tinuing as a great leader in Civil Air Pa-

trol. One thing I did not like about this

National Board Meeting is the fact that it
was the last National Board meeting that I
will have the great privilege of having Ltc
Blake Fentress, USAF sitting with our Re-
gion. Blake has been a wonderful leader
and advisor for all of us.

We will be going to Lafayette Louisiana the
1st of April for the Louisiana Wing Confer-
ence. We are looking forward to the Con-
ference as Col Ammons and the Louisiana
Wing always put a great conference to-
gether. Col Jakusz and Joan will be at-
tending the Region Cadet Competition the
same weekend. The Region staff meeting
will be on the 9th of April and we will de-
cide on the location of the 2006 Region Con-
ference at that time. The following week
we will be going to Arizona for their
SAR/EVAL and then the next week to
Tulsa Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Wing
Conference and change of command. The
following week we will be going to New
Mexico for their CI. We look forward to
that with the expectation that New Mexico
will do great in the inspection.

May 6-8 we will be going to the Texas Wing
Conference at Corpus Christi and will leave
May 12 for Cincinatti, Ohio for the NEC
meeting. So far, things seem to slow down
a little in June after we get back from the
Arizona Wing Conference 3-5 June.

Our people from Texas and New Mexico are
participating in Roving Sand working out
of El Paso. It is a two week exercise work-
ing on Homeland Security. Ltc Lou Tho-
mas and Col Eric Schollmann are serving
as Incident Commanders for the exercise.
Winds have been a problem but everything
is going well and our people are performing
in an exemplary manner.
2005 is turning out to be a great year for
Southwest Region. We went to Phoenix
for the Arizona CI. The Arizona Wing
received an Excellent Rating and the
Command section received an Out-
standing Rating. This is the result of a
complete turn around in the wing since
Col. Varljen became the Wing Com-
mander. The Wing continues to improve
and to become more efficient in carrying
out the mission of Civil air Patrol. We will
be going to their SAR/EVAL in April and
expect to see continued improvement.

We went to Washington DC for the Winter
National Board meeting. On the way we
were able to attend the wedding of the
Arkansas Wing Vice Commander, Joe Jen-
sen's wedding in Eureka Springs, Arkan-
sas. One of the very important things to
come out of the National Board meeting is
that we will be getting Wing Administra-
tive Officers for all Wings. This will come
from appropriated funds from Congress
and will be a great help in keeping all of
the Wings in compliance with Regulations
and especially financial accounting. We
had four cadets at the Cadet Leadership
Academy. On March 21 C/Col Kaycee Gil-
bert, the Southwest Region CAC leader
had her 21st birthday. We look forward to
Kaycee being a senior member and con-
Inside This Issue


Balloon Fest 2

SWRLO Corner 3

Thunderbird Schedule 4

SWR Chaplain
Staff College 4

Tiger Cruise 5

SWR Staff College 5

McGinley Contract
In Russia 5

CAP Partners with
Intergraph 6

Barnstorming: Heroism 7

Glass Cockpit Aircraft 7
























Volume III Issue I March 2005
Southwest Region
Newsletter






told the owner he better take good care
of us or he would be bace and they
would have trouble. They did take good
care of us and with a new tire and a new
rim, we got back on the interstate. By
this time the snow storm was much
worse and it was so bad that I could not
see very far ahead. I got off the inter-
state at the next off ramp, went into a
truck stop and found out that I-70 was
closed ahead so we got a room and
watched the snow for a few more hours.
I have no doubt that God was taking
care of us. The delay that the blow out
caused and having to get the tire kept
us from being half way down the moun-
tain when it was closed. That could
have been fatal, especially for someone
who seldom drives in snow.

I thank all of you for all that you do.
Let's continue to make Southwest Re-
gion the best Region in Civil Air Patrol.
You all make it happen every day by
your dedication.
God Bless
Tom

Arizona Request
Help with
Balloon Fest 2005
I would like to make a request for personnel
to assist with the 2005 Albuquerque Interna-
tional Balloon Fiesta, which will take place
from 30 September to 9 October 2005 in Al-
buquerque, New Mexico.

Most of you probably already are familiar with
the scale of this event. It is the single largest
ballooning event in the world, and also the
single most photographed event in the world.
It has an attendance of over 1 million people
in the 10 day run, and several hundred media
representatives also attend from around the US
and around the world.

As the pilot of the Arizona Wing CAP bal-
loon, we are planning to attend this event if
the CAP balloon is accepted this year. I can
always use some crew (about 8 to 10
people per day.) If it is NOT accepted,
we will still go and crew for others.
They are ALWAYS in need of extra
help for many of the other balloons that
attend, as many come from all around
the US and many other countries. Many
of the special shapes can never get
enough people. I thought it would be
really great if CAP could make a really
strong showing this year. This could be
a real opportunity to demonstrate what
CAP is capable of and how GREAT our
cadets are!

In addition to the hot air balloons that fly
daily, there are always a group of about
20 helium gas balloons who need people
to help fill their sand bags and assist
with inflations. Since helium balloons
were used extensively in both the Civil
war and in WW1 for observation plat-
forms, and by the Japanese to bomb the
US in WW2 (only a few ever made it,
and I dont think more than 1 ever went
off!) gas ballooning is also an important
part of American Aviation History.
Ballooning itself has been around since
1783, and is the oldest form of manned
flight, predating the Wright Brothers by
almost 120 years. There is some really
good and interesting information in the
beginning of the CAP text Aerospace
The Journey of Flight about the early
use of balloons and how it has helped
modern aviation history.

I am hoping to be able to organize some
other events that we can do during the
fiesta when we are not crewing, that are
relevant to the CAP mission. Those
details are still being considered, and I
am of course open to all suggestions. I
am also working out where we can stay,
and am hoping the base will welcome
us.

I need to know from all of you, how
many people might be able to come and
are interested in coming. I realize its a
long way away right now, but its better
to plan WAY ahead. If you could please
pass this through your personnel, and
take a preliminary count in the next few
weeks that would be of great help. I
want to have at least SOME idea before
I talk to Fiesta to pose the question offi-
cially. (Contd on page 4)
Col Hap Parker, one of the two Re-
gion Vice Commanders has a very
serious illness. It's name is Shy-
Drager Syndrome. It is very debili-
tating. If anyone has any informa-
tion or contact with anyone who has
had any experience with this dis-
ease please contact Col Parker at
hparker@vei.net. He would appreci-
ate any information you might
have. He has been having problems
for quite some time and finally got a
proper diagnosis last week. I am
asking for your prayers for Hal and
Joyce who is by his side and totally
supporting him.

On the way to Washington DC we
had a wonderful experience. We
were on I-70 and got into a snow
storm. There was an accident
which had traffic backed up about
two miles. As we were creeping
forward we came upon an off ramp
and got off thinking we would go on
a parallel highway past the accident
and then back on the interstate.
We went through a small town and
about four miles out of the town we
had a blow out on the right rear
tire. Fortunately, the snow coming
down made it possible to keep the
tire in the snow until we got back to
the town and kept the tire from
catching on fire. With the oxygen
equipment in the van that could
have been a real disaster. We
stopped at a grocery store and they
gave us the phone to call a shop
they knew of. The people from the
shop came over and suggested that
we drive the two blocks to their
place to fix the tire. They did not
have equipment to put on a new rim
and tire so they put the small spare
on the tire. While in the office wait-
ing I noticed a sign for a singing at
the local church which happened to
be the same church Connie and I
attend at home. Turned out that
the owner of the shop is the Pastor
of the local church so we immedi-
ately had allot in common. His
neighbor was in the shop having
coffee and offered to lead us to the
next little town to a tire shop with
proper equipment to solve our prob-
lem. When we got to the shop he
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SWRLO CORNER

Maj Victor Del Moral, Lt Col Blake Fentress, and Lt Col Joe Maclin pause
a moment from there busy schedule. What a Team!
Those of you that have not visited our hum-
ble office on NAS JRB Fort Worth in the
past few months, may be surprised with the
changes we have made to the place. Actu-
ally, we have not made any physical
changes to the place at all but young and
vibrant new faces have replaced some of
the old friendly faces we had around the
office.

As you all know after 30 years of proud
service to the Air Force, Lt Col Joe Mack-
lin retired last December. Luckily for the
Air Force and Civil Air Patrol the wealth
of knowledge and expertise that Lt Col
Macklin posses was not wasted at all as he
took the job of State Director of the Mon-
tana Wing in February. Our loss is a huge
gain for the Montana Wing. They are get-
ting a first class State Director with a great
understanding of what Civil Air Patrol is
all about. With his great personality he
will have no problem in gaining the respect
and admiration of the Montana Wing
members. If you would like to drop Lt Col
Macklin a line, or chat with him, he can be
reached at :
joseph.macklin@malstrom.af.mil or at
406-731-3907.
To fill the void left by Lt Col Macklin we
found an individual that is willing to work
as hard as him, and have many of the same
aviation skills. In fact, he was a former
student of Lt Col Macklin at pilot training.
We found our new Director of Operations
(DO) at Altus AFB, Oklahoma, where he
was a Flight Commander/Examiner Pilot
in the C-5 Combat Crew Training School.
We are happy to announce the SWLR
newest DO is Major Don Hensley, C-5
pilot extraordinaire!

A native of Arkansas, Maj Hensley,
started his career as a machine gunner/
truck driver in the Army. After coming to
his senses he decided to join the Air
Force to start a flying career. His Air
Force career started at Yokota AFB, Ja-
pan, where he flew C-9s all over the Pa-
cific theater. After that hardship tour,
Maj Hensley decided to be a bus/truck
driver again, so he switched airframes and
became a C-5 pilot. In the C-5 he has
done almost everything there is to do in
the aircraft as a pilot. He is an expert in
C-5s special operations tactics, an in-
structor pilot and flight examiner. His
expertise has been recognized twice as
Pilot of The Year at Dover AFB and In-
structor Pilot of The Year at Altus AFB.
With those credentials there is no doubt
that Maj Hensley can do the job.
Maj Hensley is married and has two sons.
He lists as his hobbies; bodybuilding,
eating fine food, drinking pina coladas
and walking in the rain. Welcome aboard
Maj. Hensley!
Of course that is not the only change tak-
ing place in our office. The moving vans
are coming back once again to take the
personal belongings of Lt Col Blake Fen-
tress to his new retirement job. That is
right, after 27 years of proud service
to the Air Force Lt Col Fentress will
retire and tackle his most challenging
job ever; high school teacher.
In June, Lt Col Fentress, will retire
and take over as the Director of Aero-
space Studies, Air Force Junior ROTC
(AFJROTC), John H. Guyer High
School in Denton, Texas. He will
personally be responsible for setting
up the AFJROTC program in
Dentons newest high school. Talk
about hard work and pressure! With
Lt Col Fentress enthusiasm and mag-
netic personality, Guyer High School
will soon have one of the nations best
AFJROTC programs in the country.
Best of luck on your new endeavor Lt
Col Fentress!
The person selected to be the next
commander of the SWLR is a person
that we know very little about right
now, but according to Lt Col Fentress,
he is the right man for the job. Lt Col
Jim Lasche comes to us from the
Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott
AFB in Illinois. He is a C-130 pilot
by trade and according to Mary, our
Administrative Assistant, he is a very
good-looking young man. Lt Col
Fentress predicts a smooth transition
once Lt Col Lasche takes over as
commander. We are looking forward
in getting to know and working with
Lt Col Lasche once he gets on-station
in June.
For the rest of the not ready for
prime time players in the office we
do not expect to see any moves for at
least a year. Once the moving vans
are out the way please stop by the
office, building 1525 NAS JRB Fort
Worth, and meet the new members of
the team. They will be glad to enter-
tain visitors and share some of their
war stories with you.
Finally, from all of us at the SWLR
we want wish all of you a very happy
and wonderful Easter.
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OPPORTUNITIES
ABOUND AT
THUNDERBIRD
AIRSHOWS
Many of our PAO and public relations oppor-
tunities are published on such short notice
that we cannot respond in the most effective
manner. The AFTERBURNER , the newslet-
ter for retired personnel, listed the 2005
Thunderbird schedule.
We know that with an airshow, the caliber of
the Thunderbirds, the host airport usually has
other open house or airport recognition ac-
tivities and displays of public interest. Your
opportunity to get in on the ground floor is
often determined by your advance knowledge
of the event.
Assistance with crowd control, traffic con-
trol and parking are often welcomed and
rewarded by the local community. The op-
portunity for recruiting booths or information
centers may also exist.
Extracting those dates from the AFTER-
BURNER that impact our SW region sched-
ule gives us the following:
MAR 19-20 LUKE AFB, AZ
APR 2-3 DAVIS MONTHAM
AFB, AZ
APR 16 LAUGHLIN AFB, X
APR 17 HOLLOMAN AFB, NM
JUL 2 TINKER AFB ,OK
SEP 24-25 FORT WORTH, TX
OCT 8-9 LITTLE ROCK AFB,
ARK
NOV 5-6 RANDOLPH AFB, TX
Contact your base PAO or information of-
fice for details and contact names if you want
to get your units involved.
This is the premier college for chaplains and
MLOs. Each college has different emphasis
so are designed to be attended each year.
Excellence In All We Do is this years
theme.
Training will be comprised of three compo-
nents: Emergency Services; Aerospace Edu-
cation; and Cadet Programs. In the ES com-
ponent, we will complete the CAP approved
Critical Incident Stress Management
(CISM) Training Curriculum with Lt Col
Sherry Jones, RN as our presenter. Chaplain
(Lt Col) Don Brown will then lead us
through a tabletop SAREX to apply our
CISM skills. During our Aerospace Educa-
tion component we will build model rockets
and hopefully have a launch competition.
Chaplain (Maj) Nancy Smalley will provide
valuable insights regarding the role of the
chaplain at encampments for our Cadet Pro-
grams component. Chaplain Sharp will lead
our devotions.
For additional information contact the direc-
tor:
Chaplain (Maj) Bill Bryan at 2218 W. Van
Trease Dr., Deer Park, TX 77536,
wjbryan@southmain.org


NOTE: Lt Col Sherry Jones will also be teach-
ing another Basic CISM course the weekend
before the CSSC (16 &17 April) at NASJRB. It
is basically set up for non-college participants.
The course is only $25.
Contact Chaplain (Lt Col) Don Brown at
PO Box 553, Iola, TX 77861-0553, lone-
cap@ev1.net. 936-394-3310
Balloon Fest
(Contd)
Please respond fairly quickly and at
least let me know you received my
message, and are willing to participate
at some level, even if its only a few
cadets and a SM or two. I am HOP-
ING to put together a crew of 100 or
so. More if possible!

All personnel will of course be re-
sponsible for some daily expenses,
like food. Some food is always pro-
vided to volunteers and balloon crew.
If I can get everyone registered by
March as crew, that would help.

This is a VERY fun event! It could be
a great opportunity for team building
as well as some great training with the
oldest form of manned flight. For
more information you can go to
http://www.aibf.org.

Thanks!
Respectfully,
Lt. Martin Maxwell
Pilot, AZ Wing CAP Hot Air Balloon
Team
Sqn. 302
Submitted by Lt Col Pat Brower
AZ Wing PAO

SWR CHAPLAIN
SERVICE STAFF
COLLEGE (SWRCSSC)
April 18-21, 2005
Carswell NASJRB,
Ft. Worth, Texas


USS JOHN C. STENNIS,
CVN74, TIGER CRUISE
Lt Colonel Judy Samuel recently took advan-
tage of a little-known program in the Navy,
called Tiger Cruise. This program enables a
crew member to invite a family member or
friend to spend a week aboard ship.
Judy joined her grandson, ET3 Micheal
DeHay, on the USS John C. Stennis, CVN74,
(a Nimitz class aircraft carrier) in Honolulu,
on October 26, and returned to San Diego with
him. There were lots of activities planned to
keep the Tigers busy during the week. Among
them were an air show, a firepower show from
the battle group, a steel beach picnic, movies
in the hanger bay, tours of every department
in the ship, opportunities to see the aircraft
launched and recovered, and a Trick-or-Treat
excursion on Halloween, complete with three
haunted houses. One night there was an ice-
cream social, and another night a special treat
of steak and lobster for dinner. There were
two talent shows (no Judy did not participate),
and a concert by Wallflowers.
Judy says the accommodations were adequate,
but certainly not five star. Would she do it
again?in a heart beat.

on the base adjacent to the Academy
building at a cost of $25.00 per day.
Staff and participants will be eligible
to use the dining facilities on base at
a cost of approximately $10.00 per
day.
Those wishing to attend should sub-
mit a CAP Form 17 through channels
with a courtesy copy to the director
along with a deposit check of $30.00
made payable to SWRSC 2005.
Deadline for application is June 30,
2005. Courtesy copies should be
sent to:
LTC Arthur M. Mike Swanson,
CAP, Director
7625 Brook Haven Way
Shreveport, LA 71105-5706
Lt Col Judy Samuel joined her grandson, ET3
Micheal DeHay, on the USS John C. Stennis,
CVN74, (a Nimitz class aircraft carrier) in
Honolulu, on October 26.
ENROLL NOW!
Southwest Region Staff College
Planning is underway for Southwest
Region Staff College 2005. As in
years past, it will be held at Kirtland
Air Force Base, in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. The dates are July 16 to 23,
2005. Region Staff College is the
formal in-residence course required
for completion of Level IV training.
It prepares selected CAP officers to
better execute the duties and responsi-
bilities associated with CAP command
and staff positions at squadron level
and above. CAP officers who have
completed Level III training and who
hold command or staff positions are
eligible to attend Region Staff Col-
lege. Those who do not fit the criteria
above but still wish to attend may
request a waiver through normal chan-
nels to the Region Commander.
The college will be held at the NCO
Academy at Kirtland with instruction
being done by Air Force personnel
who are staff members at the Acad-
emy.
Costs for this years college is
$120.00. Billeting will be available
Colonel David McGinley
Contracts to Improve
Russian Weather
Computer Systems

Colonel David McGinley, who de-
veloped the CAP National Weather
Program, in coordination with the
USAF Weather Agency at Offutt Air
Force Base and the National Weather
Agency in Nebraska, has recently
contracted to Roshydromet, on a
Russian government project in Mos-
cow, to act in an advisory capacity to
upgrade their computer systems to
improve the reliability of their
weather tracking and forecasting
capabilities.
With the approval of General Whe-
less, Col McGinley is seeking spon-
sorship for our IACE program in
Russia. Russia with its amazing
history, diverse cultures, museums,
arts, theatre, and science accomplish-
ments has a lot to offer our cadets.
Its is a very different and interest-
ing culture and a great experience,
says Dave.

The Church of Our Savior on Spilled
Blood, in St. Petersburg.
St. Basils Cathedral in the Kremlin, in
Moscow.


WASHINGTON, D.C. Civil Air
Patrol announced today that Inter-
graph Corporation has become its
newest corporate partner.

Intergraph is a leading global
provider of Spatial Information
Management (SIM). Civil Air Pa-
trol, the nonprofit civilian auxiliary
of the U.S. Air Force, made the an-
nouncement at its Winter National
Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Intergraph committed a $50,000
cash donation to help fund CAP ca-
det programs in 2005. In a separate
initiative, Intergraph also has of-
fered to develop an aircraft and
ground team tracking prototype
that would be field tested by CAP.
Plans for this initiative are still be-
ing developed.

Intergraphs cash donation will
help fund CAPs prestigious Na-
tional Cadet Competition to be held
July 6-12 in Washington, D.C., as
well as CAPs cadet orientation
flight program. CAP orientation
flights are, for many young people,
their first experience flying.

As a CAP Corporate Partner, In-
tergraph receives the right to use
the CAP name and corporate part-
ner mark in the company's advertis-
ing, marketing and promotional pro-
grams.

"Intergraphs support for CAP
represents a true partnership," said
Maj. Gen. Dwight Wheless, CAP
national commander. "Countless
young people will benefit from In-
tergraphs financial support for our
cadet program. Countless others can
benefit from Intergraphs willing-
ness to provide their technical ex-
pertise in developing an aircraft and
ground team tracking system to help us
perform our missions more effectively.

CAP performs search and rescue, dis-
aster relief and homeland security mis-
sions throughout the nation.

According to Wheless, the aircraft and
ground team tracking prototype under
discussion is based on Intergraph's Intel-
liWhere(R) technology, which was most
recently used to track security resources
during the 2005 Presidential Inaugura-
tion and 2004 Republican National Con-
vention in New York City.

This prototype would give CAP com-
manders the ability to track the location
and activity of their mobile resources,
said Al Allenback, CAP National Head-
quarters executive director. It would
also allow them to assign work based on
the nearest available resources, and
quickly deliver mission-critical informa-
tion to CAP emergency services person-
nel.

CAP and Intergraph are now deter-
mining what features in such a system
will be most useful for the CAP mission
environment and how best to field test
the system.

"Intergraph is proud to support Civil
Air Patrol and their mission to keep
America's skies safe," said Tom Young,
vice president at Intergraph Corporation.

Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit organi-
zation with some 60,000 members na-
tionwide. CAP performs 95% of continen-
tal U.S. inland search and rescue mis-
sions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center and is credited with
saving an average of 100 lives each year.
CAP volunteers also perform homeland
security, disaster relief and counterdrug
missions at the request of federal,
state and local agencies. Members
take a leading role in aerospace edu-
cation and serve as mentors to the
almost 25,000 young people cur-
rently participating in CAP cadet
programs. CAP has been performing
missions for America for more than
60 years.

Intergraph Corporation is the
leading global provider of Spatial
Information Management (SIM).
Governments and businesses in
more than 100 countries around the
world use Intergraph technology in
their operational systems. Inter-
graph stock trades on the NASDAQ
under the symbol INGR.

On the Web: Civil Air Patrol at
www.cap.gov <http://www.cap.gov/>
; Intergraph at www.intergraph.com
<http://www.intergraph.com/>

Melanie LeMay, Public Relations
Specialist
National Headquarters, Civil Air
Patrol
105 S. Hansell St., Bldg. 714
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
mlemay@cap.gov; 334-953-5320

Civil Air Patrol
...performing missions for America

Visit us on the Web at www.cap.gov.


Civil Air Patrol Announces Partnership With Intergraph
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Barnstorming: Heroism Comes
In Many Forms
I'm going to keep this missive short
and sweet...Most folks equate the word
"hero" with some feat of death-defying
act and/or risky behavior. I don't.
While it comes in many forms, Heroism
(as I see it), comes to pass when some-
one puts the welfare of others before
their own... even when risk is not part
of the equation. It staggers me how
many times such heroism appears
among us -- especially among we flyers.

A recent case in point... for nearly two
weeks, people who knew a fallen pilot
well, and those who never met him,
worked in concert to rescue/find him.
As ANN has reported, they poured
their hearts and souls into this search.
Tragically; the joy of a rescue was de-
nied them, and the Air Force has now
reluctantly called off the search for re-
tired Muskogee, OK, physician Jack
Nolen. Dr. Nolen disappeared, January
14th, somewhere in the Midwest, while
flying his Kitfox Lite2. As ANN re-
ported on Friday, the Oklahoma Wing
of the Civil Air Patrol has scoured
thousands of square miles between
Paris, TX, where the aircraft was last
seen, and Shawnee, OK, hoping to find
some sign of the 72-year old physician.
Gone...but never forgotten.

Somewhere, someday, some poor soul
will stumble across this aviator's hid-
den location and finally start a course
of action that will take him home to his
loved ones and his final resting place.
A mystery will be over, and the ma-
nypeople who hoped to save his life will
shake their heads, think (or pray)
about it a bit, and make ready for the
next time they are called upon to
search for a lost flyer.

Much has been written about the Civil
Air Patrol and all those who help in
trying to rescue fallen pilots, but this
most recent search brought home the
emotional investment these folks take
on when they leave the comforts of
their homes in the attempt to rescue
people they've never met. Such selfless-
ness is rare... but not among CAP and
the many law enforcement and civilian
assets that are put into action when a
plane goes down.

If ever my wings let me down, I hope
that those who come to look for me
have half the passion and integrity
we've seen, in bits and pieces, among
those who went looking for Doctor
Nolen. Their work was blessed. Their
spirit was indefatigable... heroes all.
Let me say what Doctor Nolen could
not... thank you. You did your best.

And from the very bottom of my
heart... I thank you, as well.
Jim Campbell, Aero-News Network,
Editor-In-Chief
FMI: www.cap.gov
Submitted by Colonel Virginia Keller,
Oklahoma Wing Commander

It is one of the most beautiful
compensations of this life that
no man can sincerely try to
help another without helping
himself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
GLASS COCKPIT
CESSNA AIRCRAFT
Oklahoma and Arkansas wings
have been awarded to receive the
first two new glass cockpit
Cessna 182 aircraft. One pilot
from each of the Oklahoma and
Arkansas wings will be attend-
ing a week long training session
in Independence, Kansas in
March before receiving the air-
craft. More are aircraft are
scheduled at later dates and will
be awarded accordingly..
JIM WARNEKE
STV, SWR
The G1000 System
"The G1000 system offers an ad-
ditional level of safety, reliability
and affordability . qualities
that Cessna pilots have come to
expect from their aircraft
making it a natural fit on
Cessnas single-engine piston
aircraft," said Gary Kelley, Gar-
mins director of marketing. Gar-
min has replaced the analog
gauges and mechanical instru-
ments with the G1000s all-
digital, large format LCDs and
integrated avionics.
The G1000 integrates all pri-
mary flight, navigation, commu-
nication, engine, and sensor data
on the dual 10-inch, XGA-
resolution (1,024x768-pixel) dis-
plays. The physical architecture
of the G1000 system lends itself
to easy installation and service.
The integrated design of the avi-
onics is also expandable, making
it possible to add new technolo-
gies and capabilities, as they be-
come available. Further, the sys-
tem offers outstanding situ-
ational awareness for flight man-
agement, aircraft control, traffic,
terrain and weather.
GLASS COCKPIT CESSNA AIR-
CRAFTOLATHE, Kan./Oct. 6,
2003/PR Newswire.
Cessna 182 Skylane