VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2

October 2007

THEBLACKCAT
SEACOAST COMPOSITE SQUADRONS OFFICIAL NEWS SOURCE SINCE 2007

NOTHINGSMOREFUNTHANFRIENDSANDFOOD

2dLtBlainCoteposesforapicturewithdaughterElizabethduringthe2007 SeacoastCompositeSquadronPicniconSeptember29th,2007

Changingcadetslivesoneflightatatime. CAPgliderpilotsflySeacoastCadets.Moreonpage3

September29thmarkedanotherdayoffunattheSeacoastSquadronas members,familyandfriendscametogetherforadayoffoodandfunat asquadronpicnicheldatDoverPointPark. Thedaywasactionpackedandcreatedanatmosphereoutsidethenor malroutineforeveryonetogettoknoweachotherbetter.Beingpart ofateamandunderstandingyourteammatesiscrucialtothesuccessof ourmissions,onemembersaid. Memberswereencouragedtobringtheirfamiliesandfriendsandmost did.CaptJasonSmithnoted,Itwasreallynicebeingabletomeeteve ryonesfamilies,everyoneissowarmandfriendly.Somanytimesyou hearourmemberstalkabouttheirfamiliesbutdontgetanopportunity tomeetthem,itwaswonderful. Therewerevariousactivitiesthroughoutthedayincludingawater balloontoss,tugowar,andateamworkactivitygraciouslyplannedby thePiazzafamily.Thosethatattendedalsoplayedwhiffleballand touchfootball. Thefoodthatwasbroughtwasworldclass.Therewassomethingfor everyonefromsaladstochickentoburgersaswellasanentiretableof deserts.Withsuchavariety,mostmembershadahardtimedeciding whattoeach...sotheyjustgrabbedabitofeverything! Whenaskedheropinionaboutthesuccessoftheevent,CaptJillian Smithsaid,Whatagreatwaytofinishthesummer!Nothingbeats spendingtimeinthesunwithfriendsandfood!
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TRAININGUPANDTAKINGCHARGE
September22,2007Learninghowtoleadisthebiggestchallengein thecadetprogram.Thenewlyreorganizedmembersofthecadetstaff tookadaytolearnaboutbeingacadetstaffmember. Coveringtopicslike;cadetstaffresponsibilities,publicspeaking,evaluat ingyourcadetsandhowtogiveaboardofreview,thecadetstaffmem berslearnedthatthereismoretoleadingthanmeetstheeye Continuedonpage2.

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Cadetstafftraining,continuedfrompage1 Ivealwayshatedpublicspeaking,C/SSgtAleciaHagmansaid,butat leastthisgavemeanopportunitytogetbetteratit.

Workingtogetherasastaff,effectivelycommunicatingwithonean otherandmakingsurethatwecanprovidethebesttrainingpossibleto ourcadetsiswhatweweretryingtoaccomplishduringthistraining event,saidCaptJasonSmith,Oftentimesnewcadetstaffmembers areconfusedaboutwhattheirdutiesareandwhatsortofcommitment theyhavetothecadetsplacedintheircharge.Wetriedtoremedythat today.

Ifeelbetterpreparedandexcitedtotakeonmyroleasanelement leader,stressedC/AmnAdamBergeron. Confidentintheirnewlyacquiredskills,thenewlyreorganizedcadet staffoftheSeacoastCompositeSquadronarereadytotakeontheir newrolesanddutieswithprofessionalismandexpertise.

Above,C/2dLtMichaelPiazzainstructstheattendeesofthecadetstaff training;C/AmnAdamBergeron,C/AmnChristianLaCourse,C/A1CChris Snyder,C/SSgtAleciaHagmanandC/TSgtJulianDavila.

FOCUSONBIRDSAFETY
Sincetheinventionoftheaircraft,birdshave beenamajorproblemtoaviators.

AVIATIONNEWS
CessnaDelivers100thSkylaneToYinglingAviationForCAPDuty AircraftToBeEquippedWithAdvancedSARGear

CessnaannouncedThursdayatAOPAExpo2007theplanemaker'sInde pendence,KSfacilityrecentlydeliveredthe100thC182SkylanetoWich itabasedYinglingAviationformodificationfordutywiththeCivilAir Patrol.

ThefirstreportedbirdstrikewasbyOrville Wrightin1905,andaccordingtotheirdiaries, Orvilleflew4,751metersin4minutes45 seconds,fourcompletecircles.Twicepassed overfenceintoBeard'scornfield.Chasedflock ofbirdsfortworoundsandkilledonewhich fellontopoftheuppersurfaceandaftera timefelloffwhenswingingasharpcurve. Birdstrikesbecomemorefrequentduring migratoryseasons(fallandspring).Didyou knowthatmostbirdstrikeshappencloseto theground?Thatmeansthattakeoffand landingyourplaneisgoingtobethemost likelytimeyouhitabird.

YinglingwilloutfittheG1000equippedSkylanewithspecialavionics equipmentforCAPduty.TheindependentCessnaauthorizedservice stationholdstheSTCforCAPspecificmodifications.

TheaircraftwasdeliveredattheendofSeptember.Yinglingwillcom pletethemodificationsthatprovidesearchandrescueequipmentand dualaudiopanelswiththeabilitytohavemultiple,simultaneouscom municationsbetweenthepilot,missionspecialist,observerandagencies ontheground.ThesemodificationsallowCAPtotakeanincreasedrole insupportofnationalsecurityanddisasterreliefoperations. TheSkylaneisscheduledfordeliverytoCAPinNovember,accordingto Cessna.

Becauseoftheincreasedlikelihoodofabird strikeduringthenextfewmonths,asbirds begintoflysouth,wewishtocautionyou.

OperatingasanauxiliaryoftheUSAirForce,CAPisalowcostairborne assetthatlocal,stateandfederalagenciescandeployquicklyandeffec tivelyintimesofemergency.CAPoperatesover500Cessnaaircraft qualifyingthemasthelargestCessnafleetoperatorintheworld. YinglingdesignedandreceivedtheSTCfromtheFAAin2003forthe specialmissionequipmentpackage.WithassistancefromCessnaand Garmin,YinglingupdatedtheSTCin2004toworkwiththeGarmin G1000avionicssuite. Cessnahasscheduled25additionalSkylanesthisyearfortheCAPmodi fication. Articlecourtesyofwww.aeronews.net

TheseacoastareasofMaine,NewHampshire andMassachusettsareprimemigratorypaths forbirdsaccordingtotheUSAFsBirdAvoid anceModel(www.usahas.com/BAM/) Soplease,takethetimetoinquireaboutbird activitybeforeyouflyandkeepyoureyeout forbirdactivityintheair,itcouldsaveyour life.

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CAP&BOYSCOUTS
SpendingadayinNewHampshiresLakesRegionisusually endsupbeingarelaxingday...unlessthereare5,000Boy Scoutsyouneedtoaddress.

ANEWFACE
TheSquadronwebpagerecentlychangedhomesandgota facelift.ThenewlydesignedwebpagewascreatedbyCapt RobertMcMullenandincludesmanyusefulenhancements. Someoftheenhancementsinclude;anupdatedeasyaccess photogallery,customizedsectionsforsquadrondepart ments,easytousesquadroncalendar,aneasyonthe eyescolorscheme,ournewonlineScannerObserver SchoolandaneasylinktoyourfavoritepublicationThe BlackCat.

CaptMichaelHallandLtColMaryAnnCrockerspentall dayonSaturday,October6thtalkingaboutCivilAirPatrol tomembersoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica.

Thepurposeoftheeventwastohelpbuildawarenessof CivilAirPatrolandthemissionsthatweperform.

Peakingtheinterestof5,000BoyScoutsisadifficulttask, butonethatourexperienced,dedicated,memberswere abletoperformwithexpertise.

Ifyouhaventvisitedthewebpagerecently,nowisagreat timeto.Thereisnewcontentaddedalmostdaily!
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CaptHallsaidthatheisconfidentthattheeventpeaked theinterestofasignificantamountoftheattendeesand thatheexpectsCAPtobenefitfromtheeffortsthatday. WHYHEWASPROMOTED AuthorUnknown Hewasalwaysontime. Hedidnotwatchtheclock. Heputhisheartinhiswork. Hewasnotalwaysgrumbling. Helearnedfromhisblunders. Heactedonhisownjudgment. Hewasreadyforthenextstep. Hedidnotasktoomanyquestions. Hethoughtitwasworthwhiletolearnhow. Hechosehisfriendsamonghissuperiors. Hedidnotruinhisabilitybyhalfdoingthings. Heimitatedthehabitsofmenwhocouldac complishmorethanhecould. Helearnedthatthebestpartofhissalarywas notinhisenvelope.

ITSWELLWORTHTHEDRIVE
OnOctober6th,2007,8cadetsand1seniormemberwereabletoex perienceflightinaglider,formostitwastheirfirsttimethankstothe effortsofafewseniors.

ColDaleHardy,LtColDavidCarlson,MajTomMatthewsand2dLtDick Ruelgavetheirtimeandenergytoflyourmembersastheysooftendo tomakethegliderprogramasuccess.

Withthedaystartingwithadensefog,therewasworryabouthavingto canceltheday.However,inafewhoursthefogburnedoffandtheday becameperfectforsoaring.

Thecadetsparticipatingjumpedinandgottheirhandsdirtypreparing thegliderforflightbymovingittotheproperposition,attachingthe towropes,adjustingnoseweightandactingaswingrunners.

Thehardworkwasdefinitelyworthit,thisisthecoolestthingIveever done!saidC/ABRachelHockhousenwhenaskedifsheenjoyedthe day.

CONTRIBUTEDBY:C/2dLtMichaelPiazza

Thecadetsstartedoffslowly,withaturnaroundtimeforsetup,inthe beginning,ofapproximately25minutesbetweenflights.Bytheendof theday,theirteamworkreducedthattimetoapproximately7minutes.

Tomakethetimebetweenflightsgobyfaster,thecadetsandseniors playedflagfootballandsoccer.

Above,C/SSgtTarr,LtColDaveCarlson,MajTomMatthews,2dLtDickRuel, C/ABKevinColford,ColDaleHardy,2dLtCherylPiazza,C/ABJohnColford, C/ABMichelleWegner,C/ABBrianColford,C/ABAdamParent,C/ABRachel HockhousenandC/AmnAdamBergerongetreadyforadayofflying!

Thoseparticipatingintheeventwere;ColDaleHardy,LtColDaveCarl son,MajTomMatthews,CaptJillianSmith,CaptJasonSmith,2dLtDick Ruel,2dLtCherylPiazza,SMTedBergeron,C/SSgtTarr,C/AmnAdam Bergeron,C/ABKevinColford,C/ABJohnColford,C/ABBrianColford,C/ ABRachelHockhousen,C/ABAdamParentandC/ABMichelleWegner. C/SSgtRyanTarrnotedattheendofthedaythatItwashot,itwas hard,butitwasfun.

PROMOTIONSANDAWARDS
FROMSEPTEMBERSAWARDCEREMONY&CONFERENCE

UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER 2007 DATE 20th TIME 0700-1600 EVENT / DESCRIPTION Mount Cardigan Hike NOVEMBER 2007 DATE 10-11 10th 17-18 TIME 0900-1600 0830-1200 0830-1630 EVENT / DESCRIPTION Unit Commanders Course (Senior Members Only) Psychological First Aid Training Training Leaders of Cadets (Senior Members Only) DECEMBER 2007 01-02 0830-1630 0800-1630 Corporate Learning Course (Senior Members Only) Wing SAREX, Pease ANGB @ DES Building

SECONDLIEUTENANT 2dLtRichardRuel

RICKENBACKERACHIEVEMENT C/TSgtJulianDavila

COMMANDERSCOMMENDATION BlackbirdDrillTeam,2007 LtColMaryAnnCrocker 2dLtCherylPiazza SENIORRECRUITERRIBBON CaptMichaelHall

CADETRECRUITERRIBBON C/AmnTimothyGodin

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CADETRECRUITERRIBBON C/AmnAdamBergeron

Activitiessubjecttochange. Formoreaccurate,uptodateinformationpleasevisitthesquadronwebsite www.seacoastsquadron.net

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THESQUARES MIXTOGETHER: 2CupsSugar 2Cups(1smallcan)pumpkin 4Eggs 1Cupoilorapplesauce(50/50mixisbest)

THEFROSTING MIXTOGETHER: 3oz.creamcheese 1stickbutterormargarine 1teaspoonvanilla 2Cupspowderedsugar(unsifted) Beatfrostinguntilsmooth. Spreadovercooledcake. Foranaddedtouch,sprinkle1/2cupof choppedwalnutsoverthetop.

ADDTOTHEWETINGREDIENTS: 2CupsFlour 2teaspoonsbakingsoda 1/2teaspooncinnamon 1/2teaspoonsalt Dontoverbeat,butavoidlumps.

Above:CadetsassistC/A1CSnyderincorrectinguniformdiscrep anciesduringauniformclass.CadetSnyderintentionallywore hisuniformincorrectly.

Recipeprovidedby: 2dLtCherylPiazza

Pourbatterontoagreasedjellyrollpan Bakeat350degreesfor20minutes

THEBASICSOFCAP
BothcadetsandseniorscametogetheronOctober12,2007 toconducttrainingaboutthebasicsofCAP.Althoughthe lessonsweredivided,muchofthesubjectmatterwastaught tobothtypesofstudents. Subjectmatterincludedcoursesinuniformwear,customs andcourtesies,howtoprogressinCAPanddrillandceremo nies. Inall25membersattendedandwereexcitedtolearn.For many,thiswastheirfirstactivityoutsidethenormalweekly meeting.

Duringthetraining,cadetmemberslearnedabouthowto shineshoes,preparetheiruniform,customsandcourtesies, anddrillmovements.Theyalsolearnedaboutallthecadet achievementsandhowtoearnthem. TheOfficersalsolearnedcustomsandcourtesiesanduni formwearaswellasabouttheCAPspecialtytracksandCAP Officerprogression. Laterintheday,4CAPofficerstookdrivingevaluationstoget theirCAPdriverslicense. ThistrainingisthefoundationtoagreatstartintheCAP program.ItwasprofessionalandImgladIattended.SM RobertGodin.