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FLORIDA WING FLORIDA WING CHECK-OBSERVER CHECK-OBSERVER

PROGRAM PROGRAM OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

CAPTAIN MANUEL A. ALFARO, CAPCAPTAIN MANUEL A. ALFARO, CAP

PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY

NESA MISSION AIRCREW SCHOOL 2001

INTRODUCTIOINTRODUCTIONN

THE THE PERCEPTIONPERCEPTION

THE PROBLEM:THE PROBLEM:

• LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN OBSERVER/ LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN OBSERVER/ SCANNERS (SOME OF WHICH IS SCANNERS (SOME OF WHICH IS DESERVED)DESERVED)

• LEADS MISSION PILOTS TO FLY TWO-PILOT LEADS MISSION PILOTS TO FLY TWO-PILOT MISSIONSMISSIONS

• OBSERVER/SCANNERS LEFT OUT OF THE OBSERVER/SCANNERS LEFT OUT OF THE GAME: CANNOT DEVELOP/MAINTAIN SKILLSGAME: CANNOT DEVELOP/MAINTAIN SKILLS

• ““CATCH-22!!”CATCH-22!!”

THE SOLUTIONTHE SOLUTION::• A SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE A SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE

AIRCREW PROFICIENCYAIRCREW PROFICIENCY

• ““GALVANIZE” OUR CORPS OF GALVANIZE” OUR CORPS OF OBSERVERS AND SCANNERSOBSERVERS AND SCANNERS

PROGRAM PROGRAM GOALS:GOALS:

• FACILITATE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FACILITATE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT CURRENT TRAINING CURRICULUMCURRENT TRAINING CURRICULUM

• DEVELOP TESTING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOP TESTING PROGRAM FOR RECERTIFICATIONRECERTIFICATION

• EDUCATE CAP MEMBERS AS TO EDUCATE CAP MEMBERS AS TO WHAT SCANNERS & OBSERVERS WHAT SCANNERS & OBSERVERS DODO

WHY HAVE A CHECK OBSERVER WHY HAVE A CHECK OBSERVER PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

QUESTIONABLE AIRCREW PROFICIENCY QUESTIONABLE AIRCREW PROFICIENCY AND TRAINING STANDARDIZATIONAND TRAINING STANDARDIZATION

BECKER SAR DF 517 CONTROL DISPLAY

NOT ENOUGH AIRCREW NOT ENOUGH AIRCREW TO MEET ANTICIPATED TO MEET ANTICIPATED

NEEDNEED

CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGYCHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY

AIRCREW STAN/EVAL PROGRAM PROVEN AIRCREW STAN/EVAL PROGRAM PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN ARMED FORCESSUCCESSFUL IN ARMED FORCES

CAP MISSION AIRCREW CAP MISSION AIRCREW TRAINING (PRIOR TO 2002)TRAINING (PRIOR TO 2002)

MISSION PILOT TRACK

MISSION SCANNER

-OBSERVER TRACK

U.S. NAVAL AVIATION U.S. NAVAL AVIATION TRAINING PROGRAMTRAINING PROGRAM

AOC COMMON CORE

NAVAL AVIATOR NFO

EQUIVALENT PROGRAM FOR ENLISTED CREW

CAP COMMON CORE (MISSION

SCANNER)

MISSION PILOT

MISSION OBSERVE

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CAP MISSION AIRCREW CAP MISSION AIRCREW TRAINING TRAINING

(NEW CURRICULUM)(NEW CURRICULUM)

NOTE NOTE STAN-STAN-EVALEVAL TOUR TOUR BY 5BY 5THTH YEARYEAR

WSO CAREER PATHWSO CAREER PATH

. . . . . REMEMBER THAT A WSO IS . . . . . REMEMBER THAT A WSO IS NOT NOT A A PILOT!PILOT!

EXPERIENCED EXPERIENCED MISSION PILOTS MISSION PILOTS WORKED HARD TO WORKED HARD TO GET TO WHERE GET TO WHERE THEY ARETHEY ARE

SO . . . . . . . . SO . . . . . . . .

SHOULDN’T WE SHOULDN’T WE EXPECT THE EXPECT THE SAME FROM THE SAME FROM THE REST OF THE REST OF THE CREW??CREW??

DISPELLING DISPELLING MYTHS & MYTHS & RUMORSRUMORS

CHECK OBSERVERS CHECK OBSERVERS WILL ENCROACH ON WILL ENCROACH ON “CHECK PILOT’S “CHECK PILOT’S DOMAINDOMAIN””

CHECK PILOTS’ ROLE WILL NOT CHECK PILOTS’ ROLE WILL NOT CHANGECHANGECHECK OBSERVERS WILL FREE THE CHECK CHECK OBSERVERS WILL FREE THE CHECK PILOT CONCENTRATE ON PILOT CONCENTRATE ON TRAINING & TRAINING & EVALUATING PILOTSEVALUATING PILOTS

NEW MEMBER OF THENEW MEMBER OF THE TEAMTEAM RATHER THAN RATHER THAN A COMPETITORA COMPETITOR

CHECK OBSERVER DESIGNATION CHECK OBSERVER DESIGNATION WILL BE JUST ANOTHER E.S. WILL BE JUST ANOTHER E.S. “TICKET PUNCH.”“TICKET PUNCH.”

• CHECK OBSERVER INTEGRAL PART OF CHECK OBSERVER INTEGRAL PART OF STAN/EVAL STAN/EVAL

• NOT ALL WILL MAKE THE GRADENOT ALL WILL MAKE THE GRADE

• CANDIDATES WILL HAVE TO DO MORECANDIDATES WILL HAVE TO DO MORE THAN JUSTTHAN JUST “TALK THE TALK”“TALK THE TALK”

• SLOTS WILL BE LIMITEDSLOTS WILL BE LIMITED

SOON EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE.SOON EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE.

SO, WHAT SO, WHAT ISIS A A CHECK OBSERVER CHECK OBSERVER

ANYWAY?ANYWAY?

• PROFICIENT IN FUNDAMENTALS PROFICIENT IN FUNDAMENTALS OF AERIAL OBSERVATION & OF AERIAL OBSERVATION & NAVIGATIONNAVIGATION

• ““SYSTEM-SAVVY” SYSTEM-SAVVY”

• AN EXPERIENCED MISSION AN EXPERIENCED MISSION OPERATOROPERATOR

• WELL VERSED IN INSTRUCTION WELL VERSED IN INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUESAND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES

•EXCEEDS THE CURRENT EXCEEDS THE CURRENT STANDARD!!!!STANDARD!!!!

OKAY, SO HOW OKAY, SO HOW DO WE DO WE

ACCOMPLISH ACCOMPLISH THIS?THIS?

RECRUIT EXPERIENCED RECRUIT EXPERIENCED AIRCREWAIRCREW::

FROM WITHIN CAP:FROM WITHIN CAP:

CURRENT, CURRENT, PROFICIENTPROFICIENT OBSERVERS OBSERVERS

MISSION PILOTSMISSION PILOTS

AIR FORCE NAVIGATORSAIR FORCE NAVIGATORS

NAVY/USMC NFO’SNAVY/USMC NFO’S

OTHER MILITARY/LAW OTHER MILITARY/LAW ENFORCEMENT OBSERVERSENFORCEMENT OBSERVERS

ALLALL MUST HAVE DOCUMENTED MUST HAVE DOCUMENTED CREDENTIALS!CREDENTIALS!

EXPERIENCED EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS:PROFESSIONALS:

THENTHEN WE: WE:

•TEST THEMTEST THEM

•TRAIN THEMTRAIN THEM

•TEST THEM AGAINTEST THEM AGAIN

PROGRAM PARALLELS THAT PROGRAM PARALLELS THAT OF CHECK PILOTS OF CHECK PILOTS

NOW YOU NOW YOU GOT SOME GOT SOME “OBSERVE“OBSERVER-GURUS”R-GURUS”THEN THEN WHAT?WHAT?

CHECK OBSERVERS CHECK OBSERVERS WORK WORK TOGETHERTOGETHER WITH WITH CHECK PILOTS TO BUILD CHECK PILOTS TO BUILD A A TOTAL TOTAL EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE FLYING PROGRAMFLYING PROGRAM

IT’S A WIN / WIN IT’S A WIN / WIN PROPOSITION!PROPOSITION!

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS??