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O F F I C I A L
COLORADO
COLORADO CADETS GET
M O S T O R I E N TAT I O N S
P U B L I C A T I O N
W I N G - - C I V I L
O F
A I R
T H E
PAT R O L
NEW POSTS FOR MADSEN, SHEARER
More than 720 Cadet
orientation rides were
provided for Colorado
CAP members during 1965.
Lt Col J. O. MeReynolds,
Lt Col WilliamMadsen, former Deputy Wing Co~nander,
was named recently as Regional Information Officer.
The action came following several weeks of conferences
USAF Liaison Officer,
said that Colorado led
the region and that more
Colorado cadets received
orientation flights than
in all other wings in the
region combined and in
In naming a new Deputy Wing Commander, Col Putz
pointed out that Col Madsen had performed outstanding
service to the Wing in all capacities and his work for
many years as Deputy Commander has played a vital role
i n t h e g r o w t h a n d s u c c e s s o f C o l o r a d o C A P. L t C o l H e r b
Shearer, Commander of the Wing Headquarters Squadron
w a s n a m e d D e p u t y W i n g C m d r.
between Col Arthur Putz, Wing Co~nder, and Col Donald
Hale, new Con~ander of the Rocky Mountain Region.
the entire Southwest
Region.
During the first
"Col M~dsen has been a mainstay in our wing for many
years," Col Putz stated.
ninety days of 1966,
more than 250 cadets
had taken orientation
rides and that nearly
every week-end through
the middle of June is
scheduled for flights.
Col McReynolds said
"We hate to lose him, but we
know that he will do his
usual outstanding job in
Information for the Region."
Madsen
Shearer
that pending flights in
coming weeks will be
offered to part of Grp I;
Grp ll; Non-winners of
incentive awards; AeroS p a c e E d u c a t i o n Te a c h e r s ;
Group IV and others. In
June winners of Incentive
Awards will he taken to
their locales for special
training.
Only 377 rides in all
the rest of the Region were
made in 1965.
McREYNOLDS TURNS OVER
"NEW LEAVES". ....
It is Lt Col Jack
O. M~Reynolds now. Colorado Wing's popular Air
Force Liaison Officer is
sporting silver oak
leaves following his recent promotion. Wing
staff members applauded
t h e
m o v e .
March - April 1966
Putz expressed his enthusiasm in being able to name
Col Shearer to the post and
emphasized the fact that
Colorado Wing had many outstanding officers at all levels
throughout the state and their
ability was proved by the fact
that he was able to name a
competent, knowledgeable replacement in this key post.
PA S S T H I S C O P Y O F T H E
C}iANDELLE ON TO SOMEONE ELSE AFTER YOU
H AV E R E A D I T.
T-34's PANT OF LONG RANGE
THE COMMANDER'S CORNER
C A P F L E E T E X PA N S I O N P L A N S
C o l o n e l A r t h u r F. P u t z
C o m m a n d e r, C o l o . W i n g
During the past several
months we have used this
space to answer questions
and provide other information which we feel is of
interest to all CAP members
in Colorado. We have not
received any questions
concerning the CAP program,
Colorado Wing activities or
L o w e r
Program, flnancing,
operation, long range
and other items of sigr
icanee to all CAP membe
It is assumed that all
the cadets thoroughly
understand the trainin~
and educational opportt
its operation and other
matters.
ities that is available
to them, the incentive
awards and scholarship
programs as well as the
other goals for which
they may strive.
It is assumed that
every person within the
Colorado Wing fully understands all facets of our
T h i s c o l u m n i s d e s i ~ned
to answer your questior
. . . i f y o u h a v e n o n e . . . t ~en
we assume things are ci early
any query concerning the
details of our organization,
defined throughout youx
DEADLINE
Deadline for news and pictures for May issue of the
Chandelle is April 12
Colorado Wing CAP Newsletter is the official
publication of the Colo.
Wing of the Civil Air
P a t r o l , C o l o n e l A r t h u r. F.
P u t z , C o m m a n d e r.
Published by the Wing
Information Office Staff:
Lt Col Bernard Gebhardt
Staff Information Officer
Capt. Earl Howey ..... Editor
Published at Wing Headquart e r s , P. O . D r a w e r C , L o w r y
Air Force Base Station,
Denver, Colorado g0230
unit.
LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AID
NEW JULESBURG SQUADRON
Between fifty and
sixty businessmen met J
Julesburg late last mot
to form a new CAP Squa(
and to learn how they
aid in the CAP program.
A group of Wing officel
headed by Lt Col Willi~
Madsen visited the clt~
cooperation with Lt Col
Harold Getz; Lt Col Da~
Hoffman and Donald E. ( l a u sen, Group VIII Office* s.
T h e s q u a d r o n h a s s i n c e hecome very active with
ome
dozen cadets and half
doz~n cadets and half a
Ozen senior members.
IS
b r i n g s t h e n u m b e r o f a '~ tire
C A P u n i t s i n C o l o r a d o ~O
~lore than fifty, inclu ling
the Wing Headquarters m i t .
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i n s u r a n c e
r a t e s ,
higher re-sale value, less
maintenance costs and half
a dozen other ma3or factors
were revealed by Col Arthur
Putz this week in explaining
the selection of the Skylane
aircraft for CAP use. "We
have a long range fleetbuilding program in effect
that has been approved by
the State of Colorado. It
is hoped to have a wellequipped, serviceable, low
operating cost aircraft in
every group within the
Colorado Wing within a few
years," Col Putz stated.
He pointed out that if a
fabric, less expensive type
of aircraft was purchasedj
it would have to be recovered or require other
umintenance within a few
years and the CAP fleet would
still be in the shape it
was two years ago.
Col Putz pointed out
that a Super Cub, costing
approximately $9 - $i0.000
required insurance costing
approximately $700 a year
and insurance companies
required hull insurance
and other factors that
were detrin~ntal.
Units Assume Cost
T-34's will be assigned
to Groups as they become
available. Selection of
the Groups, initially will
probably be based on the
ability of the unit to
assume full financial
responsibility. It is
anticipated that changes
in use of CAP aircraft
may be forthcoming that
will allow greater utilization of airplanes.
THE CHAPLAIN=S CHAT:
It has been real good
kite flying weather latel y. A n d I a m s u r e t h e
kids I watched didntt
realize they were using
the principle of discipllne. But they
were| As long as a
7omqgster controls the
kite with his string he
can make it go up. And
ever7 kid knows what
happens if the string
breaks or if he lets go.
The kite goes into a
crazy spin and plunges
to the ground.
LETTER TO THE ~ITOR:
Major General A. J. }laroun
C orauanding General
Ft. Carson, Colorado
Dear General Haroun:
T h e F l y i n g Ti g e r L i n e
is especially appreciative of the work done by
the Civil Air Patrol on
penetrating to the site
of the crash of the Constellation 914 in the
Blanca Peak Nountains.
'lithout the mountain
trained ability of this
rescue unit it would
have been virtual3y 4,npossible to have reached
t h e s i t e o f t h e % Te c k age.
I n p a r t i c u l a r, w e
would like to comlend
Col. Arthur PutZ for
his direction of the
search effort and Capt.
Don Peck and his rescue
unit ~o ~re the first
able to reach the ~eck
ROC~ MOR'~AIN COI,~%ENCE
AT COLORADO SPR~C~ IN F~Y
The same principle
works in daily life.
~en our lives are controlled or disciplined
we rise. But we often
object to the string
that is restricting us.
But believe me, friend,
without it many a person
has come crashing down.
Purposeful living is
the daily handing over of
the controls to God. The
control and pull of His
m i g h t y, p e r f e c t ~ d / l c a n
make us rise to higher
planes of life.
age site. Their efficient handling of this
phase made a difficult
assignment appear relat i v e l y e a s y. W i t h o u t
their efforts the attempt to reach the crash
site would have been
prolonged.
In appreciation, and
if it is not against regulations, The Flying Tiger
Line would like to make a
c o n t r i b u t i o n t o C A P.
S i n c e r e l y,
The Flying Tiger Line Inc.
J. L. Holmes
Director of Aviation Safety
Note: Col. Putz gratefully accepted the offer
of a contribution and
notified the Flying Tiger
Line executive that the
monies would be used for
radio, mountain climbing,
survival and other equip~ent which enables the
C A P t o o p e r a t e e f fi c i e n t l y.
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The Regional Conference
will be held M~ 27 and 28
at the Palmer House in Colorado Springs. Col. Donald
Hale, Rocky Eountalu Region
C o ~ a u d e r, s a i d t h a t t h i s
is the first time in mar~
years that the conference
has been hosted two years
in succession by the same
wing.
Registration ~hll get
u n d e r w a y a t n e o n o n F r i d a y,
May 27. Details of the
afternoon program are still
in the embryo stage but a
C h u c k U a g o n D i n n e r, c o m plete with ~stern musical
program at the Flying W
Ranch is slated for Friday
evening.
Registration ~Ii continue through noon on Satu r d a y, g a y 2 8 , a n d g e n e r a l
sessions are scheduled for
Saturday morning. A special
program for Saturday lunch
is being arranged and
staff section meetings
will be held on Saturday
afternoon ~th a cash bar
reception and banquet
scheduled to start at
6:30 p.m. Several Wing
meetings are being planned
as %~Ii as activities and
business sessions on Sunday
mor~ulg, ;.iay 29.
In addition to the
Palmer House, other motels
and hotels in the Colorado
Springs area have offered
special rates to CAP personnel.
O U T S TA N D I N G U . S . S AV I N G S
BONDS, as well as those currently
being sold, are now earning more interest than ever before. Americans
own a total of more than $49 billion
worth of E and H Bonds.
C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
EXPANDS FLIGHT PROGRAM
C o l J o e L . M a s o n , U S A F,
National Commander of the
Civil Air Patrol, has announced an expansion of
the organization's cadet
flying program for 1966.
Three locations, Elmire,
N . Y. , C h e s t e r , S . C . , a n d
Lawton, Okla., have been
selected for tile program.
"The initial flight
training program for
American youth which provided flight instruction
for 28 cadets last year
a t E l m i r e , N . Y. w a s s o
successful that we have
increased the expenditure of Civil Air Patrol
funds from $20,000 to
$56,710 and increased
the number of cadets,
both boys and girls, to
1 2 4 t h i s y e a r, " C o l o n e l
Mason said.
Designed to qualify
the cadets for F deral
Aviation Agency certification as powered aircraft and glider pilots,
the Civil Air Patrol
cadet flying program is
expected to help alleviate the critical pilot
shortage facing the nation's general aviation
fleet in the next decade.
Colonel Mason said
the program was initiated
to overcome the three
main deterrents keeping
American youth from pursuing aviation careers:
lack of money to enter
flight training; lack of
contact with pilots and
aircraft; and, lack of
time due to heavy academic loads.
STAKKEY FUND DRIVE
Pass this copy oJ
Chandelle on to a frl
~ o
p r o v i d e
e u
copies for everyone i
future but in the mea
time .... share your go
fortune.
"The civil AirPatroil
cadet flying programI
vides the funds and gl
the youngsters into t
cockpit with a vetern
flight instructor. Th
p r o g r a m i s h e l d d u r i ng
the surmer to allow t he
c a d e t s f r e e d o m f r o m ot h e r
studies. The only cos t
borne by the cadets i
f o r m e a l s d u r i n g t h e !ncampment," he said.
Flight instructio
the private pilot cou
covers the basic prin
ciples of flight in a
craft of the 95-200 h
power range equipped~
tricycle landing gear
Students will also lel
basic instrumentation
learn to control the
tltude of the aircrafl
solely by reference t~
flight instruments.
Those participati,
the glider course wil]
ceive a minimum of 30
a e r o t o w fl i g h t s a n d n J ne
h o u r s o f s a i l p l a n e fl J ,ght
time and will be eligJ ble
to qualify for the Fee eration Aeronautique Int~ E-ha%
t i o n a l e ( FA I ) " C " a w a : d .
T h e FA I i s a n i n t e r n a l i o n a l
o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h a u l hent i c a t e s fl i g h t a c h i e w ment
throughout the world.
The cadets will bE s e l e t t e d f r o m v i r t u a l l y each
o f t h e 5 0 s t a t e s , t h e District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.
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Contributions to the
Harriette C. Starkey Flight
Scholarship Fund passed the
$560 mark last week with a
contribution of $15 from the
Fremont-Starfire Sqdn in
C a n o n C i t y. T h e c a m p a i g n
to establish a flight
scholarship for girls is
gaining headway and spokesmen
for the program said that
the drive will continue for
a short time in order to reach
a goal of at least $1,500
Wing staff personnel
inagurated the fund raising
program but squadrons and
groups from throughout the
state have contributed large
amounts and more than 35
individuals have contributed.
Many of the donets have asked
to have their name withheld
and several others have nmde
contributions on several
occassions.
"We still need all the
help we can get to make
our program a success and
all contributions may be
submitted directly to
Wing Headquarters, marked
to the attention of the
Starkey Scholarship Fund."
Col Nathan Baum reported.
|
The present State of
Colorado Gasoline Credit
Cards are now null and
void. Those requiring
possession of new State
Credit Cards are requested to submit notification
to Wing Headquarters with
3ustification. All other
personnel having credit
cards in their possession
are requested to return
them to Wing Headquarters
and receipt for the card
will be returned to them.
Colonel Arthur Putz
Commander
REPO~D~G DELAYS
COSTLY TO WING
A lack of reports or
delay in getting reports
to National Headquarters
was attributed by Col. Putz
as a prime factor in the
low rating of Colorado
~ling in the national
standings. Colorado,
once 6th is now ~th in
the Nation and not even
first in the region
according to Col. Putz.
He said that the overall program of all units
v~thin the wing is good.
He complimented all personnel involved and expressed his appreciation
for the outstanding work
that is being done throughout the wing. 'W;e can do
the best possible job in
the world and if we don't
get our paper work doneour reports to national...
we get little or no recognition for our efforts.
Col. Putz urged all
unit co~ders, department
heads and others whose job
is to submit the reports to
make certain they are in...
properly completed.., on
time.
FAA EX~'~ AIDS
AVAILABLE
Cadets selected to attend
the 1966 National Subduer
Flying Encampments must
success Ifu~ complete the
a p p r o p r i a t e FA A p r i v a t e
pilot written examination
b e f o r e a ~ , ~ s s i o n . . Tw o
self-study guides have
been developed to assist
cadets in passing the
tests.
They are ,,Self-study
guide for the private
pilot m~itten examination"
CAPP 61 and ,,Self-study guide
for the private glider pilot
~it~en exaRin~tion" CAPP 62
Commanders may obtain
free copies of these guides
for cadets by requesting
them from National Headquarters (CPE, ~illin~ton
A F B , Te x a s . L e t t e r s o f
request must indicate the
name, grade, and serial
number of each cadet for
whom a study guide is requested.
CADET GROUP
~ T S AT S A LT L A Z ~
~o Colorado cadets, Cadet
Lt. Col. Jan Broom (Lowry
Sqdn-@rp I) and Cadet Lt.
Col. Charles Clever (Westminster Sqdn-Grp II), attended the Rocky Mountain
Region Cadet Advisory
Council session on Saturd a y, M a r c h ~ 1 9 , 1 9 6 6 , i n
S a l t L a k e ~ i t y, U t a h . T h e
two cadets, ~mre accompanied
by council project officer
Capt. ~ Cowan of Colorado Wing. Each of the other
states within the region was
similar~ represented and the
cadets Were assembled in Salt
~ake by means of an airliftC-~7 style.
A regional council charter
was written and adopted by the
cadets present setting up a
"SOP" for future regional
cadet meetings and a guide
line for wing and group level
councils. The stated purposes of the ~ Cadet Advisory Council are:
I . To p e r p e t u a t e a p r o ductive and purposeful Civil
Air Patrol Cadet Program
through recoHuendations to
t h e R e g i o n a l C o ~ n a n d e r.
2 . To c o o r d i n a t e a c t i v Page 5
ities of the c.-dets in the
Rocky Mountain Region.
3 . To a c t a s a n e f f e c t ive liaison bet~en Rocky
Mountain Region staff and
the Cadets of the Region.
4 . To i m p r o v e t h e p u b l i c
image of the Civil Air Patrol.
Recommendations ~re zade to
the. Region Colander concernIng:
I. The present ribbon
structure.
2. The number of Phase
II classes that can be taught
at one t~me under the present
cadet training program.
3. Sturdier structure of
shoulder boards.
4. More unbreakable construction of the NCO ~nsigLia.
5. I iore emphasis on incentive requirements while
cadets are still in Phase I
of the cadet training program.
6. A P~on wide cadet
chain of command for pas----s~ng
information relative to cadets.
7. Scholarships or workshops for cadets with high CAP
service but perhaps on3y avera g e s c h o l a s t i c a b i l i t y.
The ~,1R Cadet Advisory
Council is only as effective
as its contributing vfing andgroup cadet councils make it.
~mery unit's participation in
such councils ~d/l insure each
cadet directives and policies
affecting the cadet training
program as v~ll as representation
at future Re~ion andNational
cadet gatherxugs.
If there is no NEWS in
the CHANDELLE about your
organization, your unit, your
section or your activities ...
it's the fault of the editor:"
H e ' s n o m i n d r e a d e r. W e
assume that you did do something. If you don't read
about it in the CHANDELLE
...IT'S BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SEND IT IN:
CADE
In a recent change of
command, WO Dave paul
assumed con~and of the
Littleton Sqdn.
Paul, who lives at
8 5 4 1 B r i t t a n y D r. w i t h
his wife and young son,
is a branch office administrator with IBM.
A graduate of Ohio
S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y, p a u l
moved to Littleton two
years ago, has four years
of active service and a
private license.
EAST JEFFCO SQDN
GETS N ~ 4 F L A G
The East Jeffco Sqdn
was presented with a large
American flag by the Womens
Auxilliary of Post 501 V~4.
The presentation was made
by Mrs. Pearl Branagen~
President of the group and
was accepted by John Suazo,
In acknowledging the gift,
Capt John Boyer expressed
gratitude of the squadron
to the VFW Auxilliary and
described the important
role of the flag in the
formal portion of squadron
meetings as well as how
much it met to the unit
to have the flag.
DAVIS WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Cadet Marshall Dav:
o f
630 31st Road, Grand J1 iction
was named the winner ¢ E the
Private and Commericia I Ground
S c h o o l S c h o l a r s h i p p r e sented
b y C o l o r a d o A i r w a y s , | 121 North
Avenue in Grand Junetl Dn. Lt
Col Albert Congdon, Gz ~up Vll
nls is
C o r m n a n d e r, s a i d t h a t
ound
the first of several
school scholarships
that the Group hopes
present in cooperatio
with
n the
fixed base operators
UNI~
a r e a .
Marshall was selected
from among six semi-finalists
f r o m t h e B o o k e r T. Ta y l o r a n d
Grand Junction Squadrons.
M a r s h a l l h o l d s a C O P, h a s
completed courses in Civil
Defense, Shelter Management,
and is the Cadet Executive
officer of the squadron.
The scholarship will allow
Marshall to complete all
of the ground work necessary
for both a private and
commercial license.
CO}~4ANDERS ASK FOR OPINION
O I WING DRILL COMPETITION
With the suspensil n of
National Drill Competi tion,
Col Putz, Conmmnder oJ the
Colorado Wing, is com iderlng
ingthe possibility of a
wide drill competitio~ with
a l l u n i t s i n t h e C o l o l ado
W i n g e l g i b l e t o c o m p e l e.
Although plans ha, e
not been firmed kp, Cq i
Putz is asking all un: t
cormmanders to express a n
Pictured above is
I
opinion concerning whether or not their unit would
compete if such a meet was
held. It is possible that
final competition would be
held at the Air Force Academy if enough entries are
recieved. Date and exact
place, along with other inf
information will be decided
if enough interest is shown.
to date, two Groups have said
t h e y w o u l d e n t e r.
Lorado Wing's new Cessna which was
picked up 5 March 1966 in Greeley by Lt Col Burnice L.
Te r r e l l , M a j o r M a r i o ? Ta n k e r s l e y a n d L l o y d R . H a s h m a n
Page 6
COLORADO
COLORADO CADETS GET
M O S T O R I E N TAT I O N S
P U B L I C A T I O N
W I N G - - C I V I L
O F
A I R
T H E
PAT R O L
NEW POSTS FOR MADSEN, SHEARER
More than 720 Cadet
orientation rides were
provided for Colorado
CAP members during 1965.
Lt Col J. O. MeReynolds,
Lt Col WilliamMadsen, former Deputy Wing Co~nander,
was named recently as Regional Information Officer.
The action came following several weeks of conferences
USAF Liaison Officer,
said that Colorado led
the region and that more
Colorado cadets received
orientation flights than
in all other wings in the
region combined and in
In naming a new Deputy Wing Commander, Col Putz
pointed out that Col Madsen had performed outstanding
service to the Wing in all capacities and his work for
many years as Deputy Commander has played a vital role
i n t h e g r o w t h a n d s u c c e s s o f C o l o r a d o C A P. L t C o l H e r b
Shearer, Commander of the Wing Headquarters Squadron
w a s n a m e d D e p u t y W i n g C m d r.
between Col Arthur Putz, Wing Co~nder, and Col Donald
Hale, new Con~ander of the Rocky Mountain Region.
the entire Southwest
Region.
During the first
"Col M~dsen has been a mainstay in our wing for many
years," Col Putz stated.
ninety days of 1966,
more than 250 cadets
had taken orientation
rides and that nearly
every week-end through
the middle of June is
scheduled for flights.
Col McReynolds said
"We hate to lose him, but we
know that he will do his
usual outstanding job in
Information for the Region."
Madsen
Shearer
that pending flights in
coming weeks will be
offered to part of Grp I;
Grp ll; Non-winners of
incentive awards; AeroS p a c e E d u c a t i o n Te a c h e r s ;
Group IV and others. In
June winners of Incentive
Awards will he taken to
their locales for special
training.
Only 377 rides in all
the rest of the Region were
made in 1965.
McREYNOLDS TURNS OVER
"NEW LEAVES". ....
It is Lt Col Jack
O. M~Reynolds now. Colorado Wing's popular Air
Force Liaison Officer is
sporting silver oak
leaves following his recent promotion. Wing
staff members applauded
t h e
m o v e .
March - April 1966
Putz expressed his enthusiasm in being able to name
Col Shearer to the post and
emphasized the fact that
Colorado Wing had many outstanding officers at all levels
throughout the state and their
ability was proved by the fact
that he was able to name a
competent, knowledgeable replacement in this key post.
PA S S T H I S C O P Y O F T H E
C}iANDELLE ON TO SOMEONE ELSE AFTER YOU
H AV E R E A D I T.
T-34's PANT OF LONG RANGE
THE COMMANDER'S CORNER
C A P F L E E T E X PA N S I O N P L A N S
C o l o n e l A r t h u r F. P u t z
C o m m a n d e r, C o l o . W i n g
During the past several
months we have used this
space to answer questions
and provide other information which we feel is of
interest to all CAP members
in Colorado. We have not
received any questions
concerning the CAP program,
Colorado Wing activities or
L o w e r
Program, flnancing,
operation, long range
and other items of sigr
icanee to all CAP membe
It is assumed that all
the cadets thoroughly
understand the trainin~
and educational opportt
its operation and other
matters.
ities that is available
to them, the incentive
awards and scholarship
programs as well as the
other goals for which
they may strive.
It is assumed that
every person within the
Colorado Wing fully understands all facets of our
T h i s c o l u m n i s d e s i ~ned
to answer your questior
. . . i f y o u h a v e n o n e . . . t ~en
we assume things are ci early
any query concerning the
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DEADLINE
Deadline for news and pictures for May issue of the
Chandelle is April 12
Colorado Wing CAP Newsletter is the official
publication of the Colo.
Wing of the Civil Air
P a t r o l , C o l o n e l A r t h u r. F.
P u t z , C o m m a n d e r.
Published by the Wing
Information Office Staff:
Lt Col Bernard Gebhardt
Staff Information Officer
Capt. Earl Howey ..... Editor
Published at Wing Headquart e r s , P. O . D r a w e r C , L o w r y
Air Force Base Station,
Denver, Colorado g0230
unit.
LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AID
NEW JULESBURG SQUADRON
Between fifty and
sixty businessmen met J
Julesburg late last mot
to form a new CAP Squa(
and to learn how they
aid in the CAP program.
A group of Wing officel
headed by Lt Col Willi~
Madsen visited the clt~
cooperation with Lt Col
Harold Getz; Lt Col Da~
Hoffman and Donald E. ( l a u sen, Group VIII Office* s.
T h e s q u a d r o n h a s s i n c e hecome very active with
ome
dozen cadets and half
doz~n cadets and half a
Ozen senior members.
IS
b r i n g s t h e n u m b e r o f a '~ tire
C A P u n i t s i n C o l o r a d o ~O
~lore than fifty, inclu ling
the Wing Headquarters m i t .
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i n s u r a n c e
r a t e s ,
higher re-sale value, less
maintenance costs and half
a dozen other ma3or factors
were revealed by Col Arthur
Putz this week in explaining
the selection of the Skylane
aircraft for CAP use. "We
have a long range fleetbuilding program in effect
that has been approved by
the State of Colorado. It
is hoped to have a wellequipped, serviceable, low
operating cost aircraft in
every group within the
Colorado Wing within a few
years," Col Putz stated.
He pointed out that if a
fabric, less expensive type
of aircraft was purchasedj
it would have to be recovered or require other
umintenance within a few
years and the CAP fleet would
still be in the shape it
was two years ago.
Col Putz pointed out
that a Super Cub, costing
approximately $9 - $i0.000
required insurance costing
approximately $700 a year
and insurance companies
required hull insurance
and other factors that
were detrin~ntal.
Units Assume Cost
T-34's will be assigned
to Groups as they become
available. Selection of
the Groups, initially will
probably be based on the
ability of the unit to
assume full financial
responsibility. It is
anticipated that changes
in use of CAP aircraft
may be forthcoming that
will allow greater utilization of airplanes.
THE CHAPLAIN=S CHAT:
It has been real good
kite flying weather latel y. A n d I a m s u r e t h e
kids I watched didntt
realize they were using
the principle of discipllne. But they
were| As long as a
7omqgster controls the
kite with his string he
can make it go up. And
ever7 kid knows what
happens if the string
breaks or if he lets go.
The kite goes into a
crazy spin and plunges
to the ground.
LETTER TO THE ~ITOR:
Major General A. J. }laroun
C orauanding General
Ft. Carson, Colorado
Dear General Haroun:
T h e F l y i n g Ti g e r L i n e
is especially appreciative of the work done by
the Civil Air Patrol on
penetrating to the site
of the crash of the Constellation 914 in the
Blanca Peak Nountains.
'lithout the mountain
trained ability of this
rescue unit it would
have been virtual3y 4,npossible to have reached
t h e s i t e o f t h e % Te c k age.
I n p a r t i c u l a r, w e
would like to comlend
Col. Arthur PutZ for
his direction of the
search effort and Capt.
Don Peck and his rescue
unit ~o ~re the first
able to reach the ~eck
ROC~ MOR'~AIN COI,~%ENCE
AT COLORADO SPR~C~ IN F~Y
The same principle
works in daily life.
~en our lives are controlled or disciplined
we rise. But we often
object to the string
that is restricting us.
But believe me, friend,
without it many a person
has come crashing down.
Purposeful living is
the daily handing over of
the controls to God. The
control and pull of His
m i g h t y, p e r f e c t ~ d / l c a n
make us rise to higher
planes of life.
age site. Their efficient handling of this
phase made a difficult
assignment appear relat i v e l y e a s y. W i t h o u t
their efforts the attempt to reach the crash
site would have been
prolonged.
In appreciation, and
if it is not against regulations, The Flying Tiger
Line would like to make a
c o n t r i b u t i o n t o C A P.
S i n c e r e l y,
The Flying Tiger Line Inc.
J. L. Holmes
Director of Aviation Safety
Note: Col. Putz gratefully accepted the offer
of a contribution and
notified the Flying Tiger
Line executive that the
monies would be used for
radio, mountain climbing,
survival and other equip~ent which enables the
C A P t o o p e r a t e e f fi c i e n t l y.
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The Regional Conference
will be held M~ 27 and 28
at the Palmer House in Colorado Springs. Col. Donald
Hale, Rocky Eountalu Region
C o ~ a u d e r, s a i d t h a t t h i s
is the first time in mar~
years that the conference
has been hosted two years
in succession by the same
wing.
Registration ~hll get
u n d e r w a y a t n e o n o n F r i d a y,
May 27. Details of the
afternoon program are still
in the embryo stage but a
C h u c k U a g o n D i n n e r, c o m plete with ~stern musical
program at the Flying W
Ranch is slated for Friday
evening.
Registration ~Ii continue through noon on Satu r d a y, g a y 2 8 , a n d g e n e r a l
sessions are scheduled for
Saturday morning. A special
program for Saturday lunch
is being arranged and
staff section meetings
will be held on Saturday
afternoon ~th a cash bar
reception and banquet
scheduled to start at
6:30 p.m. Several Wing
meetings are being planned
as %~Ii as activities and
business sessions on Sunday
mor~ulg, ;.iay 29.
In addition to the
Palmer House, other motels
and hotels in the Colorado
Springs area have offered
special rates to CAP personnel.
O U T S TA N D I N G U . S . S AV I N G S
BONDS, as well as those currently
being sold, are now earning more interest than ever before. Americans
own a total of more than $49 billion
worth of E and H Bonds.
C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
EXPANDS FLIGHT PROGRAM
C o l J o e L . M a s o n , U S A F,
National Commander of the
Civil Air Patrol, has announced an expansion of
the organization's cadet
flying program for 1966.
Three locations, Elmire,
N . Y. , C h e s t e r , S . C . , a n d
Lawton, Okla., have been
selected for tile program.
"The initial flight
training program for
American youth which provided flight instruction
for 28 cadets last year
a t E l m i r e , N . Y. w a s s o
successful that we have
increased the expenditure of Civil Air Patrol
funds from $20,000 to
$56,710 and increased
the number of cadets,
both boys and girls, to
1 2 4 t h i s y e a r, " C o l o n e l
Mason said.
Designed to qualify
the cadets for F deral
Aviation Agency certification as powered aircraft and glider pilots,
the Civil Air Patrol
cadet flying program is
expected to help alleviate the critical pilot
shortage facing the nation's general aviation
fleet in the next decade.
Colonel Mason said
the program was initiated
to overcome the three
main deterrents keeping
American youth from pursuing aviation careers:
lack of money to enter
flight training; lack of
contact with pilots and
aircraft; and, lack of
time due to heavy academic loads.
STAKKEY FUND DRIVE
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p r o v i d e
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copies for everyone i
future but in the mea
time .... share your go
fortune.
"The civil AirPatroil
cadet flying programI
vides the funds and gl
the youngsters into t
cockpit with a vetern
flight instructor. Th
p r o g r a m i s h e l d d u r i ng
the surmer to allow t he
c a d e t s f r e e d o m f r o m ot h e r
studies. The only cos t
borne by the cadets i
f o r m e a l s d u r i n g t h e !ncampment," he said.
Flight instructio
the private pilot cou
covers the basic prin
ciples of flight in a
craft of the 95-200 h
power range equipped~
tricycle landing gear
Students will also lel
basic instrumentation
learn to control the
tltude of the aircrafl
solely by reference t~
flight instruments.
Those participati,
the glider course wil]
ceive a minimum of 30
a e r o t o w fl i g h t s a n d n J ne
h o u r s o f s a i l p l a n e fl J ,ght
time and will be eligJ ble
to qualify for the Fee eration Aeronautique Int~ E-ha%
t i o n a l e ( FA I ) " C " a w a : d .
T h e FA I i s a n i n t e r n a l i o n a l
o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h a u l hent i c a t e s fl i g h t a c h i e w ment
throughout the world.
The cadets will bE s e l e t t e d f r o m v i r t u a l l y each
o f t h e 5 0 s t a t e s , t h e District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.
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Contributions to the
Harriette C. Starkey Flight
Scholarship Fund passed the
$560 mark last week with a
contribution of $15 from the
Fremont-Starfire Sqdn in
C a n o n C i t y. T h e c a m p a i g n
to establish a flight
scholarship for girls is
gaining headway and spokesmen
for the program said that
the drive will continue for
a short time in order to reach
a goal of at least $1,500
Wing staff personnel
inagurated the fund raising
program but squadrons and
groups from throughout the
state have contributed large
amounts and more than 35
individuals have contributed.
Many of the donets have asked
to have their name withheld
and several others have nmde
contributions on several
occassions.
"We still need all the
help we can get to make
our program a success and
all contributions may be
submitted directly to
Wing Headquarters, marked
to the attention of the
Starkey Scholarship Fund."
Col Nathan Baum reported.
|
The present State of
Colorado Gasoline Credit
Cards are now null and
void. Those requiring
possession of new State
Credit Cards are requested to submit notification
to Wing Headquarters with
3ustification. All other
personnel having credit
cards in their possession
are requested to return
them to Wing Headquarters
and receipt for the card
will be returned to them.
Colonel Arthur Putz
Commander
REPO~D~G DELAYS
COSTLY TO WING
A lack of reports or
delay in getting reports
to National Headquarters
was attributed by Col. Putz
as a prime factor in the
low rating of Colorado
~ling in the national
standings. Colorado,
once 6th is now ~th in
the Nation and not even
first in the region
according to Col. Putz.
He said that the overall program of all units
v~thin the wing is good.
He complimented all personnel involved and expressed his appreciation
for the outstanding work
that is being done throughout the wing. 'W;e can do
the best possible job in
the world and if we don't
get our paper work doneour reports to national...
we get little or no recognition for our efforts.
Col. Putz urged all
unit co~ders, department
heads and others whose job
is to submit the reports to
make certain they are in...
properly completed.., on
time.
FAA EX~'~ AIDS
AVAILABLE
Cadets selected to attend
the 1966 National Subduer
Flying Encampments must
success Ifu~ complete the
a p p r o p r i a t e FA A p r i v a t e
pilot written examination
b e f o r e a ~ , ~ s s i o n . . Tw o
self-study guides have
been developed to assist
cadets in passing the
tests.
They are ,,Self-study
guide for the private
pilot m~itten examination"
CAPP 61 and ,,Self-study guide
for the private glider pilot
~it~en exaRin~tion" CAPP 62
Commanders may obtain
free copies of these guides
for cadets by requesting
them from National Headquarters (CPE, ~illin~ton
A F B , Te x a s . L e t t e r s o f
request must indicate the
name, grade, and serial
number of each cadet for
whom a study guide is requested.
CADET GROUP
~ T S AT S A LT L A Z ~
~o Colorado cadets, Cadet
Lt. Col. Jan Broom (Lowry
Sqdn-@rp I) and Cadet Lt.
Col. Charles Clever (Westminster Sqdn-Grp II), attended the Rocky Mountain
Region Cadet Advisory
Council session on Saturd a y, M a r c h ~ 1 9 , 1 9 6 6 , i n
S a l t L a k e ~ i t y, U t a h . T h e
two cadets, ~mre accompanied
by council project officer
Capt. ~ Cowan of Colorado Wing. Each of the other
states within the region was
similar~ represented and the
cadets Were assembled in Salt
~ake by means of an airliftC-~7 style.
A regional council charter
was written and adopted by the
cadets present setting up a
"SOP" for future regional
cadet meetings and a guide
line for wing and group level
councils. The stated purposes of the ~ Cadet Advisory Council are:
I . To p e r p e t u a t e a p r o ductive and purposeful Civil
Air Patrol Cadet Program
through recoHuendations to
t h e R e g i o n a l C o ~ n a n d e r.
2 . To c o o r d i n a t e a c t i v Page 5
ities of the c.-dets in the
Rocky Mountain Region.
3 . To a c t a s a n e f f e c t ive liaison bet~en Rocky
Mountain Region staff and
the Cadets of the Region.
4 . To i m p r o v e t h e p u b l i c
image of the Civil Air Patrol.
Recommendations ~re zade to
the. Region Colander concernIng:
I. The present ribbon
structure.
2. The number of Phase
II classes that can be taught
at one t~me under the present
cadet training program.
3. Sturdier structure of
shoulder boards.
4. More unbreakable construction of the NCO ~nsigLia.
5. I iore emphasis on incentive requirements while
cadets are still in Phase I
of the cadet training program.
6. A P~on wide cadet
chain of command for pas----s~ng
information relative to cadets.
7. Scholarships or workshops for cadets with high CAP
service but perhaps on3y avera g e s c h o l a s t i c a b i l i t y.
The ~,1R Cadet Advisory
Council is only as effective
as its contributing vfing andgroup cadet councils make it.
~mery unit's participation in
such councils ~d/l insure each
cadet directives and policies
affecting the cadet training
program as v~ll as representation
at future Re~ion andNational
cadet gatherxugs.
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CADE
In a recent change of
command, WO Dave paul
assumed con~and of the
Littleton Sqdn.
Paul, who lives at
8 5 4 1 B r i t t a n y D r. w i t h
his wife and young son,
is a branch office administrator with IBM.
A graduate of Ohio
S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y, p a u l
moved to Littleton two
years ago, has four years
of active service and a
private license.
EAST JEFFCO SQDN
GETS N ~ 4 F L A G
The East Jeffco Sqdn
was presented with a large
American flag by the Womens
Auxilliary of Post 501 V~4.
The presentation was made
by Mrs. Pearl Branagen~
President of the group and
was accepted by John Suazo,
In acknowledging the gift,
Capt John Boyer expressed
gratitude of the squadron
to the VFW Auxilliary and
described the important
role of the flag in the
formal portion of squadron
meetings as well as how
much it met to the unit
to have the flag.
DAVIS WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Cadet Marshall Dav:
o f
630 31st Road, Grand J1 iction
was named the winner ¢ E the
Private and Commericia I Ground
S c h o o l S c h o l a r s h i p p r e sented
b y C o l o r a d o A i r w a y s , | 121 North
Avenue in Grand Junetl Dn. Lt
Col Albert Congdon, Gz ~up Vll
nls is
C o r m n a n d e r, s a i d t h a t
ound
the first of several
school scholarships
that the Group hopes
present in cooperatio
with
n the
fixed base operators
UNI~
a r e a .
Marshall was selected
from among six semi-finalists
f r o m t h e B o o k e r T. Ta y l o r a n d
Grand Junction Squadrons.
M a r s h a l l h o l d s a C O P, h a s
completed courses in Civil
Defense, Shelter Management,
and is the Cadet Executive
officer of the squadron.
The scholarship will allow
Marshall to complete all
of the ground work necessary
for both a private and
commercial license.
CO}~4ANDERS ASK FOR OPINION
O I WING DRILL COMPETITION
With the suspensil n of
National Drill Competi tion,
Col Putz, Conmmnder oJ the
Colorado Wing, is com iderlng
ingthe possibility of a
wide drill competitio~ with
a l l u n i t s i n t h e C o l o l ado
W i n g e l g i b l e t o c o m p e l e.
Although plans ha, e
not been firmed kp, Cq i
Putz is asking all un: t
cormmanders to express a n
Pictured above is
I
opinion concerning whether or not their unit would
compete if such a meet was
held. It is possible that
final competition would be
held at the Air Force Academy if enough entries are
recieved. Date and exact
place, along with other inf
information will be decided
if enough interest is shown.
to date, two Groups have said
t h e y w o u l d e n t e r.
Lorado Wing's new Cessna which was
picked up 5 March 1966 in Greeley by Lt Col Burnice L.
Te r r e l l , M a j o r M a r i o ? Ta n k e r s l e y a n d L l o y d R . H a s h m a n
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