Ask MIKE

[RogueLeader]

Why do ELT's sound like a submarine preparing to dive?

[JC004]

Why do I sometimes hear ELTs that aren't really there?

[SarDragon]

Real Questions:

Was Lee Harvey Oswald really a cadet, or is that an internet myth and photo hoax?

You wanted real questions? You gottem'!

Capt. Lord

I recently saw a program about the Kennedy assassination and aftermath, and they showed a pic of Oswald in a cadet uniform that I had never seen before (ID card style), so I would be inclined to give that one a true vote.

[SAR-EMT1]

Actually I understood him to have been a Boy Scout and a member of an Army JROTC group.

He later went into the Marine Corps.
CAP cadet pic... does he have the AF AUX triangle? Or the pepsi patch?

[alexalvarez]

In the picture of Oswald, he had the old "C.A.P.C."  cut outs which cadets wore.

[SarDragon]

Elided. See below.

[flyerthom]

What is a challenge coin and what's so impressive about them? I never heard of them prior to CAP and Is aw two handed out today and have no clue why they're such a big deal.

[CadetProgramGuy]

What is a challenge coin and what's so impressive about them? I never heard of them prior to CAP and Is aw two handed out today and have no clue why they're such a big deal.

Wikipedia.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin

[JC004]

What is a challenge coin and what's so impressive about them? I never heard of them prior to CAP and Is aw two handed out today and have no clue why they're such a big deal.

Well because they are round (the coins!), some of our members think that challenge coins are food.  Lower-ranking cadets will also settle for electrical wires, but there is nothing like a challenge coin.  I like them, but mostly because I like shiny things.  I work extra hard for ribbon attachments so I can have more shiny.  I think I'm up to like 12 attachments now.     I'll let MIKE answer the rest, if he so chooses.

[flyerthom]

What is a challenge coin and what's so impressive about them? I never heard of them prior to CAP and Is aw two handed out today and have no clue why they're such a big deal.

Wikipedia.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin


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Quote from: flyerthom on Today at 01:25:12 AM
What is a challenge coin and what's so impressive about them? I never heard of them prior to CAP and Is aw two handed out today and have no clue why they're such a big deal.


Well because they are round (the coins!), some of our members think that challenge coins are food.  Lower-ranking cadets will also settle for electrical wires, but there is nothing like a challenge coin.  I like them, but mostly because I like shiny things.  I work extra hard for ribbon attachments so I can have more shiny.  I think I'm up to like 12 attachments now.     I'll let MIKE answer the rest, if he so chooses. 

Thank you both for the info and smile!

[SarDragon]

Actually I understood him to have been a Boy Scout and a member of an Army JROTC group.

He later went into the Marine Corps.
CAP cadet pic... does he have the AF AUX triangle? Or the pepsi patch?

Cadets did not wear the pepsi patch.

What is the AF AUX triangle? I see nothing like that in here.

Oswald was wearing essentially the same style uniform I wore as a cadet in 1964. That's why I said cadet uniform.

[RogueLeader]

Whats the latest thing going in your wing?

[Eagle400]

Why is Civil Air Patrol now called U.S. Civil Air Patrol, anyway?

[PhoenixRisen]

Why is Civil Air Patrol now called U.S. Civil Air Patrol, anyway?

So we aren't confused with the Australian or Brazilian Civil Air Patrols... 

[mikeylikey]

^^  Why is every thread that was not a uniform/U.S. CAP/
I hate TP......turning into a uniform/ U.S. CAP/ I hate TP thread? 

[MIKE]

To be fair... The thread was intended to be a way to get my opinion on various CAP and CAP Talk related subjects... Some stuff I just can't answer.

[Eagle400]

MIKE, what part of the cow does the Angus come from?

[CadetProgramGuy]

MIKE, what part of the cow does the Angus come from?

Angus is a type of cow vs a part of a cow. i.e. Holstein, Dairy, ect....

Referencing aircraft a cessna is a cessna, however there are 152's, 172's ect....

[JCJ]

Real Questions:

How many lives have been saved by CAP ELT missions?

Capt. Lord

I know of 2 (in same crash about 3 years ago) - Mishap aircraft on final on ILS in IMC, crashed in remote area, ELT went off.  CAP aircraft with qualified crew happenned to be in general area RTB from maintenance and was diverted in flight by ATC, identified lat/long from DF'ing ELT (never saw the ground or the crash due to cloud cover).  Ground teams used lat/long to hike in to crash site.  Two survivors injured, third DOA.  Credited w/ 2 saves by AFRCC.  It was pretty impressive.

Of course we've all done lots of "fell off the bench in the avionics shop" ELT Missions

[RogueLeader]

MIKE, what part of the cow does the Angus come from?

Angus is a type of cow vs a part of a cow. i.e. Holstein, Dairy, ect....

Referencing aircraft a cessna is a cessna, however there are 152's, 172's ect....

Sorry-- No Go.
There are Beef Cows and there are Dairy Cows
Holstein is breed in Dairy, Angus in Beef, etc etc.