This is the front panel of the new Ceesna 182 with the Garmin GPS system. The Civil Air Patrol is being issued a limited number of these in the next few years.

The Three Missions of CAP

1. Aerospace Education
Orientation Flights
Student Pilot Training
2. Cadet Programs
Military Leadership
Military Drill and Teamwork
Military Core Values
3. Emergency Services
Downed Aircraft Searches
Missing Persons Searches
Homeland Security Missions

Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Special Activities

Summer of 2007

• AF Pararescue Orientation
• AF Space Command Familiarization Course
• AF Weather Agency Course
• Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course
• Aircraft Manufacturing & Maintenance Academy
• Airline Careers Exploration
• National Blue Beret
• Civic Leadership Academy
• National Flight Academy

Civil Air Patrol Aircraft

Piper J-3 Cub [No longer used]
Cessna 152[No longer used]
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 182 Skylane
Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 'Airvan' [CAP's newest aircraft]

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