GES requirements to assist public at airshows

[RiverAux]

As for Cadets and GES, I've made "house" (unit) calls several times and taken care of a units worth, and no one fails. Just go over the material. They didn't need helped afterwards. It's open book now, but we still do it mostly "closed" book style.

GES is open book?  Don't recall that. 

[davidsinn]

As for Cadets and GES, I've made "house" (unit) calls several times and taken care of a units worth, and no one fails. Just go over the material. They didn't need helped afterwards. It's open book now, but we still do it mostly "closed" book style.

GES is open book?  Don't recall that.

You have to reference specific regs. They are even linked from the test itself.

[davidsinn]

To all CAWG members:

Just so that this is perfectly clear...CAP members, both senior and cadet, shall NOT under any circumstances marshal non-CAP aircraft.

Thanks,

Ken

Col KW Parris, CAP
CAWG/CC

To all CAWG members:

It appears I was not clear enough before and need to clarify further...in California, CAWG members, both senior and cadet, shall NOT marshal non-CAP aircraft; e.g. aircraft NOT operated by CAP members.  Member-owned aircraft shall be considered CAP aircraft for the purposes of this directive.

Properly qualified and trained CAP members may marshal CAP aircraft and CAP member-owned aircraft when properly supervised.

As the CAWG/CC, I have conducted an ORM analysis of the potential risks versus benefits for CAP marshaling non-CAP aircraft (aircraft other than corporate or member owned).  Since an increasing number of CAP mishaps have been relate to ground handling, especially in CAWG, I cannot in good conscience allow CAP and CAWG to accept the potential liability for mishaps resulting from the marshaling non-CAP aircraft.

This prohibition is in effect in California only and affects only CAWG operations.  Members participating in National Special Activities (e.g. Blue Beret at Oshkosh) shall operate under the direction of the respective activity commander.

Thanks,

Ken

Col KW Parris, CAP
CAWG/CC

Sounds like a risk averse commander to me. Not entirely a bad thing in this case.

[a2capt]

GES is open book?  Don't recall that. 

I joined in 2001, and in 2002 did it via the then very new NTC test system. The OpsQual revamp was done to align training with the online testing that was rolled out years earlier.

[mynetdude]

I joined in 2006, the test was also openbook for me heck the answers were also provided with the 116 part 1 and part 2 (part 2 no longer exists) I didn't need the answqers, I would have passed (even though I wouldn't get them all right) they would have stil  made me correct my test so heh BUT I am not cheating on my FEMA tests I prefer not to.