SAINT CROIX COMPOSITE SQUADRON
MEETING AGENDA
28 Jun 2018
18:30-17:00 STX Finance Committee Meeting
18:30-20:15 Cadet Programs
Drill Tests
Opening Formation
Heat Casualty Class
19:00-20:15 Senior Programs Meeting
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Inflight Icing Presentation – Laura Herrmann
REMINDER: STX will not meet on Thursday, 05 Jul 2018.
The CAP assigned aircraft is down for maintenance. No Cadet Orientation Flights scheduled until further notice.
Lt Col Paul Prior is out of the country on vacation 14-31 Jul 2018. Volunteer(s) needed to facilitate STX Meetings during his absence. Lt Col David Yost will facilitate 19 Jul Meeting, and Maj Michael Bordonaro will facilitate the 26 Jul Meeting. NOTE: Lt Col Paul Prior will provide advance Senior Member Meeting and Closing Formation Agendas, Aerospace Education Briefing, Volunteer Service Quote, and Commander’s Call Question Prize for proxy meeting facilitator(s).
STX CAP Van to 21 Jul 2018 MNWG Encampment at Camp Ripley – STX will determine MNWG Encampment CAP Van Driver and Riders during 12 Jul 2018 STX Meeting.
Historian Report – Capt Mark Triplett is working on January to June 2018 Historian Report, so he can build STX’s semi-Annual Historian Report. Please respond with information when requested.
Quarterly Committee Meetings Tonight – Document Meetings with Notes, and save to the Google Drive. Send Lt Col Paul Prior a copy of notes. Tonight, STX’s Finance Committee Meeting met 16:30-17:00.
Manning Avenue Clean Up on Saturday, 11 Aug 2018 – Project Officer 2Lt Eric Ekstrand. More information forthcoming.
MNWG Goals for Squadrons and MNWG staff:
• 100{a8fc60e7c50ef162980899a54ed01881874bb95295c118c0a055ec12755c580a} Yeager Award Completion. (Maj Charles Jents and 1Lt Patrick Kookier are facilitating STX training and testing.)
• Increase Membership by 3{a8fc60e7c50ef162980899a54ed01881874bb95295c118c0a055ec12755c580a}. Recruit by reaching out to other aviation groups, e.g. EAA, 99’s. ALL
• Engage In more Activities, e.g.
– MSP Snow Plowing Simulator.
– ANE Wings if the North Museum Tour.
– Northwest Airlines Museum Tour.
– Farmington Air Traffic Control Center Tour.
– ANE, STP or MSP Control Tower Tour.
NOTES:
• There is up to $200 Air Force Association funding available.
• Lt Col Paul Prior requested volunteer Senior Members to pair with Cadets to set up activities. Capt Jackson Maddux, MD, volunteered to mentor a Cadet.
Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast
• STX Finance will facilitate a $1,580.75 payment to the Knight’s of Columbus for cooking services.
F.Y.I. – The 2018’s FDPB deposit was a 58{a8fc60e7c50ef162980899a54ed01881874bb95295c118c0a055ec12755c580a} increase over 2017.
Public Affairs Officer(s) – Please be sure to submit all press release, articles and newsletters, in any format (electronic or paper) to MNWG PAO, Capt Jim Jagow. We need to get the word out about our activities and the word needs to be timely.
Aircrew Briefings Schedule – Project Officer, Maj Michael Bordonaro solicited new briefing ideas and began scheduling future briefings.
• Date?? – Maj Scott Richardson Topic TBD.
• 12 Jul 2018 – Capt Jackson Maddux, MD volunteered several topics. TBD.
NOTE: FAA Wings Credit for Aircrew Briefings – Lt Col David Yost reminded Aircrew Briefing presenters to send him a title and a few sentences about the presentation to qualify for FAA Wings Credit.
Upcoming Squadron Activities:
• Senior Member Movie Night(s):
– Chief Don Vance’s Home – Date?
– Lt Col Paul Prior’s Home – Date?
• Squadron Blue Moon – Project Officer 2Lt Eric Ekstrand.
– Thursday, 30 Aug 2018 – Possible joint Saint Paul Composite Squadron and STX cookout and Rocketry Program Flights at Sodbusters.
• Activities at Lake Elmo Airport (maintain connection to airport).
• Airplane Wash. Water supply at MAC
facility? – Project Officer, Lt Col David
Yost.
• Family Pot Luck Picnic at Lake Elmo
Airport gazebo near MAC building?
Activities in grass circle area, e.g.
volleyball, bocce ball, football.
Around the Room
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20:15-20:45 Commander’s Call
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Commander’s Call Question – At the conclusion of Commander’s Call, there will be a question based on material covered in Commander’s Call. The first person with the correct answer wins a fabulous Aerospace Prize, so please pay close attention. Tonight’s Prize: U.S. Postal Service Oversized Aviation Postcard Collection.
STX is not meeting on Thursday, 05 Jul 2018.
The CAP assigned aircraft is down for maintenance. No Cadet Orientation Flights scheduled until further notice.
Cadets in your Unit: 36
Seniors in your Unit: 35
Cadets in your Wing: 645
Seniors in your Wing: 805
All Members in your Unit: 71
National Cadet Count: 25447 (as of 31 May 2018)
National Senior Count: 34354 (as of 31 May 2018)
Aviation Briefing:
28 June 1927: At 7:09 a.m., PDT, 1st Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland and 1st Lieutenant Albert F. Hegenberger, Air Service, United States Army, took off from Oakland Municipal Airport, California, aboard an Atlantic-Fokker C-2, serial number A.S. 26-202, Bird of Paradise. Their destination was Wheeler Field, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 2,407 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
The Air Service had been planning such a flight for many years. Specialized air navigation equipment had been developed, much of it by Lieutenant Hegenberger, and simulations and practice flights had been carried out.
Bird of Paradise was built by the Atlantic Aircraft Co., the American subsidiary of Fokker. Derived from the civil Fokker F.VIIa/3m, a three-engine high-wing passenger transport with fixed landing gear, it had been adopted by the Air Service as a military transport. A.S. 26-202 was modified with a larger wing, increased fuel capacity, and the installation of Hegenberger’s navigation equipment.
It was powered by three 787.26-cubic-inch-displacement air-cooled Wright Aeronautical Corporation Model J-5C Whirlwind nine-cylinder radial engines with a compression ratio of 5.1:1. The J-5C was rated at 200 horsepower at 1,800 r.p.m., and 220 horsepower at 2,000 r.p.m. They turned two-bladed Standard adjustable-pitch propellers through direct drive. The Wright J-5C was 2 feet, 10 inches long and 3 feet, 9 inches in diameter. It weighed 508 pounds.
The C-2 was fueled with 1,134 gallons of gasoline and 40 gallons of oil.
Maitland and Hegenberger planned to fly a Great Circle route to Hawaii and to use radio beacons in California and Hawaii to guide them, in addition to celestial navigation. For most of the flight, however, they were not able to receive the radio signals and relied on dead reckoning.
After 25 hours, 50 minutes of flight, Bird of Paradise landed at Wheeler Field, 6:29 a.m., local time, 29 June 1927. It had completed the first Trans-Pacific Flight.
For their achievement, both officers were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
MNWG Announcements – Only about 30{a8fc60e7c50ef162980899a54ed01881874bb95295c118c0a055ec12755c580a} of MNWG Members are currently signed up. Project Officer Capt Michael Engbrecht will assist STX Members sign up. This is the best way for MNWG CAP Members to stay informed.
Saturday and Sunday, 07-08 Jul 2018 – Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2018 at the Duluth International Airport, features the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Four STX Members indicated they are planning to participate. STX Members are encouraged to follow up with Duluth Composite Squadron via the MNWG Website.
Saturday, 14 Jul 2018 – Vixen’s Tackle Football Playoff Game. STX’s Color Guard will present the Colors and an STX Aircrew will conduct the Flyover. This is a nationally televised game.
NOTE: 1Lt Eric Ekstrand’s son is the Vixen’s Offensive Coordinator. He could use donations for the trip to Atlanta, Georgia for the Championship Game.
Ground Team Academy – Applications are now being taken for Staff and Students. You may proceed to www.mncap.org go to the Activities tab and click Ground Team Academy. This is where you can learn what will be accomplished during the training. Lt Col Joel Stepanek indicates they are still in need of Ground Team instructors and assistant instructors.
Around the Room:
• Cadet Commander, CMSgt, Jack Britten
• Deputy Commander of Cadets, Capt Steve Keller
• Deputy Commander of Seniors, Maj Michael Bordonaro
Commander’s Call Question: CAPID Cards game.
Answer: Congratulations to Winner 1st Lt Jen Jara
DISMISS
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20:50-20:55 Closing Formation
Civil Air Patrol’s Core Values:
• Integrity
• Respect
• Excellence
• Volunteer Service
Volunteer Service Quote:
“You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.”
~Seth Parker
Lt Col Paul Prior presented a CAP Lt Col Commander’s Coin to Laura Herrrmann for volunteering to fly-in to Lake Elmo Airport and present an FAA Safety Team Briefing about In-flight Icing.