WingTips

The official publication of Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol January 2005

Model finds a new home

by Col. Kevin Sliwinski,
chief of staff for aerospace,
training and mission support
The next time you are in the
terminal building lobby at
South St. Paul, or Fleming
Field Airport, look up at the
ceiling.
The Spirit of St. Louis model
that recently joined the other
three models was built many
years ago by Ollie Kaldahl’s
students. Kaldahl is an aero-
space education Civil Air
Patrol member and a retired
teacher. The model was built
from copies of the original
plans Kaldahl received from
the curator of the National Air
and Space Museum. He
recently donated the model
and three others to the
Minnesota Aviation History
and Education Center.
Glenn Burke, the manager of
Fleming Field, was looking
for a model to complete the
display at the airport and
offered the space. Members of
a model club that meets at the
airport made the necessary
repairs and Jeremy Quilling Col. Stephen Miller (right), Minnesota Wing com-
mounted it from the ceiling. mander, presented Sen. (Maj.) James Metzen (center),
Thanks to all who made the president of the Minnesota State Senate, with the Civil
display of this excellent model Air Patrol Certificate of Recognition for Lifesaving
possible. this month. Sen. (Maj.) David Tomassoni (left) is the
individual Metzen is credited with saving.

State senator, wing member

receives life saving award
by Col. Kevin Sliwinski,
chief of staff for aerospace,
training and mission support
Col. Stephen Miller, wing
commander, presented Sen.
Aerospace education member Ollie Kaldahl recently (Maj.) James Metzen, pres-
donated a Spirit of St. Louis model to Fleming Field. ident of the Minnesota
State Senate, with the CAP
Certificate of Recognition
Aerospace Education - Yeager Awards for Lifesaving on the
The 13 Yeager Award tests received from the Pipestone Senate floor on Jan. 26.
Composite Squadron makes a total of 99 awards com-
While Metzen and Sen.
pleted in 2004. That is more than double the previous
record for Minnesota Wing. Many thanks to all that (Maj.) David Tomassoni
made this record possible. and were eating lunch on
Jan. 18, Tomassoni began
to choke on his hamburger
and could not breathe.
Although Metzen was not
trained in the Heimlich
maneuver, he immediately
responded to the situation
and performed the maneu-
ver, dislodging the food.
His actions were instru-
mental in saving
Tomassoni's life.
Both senators, Metzen and
Tomassoni, are members of
the Minnesota Legislative
Squadron.
Commander’s Column: Setting resolutions for the new year
by Col. Steve Miller, A third recommended reso- our national commander,
wing commander lution, and the most impor- Maj. Gen. Dwight Wheless,
Let's get 2005 started off tant one, is to maintain our a request for information
on the right foot. Now is an excellent safety record. regarding assets with values
excellent time to make Safety in all we do cannot over $5,000. I ask each
those New Year's resolution be stressed enough. Take commander to ensure this
happen. the time to ensure your form, which contains sever-
work area is free of haz- al easily answered ques-
Many people set a resolu- ards. Put out some salt in tions, gets back to national
tion to loose some weight the parking lot of your headquarters. Let's show
or exercise more. If you unit's meeting place. Little our headquarters that our
choose these resolutions as things in safety make a big Wing will come through on
your own, you are off to a Col. Steve Miller
difference. special requests from our
great start. These are first national commander.
rate resolutions for a num- municipalities, counties or This month, all unit com-
ber of reasons. For one airports with their events is manders will receive from Semper Vigilans
thing, you will become a proven recruiting tool.
healthier. Excessive weight Talking with other units on
ways they were successful
‘To prime’ or ‘not to prime’
is a cause of many medical
in recruiting is also helpful.
by Lt. Col. Nick Modders, How do we get the 180
conditions. Additionally, by 130th Composite Squadron horse engines started?
being fitter, you will have Once you get a new mem-
Since the beginning of avi- Here is the sequence, pre-
more energy. You will look ber signed up, you don't
ation, pilots have "primed" suming the checklists have
better in your uniform. You want to overwhelm or
their engine(s) by pumping been completed down to
may now even be height underwhelm him or her.
the primer one or more engaging the starter.
and weight legal in the Air You will overwhelm new
Force uniform. times to inject fuel to First, engage the starter.
members by handing them
places where it will do the When the propeller starts to
Another excellent resolu- the three inch thick book of
most good -- in the cylin- turn, advance the throttle
tion for CAP units is to regulations and manuals
ders -- to assist in starting. approximately one half
grow your squadron. The and telling them "these are
the rules." You will under Engines were designed to travel in, then return it to
life blood of any organiza-
whelm them if you don't be primed. Large engines, idle, then again advance it
tion is its members. How to
give them a job or mentor Pratt-Whitney R-4360s, to one half travel in and
accomplish this depends on
with whom to work. It's a were started on prime and then back to idle. By now,
your style. Marketing the
fine line, but it can be then the mixture was the engine should be run-
unit comes to mind as a
done. Successful units have moved from cut off to full ning and you can release
great way to increase mem-
this process down pat. rich during the start the starter switch (key.)
bership. Assisting local
procedure. What happens if it doesn't
All but one of the wing's start? Continue to crank for
WingTips is a publication of Cessna 172s have 180 a few more seconds and
Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol, horsepower engines. then release the starter
U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Amazingly, these engines switch. Wait a few seconds
P.O. Box 11230, St. Paul, MN 55111 were designed so that oper- and repeat the procedure.
www.mncap.org ation of the primer is not Remember, the limitation
wingtips@mncap.org required to assist in start- on that poor little starter
The views expressed, either written or implied, are not neces- ing. Remember, we are motor is a maximum of 30
sarily those of the U.S. Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol or referring to Cessna 172s seconds engaged at any one
Minnesota Wing. Submissions should be sent to the above with 180 horse engines and engagement.
email address. not Cessna 182s or any-
Wing Commander: Col. Steve Miller thing else. Safety / Page 3
Wingtips Editor: Maj. Shannon Bauer
Hoffman
takes over
Wesota
Squadron
Wesota Squadron celebrat-
ed a change of command
ceremony in Willmar,
Minn., Jan. 27.
Maj. Ruth Hoffman
assumed command from
Capt. Tom Van Engen. Lt.
Col. Tom Kettell, wing
deputy commander, served
as the presiding officer.
Hoffman joined Wesota
Squadron in August 1993
and has served as the unit’s
deputy commander of sen-
iors, finance officer and
testing officer. She is also a
mission and cadet orienta-
tion pilot.
Van Engen, who served as
commander since March
2000, will continue to be a
member of the unit.
Safety / from Page 2
By now, if it hasn't started,
you're probably reaching
for the primer and can
hardly wait to give it a cou-
ple of shots. However, the
180 horse engine
Supplemental Type
Certificate, or STC,
reminds us that the primer
is superceded by the throt-
tle "priming" described
above. That is, while the
starter is turning, push the
throttle in one half way, do
it twice and, 99 percent of
the time, you'll have a run-
ning engine.
How about on a hot day or
Maj. Ruth Hoffman is
Wesota Squadron’s new
commander.
Capt. Tom Van Engen is
Wesota Squadron’s out-
going commander.
starting a recently run
engine, and things aren't
running after the first
attempt? On your next
attempt, push the throttle in
only one quarter of the way.
To go back to the original
rhetorical statement, to
prime or not to prime, the
answer is ‘Not.’ It is NOT
needed; the throttle does
what needs to be done to
get you going.
So, when you see that state-
ment in the checklist
"prime, as required" do it
with the throttle.
Happy starting and fly safe.
Col. Stephen Miller, Minnesota Wing commander,
presents Minnesota Senator Cal Larson with his mem-
bership in the Minnesota Legislative Squadron. Larson
represents District 10 (Fergus Falls, Pelican Rapids
and Staples area) and recently joined CAP.
Anoka welcomes new chaplain
by 2nd Lt. Michael E. Rice,
Anoka Squadron
Anoka Squadron celebrated
the appointment of its new
chaplain, Maj. Chris
Belfield of Wyoming
Township, in a ceremony
Jan. 25. The ceremony was
presided by Chaplain (Col.)
Richard Krogen, wing
chaplain.
Belfield was a Civil Air
Maj. Chris Belfield,
Patrol cadet for one-and-a-
Anoka Squadron, was
half years before enlisting
in the United States Air officially appointed as a
CAP chaplain by
Force in 1976. He served
five years before entering National Headquarters
the Air Force Reserve this month.
Officer Training Corps, or commander.
ROTC. Belfield then served
as an Air Force officer for He is a graduate of
Squadron Officer School,
more than 16 years in many
Air Command and Staff
diverse duties, including
College and has taught at
deputy missile combat
these schools, as well as the
manager, section command-
er, Air University academic Air War College. Belfield
retired from the Air Force
program manager and secu-
in 1997 with the rank of
rity police squadron
major.
 Senior member and cadet
officer promotions
Lt. Col.
William Christie, Worthington and Roger Kontak, Mankato
Maj.
Satveer Chaudhary, Richard Day and Joe Hoppe,
all Minnesota State Legislative
Capt.
Paulette Odette, Northwest Minnesota; Phung Chau, North
Hennepin; and Joseph Yenkosky, Ft. Snelling
1st Lt.
Randy Donahue, Worthington; Gary Isker, Owatonna;
Joshua Livingston, Owatonna; Katherine Nibbe, Wing;
and Gerald Zarbinski, St. Croix
2nd Lt.
Tyra Cerny, St. Paul; David Curtis, 130th; Wendy Deane,
130th; Gregory Doyle, Saint Paul; Blaise Fogarty, 130th;
Jayne Fogarty, 130th; Joshua Hall, Owatonna; Emily Heimerl,
130th; Lowell Johnson, St. Paul; Mark Johnston, Duluth;
Jeffrey Kuck, Grand Rapids; Linda Landry, Saint Paul;
Peter McDevitt, St. Paul; Roger Plath, Saint Paul; and
Matthew Zacharias, Saint. Paul
C/Col.
Joshua Gulbranson, Valley
C/Capt.
Janna Fosterling and Benjamin Piehl, both St. Croix
C/2nd Lt.
Sarah Anderson, Anoka; Tyler Beckman, Owatonna; Stephen
Cross, Valley; John Lavalle, Anoka; Amanda Le Tourneau,
Northwest; David Lucey, Anoka; and Paul Wellumson, Viking
Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol,
U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
P.O. Box 11230, St. Paul, MN 55111
Momentous occasions
Lt. Col. Robert Juroszek, Anoka Squadron, was
ordained into the Order of Deacons on Nov. 30, at the St.
Paul Seminary, Minn.
The Military Chaplains Association selected Chaplain
(Lt. Col.) Don Mikitta, wing headquarters, to receive the
organization’s Distinguished Service Award. Mikitta will
receive this award in Arlington, Va., in April.
The North Central Region selected C/Capt Brian
Anderson, 130th Squadron, to attend the Civic
Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26
through March 5.
C/Lt. Col. Montana Stanley, Worthington, obtained his
commercial pilot’s license Jan. 11.
Cadets selected to lead the 2005 Minnesota Leadership
Academy were announced mid-January. They are:
C/Capt. Brian Anderson, 130th, Basic Cadet Officer
Course commander and C/2nd Lt. Lanessa Bastian,
Crow Wing, Noncommissioned Officers Academy com-
mander. The leadership academy will be held at Camp
Ripley, Minn., Oct. 20-23.
Taps
Col. Beverly A. Henderson, a former Minnesota Wing
commander and director of wing communications, of
Inver Grove Heights passed away on Jan. 20.
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