Form Check Flashcards
What is the purpose of military formation flying?
To provide the mutual support required to accomplish a given mission
Effectiveness of a formation mission is highly dependent on solid flight lead discipline
• Maximum flight formation size?
o 4, unless waived by the 16 AF/DO
• Standard formation (per FAR/AIM)?
o 1 NM and +/- 100’ vertical
• Who is the approval authority for formation at night/limitation?
o OG/CC
o 2 ship
• Minimum altitude for lead change?
o 500’ AGL
• Flight Lead position/responsibilities (Standards):
o Ensure adequate mission objectives are determined
o Direct brief and debrief
o Delegate brief and debrief responsibilities when appropriate
o Regardless of takeoff time, flight lead will sign out #1 call sign
o Flight lead will be determined based on
- IP with the highest qualification level
- Highest ranking
- Most hours in the T-6
• Flight Lead responsibilities (11-248):
o Overall planning
o Brief
o Execution
o Debrief
• Admin Lead position/responsibilities:
o The Admin lead is expected to run all aspects of the profile to include navigating, comms, and the profile. The admin lead is also responsible for initiating all appropriate checks for the formation.
• Nav Lead responsibilities:
o The Nav lead is used when the current admin lead wants the wingman to navigate. Lead will fly the wingman position, and keep the radios. Ex. Battle Damage Check.
• Basic No. 1 responsibilities:
Clear Plan Monitor No. 2 Navigate Communicate
• Primary No. 2 responsibilities:
o Flight path DECONFLICTION
o Maintaining proper POSITION
• Basic No. 2 responsibilities:
o Do not hit No. 1 o Keep No. 1 in sight o Be in position/on freq o Clear for formation o Backup No. 1
• No. 1 Radio responsibilities?
o Comms for flight
o Keep flight on frequency
o Squawk for flight
o Maintain discipline
• No. 2 Radio responsibilities?
o Monitor comms
o Respond to No. 1
o Maintain radio discipline
• 3 times lead offered to distressed aircraft/emergency?
o When the emergency occurs
o On recovery when below the WX and able to navigate VFR to the field
o On final with field in sight
• 4 reasons to terminate (BOOT)?
o Bingo is REACHED (no overfly)
o Objectives met
o Out of position
o Told to do so
• 4 KIO/Terminate Actions (CCMA)?
o (No. 1 continues current maneuver with current power setting) o Clear the flight path o Cease maneuvering o Maintain visual o Acknowledge with a call sign
• When to call “Knock It Off” (DSAWORBUT)?
o Dangerous Situation is developing o SA is lost o Area boundary bust or out of position (inside 300ft bubble in ET or forward 3/9 line) o WX goes below mins o Over-speed or over-G o Radio failure o Bingo fuel overflown o Unscheduled or un-briefed aircraft in the vicinity o Told to do so
• When to breakout (HITS)?
o H – Hazard to formation
o I – In front of or underneath lead
o T – Told to by lead
o S – SA/sight lost
• LOST wingman procedures?
Lead Wing
Wings-Level — 15 bank for 15 seconds then resume course
Wingman inside turn Roll out of turn, may resume after ensured separation Reduce power, tell lead to roll out
Wingman outside of turn — Reverse direction 15 bank for 15 seconds before resuming course
Final approach — Momentarily turn away. Climb to FAF or glideslope intercept altitude
Missed approach — Momentarily turn away. Fly published missed approach to 500ft above published altitude
• Formation low approach initiated no lower than?
o 100’ AGL
• For OPS check, reply “2 same” if within?
o 50 lbs fuel
o 0.5 Gs
• Lead should set power no less than?
o 20%
• Altitude lead/wing goes when blind and NORDO?
o Lead – odd thousands feet
o Wing – Even thousands feet
• Solo students will not fly:
o Actual or simulated instrument approaches and landings as lead or wing
o Close trail as wing
o Practice lost wingman procedures while on the wing
o Barrel rolls or over-the-top maneuvers while on the wing
• WING TAKEOFF:
o Runway requirements?
150 ft wide
Clear of: Standing water, ice, snow
• WING TAKEOFF:
o Min wingtip spacing during wing takeoff?
20’
• WING TAKEOFF:
o Ceiling/visibility required for wing takeoff?
>/= 500 and 1.5 SM
Circling minimums
• WING TAKEOFF:
o Aborts:
Aborts prior to break release will be sympathetic
Aborts after break release will not be sympathetic unless there is a danger to the entire formation, in which case the aborting aircraft will direct, “(callsign) FLIGHT, ABORT, ABORT, ABORT!”
• WING TAKEOFF:
o Maintain stack level position until?
Gear and flaps are retracted
• INTERVAL TAKEOFF:
o Runway requirements?
75 ft wide
• INTERVAL TAKEOFF:
o Ceiling/visibility required for interval takeoff?
1500’ AGL and 3 SM
• INTERVAL TAKEOFF:
o Aborts:
#2 will not initiate takeoff roll if #1 is aborting. If already rolling, #2 should continue the takeoff unless safety dictates otherwise.
• INSTRUMENT TRAIL TAKEOFF:
o Lowest compatible approach mins
o Standard interval for instrument trail takeoff is ___seconds?
20 seconds (no less)
o Each aircraft will climb at 160 KIAS and use 30 degrees bank for all turns
o Until join up or level off, both aircrafts will call out altitudes (even thousands) and when initiating heading changes.
o At least 1000’ vertical separation until visual
• Add how many feet to takeoff roll distance for formation?
o 1000’ (this assumes lead power setting no greater than 85%)
• Runway line-up priorities?
o Crosswind greater than 5 kts – No. 2 upwind
o IMC on departure – No. 2 outside of first turn
o VMC on departure – No. 2 on inside of first turn
o Interval/Instrument trail T/O – No. 2 upwind
• Rejoins enroute to area will be flow at? On recovery?
o At published airspeeds in 11-2T-6V3 71 OG Sup (i.e. 230 on CORMI, 200 on PODDS, 230 on recovery)
• How close will wing rejoin is lead is not visual?
o Wingman will not rejoin closer than route until lead has called “visual”
