| Resource: Airborne Communications Relay (Fixed-Wing) (CAP) | ||||||||
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Category: Military Support
Kind: Aircraft |
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| Minimum Capabilities (Component) | Minimum Capabilities (Metric) |
Type I | Type II | Type III | Type IV | Other | ||
| Vehicle | Fixed-Wing Aircraft |
IFR-Capable Fixed-Wing CAP Aircraft |
IFR-Capable Fixed-Wing CAP Aircraft |
Fixed-Wing CAP Aircraft |
Fixed-Wing Aircraft (member owned) |
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| Capacity |
2-4 passengers with cargo not to exceed design specification of aircraft |
2-4 passengers with cargo not to exceed design specification of aircraft |
2-4 passengers with cargo not to exceed design specification of aircraft |
2-4 passengers with cargo not to exceed design specification of aircraft |
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| Equipment | Flight Suit |
Appropriate level of PPE |
Appropriate level of PPE |
Appropriate level of PPE |
Appropriate level of PPE |
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| Communications |
Standard FAA FM Radio VHF Radios Airborne Repeater capable of patching across multiple operating radio bands |
Standard FAA FM Radio VHF Radios Airborne Repeater supporting Federal frequency assignments |
Standard FAA FM Radio VHF Radios |
Standard FAA FM Radio |
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| Aircrews | Training & Ratings |
Pilot Commercial (instrument) or higher certificate and complete unit certification program |
Pilot Private Pilot (instrument) or higher certificate and complete unit certification program |
Pilot Private Pilot or higher certificate and complete unit certification program. Instrument rating desired, but not required canadadrugs.com |
Pilot Private Pilot or higher certificate and complete unit certification program |
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| Crew Availability |
Aircrew(s) available for extended operations (greater than 1 week) |
Aircrew(s) available for extended operations (greater than 1 week) |
Aircrew(s) available for short duration operations (1 week or less) |
Aircrew(s) available for short duration operations (1 week or less) |
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| Management Support | Coordination Capabilities |
Incident staff capable of managing air operations branch |
Incident staff capable of managing air operations branch |
Incident staff capable of supporting independent flight release |
Unit-level flight release |
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Comments: Aircrews can work a maximum of 12-hour shifts, depending on individual unit policies and procedures. Aircraft will be maintained in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Regulations. Aircraft will be expected to operate out of established airfield with paved runways. Aircrews will indicate fueling and runway requirements for the aircraft provided. Crew availability does not require continuous availability of specific personnel, only that crews are available to those specifications. |
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| National Mutual Aid & Resource Management Initiative |
Emergency Management
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