Airborne Photography

Airborne Photography Class Refresher Training Announcement

Aircrew coordination in taking airborne photographs of designated ground targets and post-flight delivery to a disaster management agency within an accelerated time frame.

When:                                  TBD

Check Rides:                      TBD (subsequent weekends to be determined)  

Where:                                 TBD

Instructor:                           Capt Carl Wiley, CAP,  WAWG Airborne Photography Training Officer

Recurrent training available:  TBD.

Deadline to register:            TBD

Washington Wing aircrew will conduct air and ground training to acquire and refine skills to photograph designated ground targets over a variety of terrain in a disaster recovery operation. Skills will be enhanced in post-flight analysis of photographs to ensure proper geo-tagging information and compliance with mission objectives as specified by the Incident Commander.

Instructional material to be used/training syllabus 

• Airborne Photographer Mission Aircrew Reference Text, Volume III 

• Mission Aircrew Task Guide Airborne Photographer

• CAPR 70-1

• CAPR 60-3

• Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

• Federal Aviation Regulations

• Aeronautical Information Manual

Prerequisites 

• General Emergency Services (GES) qualification

• Age 18 or older

• Previous Mission Scanner qualification (MS)

• Aerial Photographer (AP) qualification in training status

Mission Pilots must receive sortie approval prior to takeoff from the WAWG Director of Operations: Pat Courtney, Lt Col, CAP or the exercise Mission Manager: Carl Wiley, Capt, CAP

Click here to learn how to get your 101 card

Uploading Aerial Photos to the Customer

• • WMIRS: 

    • Sign into WMIRS (https://missions.capnhq.gov/login.cfm) >>

    • Current Missions/Sorties >>

    • Find your Mission Number >>

    • Click on Sortie Number >>

    • Click on Sortie Flies >>

    • Add photos to folder >>

  • Google Drive:

    • Good for larger uploads - Drive gives you 30 GB of space

    • Comes with your WAWG Gmail account >>  https://drive.google.com/a/wawg.cap.gov

    • Download and install Google Drive application on PC  >>

    • Drag and drop photos from Windows Explorer into the Drive folder on your PC - uploading happens in the background