General Knowledge

- Commander-In-Chief - Commander-In-Chief = Rodrigo Duterte

- Commanding General, PAF - Commanding General = Lt. General Galileo Gerard Kintanar
Jr.

- Vice Commander, PAF - Vice Commander, PAF = Mg. Gen Jose P. Tanjuan Jr.

- Chief of Air Staff - Chief of Air Staff, PAF = Maj. Gen. Allen T. Paredes

- Commander, AFRC - Commander, AFRC = Brig. Gen. Lino Horacio E. Lapinid

- Deputy Commander, AFRC - Deputy Commander, AFRC = Col. Odilon W. Pederanga

- Chief of Command Staff, AFRC - Chief of Command Staff = Col. Lito D, Villanueva

- Commanding Officer/ 1st and 3rd Arcen - Commanding Officer 1st Arcen = Col. Wilfredo A. Buhayo Jr.

- Executive Officer/ 1st and 3rd Arcen - Commanding Officer 3rd Arcen = Ledigario V. Macalintol

- Respective Commandant - Executive Officer 3rd Arcen = Maj. Alan G. Reyes

Military Subjects/Knowledge Encampment General Orders

* General Order * Unity 1. ACP Motto: Study, Decide, Act.

* Military Discipline * Honor Code 2. What you see, what you hear, when you
go leave,

*Pledge of Loyalty * Military Secrecy leave it here.

3. ACP Maxim: The

seniors will not think of the

Forces Acting on a Plane difference in grade but the

juniors will never

-THRUST – forced produced by the movement of the propeller. forget it.

- LIFT – upward force produced by air hitting and passing 4. Observe RHIP.

the flaps of the wings. 5. Obey first, complain later.

-WEIGHT – produced by the pull of gravity on the plane. 6. Put into practice the cadet oath.

-DRAG – this opposes the thrust & limits the plane’s speed; 7. Uphold the cadet honor code.

when thrust & drag are equal the plane remains in position. 8. Heed the Merit/Demerit system.

*Straight and Level Flight – when all forces are balanced. 9. When in doubt, salute!

ACP Logo

- TRIANGLE – Holistic symbol: Youth, Courage, Loyalty

-JET – Youth’s dreams and aspirations

-3 SIDES – Knowledge, Skills, Values

-3 STARS – Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

-BLUE – Patriotism, Loyalty

-RED - Courage, Bravery

-YELLOW –Charity, Truth, Love

PAF Official Seal Philippine Coat-of-

Arms

14 July 1999 – Official seal was adopted; the usual -3 STARS AND 8 RAYS OF SUN – symbol has an

English inscription was changed to identical representation as

the Philippine

Pilipinas Hukbong Himpapawid flag.

-BLUE BACKGROUND CIRCLE – Official color of PAF -8 RAYS – Batangas, Cavite, Manila, Laguna, Nueva

-3 YELLOW STARS – Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac

-GOLDEN WING – Commitment of brave airmen -FIGURE ON LEFT SIDE - represents the eagle of USA

-DIAMOND OF COLORS – Red, White, Blue of the Phil. Flag -FIGURE ON RIGHT SIDE – represents the lion

-YELLOW INNER & OUTER BANDS – Unity & Quest for perfection rampant of Spain ( both figures represents

-Pilipinas Hukbong Himpapawid distinctive identity of PAF as a colonial history)

Major service of the AFP. –REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS – inscribed in

a scroll;

Signifying the
coat-of-arms of the PH

Republic.

Jesus Villamor

Jesus Antonio Villamor didn’t plan to be a hero. One of seven children,

he studied at De La Salle College, Manila hoping to be a businessman.

But in 1936, he joined the PAAC Flying School & then his life changed

Forever. After 3 weeks of training, this outstanding cadet was sent t us

for advance flight training, and after three, instead of four years, he soon

found himself in B-17 & B-22 cockpits as part of the US Air Force’s Strategic

Bombing Squadron. He returned to the Philippines & was chosen to lead the

6th pursuit squadron during WW2. Although overmatched against the Japanese

his squadron of P-26 fighters managed to maintain flight dogfight after dogfight.

His unit was destroyed but brave Villamor still continued his war againts the

Japanese as an intelligent officer. On Dec. 27, 1942, Villamor slipped past the

Japanese navy aboard the submarine gudgeon. As an intelligent officer, he

directly communicated with Gen. Douglas McArthur in Australia & he coordinate

D the Guerilla movements all over the Philippines. Villamor acted as a “Clearing

House” for information, which eventually allowed the US armed forces in the far

East (USAFFE) to map out a strategy to liberate the Philippines. For his gallantry

as a pilot and ingenuity as an intelligence officer, Pres. Ramon Magsaysay awarded

LTC Jesus Antonio Villamor the medal of valor on 21 Jan 1954. As a further tribute to

one of the Air Force’s greatest heroes, the PAF’s principal facility in Metro Manila has

named Col. Jesus Villamor Air Base.

History of Aviation World War 1

Early experimentation [400 BCE – 1900s] Germans – Perfected placing of guns in aircraft

Daedalus and Icarus – Start of idea of flight Growth of the Aviation Industry [1920-1935]

Count Ferdinand Von Zepellin [1930s] Louis Bleroit – first to deviate from biplane to mono

- Dirigible meaning controllable plane

George Cayley [1804] –Father of Aerodynamics & Galbraith Rogers - First transcontinental flight

Aerial Navigation Charles Lindberg – Nonstop flight: US to

UK; Medal of

Otto Lilienthal [1891] – Father of Gliders honor

Samuel P. Langley – Aerodome [1896]; Small powered World War 2

plane Frank Whittle – Designed the

first jet engine 1930

Piloted Flight -& Early Growth [1900-1920] Note:

Wilbur & Orville Wright – Kitty Hawk Flyer [17 Dec] Air Craft – Anything heavier or lighter than air that

Amelia Earhart – First woman pilot &was never found can sustain flight

Adolf Pegound – Made first inside loop Airplane – Anything heavier than air that can
sustain

Aerodynamic action

Aviation – Science &

practice of flight heavier than

Aircrafts
 Basic Parts of an Airplane

Power Plant – gives energy to increase velocity; provides thrust Fuselage – central body portion [framework] of an
airplane,

* Propeller – rotating blade located in the front of the plane which accommodates the crew &
passengers or

*Engine – turns the propeller crews

*Empennage [Tail Assembly] *Cockpit – space in the fuselage for

the pilot & the passengers;

*Elevator – movable horizontal section of the tail; causes the plane contains the control instruments

to move up & down Landing Gears – supports

the plane on the ground

*Rudders – movable vertical section of the tail; causes the plane Wings – provide lift & support the entire weight of the
aircraft

to move left & right while in flight

*Ailerons – outward movable sections of the wings; used in Theory of Flight

making turns *Airfoils – a device which

gets a useful reaction from air

*Flaps – inner movable sections of the wings; controls speed moving over its surface. When an airfoil is
moved

through the air, it is capable of producing lift. Wings,

Axes of a Plane’s Rotation horizontal tail

surfaces and propellers are examples

* Rolls – movement can be observed from the longitudinal of airfoils.

axis; caused by ailerons

Newton’s Law of Motion

*Pitch – movement can be seen from the lateral axis; caused 1. Law of Inertia – straight & level flight where all
forces
 by elevators
acting on the plane are balanced

*Yaw – movement can be examined from the vertical axis; 2. Law of Acceleration – applied by thrust.

caused by rudders 3. Law of interaction –

thrust is counter-acted by the prag,

*Trim Tabs – small, adjustable hinged surface on the trailing lift is opposed by
weight; for every force of

edge of, rudder or elevator control surfaces. Labor the air particles
on the wind, there is the

saving devices that enable the pilot to release manual force of the wing
going against it.

pressure on the primary controls.

Military Customs and Traditions

Military Customs

Traditions – inherited principles, standards and practices that * Salute

serve as the established guides for an individual *White flag of truce

or group *Courtesy calls

*Wearing of
decorations

Military Traditions *Ceremony tendered

to a retiree

1. Tradition of Valor – gallantry, courage in battle *Courtesy of the post

2. Tradition of Duty – dedication, deep sense of responsibility’ *Military weddings

3. Tradition of Honor – respect, dignity, self-worth *Rank has its privileges

4. Tradition of Solidarity – unity, common interest *Survivor assistance to bereaved family

5. Tradition of Loyalty – faithful, devoted *”I wish” and “I desire” statement

*Place of
honor: Right

*Use of the
word “Sir”/”Maam”

Customs – accepted practices realized through continued use.

 Merit/Demerit System

Class A

(20 demerits above)

 A1: abuse of authority, manhandling subordinates

 A2: assaulting an officer under any pretext whatsoever
 A3: cheating during graded test
 A4: extracting fees, collections, contributions, from the
members of the Cadet Wing without proper authority
 A5: utterly ignoring/ violating standing instructions
 A6: destroying military/school property

Class B
(13-20 demerits)
 B1: verbally assaulting an officer
 B2: disobeying legal orders
 B3: pointing a rifle at any person
 B4: spreading harmful rumors
 B5: sleeping in ranks
 B6: abandoning/not returning rifle
 B7: cheering/yelling in reaction of a punished cadet
 B8: improper assuming of authority