Polaris Composite Squadron Meeting Notes  
April 24, 2007  

• Our Cadets won five trophies at the color guard competition last weekend. Congratulations Cadets!! The Cadets are now planning on traveling to San Francisco for the Regional Color Guard Competition.

   

• B-12 and B-17 list for May was circulated for any corrections. It will be sent to Wing tomorrow.

   

• A Wing wide safety survey was distributed by email. If you are not on the email distribution see Kevin for a copy. Members at their option can fill out the form. It was suggested by one member that we suggest orange or red flight suits rather than the green required by CAP regulations.

   

• The Wing Commander sent a letter to all squadron commanders reminding them that only the Wing Commander can approve expenditure of funds.Apparently there was a problem of an unauthorized approval of an expenditure.

   

• Doug Statts distributed a critique of last weekends statewide exercise. One of the problems encountered was slow response by flight crews. Crews are requested to try to get airborne as soon as possible after the tasking is received, and if it is a photo mission to get the requested photo back to the requestor as soon as possible.

   

• Inland SAR training will be held June 13-22 here in Anchorage. Persons wishing to attend must sign up ahead of time. Contact Harry Whitaker.

   

• The MRI Airport will dispatch a dump truck to pickup trash items around the airport on May 1-3.

   

• The SUI will be this weekend, 8:30 AM on Saturday. All positions are requested to come by and get inspected.

   

• The C-206 on the ramp belongs to Marv Adams. Marv is making his airplane available to members who need a C-206 checkride. Marv is currently in Kodiak for work, but will be available for checkrides as soon as he returns.

   

• The vehicle gate between our building and the tower is not working reliably. Some members were able to activate, but several were not able. MRI maintenance will be notified.

   

• Make sure all pilot files are current before the SUI inspection.

   

• This is our Safety Meeting. The guest speaker was Butch Tolson, a commercial pilot. Butch said he worked for several people including Rusts Flying Service
• and he owned his own Part 135 on Kodiak Island. Butch talked about Attitude. He has observed that pilots with a bad attitude are more likely to have accidents that pilots with good attitudes. Good attitudes are several things:
  • good judgment
  • open mind
  • must always be prepared
  • be aware of things that work against you
  • avoid tunnel vision
  • draw line with personal minimums
  • mentor the less experienced
  • take care of safety precautions