CAP National Board Annual CAP National Board Annual Conference 2009 Conference 2009

CAP’s Fly-a-Teacher CAP’s Fly-a-Teacher ProgramProgram

““Orientation Flights for Teachers”Orientation Flights for Teachers”

Judy Stone Debbie Dahl Susan Judy Stone Debbie Dahl Susan MallettMallett

Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters StaffCivil Air Patrol National Headquarters Staff

PurposePurpose

The CAP Fly-a-Teacher Program provides the unique opportunity for teachers to experience orientation flights in CAP aircraft. Teachers receive these flights during an AE workshop and then share the knowledge and excitement of the flight with their

students.

Why Conduct Teacher Why Conduct Teacher Orientation Flights?Orientation Flights?

To connect CAP units with To connect CAP units with teachers in the community.teachers in the community.

To provide professional To provide professional experiences, excitement and experiences, excitement and knowledge for teachers that knowledge for teachers that can be transferred directly to can be transferred directly to their students.their students.

To foster CAP’s cadet program To foster CAP’s cadet program and aviation career interest in and aviation career interest in the classrooms of America.the classrooms of America.

To share an appreciation for To share an appreciation for Civil Air Patrol’s missions for Civil Air Patrol’s missions for America throughout our America throughout our country.country.

Who is Involved?Who is Involved? Wing Commander – approval and support

Director of Aerospace Education (DAE)– point of contact for wing, pilots, and participants; organization of AE workshops

Aerospace Education Officers (AEOs)- contact with teachers; local organization of AE workshops

Director of Operations (DO)–coordination of airplanes/pilots

Pilots- airplane orientations/ flights

Public Affairs Officer (PAO) – pre & post activity public awareness

CAP Aerospace Education Members (AEMs) or regular members who are classroom teachers – participants and conduit to students

NHQ – funding and questions

How To Get Started- How To Get Started- InternallyInternally

1. The Wing Commander and the DAE should 1. The Wing Commander and the DAE should meet to discuss the potential for support of meet to discuss the potential for support of the Fly-a-Teacher Program.the Fly-a-Teacher Program.

2. The Wing Commander should designate a 2. The Wing Commander should designate a Fly-a-Teacher PoC (usually the DAE) to Fly-a-Teacher PoC (usually the DAE) to coordinate the program with the following:coordinate the program with the following:

a. NHQ- determine funding availability and a. NHQ- determine funding availability and guidanceguidance

b. DOs- flight/pilot coordinationb. DOs- flight/pilot coordination

c. AEOs- contact and coordination c. AEOs- contact and coordination with teachers for AE workshop with teachers for AE workshop and potential flightsand potential flights

d. PAOs- pre and post publicityd. PAOs- pre and post publicity

Coordination with NHQCoordination with NHQ

1. Prior to entering a 1. Prior to entering a Fly-a-Teacher mission Fly-a-Teacher mission into WMIRS, the Wing into WMIRS, the Wing PoC should inform PoC should inform NHQ/AE of event NHQ/AE of event intent to ensure intent to ensure funding is available.funding is available.

2. When approved, enter 2. When approved, enter mission into WMIRS.mission into WMIRS.

3. If funding will come 3. If funding will come from another source, from another source, enter this in comment enter this in comment section of WMIRS. section of WMIRS.

How To Get Started- How To Get Started- ExternallyExternally

1. After Wing approval, the DAE or AEOs should 1. After Wing approval, the DAE or AEOs should promote and coordinate the Fly-a-Teacher promote and coordinate the Fly-a-Teacher Program with teachers:Program with teachers:

a. For current AEMs- connect with current a. For current AEMs- connect with current AEMs and/or CAP teacher members to plan an AEMs and/or CAP teacher members to plan an AE workshop and Fly- a-Teacher eventAE workshop and Fly- a-Teacher event

b. For recruitment of new AEMs- b. For recruitment of new AEMs- arrange to meet with potential arrange to meet with potential AEMs at a school setting or by AEMs at a school setting or by conducting an AE workshop conducting an AE workshop whereby participants should whereby participants should become members to become members to attend and attend and participate in the Fly-a-Teacher participate in the Fly-a-Teacher program program

ImplementationImplementation1. Approved pilots should use the same safety and 1. Approved pilots should use the same safety and

orientation procedures as in cadet orientation orientation procedures as in cadet orientation flights:flights:

a. follow safety regulationsa. follow safety regulations

b. give airplane orientationb. give airplane orientation

c. conduct two thirty-minute flights: c. conduct two thirty-minute flights:

front seat; back seatfront seat; back seat

2. AEOs should integrate flights with 2. AEOs should integrate flights with AE workshop activities to be taken AE workshop activities to be taken back into the classroom. back into the classroom.

3. PAOs should be invited to be present to take 3. PAOs should be invited to be present to take photos or conduct interviews with participants. photos or conduct interviews with participants.

AE Workshop AE Workshop InformationInformation

1. The Fly-a-Teacher 1. The Fly-a-Teacher workshop may be workshop may be presented with the presented with the orientation flight or at orientation flight or at another time prior to the another time prior to the flight.flight.

2. Workshop may be desired 2. Workshop may be desired length of AEO.length of AEO.

2. Workshop sample 2. Workshop sample schedules and lesson ideas schedules and lesson ideas can be found online at can be found online at www.capmembers.com/ae..

Workshop/Program DiscussionWorkshop/Program Discussion

1. Sample Schedules for 1. Sample Schedules for Fly-a-Teacher Fly-a-Teacher Workshop Workshop

2. Basic Flight 2. Basic Flight InstructionInstruction

a. Bernoulli’s Principle a. Bernoulli’s Principle – Wings and Lift– Wings and Lift

b. Paper Airplane and b. Paper Airplane and the Four Forces of the Four Forces of FlightFlight

3. Suggestions for “wait” 3. Suggestions for “wait” time in between flightstime in between flights

Conclusion of ProgramConclusion of Program

1. After the workshop and flight are completed, 1. After the workshop and flight are completed, the teachers should complete the short the teachers should complete the short evaluation form found online in Fly-a-Teacher evaluation form found online in Fly-a-Teacher Guidelines Booklet. Guidelines Booklet.

2. The teachers are presented a Teacher 2. The teachers are presented a Teacher Orientation Flight certificate with the number Orientation Flight certificate with the number of contact hours earned as a result of this of contact hours earned as a result of this professional development activity.professional development activity.

3. Copies of the evaluations and any PAO 3. Copies of the evaluations and any PAO articles and/or pictures to should be sent to articles and/or pictures to should be sent to NHQ/AE for use in future publications for the NHQ/AE for use in future publications for the Fly-a-Teacher Program.Fly-a-Teacher Program.

Reimbursement for the Reimbursement for the MissionMission

1. All previously-mentioned coordination and 1. All previously-mentioned coordination and approval is secured.approval is secured.

2. Pilot or other designated person enters the 2. Pilot or other designated person enters the Fly-a-Teacher type “C” mission request into Fly-a-Teacher type “C” mission request into WMIRS.WMIRS.

3. CAP NHQ /AE receives the request and 3. CAP NHQ /AE receives the request and approves, if funding permits. approves, if funding permits.

4. The Wing Commander then receives the 4. The Wing Commander then receives the request for approval. request for approval.

5. After the mission is complete, the 5. After the mission is complete, the reimbursement process is followed in reimbursement process is followed in WMIRS and the Wing is reimbursed for WMIRS and the Wing is reimbursed for costs.costs.

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For More InformationFor More Information

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