SAINT CROIX COMPOSITE SQUADRON
MEETING NOTES
08 Feb 2018
17:50-18:25 Color Guard Practice
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18:30-20:15 Cadet Programs Meeting
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19:00-20:15 Senior Programs Meeting
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Pilots for STX Cadet Orientation Flights – Project Officer SM Paul Curl
Saturday schedule of Aircraft, Pilots and Cadets
Day/DatesCadetsPilotsAircraft
• Saturday, 10 Feb 2018 NONE DUE TO WEATHER
• Saturday, 17 Feb 2018
Pilot: Maj Charles Jents
Cadets: ????
Aircraft: C-182 RG
• Saturday, 24 Feb 2018????N98824 / CAP 2153
05-08 Apr 2018 Saint Paul Shrine Circus – Project Officer Lt Col David Yost
STX directs traffic and vehicle parking at Minnesota State Fair Colisum.
17 Jun 2018 Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast – Project Officer, Maj Michael Bordonaro
• Research EAA’s scheduled use of Gatis Valter’s hangar.
• Schedule with Gatis Valter’s hangar???
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.
Pilot/Observer/Scanner Briefings Schedule – Project Officer, Maj Michael Bordonaro
FAA Wings Credit – Lt Co David Yost
Pilot Briefing – Lt Col Paul Prior
Topic: Pattern Entry at Non-Towered Airport
• FAR’s leave ambiguity.
• Pattern entry – 45 degrees.
• CTAF – Report 10 Miles Out – where you are and where you are going.
• Entering pattern on 45 degrees.
• What if the entry 45 degree is across the other side of the airport?
• AOPAs “Operations at Non-towered Airports” document. SEE Fig. 9 on Page 9.
• AOPA document recommends crossing 500 feet, (some California local airports recommend 1,000 feet) over pattern when crossing airport.
• Fly 1 to 2 Miles past left downwind before making descending RIGHT 270 degree turn to enter left downwind (requires loss of 500 to 1,000 feet altitude to enter pattern altitude).
• Make frequent position Reports.
NOTE: Radio calls – Left downwind, Left Base – NOT a Left Final.
20:15 Adjourn
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20:15-20:40 Commander’s Call
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Monthly Safety Briefing – Maj Michael Bordonaro
MN122 Statistics
Cadets in your Unit: 34
Seniors in your Unit: 38
Cadets in your Wing: 608
Seniors in your Wing: 796
All Members in your Unit: 72
National Cadet Count: 24944 (as of 31 Jan 2018)
National Senior Count: 33762 (as of 31 Jan 2018)
Stillwater Army National Guard Readiness Center Access Code – “1776#”
Code works ONLY 17:00-22:00 hour
Aviation Briefing
08 Feb 1959: “The Jet Age” opened when American Airlines began the first scheduled transcontinental passenger service with its new Boeing 707-123 Astrojet. Captain Charles Macatee flew Flagship “California”, N7503A, from Los Angeles International Airport to Idlewild in 4 hours and 3 minutes.
Ceremonies at the airport, with as many as 25,000 spectators, delayed the flight by twenty minutes, but a 150 knot tailwind allowed the flight to make up for the lost time and they arrived at Idlewild Airport on schedule.
Prior to the first passenger flight, Captain Macatee and Captain H.C. Smith had flown the Boeing 707 for 200 hours.
The Boeing 707 was developed from the earlier Model 367–80, the “Dash Eighty.” It is a four-engine jet transport with swept wings and tail surfaces. The leading edge of the wings are swept at a 35° angle. The airliner had a flight crew of four: pilot, co-pilot, navigator and flight engineer. The airliner could carry a maximum of 189 passengers.
The 707-123 was 145 feet, 1 inch long with a wing span of 130 feet, 10 inches. The top of the vertical fin stood 42 feet, 5 inches high. The 707 pre-dated the ”wide-body” airliners, having a fuselage width of 12 feet, 4 inches. The airliner’s empty weight is 122,533 pounds. Maximum take off weight is 257,000 pounds.
At MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) the 707 required 11,000 feet of runway to take off.
The 707-121 had a maximum speed of 540 knots. It’s range was 2,800 nautical miles.
The Boeing 707 was in production from 1958 to 1979. 1,010 were built.
N7503A was substantially damaged at Mineral Wells, Texas, 9 May 1965. It had flown through a violent thunderstorm and suffered hail damage. The crew made a precautionary landing, however the windshield had been crazed so badly by the impact of hail that it was opaque. The 707 made a hard landing and its gear collapsed. There were no injuries among the 89 passengers and 7 crewmembers. It was repaired and returned to service. After 28 years, American Airlines’ inaugural Astro Jet was scrapped.
Salesmanship: YouTube: 707 roll (by Test Pilot Tex Johnson)
Color Guard Practice Updates at 17:45 on Thursdays – Sponsor Member Kimberly Larson
Logistics – 2Lt Tamera Ekstrand
Logistics closet update, and disperse uniforms.
01-05 Feb 2018 Super Bowl Flight Line Marshaling Review 2Lt Jen Jara and Lt Col Paul Prior.
Pilots for STX Cadet Orientation Flights – Project Officer SM Paul Curl
Saturday schedule of Aircraft, Pilots and Cadets
Day/Dates Cadets Pilots Aircraft
• Saturday, 17 Feb 2018
Pilot: Maj Charles Jents
Cadets: Petry and Ekstrand
Aircraft: C182 RG
• Saturday, 24 Feb 2018????
03-04 Mar 2018 MNWG Volleyball Tournament and Lock-In – Project Officer??
$20/Cadet fee includes CAP climbing wall, pool, movie room, various games and activities with food and beverages. Early bird registration closes at 23:59 on 24 Feb 2018. After that, fee increases to $25.00.
Certificates of Award:
• 2Lt Kimberly Larson
• 2Lt Ben Saunders
Around the Room:
• Deputy Commander of Cadets, Capt Steve Keller
• Deputy Commander of Seniors, Maj Michael Bordonaro
• Other???
Commander’s Call Question
Question: Who was the pilot that rolled the Boeing 707?
Answer: Tex Johnson
DISMISS Cadets
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20:40-20:50 Closing Formation
Volunteer Service Quote – “The broadest, and maybe the most meaningful definition of volunteering: Doing more than you have to because you want to, in a cause you consider good.”
Credit: Ivan Scheier – 25 year cutting edge author in the field of volunteerism, and ten year court psychologist in Boulder County juvenile court system. Died on 06 Oct 2008 at age of 82 years.