WMIRS For Dummies

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Last updated Sept 18, 2008

This page contains instructions on how to enter sorties into the Web Mission Information Reporting System (WMIRS), the database for missions and sorties. Note that you need WMIRS privileges to be able to enter WMIRS. See your squadron commander for this if you need access.

Note that WMIRS was unfortunately not designed to work properly with browsers other than Internet Explorer. Some pull-down lists won't work correctly in other browsers.

Using WMIRS

• Logging into WMIRS
• Creating a Sortie
• Completing a Sortie
• Updating the aircraft status

Logging into WMIRS

• Browse to: https://ntc.cap.af.mil/login.htm and log in.
• If you get a "Security Alert" asking you about the certificate, accept it by clicking on "Yes".
• On the lower left, under the title "Quick Links" click on:
  • Web Mission Information Reporting System (WMIRS)
• If you get another "Security Alert" asking you about the certificate, accept it by clicking on "Yes".

Creating a Sortie

Note there are two different sorties depending on whether you're paying for the flight yourself (unfunded mission), or if it's a funded mission (paid for by somebody else).

Funded Missions

• Log into WMIRS
• In the middle of Left column, click on "Current mission/sorties"
• Click on the desired mission number to view that mission
• Click on the "Edit/View Air Sortie" button.
• Down at the bottom, click on "Add" to create another sortie.

Now you're in the sortie page. Go to "Adding a Sortie" below.

Unfunded Missions

• Log into WMIRS
• In the middle down below click on "Add a Sortie".

Adding a Sortie once you're logged in.

• Leave "Tracking Number" blank (used normally only for synchronizing with other organizations).
• Choose "Sortie Date" (click on calendar, select day).
• Select any backup date and end date or leave blank.
• On the right, select "Sortie Type"
• Click on "Pilot CAPID", select the pilot for the flight.
• Click on "Tail Number Lookup", select aircraft number.
• Specify type and callsign (if not filled in already, use CPF3080 or whatever).
• Specify "Take Off Airport" like "ABQ"
• Specify "Landing Airport" like "ABQ"
• Specify "Area Assigned" like NM/Albuquerque
• Specify "Estimated Sortie Hours"
• Specify "Est Take Off Time (Z)"
• Select "Objective"
• Click on the "Add Sortie" button at the bottom.

Completing a Sortie

• Log into WMIRS
• In the middle of Left column, click on "Current mission/sorties"
• Click on the desired mission number to view that mission
• Find your sortie number, click on that number.

• Fill in "Actual Sortie Time" with your actual HOBBS time (GA8 is TACH)
• Fill in "Actual Take Off Time (Z)" is your engine start time.
• Fill in Fuel/Oil cost. Use actual receipt cost, or check the ready-room white-board for the current Aero-club fuel cost.
  • As of this writing, fuel is $4/gal and oil is $5/qt.
  Do not do anything about maintenance cost, this is done automatically.
• Select the appropriate entry in "Sortie Flown".
• If you did not fly, select appropriate "Reason", otherwise leave it alone.
• Click the "Update" button at the bottom.

Fill out the 104 form for your flight and fax the completed 104 form to 866-219-9776. The fax does not do well with faxing a 2-sided form, so it works best if you print out the two sides of your 104 form on separate pages. You can use the PC in the ready room. Go to F:\xxxx to find the form.

Normally you should use the charge-card in the aircraft book to buy fuel, but if you use your own money, mark your name, address, and phone number on the receipts for which you want reimbursement.

Send the ORIGINAL fuel receipts (both reimburseable and ones from using the wing charge card) to Corliss at NMWG:

Corliss Grubert
NM Wing Civil Air Patrol
PO Box 5069
Kirtland NM 87185

Updating Aircraft Status

• Log into WMIRS
• In the lower left, click on "--Tools & Utilities--" to expand that menu item.
• Click on "Aircraft and Resource Status System"
• Click on "Update Aircraft Status" in the middle in red.
• Click on the white button corresponding to your aircraft. Then update the status as appropriate. If the aircraft is down, click on "Not Mission Capable" and enter the date the plane went "NMC" (Not Mission Capable) on the right. If the aircraft is partially or fully capable, leave the date blank.

  Enter any comments. At a minimum, you should enter:

  • Current tach time
  • 50 hr due (tach time, and date - if sooner than the annual)
  • 100 hr due (tach time)
  • Annual due (date)
• Then click "Update Resource Record" to record your updates.