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December 23rd, 2005, 16:05
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bradenton, FL
Posts: 131
|  Civil Air Patrol Does anyone here fly w/a CAP unit? I"m thinking of joining one of the ones around St. Pete/Sarasota, FL area...anyone here have any experience w/them?? Or any CAP unit for that matter? Potential for hours? When? (in so far as, is it mostly weekend flying, all days, anytime??) |
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December 23rd, 2005, 16:18
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SoCal
Posts: 906
 | I joined as a senior member with the CAP out of POC. I was 18 at the time, while everyone else was over 50. I started getting busy with flight instruction so I never got around to flying with the CAP or even doing a "form 5". Eventually I just stopped going to the weekly meetings. It was cool hanging around old pilots who always had an intersting story to tell, but if you just want to join for flying then it might not be the best place for you.
__________________ "Love, Fly, Live, and Die" |
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December 23rd, 2005, 16:53
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 6,008
 | If you wanna stay with the civilian route, I heard the Coast Guard Aux aviation was good.
__________________ "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, that diminshes fear" - Rosa Parks |
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December 23rd, 2005, 18:25
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop
Posts: 6,871
| Do a search, this question has come up many times. The potential for quick, free hours is not good in CAP generally, but the rental rates for proficiency flying or time-building are very good. I can fly a 2003 C-182T in CAP for about 43% of what it would cost to rent that same aircraft down the ramp from an FBO. There is an increase in red tape to be had for such a deal, tho; you have to wear a uniform (flight suit, etc) when flying, you can't take non-CAP members up with you, and you can't leave the state without approval from the wing (state-level) commander. After you've been a member for a year, you can use CAP aircraft for getting your instrument rating, and once you become a mission pilot, you can use them for getting your commercial or CFI tickets.
__________________ Commercial Pilot, ASEL/AMEL/IA 900+ TT/25 ME Mountain-qualified Search & Rescue/Disaster Relief Mission Pilot, Civil Air Patrol B.S., Psychology, Univ of Utah |
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December 24th, 2005, 11:36
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 65
| Hey, John I fly out of PIE and I was thinking about doing the same thing. After doing a little research, I haven't found a CAP unit in the area that even has a plane. Let me know if you find one. Ryan |
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December 24th, 2005, 13:38
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bradenton, FL
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be in touch, John | |
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December 24th, 2005, 14:33
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| Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, CA
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__________________ "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, that diminshes fear" - Rosa Parks | |
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