Flight contingency procedures Flashcards
Formation Change
-Lead announces “At my command, execute _____ formation”
-Chalks acknowledge in chalk order
-Lead announces execute
-Trail announces SADDLE once flight is in new formation
Lead change
-Lead AC announces “Lead change right/left” on internal.
-Chalks acknowledge in chalk order
-Lead makes 30-90 degree heading change to clear side, minimum 8 discs
-Original lead AC resumes original heading, slows by 10 knots
-Subsequent chalks acknowledge “Clear”
-Once complete, trail announces SADDLE and # of AC in flight
Lost commo
-PACE plan required for all multiship flights
-If lost commo is verified then execute:
-Day: Flash position
-Night: Flash visual/IR landing light or flashlight
-Maneuver within 3 (day) or 5 (night) discs to be seen
-AC will ack by using same lighting config
-Unless briefed, AC remain in chalk order.
-If necessary, position change on ground at next secure LZ
-If lead goes lost commo, lead change or as briefed.
IIMC
Base altitude based on mission (Is 4500’ sufficient?)
-Announce “Chalk # is IMC, heading, altitude, airspeed, altimeter
-Dont follow chalk into IMC, but dont maneuver aggressively or scud run to stay VMC
- -10 knots, heading change clear side # chalk position
-Once at assigned altitude, check in with flight lead with altitude, speed, fuel quantity
In flight - If weather is forcing you lower/slower
-300’ less or 20 knots slower (Day)
-150’ less or 10 knots slower (night)
PC or AMC will immediately adjust mission
-reverse course
-alter route
-land
-initiate IFR flight plan
Loss of visual contact
-Use equipment IOT gain SA of other AC location
-Verbally announce “1-2 lost visual of 1-1”
-AC with which visual contact has been lost announces:
MSL altitude
Heading
Airspeed
distance/bearing from known point
and sets appropriate trail aircraft lighting
-AC that lost visual decelerates 10 knots from the announced airspeed
-Climb or descend 200’
-If contact regained, close no more than 10 knots and announce “closing”
-Saddle call
-Unable to regain contact, link at next lz/PZ
In flight link up
-AMC establish common link up point (Pref ACP on route)
-AMC establish arrival sequence at link up point
-AMC determine base altitude, airspeed, and lighting for first AC to reach linkup point
-Preferred that AC continue on route at an airspeed that allows subsequent AC to catch up and join up
-If linking up and holding at ACP, first AC stays on far side, consider altitude sep of 200’
-As each AC arrives, announce arrival and chalk #
-Saddle when complete
