<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello MN wing pilots,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully we are on the backside of winter, even though it
has been a very mild one.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some items to point out this month,<span></span></p>
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</span>You should be seeing a presentation by your squadron
stan/eval or operations officer on a review of WMIRS and AMRAD. We want to make
sure everyone is proficient in working with these two systems. This will avoid data
entry errors that can ground our planes unnecessarily. If you are unable to
attend one of these briefings let me know and I will send you the power point
presentation.<span></span></p>
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</span>As we move into March many of our cadets will be
on spring break from school. Use this opportunity to schedule orientation flights
and keep our cadets flying.<span></span></p>
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</span>One item that has come up several times
recently. If you are flying one or the CAP planes after a CAP USAF pilot pay
close attention to the flight id in the transponder. The CAP USAF pilots change
the call sign when they fly the planes and don’t always change it back to CAP
flight numbers when they are done. If you fly like this ATC shows CAP USAF’s
callsign on their data block and will become confused when you communicate
with ATC using CAP callsign and a non CAP data tag. Make sure you check this, there
is a reminder on the checklist.<span></span></p><img src="cid:ii_lsuj6dkf0" alt="image.png" width="413" height="120" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="cid:ii_lsuj7wk43" alt="910201f5-5a61-4d56-a75d-79c8b80a3dd3.png" width="183" height="24" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="margin-left:452px;margin-top:179px;width:263px;height:34px"><br>-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span>Check pilots – our annual check pilot clinic
will be held on Saturday April 27 at the new camp Craig facility in Hutchinson.
We will start at 9 and be finished by 4. This will be a hybrid meeting so if
you can’t attend in person we will have an online meeting set up. I will send
out more details next month.<br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span></span></p>
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</span>Instructors – remember that you must complete
the TSA security training, and have a certificate uploaded in Operations
qualifications by April 1 or your CAP flight instructor qualifications will
expire.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have attached the monthly NHQ stan/eval newsletter<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fly safely, take care,<span></span></p><img src="cid:ii_lsuj8kb24" alt="image.png" width="249" height="60" style="margin-right: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a name="m_7264718338770610276__Hlk124700481"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Capt. Greg Bestul, CAP</span></b></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DOV, MN Wing<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">612.251.4786<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:gbestul@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%">gbestul@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:14pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(4,66,122)">U.S. Air Force Auxiliary</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:14pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">GoCivilAirPatrol.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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