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2024 AKWG Flight Academies (Glider and Powered(Distributed))

[Updated 22 Oct 2023]

2024 AKWG Flight Academies

Applications due 12/31/23

To build the strongest application you can, see the "Flight Training Pipeline" webpage under Cadet Programs on the AKWG website

  • Get a logbook
  • Apply for your Student Pilot Certificate (faa.iacra.gov, takes about a month)
  • Make sure your Aircraft Ground Handling is current in eServices (expires after 2 years)
  • Schedule (and complete) your FAA Medical exam
  • Complete Sporty's free (to CAP cadets) online ground school and take at least 2 practice tests (Dauntless.com practice test also recommended)
  • For a higher chance of selection, *pass* your written FAA test!

Costs may be decreased based on fundraising efforts.  Keep your ears open to assist in wing-level fundraising efforts.  Suggest fundraising ideas to your leaders for squadron-level financial support.

 

SEE ATTACHED 9/24/23 MEMO PDF FOR 2024 Flight Academy APPLICATIONS due 12/31/23

ALASKA WING

United States Air Force Auxiliary

Bldg 16322, 37th St
Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-3915

24 September 2023
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL AKWG PERSONNEL
FROM: AKWG/CC
SUBJECT: 2024 AKWG Cadet Powered & Glider Flight Academy Guidance
1. Alaska Wing will conduct a separate “Distributed” (selected locations across the state) Powered Flight Academy from 1 March through 15 May 2024, and a separate, traditional (centralized, in-person) Glider Flight Academy 24 May through 2 June 2024 at Clear SFS for eligible cadets.
2. The 2024 AKWG Powered Flight Academy will be a wing-level activity this year. The AKWG’s Powered Flight Academy’s purpose is to improve the flying skills of attendees with approximately 10 hours of dual instruction in a CAP C-172. Solo should not be assumed as such factors as individual skills, weather, and aircraft maintenance issues may come into play. The fee for this event is $1300 per cadet which must be paid within 30 days from the date of selection via check or credit card (details to follow upon selection). This activity, to the extent practical, will be conducted at the local level based on the availability of instructors and aircraft. Selection for this activity will be accomplished via filling out the attached cadet application. Application for this activity is open now through 31 December 2023. Candidates should fill out the application completely, then have their parent/guardian review and sign the form, then have either their Unit Commander or their Deputy Commander for Cadets review and sign the form. The completed application should be scanned and forwarded to the 2024 AKWG Powered Flight Academy Activity Director Maj Ben Padgett, 907-887-1745, 265885@akwg.cap.gov) NLT 2000 hours Sunday, 31 December 2023. To be eligible, cadets must be 16 years old and have completed either an online or in-person FAA-approved Private Pilot Ground School (e.g. Sporty’s Private Pilot Ground School, Angle of Attack Online Ground School, home-study course with a logbook endorsement provided by a CFI, etc.) and attained at least their Wright Brothers Achievement before 1 March 2024. All students will need to provide a copy of either their US passport or their birth certificate to prove their US citizenship in accordance with TSA directives and have their IACRA paperwork completed online with a CFI to obtain a Student Pilot Certificate (this process can take more than a month to complete). Additionally, they will require at least a Third-Class Medical Certificate from a FAA-approved aviation medical examiner. The uniform for this event is the USAF-style Flight Suit and these will be issued for the event, as required.
3. The 2024 AKWG Glider Flight Academy will be a wing-level activity this year. Advanced and Pre-Solo cadets will have a goal of 30 flights with a CAP CFI-G in a corporate glider. While solo is possible, it should not be assumed as such factors as weather, individual skill, and aircraft maintenance may come into play. The fee for this event is $1700 per Advanced/Pre-Solo cadet which must be paid within 30 days from the date of selection via check or credit card (details to follow upon selection). Personnel will report to Clear SFS on the afternoon of Friday, 24 May, 2023. Selection for this activity will be accomplished via filling out the attached cadet application. Application for this activity is open now through 31 December 2023. Applicants should fill out the application completely, then have their parent/guardian review and sign the form, then have either their Unit Commander or their Deputy Commander for Cadets review and sign the form. The completed application should be scanned and forwarded to Lt Col Brian Porter, 341570@akwg.cap.gov NLT 2000 hours Sunday,
31 December 2023. There will be 12 Advanced/Pre-Solo slots for this activity. Advanced Students are those who have completed their initial solo and are working towards their FAA Private Pilot Glider certification. Pre-Solo students are students who meet the FAA eligibility requirements to solo a glider. We will also accept up to 6 cadets who have not completed their glider orientation flights. Although Orientation Flight Students will only receive their (up to) 5 AF-funded Orientation Flights at this academy, they will receive all other training and materials that the advanced/pre-solo cadets receive. These Orientation Flight cadets will be charged $450 to cover transportation, food and other materials, which must be paid within 30 days from the date of selection via check or credit card (details to follow upon selection). Selection for the Glider Academy Orientation Flight Cadets will be via attached application just the same as Advanced and Pre-Solo students. To apply in any category, cadets must be at least 13 years of age by 1 March 2024 and must provide a copy of either their US passport or birth certificate to prove their US citizenship. Students who wish to solo will need their online IACRA Student Pilot certificate application completed by 1 May, 2024. Any squadron sending a cadet to this academy is expected to provide a SM for the staff. This SM need not be an instructor, but should have a CAP Driver’s License.
4. Fundraising will be an integral part of our flight activities this year. Students who are selected will be expected to assist in fundraising efforts to help defray expenses. Although there are no guarantees, if fundraising efforts are successful, the cost per cadet will be lowered. Cadet applicants should accomplish the following:
a. CAP “Cadet Invest” programs (must apply no later than 31 December 2023):
https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/cadets/cadetinvest
An explanatory webinar on the Cadet Invest “constellation” of financial support is available: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/cadets/cadetblog/cadet-webinars
b. Contact your squadron commander regarding local scholarships.
5. A participant must be able to be returned home from the activity or picked up by a parent/guardian within 24 hours if showing any symptoms of COVID-19. Senior Members wishing to travel from other states to instruct or support operations must comply with any applicable CAP and State of Alaska health restrictions.
DERK A. MacPHERSON, Colonel, CAP
Commander

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