Polaris Composite Squadron
Meeting Notes
March 20, 2008

Our Cadets won first place in the drill team competition in Portland last weekend. Congratulations Cadets!!!! Cadet Johnson showed a slide show of the competition including some video clips of the team drilling. Now the team will compete at National in Dayton Ohio in June.

Col Carl Brown talked to the group. He described the competition from his perspective. Ak Wing success is having the right people for the right job. Wing needs support from the Senior members to help the Cadets achieve success.

Wing has a C-172 float plane in the water at LHD.

MIMS has listing of people approved for winter flight suits. If you are on the list, but are not here, we will fill in you size for you.

27 May Derwin Hammond will be available for check rides.

5 June need a Cadet O pilot.

Beaver 20 hrs/oil filter 70 hrs/100 hr Aug 09 annual
C-206 246CC 8.9 hrs/50 hr 55.9 hrs/100 hr Aug 08 annual
C-185 37.7 hrs/oil and 100 hr. June 08 annual
C-172 42.4 hrs/50 hr 92.4 hrs/100 hr May 09 annual

We had a successful statewide practice SAR last weekend. Most but not all squadrons flew. 14 June is the next practice leading to the USAF graded sar on 16-17 July.

Cadet Programs - the Cadets are having a BBQ on Memorial Day. They will also go to the National Cemetery on Ft. Richardson to help direct traffic.

Carl Siebe presented the safety spiel. His talk was a review of the 7 Steps to Survival.
The 7 steps to survival were promoted by Ray Trembley, an instructor for the USFWS many years ago. They are:
1) Recognition
2) Inventory
3) Signaling
4) Shelter
5) Water
6) Food
7) Play

Fire is an important element of items 3-7 which is why we try and teach fire craft to the Cadets.

This summer encampment is postponed. We will be planning for a winter encampment over Christmas break. However, we will be having a Cadet activity May 31-June 2 at Camp Gorsuch.

The Glider program is looking for assistance with the glider encampment May 23 - June 1.