A FOD walkdown at a civilian airport is an airport vehicle driving down the runway or taxiway looking for anything obvious.So when that happens do they have to FOD walk before they reopen?
A FOD walkdown at a civilian airport is an airport vehicle driving down the runway or taxiway looking for anything obvious.So when that happens do they have to FOD walk before they reopen?
Nice. I’m in the vicinity and have been conducting riverine (lakerine?) operations so far.
I unfortunetly was unable to go this year - I have a number of colleagues there - and a number of our unit Reservists are there on TDY earning points. CAP is in charge of all the marshalling at Air Venture - under the designation "Blue Beret". The AF funded a brand new 60' tall RF antennae to support the CAP RF voice network for teh marshalling force (mostly manned by cadets). These cadets train for months learning how to properly marshall aircraft and direct planes to appropriate parking spots - think "yellow shirts".
While the AF has a very decent presence at Air Venture this year, AFSOC is deliberately making a marquis appearance - with 9 airframes coming to Air Venture from various AFSOC units - including the brand new C-145 Combat Coyote which will be both flight and static displayed for the public. The CC of AFSOC, Lt Gen Jim Slife will be there on TDY as well with his staff (apparently a great helo dude).
They look pretty snazzy (But those ABUs are U-G-L-Y).
Negative - I’m a Dept. of the AF civ, and I merely provide oversight, advice, and liaison - which is code for sitting with my hands in my pockets and telling sea stories while the volunteers do the real work ?
I hope your goal is to ensure all the CAP pollywogs know the definition of - and ideally, use in everyday conversation - geedunk, p-way, bulkhead, deck, ladderwell, midrats, blue nose, mast, gundeck, etc. before they go off to zoomy zoom land.Negative - I’m a Dept. of the AF civ, and I merely provide oversight, advice, and liaison - which is code for sitting with my hands in my pockets and telling sea stories while the volunteers do the real work ?