Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol

A Michigan Wing aircrew launches pre-dawn for the first turn point. Fighter bait! @CivilAirPatrol @CAPGLR #FertileKeynote @180thFW

A few more shots from MIWG's glider operations on Saturday. @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol #GoFlyCAP

CAP pilots have to fly to high standards and they go through evaluations at least every year to verify their skills. Here's a stan/eval glider flight with the backseater being evaluated on a simulated rope break at 200 AGL. @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol #GoFlyCAP

CAP's Michigan Wing conducted safe and fun glider operations on Saturday at Dupont Lapeer Airport. Here's a landing on a cadet orientation flight. @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol #GoFlyCAP

Maj Gen Regena Aye assumed command of #CivilAirPatrol on Aug. 17 during #CAPNC24 in San Antonio. Aye previously served as Civil Air Patrol’s national vice commander. 🔊 Sound on. Read more at cap.news/aye-assumes-ca….

Colonel Rose M. Hunt, Civil Air Patrol’s Great Lakes Region commander, appointed Lieutenant Colonel Eric V. Scott as the next commander of Civil Air Patrol’s Michigan Wing.

Michigan Wing's 2024 Summer Encampment is a wrap! We made a great video showing the world (and, importantly, future cadet basics) what Encampment is all about. @CivilAirPatrol @CAPGLR #GoFlyCAP youtube.com/watch?v=QY5_Ew…

Michigan Wing aircrews took Fertile Keynote missions to a new level during encampment, taking advantage of the nearby MOA and number of CAP aircraft to provide multiple simultaneous intercept targets. @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol #GoFlyCAP

Michigan Wing's encampment glider team went to the Johnson Flight Academy last week to help assemble MIWG's ASK 21 and check out several of the instructor pilots. We'll be flying it at Alpena for the MIWG encampment next week. @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol #GoFlyCAP

Michigan Wing congratulated C/2dLt Cade Walker on his Mitchell Award at a ceremony this evening put on by the Van Dyke Cadet Squadron.

Glider launch at operations yesterday. @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol #GoFlyCAP

.@CivilAirPatrol's Michigan Wing conducted safe and exciting glider ops at D95 on Saturday. Cadet O-flights, stan/eval, and proficiency flying with two gliders, a tow plane, and ground crew. @CAPGLR #GoFlyCAP

Where am I? I feature two runways, the longest being 3800', and I serve the Civil Air Patrol Cadets well when they are learning to fly gliders. @MIWGCAP Photo: MDOTBOA

Michigan Wing's glider team had a work day on Saturday, refreshing the tow ropes, polishing and sealing the ASK 21, and awarding the Golden Tow Hook to program manager Carl Muntean. @CivilAirPatrol @CAPGLR #GoFlyCAP

This patch isn't for uniform wear or official in any way, but every @CAPGLR @CivilAirPatrol aircrew member who flies on a Fertile Keynote gets one as a reminder of the dedication it takes to fly these missions. We don't say "Red Air" on the frequency. But we're thinkin' it.

On the prowl at sunset over Michigan's thumb, a @CivilAirPatrol Fertile Keynote intercept target pilot monitors systems in preparation for the arrival of the fighters. It's a specialized mission that requires SA, radio chops, and #NightMoves. @CAPGLR

Didn't check for TFRs before launching on a cross-country? The friendly @180thFW is here to help! Flares and burner. (10 shock diamonds!) Shot by a MIWG CAP intercept target aircrew during a Fertile Keynote mission. @CivilAirPatrol @CAPGLR #GoFlyCAP #TotalForce

Following up from this afternoon's post. Here's the video! F-16 out the window goes into burner and deploys flares to intercept our C-206 as sensor operator Maj Ewing locks him up with the imaging pod. #FertileKeynote @CivilAirPatrol @CAPGLR #GoFlyCAP

MIWG's Maj Nick Ewing tracks a @180thFW F-16 from the sensor operator station using the CAP aircraft's imaging pod during a twilight Fertile Keynote intercept mission. That's the fighter deploying a flare, both on the screen and out the window. @CivilAirPatrol @CAPGLR #GoFlyCAP