{"id":16158,"date":"2020-08-03T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T22:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=16158"},"modified":"2020-08-03T22:42:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T22:42:29","slug":"vermont-wing-of-the-civil-air-patrol-launches-regions-first-2020-glider-orientation-flights-for-cadets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/vermont\/vermont-wing-of-the-civil-air-patrol-launches-regions-first-2020-glider-orientation-flights-for-cadets\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Launches Region\u2019s First 2020 Glider Orientation Flights for Cadets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) took\nadvantage of the good flying weather in central Vermont this weekend, launching\nseveral Cadets on their first glider orientation flights. Every CAP cadet under\nage 18 is eligible for five flights in a powered aircraft (usually one of the\nWing\u2019s Cessna 172s or 182), five flights in a glider aircraft, and an unlimited\nnumber of backseat flights when conditions allow. Orientation flights are always\nfree to cadets. The \u201corientation flights,\u201d as they are called, took place at\nHartness State Airport in Springfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos courtesy of the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe thrill of flying, and the related educational\nopportunities, along with the spirit of community service and leadership, are\njust several of the many things the Wing and CAP offer young Vermonters,\u201d said\nCol Ann Brechbuhl, Commander of the Vermont Wing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the glider was un-tethered from the tow-plane, a flight\nlasted about 20 minutes. While soaring, the cadets were allowed to take over\nthe controls and receive a hands-on lesson in the science of flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating Cadets were from the Wing\u2019s Green Mountain\nComposite Squadron, based at Burlington International Airport in South\nBurlington. In addition to the orientation flights, Cadets can participate in\none week camps where cadets become student pilots. Thanks to funding and\nvolunteer FAA Certified Flight Instructors from CAP, Cadets receive official\ninstruction towards initial pilot training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Col Brechbuhl noted that the Cadets received extensive\ntraining in ground handling of the glider, an introduction to the basics of\nflight and flight safety. Safety on the ground and in the air\u2014as well as\nadherence to COVID-19 related restrictions, including social distancing, mask wearing,\nand stringent cleaning of the glider cockpit between flights– is paramount,\nshe added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) took advantage of the good flying weather in central Vermont this weekend, launching several Cadets on their first glider orientation flights. Every CAP cadet under age 18 is eligible for five flights in a powered aircraft (usually one of the Wing\u2019s Cessna 172s or 182), five […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-vermont"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CAP-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16162,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16158\/revisions\/16162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}