Civil Air Patrol
Glider Program
Roundtable
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
SSA/CAP Memorandum of Agreement
 SSA/CAP MOA Signing
 MOA renewed for the long term
 Supplements the glider program for cadet
orientation flights where corporate gliders are not
available
 Free Cadet Electronic Membership
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Winch Program Overview
 Two recent purchases
 PCR
 NER
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Website Update to CAPR 60-1
 Glider, Tow Plane and Launch Instructions
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Care and Feeding of Gliders
 Funds are available for tow ropes, tow rings and
other support material reimbursement though CAPF
176 w/receipts
 Glider maintenance/repairs should be a priority
 Does not have to be a CAMS facility
 Must have liability insurance ($500K) or work
under contract with a CAMS
 FAX/Email CAPF 176 for maintenance request
 Cc DCS/Ops on email
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Care and Feeding of Gliders
 What are the tie-down requirements for each model
of glider?
 What is the minimum tensile strength required for
tie-down ropes?
 Should the tie-downs be tight or somewhat loose?
 What is causing the damage to our canopies and
hinges?
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Things to consider
 Glider Priorities
 Cadet Orientation Rides is #1
 Cadet Flight Training
 Senior member currency
 Senior member Flight Training
 The ratio of the number of cadets vs number of
glider o-rides is poor in many cases
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Things to consider
 Use of SSA facilities where corporate gliders are not
located is authorized for cadet orientation flights
 Commercial tows are authorized when CAP tow
planes are not available
 Hold Harmless Agreements
 Think outside the box to get cadets to glider
locations
 Weekend bivouac
 Wing glider academies
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES
Glider Program
Things to consider
 Good and consistent utilization
 Will allow us to grow
 May give us the opportunity to refurb some of
the SGS 2-33s and increase the fleet
 Only 48 gliders in 26 wings
 Minimum flight requirement per year 200
 Adequate funding to reach and exceed goals
 Gliderless wings want the chance to prove
themselves, if others can’t
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Glider Program
Oh yeah, Glides don’t eat, they simply only sail on a
sea of air. 
CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES