Sister and brother fly in Civil Air Patrol aircraft

Cadets take to the sky as part of CAP experience

By THE TIMES NEWS STAFF

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Cadets Ryli Storey and Christopher Storey from the 99th Composite Squadron, flew in a Civil Air Patrol aircraft as part of the cadet programs flight orientation program. Cadets in Civil Air Patrol receive flights to learn about aviation, how a plane flies and even get to fly the plane. This is to inspire cadets to seek out an aviation career of some kind. For Cadet Ryli Storey this was her fist orientation flight. For her brother Christopher, this was his second flight. Lt. Col. Red Smith from the 42nd Composite Squadron, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Before each flight the orientation pilot, like Lt. Col. Smith, go over how to ensure a plane is ready to fly. Cadets learn the need to check fuel, oil, wings on the plane, etc., Lt. Col. Red Smith (orientation pilot), Cadet Christopher Storey, and See PATROL, page A3

Cadet Ryli Storey. Lt. Col. Smith is explaining how an airplane turns in flight.

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to make sure the plane is airworthy. Orientation pilots are always needed to help provide the cadets with the experience of flying.

For the cadet program, if you are age 12 and up and would like to find out how you can experience flight in Civil Air Patrol and get flights in military aircraft such as the C-130 transport plane or a Blackhawk helicopter, then you need to become a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol.

Cadets also learn about search and rescue, go on activities such as International Air Cadet Exchange Program, glider academy, cyber academy, Space Command Familiarization Course, Utah Wing Search and Rescue Academy and more. Cadets who advance in the cadet program can become eligible for scholarships to earn a pilot certificate and earn advanced promotion if entering the military.

The 99th Composite Squadron meets on Monday nights at the ASU Aviation Technical Center, at 409 Taxiway, in West Memphis, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To learn more about Civil Air Patrol go to www.go civilairpatrol.com and contact Lt Col Larry Webster at hornets99compsq@aol. com for more information about meetings.

About Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol is the longtime auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a valued member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 single-engine aircraft and 1,550 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). It performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 82 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state, and local agencies. Operating as a nonprofit organization, CAP also plays a leading role in STEM/ aerospace education, and its members serve as mentors to about 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.CAP.News or www. GoCivilAirPatrol.com for more information.