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Charlie Ritchie's Birthday is Monday, March 17th. He will be 98 years
old.
- The new mission numbers are March are available and posted in the squadron
- The Pacific Region Conference will be held
May 16 & 17, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Portland Oregon. Click
on these links for conference
registration and a informational
flyer. All the hotel information is on the registration form. You will
have to call the hotel directly to reserve a room. You can now register on
line at the CAP NHQ web site.
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Remember OPSEC training must be completed by April 1. You
can complete the training online by going to this link: https://tests.cap.af.mil/opsec.
Here are the members who have
not completed the training --> OPSEC
Training
- Aircraft availability
- C-172 8.6hrs (needs to go to maintenance when 1 hours remains)
- C-185 49.9 hrs
- C-206 81.7 hrs/ 34.7 oil change
- SAREX approved for April 4 - 13th. SAREX briefing will be on
Tuesday, April 1st.
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The squadron is trying to get a 98 candle cake for next Tuesday's meeting
to celebrate Charlie's birthday
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The squadron van is back
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Ellen Paneok's celebration of life will be on 3/15/08 at the Lake Hood
Aviation Heritage Museum at 7:00pm - Potluck
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Cadets - ES would like to involve Cadets in next SAREX
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Safety Briefing - Michelle - Refueling safety
- Fuel vapors are very flammable, liquid only at high temps.
- Static electricity is a big problem in Alaska. Grounding bond can take
3 minutes to take effect
- Clothing is a big static generator, particularly synthetics
- Be careful of ladders blowing in the aircraft
- Be careful with radios and cell phones. Keep them in the airplane or
turn them off
- Avoid refueling if T-Storms are within 5 miles
- Fuel first half of tank slowly
- If you spill fuel, get an extinguisher placed upwind of spill. Do not
try to clean up the spill yourself.
- If you need to use fire extinguisher, make sure you have an escape
route.
- Refueling from portable containers is dangerous. Always fill container
on ground.
More details are available on the audio
portion of these meeting minutes.