2021-07-10-CAP-Cadet-Glider-Academy-SCOH: Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Glider Academy was held at the Soaring Club Of Houston (SCOH) at their private airport (89TA) ~45 miles NW of Houston, TX, near Waller, Texas, 07/10/21-07/17/21. We had 20 cadets, some soloed, some pre-soloed (CAP qualification) and some progressed as far as they could, considering the availability of FAA Student Pilot Certificate turnaround time. We used local equipment, SGS_2-33, Blanik L-23 and two CAP ASK-21s, N972AF from Texas and N221CP from Colorado. CAP has an SGS_2-33 based at SCOH that we identify as "CAP-8" and it is used for all cadet solos. Also see the video provided by the cadets: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hZ0RXqwfU-0EkO2YKZbYYQUODtt-RQ3E/view Smugmug pictures of the academy: https://photos.cap.gov/National-Cadet-Special-Activities/Texas-Wing-Flight-Academy/Texas-Wing-Glider-Flight-Academy-South/2021/ Part of my adventure was flying a Bonanza N4758M from Colorado to visit Carl Keil at his Pecan Plantation Airport (0TX1) home/hangar on the way down and on the way back from SCOH. 07/18/21

	Cadets cooling off after checkin, 07/10/21	Academy general introduction meeting in Brazos Cabin, 1, 07/11/21	Academy general introduction meeting in Brazos Cabin, 2, 07/11/21	Academy general introduction meeting in Brazos Cabin, 3, 07/11/21	Academy general introduction meeting in Brazos Cabin, 4, 07/11/21

	Brazos Cabin cadets discussing the day, 07/11/21	Instructor Brian at the cabin table working on lesson plans, 07/10/21	Glider assembly, N221CP, ASK-21, 07/11/21	ASK-21 trailer over-center bolt/jam nut sequence, 1, 07/16/21	ASK-21 trailer over-center bolt/jam nut sequence, 2, 07/16/21

	Carl explaining Blanik L-33 single place glider, 1 07/12/21	Carl explaining Blanik L-33 single place glider, 2 07/12/21	Looking S from the clubhouse to the SCOH ASK-21 and the tow plane hangar, 07/12/21	Looking N from the N221CP hangar to the north end of SCOH, 07/16/21	Hooking up N221CP for takeoff, 07/12/21

	N221CP ready for takeoff, 07/12/21	N221CP on the takeoff roll, 07/12/21	N221CP airborne, 07/12/21	N221CP 100' callout, 07/12/21	N221CP 200' callout with a plan, 07/12/21

	N221CP downwind, with SGS-2-33 glider on the takeoff roll, 07/12/21	Morning ground school safety briefing, 07/13/21	N221CP ASK-21 coming out of the hangar, 1, 07/15/21	N221CP ASK-21 coming out of the hangar, 2, 07/15/21	Cadet Stamanis in excellent control of the ASK-21, 07/15/21

	Overhead view of Soaring Club of Houston looking SouthEast: SCOH/89TA, 07/15/21	Jer/ towing N221CP to the flightline, 07/16/21	Maj Ayre, morning safety briefing, 07/16/21	Morning safety briefing, 07/16/21	Cadets monitoring N221CP crew pre-takeoff checklist, 07/16/21

	Cadets monitoring Cadet Yoakum doing pre-takeoff checklist, 07/16/21	Positioning gliders for takeoff, 07/16/21	Academy names and callsigns, 07/16/21	Brazos cabin front, 07/16/21	Brazos cabin looking from the porch to the lake, 07/16/21

	Brazos cabin looking from the lake, 07/16/21	Nearby cabin, 07/16/21	Cadets receiving awards, pre-solo wings and solo wings, 07/17/21	Cadet Kubitschek received her pre-solo wings. Proud dad Dan Kubitschek watching, 07/17/21	Cadet Stamanis receiving an award, 07/17/21

	Cadet Stamanis receiving his pre-solo wings, 07/17/21	Cadet Yoakum receiving her pre-solo wings... flanked by her brothers so you can not see her! 07/17/21	Cadet Yoakum receiving an award... flanked by her brothers so you can not see her! 07/17/21	End of awards banquet, end of Glider Academy, 07/17/21	My adventure begins: Bonanza N4759M enroute KFNL to KAXS, 07/08/21

	Hazy day on the front range of Colorado, 1, 07/08/21	Hazy day on the front range of Colorado, 2, 07/08/21	Bonanza N4759M stabilized, enroute to Texas, 07/08/21	Bonanza N4759M Engine monitor with even temps, 07/08/21	Bonanza N4759M radio stack, note traffic on the GNS-530, 07/08/21

	Bonanza N4759M on the ground Altus, OK (KAXS) for fuel, 07/08/21	Bonanza N4759M arrived Pecan Plantation, TX (0TX1), Carl fueling, 07/08/21	100LL is $3.80 to residents at Pecan Plantation, 0TX1, 07/09/21	Pecan Plantation Runway, looking from N to W to S, 1, 07/09/21	Pecan Plantation Runway, looking from N to W to S, 2, 07/09/21

	Pecan Plantation Runway, looking from N to W to S, 3, 07/09/21	Pecan Plantation Runway, looking from N to W to S, 4, 07/09/21	Pecan Plantation Runway, looking from N to W to S, 5, 07/09/21	Pecan Plantation Runway, looking from N to W to S, 6, 07/09/21	Bonanza N4759M behind Carl's Mooney, 1, 07/08/21

	Bonanza N4759M behind Carl's Mooney, 2, 07/08/21	Private RNAV Rwy19 approach, 1, 07/09/21	Private RNAV Rwy19 approach, 2, 07/09/21	We met Mel Callen and his homebuilt Cub "Bumble Bee" at the gas pumps, 07/09/21	Mel Callen, fueling his homebuilt "Bumble Bee", 07/09/21

	The grass taxiway to Carl's hangar, 07/09/21	Mel taxiing E to Carl's, 1, 07/09/21	Mel taxiing E to Carl's, 2, 07/09/21	Mel's Cub ready to position and tie down at Carl's, 07/09/21	Mel and Carl after "Bumble Bee" is tied down, 07/09/21

	Looking W from Carl's hangar. The grass is the taxiway, concrete the driveway, 07/09/21	F-4E needlepoint... what Carl flew in Vietnam, 07/09/21	Carl Keil in front of the Pecan Plantation Clubhouse, 07/08/21	Carl Keil mowing his lawn, 1, 07/09/21	Carl Keil mowing his lawn, 2, 07/09/21

	Neighbor's hangar door hinges at the top, looks like a stucco wall, 07/09/21	Neighbor just finished a Beech Musketeer rebuild, 1, 07/09/21	Neighbor just finished a Beech Musketeer rebuild, 2, 07/09/21	Neighbor just finished a Beech Musketeer rebuild, 3, 07/09/21	N11DP red fuselage: The Polen Special set a Class C-1.b speed record of 307.4 mph (494.7 km/h) on a 500 km (310 mi) course. Pilot-owner Richard C. Keyt won the Bleriot medal for the effort.

	Richard Keyt custom makes Bonanza tool kits and this turbine engine tool, 07/09/21	Mel Callen positioned on the grass taxiway, to depart to SCOH glider academy, 07/10/21	Mel Callen taxiing W for departure to SCOH glider academy, 07/10/21	Carl's Mooney Bravo N888EG we flew to KSPR to pickup a glider, 07/10/21	N972AF ASK-21 glider in trailer and van tow vehicle, 07/10/21

	At Mike's to pickup the CAPF-1 for N972AF, 07/10/21	Granbury Hofbrau Restaurant license plate decor, 07/17/21	Dan and Kinze Kubitschek, Carl Keil, Mel Callen, before Kubitscheks depart for Colorado, 07/18/21	Mel's Cub preflighted and ready to head for home, 07/18/21	Bonanza N4759M enroute home, ForeFlight map depiction, 07/18/21

	Bonanza N4759M IFR 8000MSL, 07/18/21	Bonanza N4759M IFR 2300RPM, 12.8GPH, 07/18/21	Bonanza N4759M IFR engine monitor stable, good temps, 07/18/21	Went around a building thunderstorm, 1, 07/18/21	Went around a building thunderstorm, 2, 07/18/21

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	Carl's favorite medicine, 07/08/21

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