Cool potential mission -- chasing UAVs

[DNall]

My cousin flies the U28 for AFSOC. It's not exactly a slow mover. T6 or T41C/D is probably the better fit. In fact, transferring a couple T41Cs (210hp Cessna 172) to CAP would be a good move for this project.

As far as pilot currency, AF would have to keep a couple of their folks current in whatever airframe. Not a big deal. I'm sure there is a flying club there & some of these guys flying out of it already. Just a matter of letting them do prof flying in CAP bird now too, maybe. Long as CAP crews have pref in the flights, it's really just using our program as an umbrella, so go for it as far as I'm concerned.

[cap801]

Too bad I'll be in South Bend next year.

South Bend NM or South Bend IN?

Indiana.  We don't have a South Bend, NM, just because there aren't enough rivers here to have a south bend 

We actually just got a PC-12 (maybe 2) with our AFSOC mission here.  I got to learn all about it on the Cannon AFB cable TV channel.  I would have to say that a PC-12 could fly chase, but it would be a lot more expensive and a lot more cumbersome than a C-182, IMO.

[davidsinn]

Too bad I'll be in South Bend next year.

South Bend NM or South Bend IN?

Indiana.  We don't have a South Bend, NM, just because there aren't enough rivers here to have a south bend 

Norte Dame Student? You should look me up when you get here. I'm not too far from there. I can tell you which units you want to be in.