Form Flashcards
Angle off
- Where velocity vectors of each aircraft cross
- Also known as HCA (heading crossing angle)
1 primary responsibility
- Clear for traffic
- monitor 2
- plan
2 primary responsibility
- dont hit 1, deconflict within formation (keep 1 in sight/be in position)
- clear for flight
- be on correct freq
- back up coms
Position of fighting wing
30-45 deg cone, 500-1000’
T/F: #2 can only transition through #1’s 6 o’clock
T
Hand signal for climb check
Cup hand over oxygen mask followed by an okay sign
If #1 directs #2 to breakout, who has responsibility for deconfliction?
1 is responsible for
- safe separation/deconfliction until acknowledgement
- visual contact
- altitude seperation
What does #1 do if KIO is called?
- Continues the current maneuver without changing power setting
What does #2 do if terminate is called?
1 will smoothly transition to a shallow turn or wings level until #2 has attained desired form parameters
Visual signal for KIO
continuous, shallow, rapid, wing rock
Visual signal for “attention in the air”
rapid shallow wing rock
Visual signal for reform or tighten
non-continuous slow wing rock
Takeoff conditions for form takeoff
no ice, snow, slush, or standing water
(CAN BE WET)
Wx mins for form takeoff
circling mins, 500-1, whichever is greater
cross under seperation
nose-tail
torque for MAP
75%
lost wingman procedure for MAP
- momentarily turn away, climb to MAP alt plus 500 ft
Wing work maneuver limits
- 90 deg bank
- 120 kts
- 2-3 Gs
Fuel and G check after which maneuvers
- Et
- Pitchout + GX
Spacing for form takeoff
20 ft
Spacing for fingertip
10 ft
Route position
TEST: SLIGHTLY BELOW
30 deg aft of line abreast, two ship widths to 500 ft
2 position for inflight checks
go to route, and automatically return to fingertip once check is completed
call ______ when traffic is in sight
tally ho
to call out traffic
C/S, climb, traffic 12 o’clock, low ½ mile
when do you execute an overshoot
before two ship widths of #1
complete ____ turns in the pattern
echelon turns
crosswind limits
less than 15 kts
T/F: #2 can go forward of 3/9 line without calling breakout as long as they have #1 in sight
T
T/F: the preference of using hand signals vs radios does not matter
T
speed for turning rejoin
180 kts
speed for interval takeoff
160 kts
When do you call KIO
BUMSWORLD
B - bingo overflown
U - un-briefed aircraft enters the working area
M - min cloud separation, alt, range — violation or imminent violation
S - SA is lost
W - Wx below mins
O - out of the MOA
R - Radio failure (continuous wing rock is observed)
L - limits
D - dangerous situation developing
When do you breakout
HITS
H - Hazard to formation
I - in front of or under #1
T - told
S - loss of SA on #1 position
HEFOE signals
Initial signal is a fist bump to the top of the canopy (other aircraft will repeat back signal)
1 = hyd
2 = elec
3 = fuel
4 = oxy
5 = eng
2 responsibilities in fingertip
SMART
S - keep 1 in sight
M - monitor 1
A - remain aware of flight routing and collision potential
R - monitor radios
T - trust 1 and follow directions
purpose of form
mutual support, mission accomplishment
priorities
- safety of flight
- mission accomplishment
- flight management
- in flight checks
Head nod is a signal _____ .
TEST: signal to execute whatever action that has been given as the preparatory signal
Lead/position change procedure
- Wings level, route
- head nod when line abreast (becomes lead)
taxi spacing
150’ on centerline
75’ staggered
Min wx for interval takeoff
1500/3
when would you execute an interval takeoff over a wing
- winds make form takeoff too hazardous
LL are flown in
wedge
3 ways to recover to sunfish in form
- overhead
- vfr straight in
- inst app
Keep #2 on ____ of turns for inst app
outside (makes lost wingman easier)
