Thread by @FAASafetyBrief

From flying for the @usairforce to local communities, @CivilAirPatrol accumulates over 92,000 hrs of flight time per year, taking quite the toll on their aircraft. What does it take to maintain the fleet for missions?
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#CivilAirPatrol fleet (2/22): 190 Cessna 172s, 300 Cessna 182s, 3 Cessna 185Fs, 39 Cessna 206s, 16 GA8 Airvans, 3 Maules, 2 hot air balloons, 54 gliders, 938 FAA-registered drones for operational missions, & 1,391 FAA-registered drones for STEM education. medium.com/faa/keeping-th…

Keeping 551 single-engine piston airplanes on the line and ready for flight is centrally managed by a small team of employees at #CivilAirPatrol’s National Headquarters and aircraft maintenance officer (AMO) volunteers around the country.
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Check out some proactive measures taken to safeguard and protect #CivilAirPatrol's aircraft at medium.com/faa/keeping-th….
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#CivilAirPatrol aircraft are purchased and maintained through appropriated funds, and a consolidated maintenance program further safeguards federal dollars from misuse. Now there are funds to also perform refurbishment and avionics upgrades.
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