At least 24 cadets received orientation flights on 15 sorties during the annual South Dakota Wing Aerospace Education Day August 20 in Onida, SD. The event also included experiences with multi-engine model rocketry, small search drones, and a range of other aerospace and STEM activities.
C/CMSgt Alexander Heinrich, from Rushmore Composite Squadron, says earning his private pilot’s license in a Civil Air Patrol program is “one of the best things that has ever happened to me.”
Close to 30 CAP members from around the state gathered in Custer, August 12-13 to train on air and ground search and rescue skills. The training was based at the Custer County Airport.
Hundreds of people visited the Civil Air Patrol booth during the Discover Aviation Day event in Sioux Falls on Thursday, August 4. The event was part of the Sioux Falls Airshow organization, sponsored by Aerostar, to provide information and activities that provide “kids of all ages” with information about aviation, including science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) will hold an Aerospace Education Day for its youth members, known as cadets, August 19-21 at the Onida, SD fairgrounds. The event will include orientation flights in CAP aircraft, multi-engine model rocketry, small search drones, and a range of other aerospace and STEM activities.
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP), will conduct a search training exercise based at the Custer County Airport on Friday and Saturday, August 12-13. The training will include air and ground search and rescue skills.
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) will be at the Discover Aviation Day event in Sioux Falls on Thursday, August 4. The event is part of the Sioux Falls Airshow organization, and sponsored by Aerostar. The goal is to provide information and activities that provide “kids of all ages” with information about aviation, including science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Nineteen cadets and five senior members from South and North Dakota attended the South Dakota Wing’s basic ground team school July 22-24.
South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) will conduct a state-level training school from July 22 through July 24 at Farm Island State Recreation Area in Pierre, SD. It will focus on training CAP ground team members, including both youth and adult members of CAP.
The South Dakota Wing cadet competition team placed in the top 10 at Civil Air Patrol’s National Cadet Competition in Ohio this month. The team, from Sioux Falls Cadet Squadron (SFCS), had previously earned the right to represent North Central Region in the region cadet competition this spring.
