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Aerospace Education Day

Saturday, September 30, 2006:

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) at Westchester County Airport will be hosting an Aerospace Education Day 2006

Learn what it takes to become a pilot.

Find out about careers in aviation.

See the latest technology in the cockpit.

Find your way thru our orienteering course.

Discover how to search for ELT’s.

Participate in activities for all ages.

Highlights
¨ Cadet Orientation Flights

¨ Flight Simulators/ G1000

¨ Aviation Speakers

¨ Aircraft Displays

¨ Model Rocket Building

¨ Various Hands on Activities

¨ Airport Operations/Control Tower Tours

This event is open to all pilots and non-pilots, students, teachers and family.

Contact person: Richard Meyers

E-mail: rmeyers@capseg.org Phone: 914-473-4843

The Event is FREE to all attendees, and food /beverages will be available for sale.

AGENDA

07:30 Staff Arrives

08:00 - Registration opens - Lobby of Joint News Center(JNC)- Elena MacDermant

08:00-15:00 All Day Event For CAP Cadets

CAP Cadet Orientation Flights - Sign in at CAP HQ

08:15-10:00 Orienteering Course
Capt Dave Lankford- Meet at CAP flag pole. Learn navigation as you find your way thru the course.
Please bring any type of hand held compass (be sure to put your name on it ).

08:15-09:00

CAP Introduction Major Paul Ghiron . - Joint News Center 2nd floor briefing room

09:00-09:15

Opening Ceremony

09:00-15:00 All Day Events

EAA Young Eagles Orientation Flights- Based out of Westair

Aircraft Static Displays
Aircraft including Colombia 350 & 400, Gippsland GA8, Cessna 182, L-39 Albatross Jet , County Police Helicopter, Piper Warrior with glass cockpit, Cessna 210, Piper Cherokee
Netjets /Zulu tie down

Panaroma -Representatives for Panorama Flight School will be available to answer questions
Joint News Center 1st floor Conference room.

Dowling College of Aviation- Representatives will be available to answer questions related to careers in aviation. Joint News Center 1st floor Conference room.

09:15-11:00

Model Rocket Class- Al Hulstrunk
Introduction to rocketry followed by model rocket building. These rockets may be launched at a later time for credit towards the Rocketry badge.
Joint News Center 1st floor conference room

09:15-10:00

Operation Center Tour 1 - Major Gladys Suessle
Joint News Center Flag Pole

ELT Search. Capt Daniel ("KB") Katz-Braunschweig
Learn how CAP finds missing airplanes. Class will cover different search techniques
Joint News Center 2nd floor briefing room

Microsoft Flight Simulator - 1st Lt Bob Kelly
Take a flying lesson, fly the Westchester County Airport(HPN) traffic pattern, practice turns and landings. CAP HQ

10:00-11:00

Control Tower Tour 1 - Maj Gladys Suessle
Joint News Center Flag Pole

Ground Direction Finding (DF)- 1st Lt Mike Heath.
Learn the skills needed to search for downed aircraft. You will spend 1 hour searching the field for our missing aircraft
CAP flag pole.

G1000 Glass Cockpit. - Maj Malcolm Dickinson. Learn about the latest in cockpit technology.
Joint News Center 2nd Briefing room

Aviation Video's. Watch video clips of aerobatics and more
CAP HQ

10:00-11:30

Emergency Services- Major Paul Ghiron. Introduction to CAP and available Emergency resources.
Joint News Center class room 1.

11:00-12:00

Operation Center Tour 2- Maj Gladys Suessle
Joint News Center Flag Pole

Cadet Drill Practice and Demonstration - Cadet J. Jackson
CAP Flag Pole

Dowling College- Learn about different careers in Aviation
Joint News Center 1st floor Conference room

FAA FSDO-Al Schnur/Frank Scotto
Introduction to Aviation, AOPA Project Pilot
Get signed off from an AOPA mentor and receive 6 months free AOPA and Flight Training magazine.
Joint News Center 2nd Briefing room.

CAP Introduction - Lt Elena MacDermant-Learn about the CAP organization and what we do. Q & A session
CAP HQ

11:30-13:30 BBQ Opens. $5.00 charge for non CAP visitors.

12:00-13:00

Control Tower Tour 2 - Lt Sharon Brana
Joint News Center Flag Pole

Scavenger Hunt- - Peter Klepp
Joint News Center Flag Pole

Aeronautical Decision Making - Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) and Risk Management Assessment Made Simple. Bob Miller. Joint News Center 2nd floor Briefing room

13:00-15:00

Model Rocket Class- Al Hulstrunk Introduction to rocketry followed by model rocket building. These
rockets may be launched at a later time for credit towards the Rocketry badge.
Joint news Center 1st floor Conference room

13:00-14:00

Ground Direction Finding (DF) Lt Mike Heath. Learn the skills need to search for downed aircraft. You will spend 1 hr searching the field for our missing aircraft.
CAP flag pole.

Operation Center Tour 3- Gladys Suessle
Joint News Center Flag Pole

Aviation Video's Watch video clips of aerobatics and more
CAP HQ.

FAA FSDO- Al Schnur /Frank Scotto
Aviation Scenario Training .Learn what it take to handle emergencies in flight or on the ground.
Joint News Center 2nd Briefing room.

14:00-15:00

Control Tower Tour 3 - Lt Sharon Brana
Joint News Center Flag Pole

Microsoft Flight Simulator -Ian Lodbell , Take a flying lesson , fly the Westchester county airport(HPN) traffic pattern, practice turns and landings.
CAP HQ.

ELT Search. Capt Howard Kravitz.
Learn how CAP finds missing airplanes.. Class will cover different search techniques
Joint News Center 2nd Briefing room

Cadet Drill Practice and Demonstration - Cadet J. Jackson
CAP Flag Pole