Heads Up For Wings

Cadets and Parents, please join me to prepare for the Cadet Wings application window opening on 7/1/23.  

Cadet Wings is a merit-based scholarship that, if awarded, may fund up to 60 hr of flight training, designed to culminate in a private pilot's license--up to a $15,000 value (Reference: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/cadets/cadetinvest/cadet-wings and CAPP 60-43)

Uniform: ABUs for cadets, corporate for SMs, casual civilian attire for all others

Admission: To participate, cadets must show their physical pilot's log book with inside cover information completed

• Pilot's Logbook: (available at Northern Lights Avionics, amazon https://a.co/d/jbF9OIa, etc)
• See below for steps to take before this event.  Get as far along as you can on your own so we can help you if you get stuck on any step

Also bring:

• Laptop computer, headphones
• Your Social Security Number
• Birth certificate, Passport or other government-issued identification proving your US citizenship
• 3-ring binder: If Capt Padgett gave you a Flight Training Binder in 2022, bring that.  If not, bring an empty 3-ring binder.  Better yet, print the binder section cover pages available on this website (https://akwg.cap.gov/programs/cp/flighttraining)
• Notepaper/pen
• Contact information for any instructor pilots you know/have worked with

Preparation: Before arriving, get as far as possible on the following tasks so we can help you where you get stuck.  These items do *not* need to be completed in order.  Do as many as you can!

1. Obtain Student Pilot Certificate aka your IACRA number (https://iacra.faa.gov/IACRA/HelpAndInfo.aspx?id=6). NOTE: RIs *will* be available at this event!

2. Register with MedXPress & Schedule your Flight Medical (https://medxpress.faa.gov/medxpress/)

3. Start Sporty's Ground School

  a. If you did not join Young Eagles when you received the email invitation after your 1st orientation flight, join now by doing the following:

Go to https://www.eaa.org/shop/Membership/Join.aspx  Select the “Student” tab, then select “Sign up!” After entering your “New Member Details,” tick the box under the name "Sporty's" that says, “I do not have my Activation code.” To enter your “Young Eagle Flight” information, use your 1st CAP Orientation Flight details (date & location)

To see the date of your first o-flight, see your CAP member search report.  To do that, log into eservices (capnhq.gov). From the menu, choose "Administration" and "Member Search." Type in your CAPID, and click the "Member Search Report" blue link under your photo. Print your Member Search Report to pdf & save it on your hard drive.  Scroll down to find the "Orientation Flights" section and list the first date you took an o-flight.

Log into your Sporty's student account and ensure it is activated by watching the first video under "Flight Training".  (Before your next o-flight or instruction, watching all 26 "Your First Hours" videos demonstrates your commitment to becoming a pilot and helps you get the most value from your time in the plane with a pilot.  Your pilot will appreciate your dedication and be able to show you more !!)

4. Gather all of the above in your 3-ring binder.  Templates for each section heading of your binder are here under "Related Documents": https://akwg.cap.gov/programs/cp/flighttraining

5. Review the Cadet Wings Guide (CAPP 60-43: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/P_6043_7B02E937DF565.pdf).  Start gathering in your binder the items listed in Section 3.2.1 (Prospective Candidate Task List) and Attachment 3 (Required Documents for selectees) of the Cadet Wings Guide.  Also note the other activities you get "points" for in the selection process in Attachment 2.