143rd Composite Squadron Waterbury The The talk by Dr. Sherra Kerns was postponed due to Daedalean inclement weather. A new date will be announced. Semper Discens The Waterbury rocketry program has shown notable progress. Twelve cadets have completed Stage One and six others have passed one or two of the three requirements. Monthly Aerospace Education Publication of the Connecticut Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Stephen M. Rocketto, Maj., CAP Director of Aerospace Education CTWG [email protected] Volume VI, Number 03 March, 2013 OUR SIXTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION A line of cadets launch a Balbo of rubber band SCHEDULE powered rockets in the armory. 23 MAR-CTWG Cadet Competition Thames River Composite Squadron MAR-TBD--SLS-Camp Niantic Groton 27 APR-PT at USCGA (0800-1000) Cadets visited the US Coast Guard Academy's 26-27 APR-CTWG Encampment Staff Training Nautical Visual Simulator and engaged in a number of exercises involving small boat 18 MAY-Commander's Cup Rocketry Competition handling. 7-8 JUN-CTWG Encampment Staff Training The session was run by USCG LT Tom Crowley (Instructor, Nautical Visual Simulator) and Mr. 09 JUL-CTWG KC-10 O Flight (Tuesday) Gary Stookey. Before the cadets eagerly jumped 21 JUL0-03 AUG-NESA-Camp Atterbury, IN into the simulators (each of which consisted of a 27 JUL-CADET Ball-USCGA TV monitor, steering wheel, throttle, navigation screen, and various other buttons), LT Crowley 10 AUG to17AUG-CTWG Encampment discussed his experiences in late high school, at the Coast Guard Academy, and as a commissioned Coast Guard officer. SQUADRON AEROSPACE NEWS After asking LT Crowley questions about the 186TH Composite Squadron Coast Guard, the Cadets assumed control of their Plainville rigid hull inflatable boats. Cadets began racing each other around Alcatraz Island, navigating by Maj Conrad has been leading the cadets through a keeping red buoys on their right and green buoys course in model rocketry. on their left. Mr. Stookey kept the experience 2012 CTWG AEROSPACE EDUCATION exciting by changing the weather conditions and ACTIVITIES vessel-type navigated by the cadets. Publications Simulated Ordinary Monthly publication of a Wing Aerospace Seaman Meers Education newsletter, The Daedalean struggles to Squadron newsletters are now being issued by remember the Rules Thames River, the 143rd, the 186th, and Stratford of the Road. Is the Eagles vessel to port burdened or not? External Outreach A. Thames River Lisbon Central School-school visit Cadet Schultz Ledyard Aerospace Adventurer's Club-Groton prepares to go airport tour aground on Alcatraz. North Branford Intermediate School (Photo by Capt Wojtuck and Lt Ledyard Aerospace Festival Meers) Annie Fisher Stem Magnet School-two visits-a/s demos and rocket launching BSA Troop 21-Groton Airport Tour Two Rivers Magnet School-a/s demos STATE OF THE WING-AEROSPACE Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford-lecture EDUCATION B. Stratford Eagles-Bunnell High School Community Connections The CTWG Annual Reports and award C. 143rd-Oakville School nominations were submitted to Northeast Region on time. Two squadrons failed to submit reports Field trips (CTWG indicates Wing sponsored before the deadline for the Wing and their data was trips) not included. Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford Star The report includes the following data: Part-Waterbury and Thames River (CTWG) Lifestar-Backus Hospital-Thames River The numbers for the 215 Specialty Track, Whelen Industries Aircraft-NH Minutemen Aerospace Education Officer for CTWG list 19 Submarine Forces Museum-Thames River and Technicians, six Senior, and Six Master ratings. Silver City (CTWG) Two Technicians and one each, Senior and Master KC-10 Orientation Flights-Meriden and East were added this year. However, some squadrons Granby report that their AEO positions are filled by Westover Air Show-143rd unrated officers. Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour- 143rd and Thames River Five units participated in AEX and six participated Propbusters Radio Contol Flying Club-Thames in rocketry. River Olde Rhinebeck-30 attendees (CTWG) A list of CTWG Aerospace activities follows: US Coast Guard Aviation Day-Thames River Cadet Private Pilots (Meriden can probably add to AIAA Book Program this total and so might Danbury), Brendan Flynn- Thames River,Sam Worchester-103rd Books awarded to Thames River, 169TH, 143RD, 103RD, 801ST, 104TH (MAWG) Lectures AE Award Winners C/Col Margaret Palys-Regional Brewer Richard Doucette-AF navigator career C/2ndLt Ashley Kennan 2012 Michael Wallace Thomas Wisehart-Seabees Memorial Scholarship (sailplane lessons) Thomas Allen-USAFA Prep School Daniel Burbank, USCG (ret.)-International Space CTWG AE Workshop Station crewman Attended by 186TH, 143RD, 169TH, and Thames NER Glider Academy River Cadets Bellieveau and Moore-pre-solo wings- International Air Cadet Exchange 143rd C/Maj Brendan Flynn-Australia Aerospace Education Officer's School Air Force Association Grants Lt Kenneth Fortes-National School-Pensacola, Maj Stephen Rocketto-NER School-New York Stratford Eagles, Thames River CTWG Cadet Competition Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Test-Prizes won by Cadets 2012 Aerospace Education Plan of Action Gardner Mulcahy, and Riccio (Stratford), Critique Worchester and Strider ((103rd), Paulson (Royal Charter), and Smyth and Hess (801st) Green indicates a goal successfully met. Blue stands for moderately successful. Red indicates Military Academy Appointments no success in meeting the goal. C/2Lt Sara Rosborough, USAFA Major Goals in 2012 C/2Lt Drew Daniels-Letter of Assurance-USCGA C/Maj Brendan Flynn-Acceptance-USCGA 1. Manage the Aerospace Education Program as defined by CAP regulations, pamphlets, and Firearms Safety and Marksmanship Training policies. Successful! 2. Visit all of the CT squadrons at least once in CT State Rifle and Revolver Association High order to study their best practices and canvas Power Clinic-Stratford and Manchester them for new ideas. Visits will be conducted by CTWG Training-TRCS, 186th, Silver City the DAE and the Internal and External AE CTWG Tournament-TRCS-first, 186th-second, Officers. Unsuccessful. Only two squadrons Silver City-third were visited. 22 cadets qualified for NRA medals 3. Continue to maintain a line of communications with all CTWG Aerospace Aerospace Education Program for Senior Education Members (Yeager Ribbon) stakeholders by means of monthly publication of The Daedalean, the CTWG AE Newsletter. framable certificates distributed to past awardees Successful! Twelve editions were published and 19 awardees in 2012 supplemented by special e-mailings. trips were held. 4. Continue to maintain and develop 6. Continue to develop a set of teaching aids for relationships with external agencies and the Aerospace Dimensions modules. Complete organizations to three Modules and beta test three Modules. promote the CAP program. Successful! Formal Moderately successful. Two modules have been contacts maintained with FAA, American completed. Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Experimental Aircraft Association, CT National Internal Aerospace Education Guard, Survival Systems, Inc., Aquila Systems, Inc., CT Dept. of Airports and Ports, Westerly 1. Establish a format to encourage and promote Airport Association, and CT Science Teacher study by those officers who have not completed Association. the AEPSM. Increase the number of AEPSM 5. Continue to seek candidates for major CAP awardees from 19 to 26. Unsuccessful. The aerospace educational awards and honors. format was completed and sent to AEOS but Moderately successful. Two nominations only 17 officers completed the AEPSM in 2012. submitted. 2. Encourage and promote advancement by 6. Continue to develop and an Aerospace AEOs who currently are enrolled in the Education program for future Wing specialty track. All squadron AEOs should Encampments IAW the requirements of achieve a minimum Specialty Track Rating of pertinent CAP regulations. Successful! DAE Technician. submitted critique of past encampments and Two AEOs should achieve a Senior Specialty attended National Seminar on encampments. Track Rating. One AEO should achieve a DAE has been appointed Deputy Commander Master Specialty Track Rating. Moderately for the 2013 encampment. successful. Not all squadrons have rated AEOs. Four new Technicians, no Seniors, and one Cadet Aerospace Education Master track ratings were achieved. 3. Offer a seminar for Aerospace Education 1. Continue participation in the CAP Rocketry Officers at Wing Headquarters. Successful! Program and improve attendance at the 4. Offer a seminar in Aerospace Education at Commander's Cup Rocketry Contest from the Wing Conference. Successful! three squadrons to six squadrons. Unsuccessful. 5. Set up an Aerospace Education Display at the Only one squadron participated in 2012. This Wing Conference. Successful! may have been due to an last minute change in date and conflict with other activities. External Aerospace Education 2. Encourage participation in the AEX Program by providing encouragement, guides, and 1. Promote Aerospace Education in schools, resources. Improve participation from five youth organizations, and social and service squadrons to seven squadrons. Moderately organizations. Increase Squadron activity from successful. Six squadrons participated in AEX two squadrons to six squadrons. Increase in 2012. promotional events from 17 to 26. Unsuccessful. 3. Continue the CAP/NRA Firearms Safety and Three squadrons participated and ran a total of Marksmanship