FORM Brevity Flashcards

1
Q

Flashlight

A

Turn on IR floodlight

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2
Q

Lightbulb

A

Turn POS lights ON

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3
Q

Glimmer up/down

A

Adjust form lights up/down in intensity

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4
Q

Calcutta

A

All lights off

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5
Q

Smash

A

Turn on/off anti-colls

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6
Q

Lights on/off

A

Turn on/off exterior lights

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7
Q

Visual

A

Sighting of a friendly aircraft, ground position

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8
Q

Tally

A

Sighting of a target or landmark

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9
Q

Blind

A

Lost visual contact with friendly aircraft or ground position

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10
Q

Popeye

A

In clouds or reduced visibility

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11
Q

Rolex

A

Time change in minutes from a given datum

“Rolex plus 5”
“Rolex minus 5”

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12
Q

Roll (frequency)

A

Change to designated frequency + check in

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13
Q

Push (frequency)

A

Push and shush
Change to designated frequency

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14
Q

Check (frequency)

A

All form aircraft check-in on current frequency

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15
Q

Pinch

A

Decrease spacing to the directed RD spacing
If RD spacing not specified, pinch to the minimum

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16
Q

Float

A

Expand the formation within visual limits

“Float 3” = expand to 3 RD

17
Q

BREAK (direction)

A

Immediate max performance turn in specified direction

18
Q

IN

A

Wing aircraft is back in position

19
Q

Knock it off

A

Cease manoeuvring due to safety compromise

Lead must address sortie/end the sortie

20
Q

Terminate

A

Cease a manoeuvre or serial

Without affecting the overall activity

21
Q

Bugging out

A

Aborting the re-join

22
Q

Revs

A

Called by wing when there’s not sufficient power to keep up