FORM Brevity Flashcards
Flashlight
Turn on IR floodlight
Lightbulb
Turn POS lights ON
Glimmer up/down
Adjust form lights up/down in intensity
Calcutta
All lights off
Smash
Turn on/off anti-colls
Lights on/off
Turn on/off exterior lights
Visual
Sighting of a friendly aircraft, ground position
Tally
Sighting of a target or landmark
Blind
Lost visual contact with friendly aircraft or ground position
Popeye
In clouds or reduced visibility
Rolex
Time change in minutes from a given datum
“Rolex plus 5”
“Rolex minus 5”
Roll (frequency)
Change to designated frequency + check in
Push (frequency)
Push and shush
Change to designated frequency
Check (frequency)
All form aircraft check-in on current frequency
Pinch
Decrease spacing to the directed RD spacing
If RD spacing not specified, pinch to the minimum
Float
Expand the formation within visual limits
“Float 3” = expand to 3 RD
BREAK (direction)
Immediate max performance turn in specified direction
IN
Wing aircraft is back in position
Knock it off
Cease manoeuvring due to safety compromise
Lead must address sortie/end the sortie
Terminate
Cease a manoeuvre or serial
Without affecting the overall activity
Bugging out
Aborting the re-join
Revs
Called by wing when there’s not sufficient power to keep up
