Group 5 O-rides 2009

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Lt Col Fran Gleockler, Commander	CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES...Above and Beyond	Contact Group Five Public Affairs

GROUP 5 NEWS & INFORMATION

Group Five O-Ride Statistics - 2009

Cadet Orientation Rides, or "O"-Rides, are an important part of the mission of Civil Air Patrol. The #1 reason cadets join Civil Air Patrol is to fly. To motivate them to achieve in the Cadet Program, it is important to fly them regularly. It is because of the flying program that CAP is able to accomplish its other goals in leadership, fitness, and character.

The Cadet Orientation Flight Program’s primary goal is to introduce youth to general aviation through hands-on orientation flights in single-engine aircraft and gliders. Cadets may fly as much as possible, but normally only five powered flights and five glider flights will be reimbursed. Wing commanders may authorize reimbursements for additional flights.

The following are statistics that were released by Florida Wing concerning the Cadet Orientation Flight Program’s activity in 2009.

The Cadet to O-Ride ratio reflects the number of cadets in the squadron as compared to the number of O-flights conducted. A score of 100% does not mean the every cadet flew an O-Ride. The data does not discriminate whether a individual cadet received zero or multiple rides. FL-373 Naples Cadet Sqdn had the highest cadet to O-Ride ratio in Florida Wing (169.2%) followed by FL-021 Lake County Sqdn (150%). The squadron with the third highest ratio was FL-376 Marco Island Sqdn (142.9%) followed by FL-444 Marianna Sqdn (128.6%). Congratulations to these Group 5 squadrons.

Using the O-Ride Ratio as a measure of activity, the O-Ride index compares the individual squadron activity to group wide activity. In this case the Group mean, or average of activity is represented by a score of 100. A squadron with an index score of 200 would have flown twice the Group average of O-Rides, while a squadron with an index score of 50 would have flown only half of the Group's average number of O-Flights.

Using the O-Ride Ratio as a measure of activity, the Wing O-Ride index compares the individual squadron activity to Florida Wing averages. In this case the Wing mean, or average of activity is represented by a score of 100. A squadron with an index score of 200 would have flown twice the Wing average of O-Rides, while a squadron with an index score of 50 would have flown only half of the Wing's average number of O-Flights.

Using the O-Ride Ratio as a measure of activity, the inclusive Wing O-Ride index compares the individual Group activity to Florida Wing averages. In this case the Wing mean, or average of activity is represented by a score of 100. A Group with an index score of 200 would have flown twice the Wing average of O-Rides, while a Group with an index score of 50 would have flown only half of the Wing's average number of O-Flights.

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with 58,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 72 lives in fiscal year 2009. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 23,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 68 years.

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