Goal: Student will be able to

1. Identify high-level progression and required steps for the various aircrew positions
2. Find online information to continue self-study

Your instructor: CAP senior since 1995. Previously CAP Pilot, Orientation Pilot, Mission Pilot, Check Pilot Examiner, Mission Check Pilot Examiner, Ground Team member. 2012-2024 inactive. Currently CAP Instructor Pilot (CFII, C-172, C-182), Mission Observer (MO), MO/MS SET-qualified. Soon to be MP again…

How do you find all this information?

1. Governance: CAP REGULATION 60-3, CAP EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL MISSIONS
2. Aircrew qualification progression
   • General ES (not covered in this training; see the link in the picture above)
   • Mission Scanner (MS)
     • fly back seat, look for targets, etc.
   • Airborne Photographer (AP)
     • fly backseat, take digital photos, handle processing
   • Mission Observer (MO)
     • fly front right seat
     • assist Mission Pilot (MP)
     • operate CAP radios
     • look for targets (like MS)
   • Transport Mission Pilot (TMP)
     • No specific task items… see SQTR
     • Fly as Pilot in Command to and from operational missions (but not mission sorties), transport personnel and/or equipment
   • Mission Pilot (MP)
     • (Pilot onboarding: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/emergency-services/pilots)
     • Requires MS, skills overlap significantly with MO (so can skip MO)
     • fly left seat as Pilot in Command (PIC)
     • WaldoAir Operator (MO+), FEMA damage assessment
       • Pre-flight, prepare flight tracks for MP
       • fly right seat, monitor safety of flight, monitor tracks on tablet computer, assist MP in capturing digital imagery
       • upload images post-flight
       • (no SQTR yet)
3. How do you become qualified?
   • Learn how to perform various mission-related tasks
   • Demonstrate your ability to perform those tasks (SQTR). Many can be on the ground, some need to be done on an actual training air sortie. Confirmed by Skills Evaluator.
   • Specialty Qualification Training Records (SQTR) for each qualification (MS, MO, MP, etc.)
     • e-Services to track qualifications
     • CAPF-101 “card” shows current qualification status
   • Renew qualifications as needed (recurrency)
4. Where do you get the knowledge?
   • Local squadron training (us)
   • Training Missions (~monthly)
   • PPT’s
     • (these are hard to find… may older copies abound)
     • https://nesa.cap.gov/about/schools/mas/scanner
     • MS: https://nesa.cap.gov/media/cms/CAP_MS_slides_Rev_June_2023_A8B67FD05EF13.pdf
     • MO: https://nesa.cap.gov/about/schools/mas/observer
     • MP: https://nesa.cap.gov/about/schools/mas/pilot (see “In-briefing slides” in right column)
   • Other online sources…
   • Emergency Services | Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters (gocivilairpatrol.com) https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/emergency-services
   • https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/emergency-services/operations-support
     • Inflight Guide, Mission Aircrew School: https://nesa.cap.gov/media/cms/Inflight_Guide_Rev_July_2021_1D641CC3EFE33.pdf
     • Mission Aircrew Reference Text
       • https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/CAP_Scanner_Ref_Text_Rev_Dec_2017_730583A89CEDE.pdf
     • Various qualifications: https://nesa.cap.gov/sitemap
     • Aircrew starting page: https://nesa.cap.gov/about/schools/mas
     • Scanner and Photographer: https://nesa.cap.gov/about/schools/mas/scanner https://nesa.cap.gov/media/cms/CAP_AP_Slides_Rev_June_2023_EEB0DA7162DC6.pdf
     • Aircrew & Flight Line Tasks https://nesa.cap.gov/media/cms/ACFLTG__11_Apr_05_C1347D337C4C6_8CC8922C64C17.pdf
     • Specialty Qualification Training Records (SQTR) https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/emergency-services/operations-support/sqtrs and here (choose one): https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.OPSQuals.Web/EmergencyServices/SQTR.aspx?print=1
     • demonstrate task capabilities, SQTR items
     • Misc: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/emergency-services/education-and-training/general-emergency-services-training-materials
5. How to you keep the qualification?
   • Participate in missions (training or actual)
   • Training missions occur ~monthly (although not recently)
   • demonstrate recurrency, confirmed by Skills Evaluator
   • For Mission Pilots, check ride (CAPF70-91)

Where are you in this progression?

Next: Mission Scanner training.