Cessna 182T Skylane, Civil Air Patrol, N397CA, FSD, 9/1/2012

Lord only knows how many sorties I've flown CAP 4097. Lots, I'm guessing. The backseat probably has my butt print on it.

I may have even tossed my cookies in it on a SAR. But that's a story for another day.

I think the boys in the photo had just returned from a sortie. They are, left to right, Capt. Neil Schmid, 1st Lt. Jerry Hayden, and 2nd Lt. Dale Palmer, all from the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron.