SQUADRON HISTORY & FLYING STATISTICS
( Click a Fiscal Year below to view the chart, or here for the details )
 

2004  totaled 274 flying hours overall.  Missions flown accomplished 50 hours Cadet flying, 21 hrs ROTC, 17 hrs SAR, 6 hrs CN & 62 hrs Low Level Route Surveys.
 

2003  ended the FY with 377 flying hours total.  Missions included 68 hours Cadet flying, 2 hrs ROTC, 30 hrs SAR, 7 hrs CN, 11 hrs Fire Watch & 86 hrs Low Level Route Surveys.
 

2002  racked up 305 f lying hours.  Missions covered 82 hours Cadet flying, 7 hrs ROTC, 13 hrs SAR, 10 hrs CN & 31 hrs Low Level Route Surveys.  New missions included Homeland Security assistance training.
 

2001  managed nearly 284 flight hours after the extended general aviation groundings following the tragic 9/11 attacks.  This covered 26 hours Cadet flying, 13 hrs ROTC, 50 hrs SAR, 14 hrs CN & 22 hrs Low Level Route Surveys.  We are proud to assist any national support mission needed to meet the increased 2002 ops tempo.
 

2000  produced 234 hours despite CAP-HQ reorganization and relocation of our meeting facilities.  Even so, the squadron accomplished 38 hours Cadet flying, 2 hrs ROTC, 19 hrs SAR, 18 hrs Fire Watch, 9 hrs CN & 49 hrs Low Level Route Surveys.
 

1999  our aircraft was very active with nearly 391 hours.  Our missions supported 44 hours Cadet flying, 8 hrs ROTC, 170 hrs CN (plus 4 pilots recognized for outstanding efforts),  12 hrs SAR & 20 hrs Low Level Route Surveys.  We also began developing our own ground team to fully complement our SAR flight skills.
 

1998  was another busy year with over 403 hrs of productive flying.  We managed 60 hours Cadet flying, 48 hrs ROTC, 32 hrs SAR, 51 hrs Fire Watch, 66 hrs CN & 12 hrs Customs.
 

1997  was our heaviest flying year (so far) at 477 hours.  Missions included 58 hours Cadet flying, 105 hrs ROTC, 25 hrs SAR, 26 hrs CN & 97 hrs Customs.  For our  ROTC activities, this squadron received a national award from USAF for providing outstanding support of ROTC Cadet orientation flights!
 

1996  saw our aircraft again put to good use with 454 hrs. We supported 44 hours Cadet flying, 83 hrs ROTC, 42 hrs CN & 68 hrs Customs.  In March alone we flew over 110 hrs on Fire Watch missions for the US Forestry Service in north Texas. This effort spotted many fires & contributed to millions of dollars in property saved - not bad for flying volunteers!
 

1995  mission  flying totaled 106 hrs in the 3 remaining months of the Fiscal Year after receiving our aircraft. This also included 19 hours SAR, 16 hrs CN, 10 hrs Customs, plus Cadet O-flights, ELT, and a wide variety of training missions.
 

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