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Local members of the Civil Air Patrol, a national public service organization, debuted a new service plane at McKinney National Airport on July 23.
She earned her private pilot’s license in 2022 and became an adult member of the Civil Air Patrol the following year. She says growing up, her dad taught her so much.
There couldn’t have been a better climate to teach teenagers to fly in. “We’ve had really good weather,” said Civil Air ...
Eight Civil Air Patrol airplanes and six ground teams are currently involved in the search. Around 60 Civil Air Patrol volunteers are participating, working from a base at the Duluth airport.
Gretel Kizer watched her 14-year-old son complete his week-long encampment with the Civil Air Patrol. “I cried when I dropped ...
Students in the Imperial Valley are soaring to new heights through their involvement in the local Civil Air Patrol.
On July 17, Civil Air Patrol Cadets visited White Sands Missile Range to learn about STEM careers on the installation. Their ...
Cadets learn how to work as teams in search-and-rescue operations, how to communicate by radio with Civil Air Patrol airplanes, how to give first aid to victims of an airplane crash, and how to ...
Civil Air Patrol, now celebrating its 60th anniversary, was founded December 1, 1941, to provide general aviation enthusiasts a means to volunteer their time and their own light aircraft in the ...