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CAP history
Rank/Grade
100

What are the CAP core values? 

Integrity, Volunteer Service, Excellence, Respect  

100

When is flag day? 

June 14th. 

100

What are the four forces of flight? 

Thrust, Drag, Weight, Lift

100

When was CAP founded? 

1 December, 1941

100

What grade has 2 bars? 

Cadet Airmen first class

200
Who founded Civil Air Patrol? 

The honorable Gill Robb Wilson and the honorable Fiorello H LaGuardia

200

What are the three main aircraft CAP fly's? 

C-172, C-182, GA-8

200

What was the air power before the USAF became a branch? 

United States Army Air Corps

200

How many miles of coastal patrol did cap fly during World War Two? 

Over 24 million

200

What is the lowest officer rank? 

Cadet 2nd Lieutenant 

300

What are the CAP missions? 

Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs, Emergency Services

300

What is the drill manual? 

AFMAN 36-2203

300

Name three things that are on a pre-flight check list. 

Examples:

Flight controls - free and correct

fuel gauges - Checked

Instruments and radios - Checked and correct

300

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? 

December 7th, 1941
300

What grade am I? 

Cadet Master sergeant 

400

What are the five milestone achievements in the cadet program. Including grade.

Wright Brothers (C/SSgt)

Mitchell (C/2d Lt)

Earhart (C/ Capt)

Eaker (C/Lt Col)

Spaatz (C/Col)

400

Who is the current national commander?

Maj. General Edward D. Phelka 

400

What do the numbers on a runway mean? 

An proximity magnetic heading 

For an example a "17" on a runway means 170 degrees magnetic 

400

When did World War Two end in Europe? 

8 may, 1945

400

What is this grade?

Cadet Major

500

What are the eight CAP regions? 

Northeast, Middle East, North Central, Southeast, Southwest, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountain, Pacific

500

When, where, and what aircraft did the wright brothers fly on their first powered flight? 

December 17th 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and the aircraft was the 1903 wright flyer

500

Name five instruments in the cockpit of a C-182

airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass, fuel quantity, oil temperature and pressure, and tachometer.






500

What year did the modern cadet program begin? 

*Double Points*

1964

500

Name all cadet officer grades in order

Cadet second Lt, Cadet first Lt, Cadet captain, Cadet Major, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, Cadet Colonel  


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