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December 2009 NON-Compliant Auxiliary Aviators
Here are the procedures for ADDRESSING QUALIFICATION ISSUES FOR
NON-COMPLIANT AUXILIARY AVIATORS.
NOTE: This document is designed as a job aid for those responsible for
Auxiliary aviation units. It neither creates nor removes
any current policy or procedure for AUXAIR, but is intended to
provide guidance to those existing policies that may otherwise be found
in a number of different documents and Commandant Instructions.
December 2009
1. Pilot-In-Command Responsibility and Authority
Recent inquiries suggest that it would be useful to review the
implications and responsibilities of being pilot-in-command of an
Auxiliary flight. We in Auxiliary Aviation are in a unique
position among aviators. Not only are we certified by and
responsible to the FAA for the conduct of our flying, but we are also
certified by and responsible to the Coast Guard.
Click on this link to access an analysis of the responsibilities and
authorities of a Pilot-In-Command from both perspectives. It is
important to note that no new policy or decision is reflected in this
document. Rather, it is an analysis and exposition on existing
policy, guidance, and regulation.
2. C-Schools at N-Train 2010
NOTICE: The January 2010 convenings of Aux-14 and Aux-15 which were to
be held at N-Train in St. Louis have been postponed due to lack of
attendees. We are re-scheduling for a time in the spring and a
place yet to be finalized. Watch this space for an announcement
when the decision is made.
We apologize to those brave souls who signed up for the mid-winter
St. Louis convenings and now have to wait until later. We
understand that it is disruptive to make such a change, but it was
unavoidable. We are looking at some options that we think you
will find interesting.
Aux-14 - Flight Safety
The target audience for Aux-14 (Flight Safety) now includes active duty
Flight Safety Officers. This represents a change from previous
convenings of this class. In a manner similar to supporting a
working partnership between AACs and AuxLOs, we wish to establish and
support a close working partnership between Auxiliary District Flight
Safety Officers and their active duty counterparts - the air station
Flight Safety Officer. The course content will help the FSO gain a more
complete understanding of the general aviation pilots and aircraft that
are serving their air station, as well as helping the DFSO gain a better
understanding of the active duty aviation environment and people with
whom they are working.
Aux-15 - AAC & AuxLO
This course is for AACs and AuxLOs, to help them gain understanding each
other's worlds and the guidelines under which Auxiliary Aviation
operates. The target audience for this course is AACs, those who
may be appointed as an AAC, and active duty AuxLOs (or soon-to-be). The
concepts of team-building and shared knowledge between the Auxiliary and
active duty personnel as stated for Flight Safety are employed in this
course, which has a focus on operational procedures, rules, scheduling,
and the like.
3. AOPA Summit in TampaOn 5-7 November, Auxiliary Aviation participated in AOPA's first
"Summit," a national-level, convention-style event. Over 8000
pilots and aircraft owners attended, many arriving by approximately 1000
general aviation aircraft. We all spent three days in the company
of the leaders of General Aviation - associations, manufacturers,
avionics suppliers, and many other of the professionals who lead the
industry in our country.
This was a unique opportunity for us to generate some visibility for our
program. Spearheaded by D7's Clearwater AAC, David Lemon, Coast
Guard Auxiliary Aviation was well-represented with a booth at the main
convention area and a Cessna 182 in the airport static display area.
We even had an HH-60 from Air Station Clearwater on display each day.
The crowd loved watching them arrive and depart as well as seeing their
Guardians up close and personal.
We talked with several hundred pilots, many of whom didn't know about
Auxiliary Aviation - even if they were aware of the Coast Guard
Auxiliary itself. We are currently in the process of re-contacting
almost 100 aviators who indicated a strong interest in becoming a part
of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Kudos and thanks to David Lemon, D7
DSO-AV Don Zinner, and all the other fine folks who helped us. We
look forward to being a part of next year's Summit, which is scheduled
for Long Beach, CA in November 2010.
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August 2009
Incident Command System (ICS) 210
Requirement
The deadline for completion of ICS-210 has been
extended to 31 March 2010.
Thus, although it is encouraged, new pilot certifications will not
require
that course until that deadline. Bear in mind, however, that on 01
April
2010 ALL existing pilots who have not completed the course will go
REYR on
that date and will not be eligible to receive orders until that
course is
completed and the results recorded.
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FY 2010 C-School Schedule and info
FY 2010 C-School class dates are now set for Aux-18 (AUXAIR
Spatial Disorientation and CRM Training), which is taught at NAS
Pensacola. Enrollment is now open for these dates:
- 18-19 February 2010
- 18-19 March 2010
- 17-18 June 2010
All pilots are required to attend this combination of schools within
one
year of initial certification, so please make note of these class
dates and
plan accordingly. Consideration will be given, of course, to
those who have
not had an opportunity to attend during the 9-month gap between the
last
convening and the next upcoming one. For questions, please contact
Wilson Riggan, DVC-OA.
Aux-15, for AACs and AuxLOs is being held at NACON 2009 in Chicago.
The
next convenings of Aux-14 (DFSO) and Aux-15 (AAC/AuxLO) are planned
for
N-Train 2010 in St. Louis. Please look here for additional
information as
it becomes available. We will provide notice when those are
available for
enrollment.
All C-School enrollments are by Short Term Training Request (STTR),
ANSC
7059. Online form can be found at
http://forms.cgaux.org/archive/a7059f.pdf.
For more information
follow this
link to the C-School web page.
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