Archive for 2020

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#296Daily – MachLoop / High speed low level passes

by CI Horton on March 21, 2020 at 9:00 am
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In Wales, there is an area with steep green covered hills used for low and fast training of military aircraft. One benefit of this is that spectators can get up on some hills ABOVE the amazing machines and pilots flying […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296daily – Jet Engines

by CI Horton on March 20, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Jet engines are incredibly powerful tools, used on a variety of aircraft to propel them. This video describes the basics on jet engine processes. This next video just uses a white board to explain jet engine principles. A cadet instructor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Contest – Boots!

by CI Horton on March 20, 2020 at 7:49 am
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So @296 is going to have a boot polishing competition. It’s open to all @296 cadets. Here is how it works. This weekend- you will send pictures ( at least a couple) of your boots to CI Horton. Include your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Contest coming up

by CI Horton on March 19, 2020 at 4:14 pm
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Tomorrow we’ll announce details on a contest that all cadets can take part in. It’ll be on the website – so we need to ensure ALL cadets are online. Text your peers – ensure they know it’s coming. If your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Leadership

by CI Horton on March 19, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296daily – During your cadet training you’ll learn a lot of qualities of a leader, principles of leadership. This speech – from General ( Ret’d) Colin Powell of the United States distills that down. However if you think back to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Principles of Flight

by CI Horton on March 18, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296daily – what keeps the machines flying? This goes way past the four forces, explaining them in detail. From understanding things like Bernoulli’s principle to Newton’s law, and what effect drag has. Lets also add in this video of Rick […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Drill Team

by CI Horton on March 17, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Todays post is a view back at the @296AirCadets Drill team in 2010. Drill is a vital tool in teaching self discipline, attention to detail, teamwork, timing and bearing. It teaches a cadet to add their skills to a larger […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Music Manuals Posted

by CI Horton on March 16, 2020 at 11:50 pm
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To assist cadets in the music program in practicing at home – I have posted a new page containing the music manuals for Snare, Pipes and Tenor / Bass. These may assist cadets whom can already read music in practicing. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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296Daily – Tour of Space Station

by CI Horton on March 16, 2020 at 9:00 am
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#296Daily post – Astronaut Sunita Williams was commander on the International Space Station. She gives a great tour of the amazing challenges faced by the multinational team on the ISS every day – from limits on what food they can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Cadet Link of the Day 296Daily – Boot Polishing

by CI Horton on March 15, 2020 at 10:01 am
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#296daily – With activities cancelled – staff figured we might post some material that cadets can follow. A mixture of aviation, aerospace, leadership and other things cadet follow. We’ll begin with this video ( made by a fellow cadet ) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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