Welcome Guide for Incoming 2016 SUPT

Welcome Guide for Incoming
2016 SUPT-FC TX Cadets
Welcome to Laughlin AFB, TX and
the 47th Flying Training Wing;
graduating the world’s best pilots!
The 47th Flying Training Wing, located at Laughlin Air Force Base,
Texas, conducts specialized undergraduate pilot training for the United
States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and allied nation air forces, and
a familiarization course for cadets of the Civil Air Patrol – USAF Auxiliary, utilizing the
T-6, T-38 and T-1A aircraft.
By now you should have received an e-mail from CAP NHQ notifying you of your
invitation to attend the 2016 Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization
Course held at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, Texas.
You can best prepare by understanding our mission, knowing how to reach us with
questions, and taking full advantage of this welcome package we have prepared for you.
TIMOTHY R. BROWN (Capt, USAFR)
Director SUPT Familiarization Course (Laughlin AFB, TX)
Table of Contents
Welcome Letter…………………………………………………………………………….........4
Payment …………………………………………………………………………………………5
Travel Arrangements…………………………………………………………………………...5
Meals …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Contacting SUPT-FC ……………………………………………………………….………….6
Packing items ………………………………………………………………………………….. 7/8
Lodging information …………………………………………………………………………... 9
Social media ………………………………………………………………………………….....10
Military aircraft flights ……………………………………………………………………….. 11
10. Hold Harmless Agreement (Cadets Above 18 Years Old) …………………………………..12
11. Hold Harmless Agreement (Cadet Below 18 Years Old) ……………………………………13
12.Expectations of BOLDFACE/Ops Limits……………………………………………………. 14
13. Ops limits and Boldface Memory Work Page 1 ……………………………………………..15/16
14. Ops limits and Boldface Memory Work Page 2 ……………………………………………..17/18
15. Public Affairs fact sheet …………………………………………………………………….....19
16. Cadet Expectations/Contract..…………………………………………………………………20/21
17. Graduation………………………………………………………………………………......…..22
18. Cancellation Policy………………………………………………………………………..........23
19. TO DO LIST …………………………………………………………………………………….24
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Welcome!
First off, congratulations on being accepted to attend the Specialized
Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course (SUPT-FC) being held at
Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, Texas, from 11-18 June 2016. Your hard work and
dedication has secured you a slot in one of the most popular National Cadet Special
Activities Program.
The Activity Director for this year’s program is Captain Timothy Brown, a T-6 Texan II
Instructor Pilot & Flight Commander previously stationed at Sheppard AFB, Texas.
Captain Brown has been heavily involved with the Civil Air Patrol in the past years and
is dedicated to ensuring everyone’s enjoyment throughout this program.
This welcome package is designed to answer any of your questions regarding the
program and prepare you for a successful trip! If you need to contact us regarding
special circumstances or any other concerns, please e-mail [email protected] or visit
us on FaceBook for the most up to date information - Laughlin SUPT Familiarization
Course.
Administrative Items
PAYMENT
If you haven’t done so already, you’ll need to pay the activity fee either through the HQ CAP E-services
Website or send your activity fee ($450, check or money order) to the following address; HQ CAP/CPA, 105
S. Hansell St., Maxwell AFB, AL 36112. Make your check or money order payable to ‘Civil Air Patrol
NCSA’ and be sure to include the following on the memo portion of the check; your name, your CAPSN and “SUPTFC-TX”. In
addition, your signed CAPF-31 needs to be e-mailed to [email protected] or hand carried to the event.
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
The Air Force has appropriated funds to pay your roundtrip airline ticket as well as lodging. After you pay the activity fee ($450) you
will receive information about how to book your travel with our travel agent.
Upon arrival at the San Antonio International Airport on 11 June, report to the USO Lounge in Terminal B. If you plan on driving
or taking a commercial bus or car, you have the option of meeting us either at the San Antonio airport or Laughlin AFB. If arriving
to Del Rio via bus, you may need to take a cab from the bus station to Laughlin AFB (Approx 5 miles away) as we have limited
capability to pick you up. There will be a shuttle departing the San Antonio Airport for Laughlin AFB at approximately 1530 on 11
June so plan to arrive at the airport with enough time to make the shuttle with all luggage in hand. On 18 June at 0800, there will be
a shuttle departing Laughlin AFB for the San Antonio Airport (3 Hour drive) so ensure return airline tickets are booked with enough
time for travel to the airport (recommend no earlier than 1300).
Administrative Items
MEALS
All meals will be provided and will be on base or at a local establishment close to the base.
Vending machines and the use of the Base Exchange is authorized, so please feel free to bring
money if you want additional snacks during the activity.
CONTACTING SUPT-FC
Please communicate primarily through the email address: [email protected]. Your primary
point of contact is Capt Timothy Brown. Additional information regarding the activity will be
sent out as needed. On-site phone contact is available by calling Capt Timothy Brown, the
Activity Director, at (701) 340-2434.
Packing List
WHAT TO BRING
Use this list as a guide as the minimum to bring. We’ll be pretty busy, but don’t forget to
bring a few things for your free time (books, magazines, etc.)
• CAP ID Card
• CAPF 31
• Other Government ID w/photo (driver’s license/passport/mil ID/etc.)
• BDUs (Recommend brown T-shirts) with BDU cap (no baseball cap or boonie hat) •
USAF-style blue short-sleeve uniform (no jacket, tie, ribbons or shoulder cord) with
flight cap (no service cap)
• Civilian clothes/hat for protection from the sun (approx 3 outfits) • Swim suit
• Combat boots
• Ponchos/Rain Gear
• Athletic wear/running shoes
• Your favorite CAP shirt (preferably representing where you come from) • Towel
• Eyeglasses/Sunglasses
Packing List Con’t…
• Safety strap for eyeglasses
• Personal hygiene articles
• Prescription Medications
• Insect repellent
• Personal First Aid Kit
• Sunscreen/Chapstick
• Sewing Kit
• Small day pack or book bag
• Web gear with canteens or camel-type packs
• Pencil/Pen and notepad
• Camera
• Spending money *we will have T-shirts available for sale $10 Each
• Shoe polishing kit
Social Media
Social Media
In order to get the most up to date information and connect with other cadets planning on
attending the event, please frequent our Facebook site:
Laughlin SUPT Familiarization Course
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughlin-SUPTFamiliarizationCourse/907080766010113
‘Like’ the site and feel free to post on the wall with any questions or private message the
event so we can resolve any concerns you may have.
Military Aircraft Flights
All cadets (regardless of age) must fill out and have the flight physical/training permission form.
Additionally, if you are below the age of 18 you will need to have your parents/guardians sign the form (See all
forms on pages 12, 13, and 14). There is a possibility that each cadet will get a flight in the T-1 aircraft, which is
similar to a small business jet that the Air Force uses for advanced training.
Regulations require that cadets receive a brief physical and training prior to taking these flights. Parental
permission slips for approval to receive a physical, training and to participate in the flights are required. These must
be hand carried and turned in upon arrival.
BOTTOM LINE – NO PERMISSION SLIP – NO FLIGHT
So, please make sure these are filled out properly and hand-carried with you.
*Flights are not guaranteed, due to the wing’s training timeline and CAP’s low priority.
In addition to the forms on the next slides, ALL CAP Cadets must print/fill out these forms completely and turn
in upon arrival (Found on the Civil Air Patrol Website): • CAP F31: Application for CAP Encampment or
Special Activity
• CAP F32: Civil Air Patrol Cadet Activity Permission Slip
• CAP F163: Permission for Provision of Minor Cadet Over-The-Counter Medication • CAP
Encampment Contract on Page 22 of this document
HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
Passenger’s name: ________________________ Date of scheduled flight: TBD_______
I, the passenger named above, in consideration of permission granted by the United States Air Force to participate in an
orientation flight aboard a military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force, hereby acknowledge and agree as
follows:
• I am 18 years of age or older.
• I know that flying as a passenger in an aircraft is a potentially hazardous activity that entails risks, both known and
unknown. I assume all risks associated with participating in an orientation flight as a passenger on an Air Forceoperated
aircraft, including but not limited to severe injury or death resulting from or during said flight, or from ground
operations incident to the flight.
• I know that I should not participate in the flight unless I am medically able. I hereby state that I am in good physical
condition and health and there are no medical symptoms, conditions, illnesses, or other ailments which would be
aggravated, worsened, or in any way adversely affected by flight.
• For and on behalf of myself and my personal representatives, heirs and assigns, I hereby forever waive, release and
discharge, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, the United States of America, its agencies, and United States
personnel, from any and all claims and liabilities arising out of my participation in the flight. For the purpose of this
Hold Harmless Agreement, the term “United States personnel” shall include: a) military personnel and civilian
employees of the United States, including non-appropriated fund employees, acting within the scope of their
employment, and b) the heirs, successors, executors, administrators, and assigns of such persons.
This agreement replaces any previous Hold Harmless Agreement by the same passenger, as of the date of this
agreement.
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Signature of Passenger
Date:
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PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM And HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
(Minor Passengers)
Name of minor passenger: _________________________________ Date of scheduled flight: TBD________
I, _________________________________________, the parent or legal guardian of the minor passenger
(Name of Parent/Legal Guardian) named above (hereafter referred to as “my child”), give my permission for my child to fly in an
aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. In granting this permission, and in consideration of my child being permitted to
participate in an orientation flight aboard a military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force, I hereb y acknowledge and
agree as follows:
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I know that flying as a passenger in an aircraft is a potentially hazardous activity that entails risks, both known and
unknown. I assume all risks associated with my child flying as a passenger on U.S. Air Force-operated
aircraft, including but not limited to severe injury or death resulting from or during said flight, or from ground operations incident
the flight.
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I know that my child should not participate in the flight unless he or she is medically able. I hereby state that my child
is in good physical condition and health and there are no medical symptoms, conditions, illnesses, or other ailments which
would be aggravated, worsened, or in any way adversely affected by flight.
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For and on behalf of myself, my child, and my child’s personal representatives, heirs and assigns, I hereby forever
waive, release and discharge, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, the United States of America, its agencies, and
United States personnel, from any and all claims and liabilities arising out of my child’s participation in the scheduled
flight. For the purpose of this Hold Harmless Agreement, the term “United States personnel” shall include: a) military
personnel and civilian employees of the United States, including non-appropriated fund employees, acting within the scope
of their employment, and b) the heirs, successors, executors, administrators, and assigns of such persons.
This agreement replaces any previous Hold Harmless Agreement for the same passenger, as of the date of this agreement.
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Signature of Parent/Legal Guardian
Date:
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BOLDFACE AND OPS LIMITS
• BOLDFACE & Ops Limits are crucial in every airframe; they
serve as immediate actions required to safely recover the aircraft if
needed should an emergency occur in flight or on the ground.
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You will be required to quickly and correctly recall the operating limits and boldface
in the first days of SUPT-FC. While there will be adequate time to commit these
numbers and procedures to memory, it would be to your benefit to study these prior to
arriving. Boldface and operating limits should be learned completely and correctly;
every word and punctuation must be exactly as listed. Learning these now will allow
you to focus on other studies while here at SUPT-FC. Please review the next four
pages, blank copies are provided as a reference as to what numbers/words should be
committed to memory VERBATIM.
Public Affairs Fact Sheet
Name (Last, First, MI), Rank, Age : ___________________________________
Home Address and Zip Code : _______________________________________
E-mail address : _____________________ _____________________________
Date Entered CAP Unit Name/Location Wing :______ ____________________
Other duties/responsibilities with CAP/Unit Position:______________________
List outstanding awards or activities as a CAP member:____________________
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List National and Regional special activities Attended: ____________________
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School Attending:__________________________________________________
Fun Fact about yourself:_____________________________________________
Why you are excited about doing this SUPT-FC Activity: __________________
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Cadet Expectations
In order to have a safe and successful activity we will maintain an environment that is a safe learning environment for
everyone attending. We have identified a list of major violations that will result in expulsion from activity at your sole expense.
The CAP and Air Force staff reserves the right to adjudicate and punish any and all offenses, and the activity director ‘s decision is
final in case of any dispute.
1. Possession or use of alcohol, tobacco products, drugs, or weapons of any kind
2. Possession of pornography in any form
3. Willful damage or theft of Government, CAP, or private property
4. Fighting
5. Gambling
6. Honor Code violations (lying, cheating, or stealing)
7. Flagrantly unsafe acts
8. Gross neglect of duty
9. Improper sexual contact or other gross immorality
10. Being AWOL from any scheduled activity
11. Hazing
Cell Phone Use
Cadets will only be allowed the use of their cell phone when they are released at the end of each day.
Graduation
Graduation Requirements
Students become eligible for graduation credit by fulfilling the standards listed below. Encampment commanders may grant credit to cadets who
leave early due to a serious family hardship or injury. Cadets who choose to leave early due to homesickness or misconduct will not receive
graduation credit.
• Active participation in 40 contact hours (80% of the encampment’s minimum of 50 contact hours)
• Satisfactory adherence to the Core Values, in the judgment of the encampment commander
• A cumulative average of 80% on all academic quizzes
Graduation
A small ceremony will occur on Friday, 17 June, 2016 at approximately 1700. Family/Friends are not encouraged to attend as this will primarily
be a team building exercise between cadets and Staff members.
Cancellation Policy/Refunds
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If you were slotted for an activity and you have found that you cannot attend, email
the Activity Director, Capt Sullivan. If you are seeking a refund, include the
Refund Request Form in the email to your Activity Director.
All refunds require review by HQ CAP/CP and are subject to a $25 cancellation
fee.
Refund requests made less than 30 days prior to the start of the NCSA may be
limited or reduced by as much as 100%
To Do List
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Confirm that you have paid for the activity via e-services or by mail to CAPNHQ
Complete and print/bring all forms in this welcome package and the forms
described on page 11 from the CAP website
E-mail us your T-Shirt size and let us know if you are interesting in purchasing an
additional t-shirt at the cost of $10 each
Compete the Public Affairs Fact Sheet and hand carry to the event
Study your BoldFace and Ops limits!
Email us at [email protected] if you have questions!