drones, formally known as small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), for aerial mapping, damage assessment, and missing person searches. CAP’s new hybrid drones take off and land vertically, like a rotary UAS, but fly like a fixed-wing UAS.
