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Civil Air Patrol – United States Air Force, or CAP-USAF, is headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

What is a CAP Pilot? Pilots are an essential part of all the programs in Civil Air Patrol. CAP pilots are authorized to fly CAP aircraft for personal currency and on offial CAP missions such as search and rescue, cadet orientation flights, homeland security, and more.

Combat air patrols apply to both overland and overwater operations, protecting other aircraft, fixed and mobile sites on land, or ships at sea. Known by the acronym CAP, it typically entails fighters flying a tactical pattern around or screening a defended target, while looking for incoming attackers.

Before piloting a CAP aircraft, you must complete a check ride in a CAP aircraft with a CAP check pilot. This check ride is known as a CAP Form 5 (or CAPF5). Here are the things you should know to help you through the CAPF 5 process. Links to CAP National and Wing websites can be found to the Right ----->>>>>

(d) For corporate missions, the NOC provides wing/region commanders (the Corporate Officers who will be approving the mission) guidance on the legality of performing the requested mission as well as advice on the best ways for CAP to support the mission request.

CAPS 72-5 Aircrew Evaluation This standard explains CAP's Pilot Flight Evaluation process. This process requires CAP Check Pilots (CPs) to construct a plan of action for administering flight evaluations and to provide pilots taking evaluations with information regarding what they should expect.