United States Air Force Academy Soaring Program Lt Col Lawrence E. Pravecek Commander, 94 th Flying...
-
Upload
cory-lucas -
Category
Documents
-
view
239 -
download
5
Transcript of United States Air Force Academy Soaring Program Lt Col Lawrence E. Pravecek Commander, 94 th Flying...
United States Air Force AcademySoaring Program
Lt Col Lawrence E. Pravecek
Commander, 94th Flying Training Squadron
Our cadets have all their options open—their paths through life are yet to be determined
Our job is to create air power advocates and leaders for the next 40 years
The USAFA soaring program builds those advocates, using soaring to teach leadership
• Equipment, staff & facilities
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Staff
Aircraft
Runways
Airspace
Flying hours
•24 USAF pilots from almost every major weapons system
•F-15C/E, A-10, F-16, C-17, C-5, B-1, KC-135, C-130, E-3
•160+ cadet instructor pilots
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Staff
Aircraft
Runways
Airspace
Flying hours
12x Blanik L-23 (TG-10B ) 5x Blanik L-13AC (TG-10C )
2x Duo Discus (TG-15A ) 3x Discus 2b (TG-15B )
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Staff
Aircraft
Runways
Airspace
Flying hours
•16R/34L: 4500’x40’
•16C/34C: 4500’x75’
•SPLA: 4500’x500’
•Airspace: SFC (6500’)-17,500’
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Staff
Aircraft
Runways
Airspace
Flying hours
•16,500 sorties per year
•14,955 TG-10B (L-23)
•992 TG-10C (L-13AC)
•355 TG-15A (Duo Discus)
•205 TG-15B (Discus 2b)
•40% weather attrition
•200+ sorties per summer day
•0.006% incident rate (~10/yr)
• Equipment, staff & facilities
• Programs
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Intro to Airmanship
Basic Soaring
IP UpgradeIP
AcroXC
•Entire incoming class at USAFA
•One glider orientation ride
•1100+ rides each of last 2 years
•Gets cadets talking about flying
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Intro to Airmanship
Basic Soaring
IP UpgradeIP
AcroXC
•562 Basic Soaring students
•Participate summer after freshman and during sophomore year
•14 sorties, 20 minutes each
•20% solo rate (wx dependent)
•ROTC cadets: 48 this summer
•2,500’-3,000’ tow, grass landing
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Intro to Airmanship
Basic Soaring
IP UpgradeIP
AcroXC
•80 selected—40 each semester
•Upgrade as sophomores
•80 sorties—72 dual, 8 solo
•Front seat, back seat, IP
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Intro to Airmanship
Basic Soaring
IP UpgradeIP
AcroXC
•150+ cadet instructors
•The fly 94% of the sorties
•Officer supervision
•Cadet staff—squadron commander, operations officer, flight commanders
•Serve as instructors junior and senior year
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Intro to Airmanship
Basic Soaring
IP UpgradeIP
AcroXC
•6 selected after IP upgrade
•Sportsman as juniors
•Intermediate as seniors
•3 competitions
•Acro Nationals in Denison
•Chapter 5 in Lamar
•Tequila Cup in Marana
•Demonstrations at airshows and USAFA
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Intro to Airmanship
Basic Soaring
IP UpgradeIP
AcroXC
•5 selected after IP upgrade
•Upgrade and compete dual as sophomores
•Compete solo as seniors
•3 competitions per year
•Static displays nationwide
•C1C Baldwin earned Gold badge
• Equipment, staff & facilities
• Programs• Results
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Leaders
Flying
Public Affairs
Wall of Fame
•Personal, interpersonal, team, organization (PITO)
•Life-and-death responsibility
•Always professional
•Leadership applies regardless of career field
•Brief, fly, debrief
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Leaders
Flying
Public Affairs
Wall of Fame
•95% go on to pilot training
•Great boost in SA
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Leaders
Flying
Public Affairs
Wall of Fame
•Public face of the Academy
•Nationwide events
•Distinguished visitors
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Leaders
Flying
Public Affairs
Wall of Fame
•Thunderbird Pilots
•Astronauts
•US Air Pilots
• Equipment, staff & facilities
• Programs• Results• SSA
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Members
Badges
Competition
Civilian Flying
•80 new SSA members annually
•Officers
•Advanced team members
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Members
Badges
Competition
Civilian Flying
•Lead nation in A,B,C badges
•New emphasis on Silver and Gold Badges for officers
•Restarted wave flying
•45 1-Lennie pins since 1968
•3 2-Lennie pins
•IAC badges for aerobatics
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Members
Badges
Competition
Civilian Flying
•Tough to fit cadet schedule
•Attempt 3x competitions for each Acro and XC teams
•Welcome intercollegiate face-to-face competition
SS
A
Res
ults
P
rogr
ams
Equ
ipm
ent
Members
Badges
Competition
Civilian Flying
•PGL and CFIG through local soaring clubs
•Working with CAP
•Canadian AF visiting Spring 09
•German AFOS Summer 08
•German Military Glider Championships Summer 09
We turn cadets into airpower advocates
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e