CTWG: Wing Conference Update

The 2009 CTWG Conference is only a week away! The hotel requires that we
provide a final number for the buffets four days in advance, so if you have
not yet registered, please send your registration to wing today.

The only registrations we can take at the door on Saturday are cadet conference
registrations. SENIOR CONFERENCE AND ALL BANQUET/CADET BALL REGISTRATIONS
WILL NOT BE TAKEN AT THE DOOR ON SATURDAY.

To recap the activities offered at this year's conference:

On Saturday, 24OCT09:

For cadets:
Outdoor classes for BCUT and Standard First Aid. Wing Communications Staff
will teach the BCUT class in the morning and USAF Reserve Medics from the
439th Air Medical Staging Squadron based at Westover, ARB will teach the
Standard First Aid class. These classes meet the requirements for Ground
Team Member 3 SQTR tasks. An MRE lunch will be provided. Please dress
appropriately for the weather.

For Seniors:
Seminars include:, Eservices Basics, Recruiting and Retention, Squadron Activities, Public Affairs,AEX Program.

There will be a Check Pilot School and classroom training on the G1000.

The FAA will be conducting the following seminars:
10: 00 AM: FAA Inspector and FAA Safety Team Manager, Mr. Albert Schnur from
Farmingdale, LI Office will present a program on the FAA Safety Team web
site and the new wings, proficient pilot program.

11:00 AM: Mr. Kenneth MacDonald, Safety Analyst Pilot for the New England
Office of Runway Safety, Burlington, MA, will present a program on runway
safety.

1:00 PM: Dr. Robert Dodenhoff, FAA Aviation Medical Examiner, FAA Safety
Team Representative and local pilot will present a program on the The Aging
Pilot or how to keep our health and our medical certificate.

2:00: PM: Presentation of FAA Safety DVD, " Survivability " Learning how to
get down safely during precautionary landings, emergency landings and
ditching. This if followed by a segment on equipping yourself until the
troops, I mean, CAP arrives. This DVD touches on ELTs, 121.50, and P.L.B.s I
do not believe it gets into the 406 change over. This DVD will run a full
hour and if time permits,I will present the following.

3:00 PM: FAA-ASF Non-Tower Airport Operations video will be presented.

For All:

CTWG Annual Awards Banquet starting at 1800 and the annual Colonel Howard E.
Palmer Cadet Ball immediately following the banquet.

The annual CTWG Color Guard Competition will be held on Sunday, 25OCT09.
There are four color guard teams that will be competing, spectators are
welcome.

We hope to see you all at the conference,