Cadet Orientation Flight Program Guide

We’ve updated the O-Flight pamphlet, now to be known as CAPP 60-40, Cadet Orientation Flight Program Guide. It supersedes CAPP 52-7 and is effective immediately. It’s business as usual for O-flight pilots; the basic program remains as is, but we’ve made some refinements, including:

• The powered and glider syllabi content remains unchanged.
   
• The most significant addition is a syllabus for lighter-than-air flights, for those locations fortunate enough to have access to balloons.
   
• A bit more specificity has been added to the program's learning objectives. In particular, some attitude items (affective objectives) are now included.
   
• The section suggesting a division of labor among the key players -- the wing commander, the wing o-flight coordinator, squadron commanders, and squadron staff -- has been expanded. One reason for this is that CAPR 60-1, 8.9.1.2, requires wings to "push" sorties to the squadrons and develop a written plan annually for serving all squadrons in the wing. That requirement did not exist when the previous edition of CAPP 52-7 was published.
   
• A cadet-passenger briefing is now included, using the FAA's "S.A.F.E.T.Y." mnemonic.
   
• Includes a brief discussion on context or how o-flights "fit" into cadet life and the AE program as a whole.
   
• Also includes a reference to the new "Cadet Flight Plan for Aviation Careers" poster, which takes that discussion a step further.
   
• We've formatted the document in the expectation that many pilots will view it on a tablets or smart phone, versus a paper-based kneeboard.
   
• Adds a reference to an online parents' FAQ.
   
• A handful of other minor edits and enhancements were also made.

Special thanks to the people who provided feedback on the drafts that had been posted to the Cadet Proving Grounds.