[Pilots] CAP Safety program

[Greg Bestul]

Hello MN wing pilots,



Here are the details on the new MN wing safety program that I mentioned in
a previous email.


In an effort to maintain the highest level of safety and reduce the number
of aircraft mishaps in our wing we will be completing the following safety
program. The difference between this program and the previous safety down
day type event is that this will be a task-based program. In this program
there are two tasks that need to be completed.


*Task 1*: Each squadron that has a hanger for aircraft must make sure that
there are guide markings on the ground for each of the three airplane tires
to follow into the hanger. These lines should be painted ideally, or for
hangers that we are not able to paint, a durable tape striping may be used.
In addition, stop marks/blocks for C172 and C182 should be labeled on the
floor as well. Next we need to mark the hanger door opening to make sure we
know what height the door needs to be at so that the airplanes will fit
thru without contacting the door (this will only apply to hanger doors that
open upwards) Lastly if the hanger door has an internal support structure
that makes the door “thicker” than normal, the interior door limit should
also be marked on the floor.

Once all of the markings have been completed, take photos of the markings
and email them to Capt Greg Erickson at gerick001 at comcast.net  He will
approve or request further action to bring the hanger up to standards.

If your squadron needs help with striping, our wing has a striping machine
that is currently held at the 130th squadron. You can contact Lt Col Nick
Modders at nickmodders1 at gmail.com or 612 281-3985 and he can help
coordinate getting the machine to you and help with using it.

This task must be completed by August 31, 2022. Any squadron/hangar that
has not completed this task by then will have their hangar marked as
unusable and the aircraft will be removed from it.


*Task 2*: Each current pilot will need to view the video on adapting threat
and error management to general aviation. It was a seminar put on at
Oshkosh a couple of years ago, with a lot of good information. Ideally it
would be viewed at the squadron meeting in August, but if you are not
available during the meeting you can view it individually. It is part of
the FAA wings program so you can get wings credit for completing the
program. The link to this presentation is:


Activities, Courses, Seminars & Webinars - ALC_Content - FAA - FAASTeam -
FAASafety.gov
<https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?pf=1&cID=556>


It's about a 50 minute presentation, and afterwards you can conduct a
discussion on what types of threats we experience at CAP during our
flights.

I would also recommend that a brief discussion on threats can be added to
the before starting checklist briefing section and/or the pre takeoff
briefing.

Things like:

“I haven’t flown in a while”

“There are a lot of birds/planes out today we need to keep a sharp eye out
for them”

“Im not very familiar with this airport/GPS/radio”

“Lets keep monitoring the winds/ceiling/thunderstorms”

or any other threats that either pilot sees as a risk



Since many times we are flying with a crew of two pilots it helps to make
the other crewmember aware of possible risks. This is a procedure we have
been using in the airlines for several years now and it has been a great
tool in spotting and avoiding potential threats.

This task should  be completed by August 31, 2022. To complete the task you
will need to email me with your name and CAP id number at *gbestul at gmail.com
<gbestul at gmail.com>* .If you view the presentation at the squadron meeting
your operations officer can send me a roster sheet of everyone that
attended, otherwise if you watch it individually you can send me your name
and CAP number and I will check off the names from the active pilots list
that I have. I will contact any pilot that has not completed the task by
August 31 to make sure they complete this task.



Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to CAP


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*Capt.* *Greg Bestul, CAP                               Capt. Greg
Erickson, CAP*

DOV, MN Wing                                               Director of
Operations

612.251.4786                                                  612.207.9647

gbestul at gmail.com                                    gerick001 at comcast.net
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