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Operations => Emergency Services & Operations => Topic started by: vento on March 18, 2014, 02:52:57 PM

Title: Civil Air Patrol volunteers know challenges of searching for missing flight
Post by: vento on March 18, 2014, 02:52:57 PM
Click here for the story (http://www.cbs8.com/story/25001318/civil-air-patrol-volunteers-know-challenges-of-searching-for-missing-flight-firsthand#.UyhLC7cc0wc.gmail)
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The story appeared last night on local CBS Channel 8. The reporter did a great job and the efforts of our young cadets were well documented at last. I believe they caught the essence of our wonderful organization and hopefully lifted the veil of mystery from the "best kept secret" just a little.
Title: Re: Civil Air Patrol volunteers know challenges of searching for missing flight
Post by: Phil Hirons, Jr. on March 18, 2014, 03:39:19 PM
I was wondering where CBS 8 was until I saw the orange SAR shirts  ;D

I do believe every CAP fact in that story was correct. Wow!
Title: Re: Civil Air Patrol volunteers know challenges of searching for missing flight
Post by: a2capt on March 18, 2014, 04:55:59 PM
Well, almost. We don't do over-water searches with doors open on the aircraft. :)

Stock footage strikes again. We also don't recover aircraft. Only locate.

Snafus aside, it's a nice piece that gives a pretty good overview. 
Title: Re: Civil Air Patrol volunteers know challenges of searching for missing flight
Post by: Flying Pig on March 18, 2014, 05:39:05 PM
Very cool.  There have been a couple of these stories done.  The reporters fill in a lot of the blanks at their leisure without consulting the organization they were interviewing.  They get things wrong, they get titles and names wrong.   These are fill in pieces where a reporter dashes out to get some footage, get some words and races back to the editing room.   We, as the people really interested never get to tell the story the way we want it to come across.


http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/searching-for-a-missing-plane-local-expert-explain/28715/ru4G0CEHtU6OLHz2OOhl0w#.Ux-8-rxuHAQ.facebook (http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/searching-for-a-missing-plane-local-expert-explain/28715/ru4G0CEHtU6OLHz2OOhl0w#.Ux-8-rxuHAQ.facebook)
Title: Re: Civil Air Patrol volunteers know challenges of searching for missing flight
Post by: Private Investigator on March 24, 2014, 09:33:07 PM
That was entertaining, thanks everyone for sharing.   :clap:
Title: Re: Civil Air Patrol volunteers know challenges of searching for missing flight
Post by: SunDog on March 25, 2014, 02:43:45 AM
I wasn't supposed to open the doors?