Before Takeoff

Question 1

What must be accomplished prior to the pre-flight?

Answer 1

FCP confirms and states “seat safe, two pins in”

RCP confirms and states “seat safe, two pins in, ISS SOLO”

Question 2

For flights sharing a CASS unit, who gets air and who gets external power?

Answer 2

#1/3 will receive air first
#2/4 will receive external power prior to start

Question 3

When must students verbalize all items? What checklist does this apply to?

Answer 3

On all T51XX sorties

Applies to all items on the Interior Inspection portion of the checklist

Question 4

What do you need to do if you step to a spare (single ship)?

Answer 4

Pass new tail numbers to RAMROD on UHF 15

Question 5

What do you need to do if you step to a spare in a formation?

Answer 5

If past check-in time, pass new tail number to RAMROD on UHF 15 when ready for engine start
Lead should then check-in the flight and continue with normal ground ops flow
Formation members will sympathetically shutdown until spare is ready

Question 6

Radio setup (after start)

Answer 6

UHF: Ground
VHF: RAMROD (SS), Flight discrete (Form)

Question 7

VDTC setup

Answer 7

Load all Ex-ICAO prior to UFCP set-up. Load ICAO if expired

Question 8

Bug speed setup

Answer 8

Green: GO/NO GO
Yellow: SETOS

Question 9

Altitude warning setup

Answer 9

11,000’ MSL for MOA missions

Low-level: AGL no less than 90% of desired altitude

Question 10

Fuel warning setup

Answer 10

Briefed Joker (Bingo is set upon reaching Joker)
F58XX will set Bingo

Question 11

Bullseye setup

Answer 11

T/F5XX: JACOX/WAYNO
I5XX: Airfield of first drop-in/full stop
L5XX: as desired

Question 12

IFF setup

Answer 12

Flight lead - assigned/planned

Wingmen - 0000, except Instrument Trail, then 0100

Question 13

TCAS setup

Answer 13

Within 15 DME of KEND or radar pattern (TA, silent, BLOCK)

• Formation/2-Ship LL sorties (TA, silent, BLOCK)
• Transition/SS LL, stereo routes, XC (RA, active, BLOCK)

Question 14

VTR setup

Answer 14

Select either FMFD, BMFD, or COMB

Question 15

MIC switch setup

Answer 15

MIC HOT on FCP AAP

Question 16

ACP setup

Answer 16

FPC PNS switch to PNS

Question 17

(Form) What should you do prior to check-in time?

Answer 17

Set intraflight AUX and monitor UHF 15 (RAMROD)

Question 18

(Form) What do you do when ready to start?

Answer 18

Visually pass lead a “thumbs-up”
If not visual with lead, be ready on Ops UHF at check-in time
If not ready at check-in, notify flight lead with reason (“C/S 2 needs 2 minutes for crew chief”)

Question 19

(Form) What do you do if starting on battery power?

Answer 19

Call “C/S 2s battery start” at check in
Lead will clear members of the flight starting on battery to “Push 3” as a signal to start engines, the rest of the flight will be pushed to UHF 2

Question 20

(Form) When will you set intraflight AUX?

Answer 20

As soon as the UFCP/MDP powers up

Question 21

(Form) Ready to taxi standard

Answer 21

Pull chocks
Crew chief standing in front of your jet is the signal that you are ready to taxi
Lead will check the flight in on AUX, then UHF
If not ready, respond with estimated time and alibis on AUX

Question 22

When may you and when must you stow pins?

Answer 22

May stow prior to taxi out of chocks

Must stow prior to the EOR

Question 23

How do you taxi?

Answer 23

On centerline if single ship and no aircraft behind you within 300 feet
Otherwise taxi offset, downwind from centerline

Question 24

(Form) What should 2 do with relation to 1 while on the ground?

Answer 24

Match lead to include radio calls, flight control checks, closing canopies, taxi offset spacing, and matching configuration