tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post453565765885820092..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Let L23 Super Blanik, N342BA, Civil Air Patrol: Accident occurred July 21, 2017 near Wetumpka Municipal Airport (08A), Elmore County, AlabamaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-17541661897023681742018-04-27T21:33:48.424-04:002018-04-27T21:33:48.424-04:00Jim B, the truth hurts. If you inquire regarding w...Jim B, the truth hurts. If you inquire regarding who is accountable, you become a CAP hater, and trouble maker. Sounds like politics as usual for our country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-34968521116769697442017-09-21T00:59:54.442-04:002017-09-21T00:59:54.442-04:00As someone who had an interest in flying for the C...As someone who had an interest in flying for the CAP, I have since changed my mind after seeing the many CAP plane mishaps and crashes on Katheryn's Report and Aux Beacon. The real stats would scare most pilots away. The CAP seems to be accountable to no one while Congress and the military avoid any oversight. While the CAP may have served a need in the past, today it serves no one, exceptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-67134022633130098672017-09-16T09:42:31.129-04:002017-09-16T09:42:31.129-04:00You think they would take the gliders away from th...You think they would take the gliders away from these CAP dudes. Check out the $11.9 million judgement they have against them the last time something went wrong. If you are a taxpayer, as most private pilots are, your are writing the checks that pay for this nonsense. Nuff saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-16981443849283140062017-08-24T11:49:05.971-04:002017-08-24T11:49:05.971-04:00It's as embarrassing as the recent accidents b...<i>It's as embarrassing as the recent accidents by our Navy!</i><br /><br />The sailors aboard every USS Ship gives their trust, and lives, over to the Officers of the Deck, members of the watch, their Commanding Officer and Executive Officer to keep them safe. The sailors aboard the USS John S Mc Cain were let down, and the lives of ten sailors may have been lost.<br /><br />An Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-25765550405405879482017-08-23T13:27:25.928-04:002017-08-23T13:27:25.928-04:00If you want more information on this great governm...If you want more information on this great government program run by a bunch of professionals, google Civil Air Patrol on this site. You will see an unusualy high incident rate. It is really hard to believe that these action are the result of their efforts to promote the organization and its mission. It's as embarrassing as the recent accidents by our Navy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-59057337569402298472017-08-02T22:50:31.830-04:002017-08-02T22:50:31.830-04:00I have had four experiences with the CAP.
1. Pull...I have had four experiences with the CAP.<br /><br />1. Pulling up to a neighbors hangar with the hangar door open and doing a run up. Only after asking ground control to help us did the cap pilot move to the run up area.<br />2. While landing, a cap plane stopped on the runway without permission from ATC. This caused a problem with incoming traffic on a busy day. The tower asked this pilot to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-83661769207159668262017-08-02T22:16:38.872-04:002017-08-02T22:16:38.872-04:00You CAP guys are a joke. They should publish as NO...You CAP guys are a joke. They should publish as NOTAM to warn us when you fly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-16329892892520921622017-08-02T16:01:46.583-04:002017-08-02T16:01:46.583-04:00It is one of the three missions of the Civil Air P...It is one of the three missions of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to enhance Aerospace Education. A big part of this mission is achieved by introducing young people in the Cadet Program to aviation via a hands-on flying experience. This has been mandated for CAP since its charter by the US Congress in 1941. <br /><br />If you disagree with this use of tax dollars then you should take it with your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-61335242266806841922017-07-30T23:30:41.510-04:002017-07-30T23:30:41.510-04:00Seems strange that the Civil Air Patrol has a glid...Seems strange that the Civil Air Patrol has a glider they let this teen fly. Great opportunity for young flyers but at taxpayers expense, it seems to be an abuse of tax payers dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com