Formation

Question 1

What is the minimum formation taxi spacing?

How is this judged?

Answer 1

150m

When the aircraft ahead is equal in width to 2x the aircraft symbol in the HUD.

Question 2

On a 3-ship stream T/O, how should each element fly the initial T/O?

Answer 2

High (10 degrees) - Normal (7.5 degrees) - High (10 degrees).

Question 3

After a stream T/O, what is the lowest height at which the lead can turn?

What about the wingman?

Answer 3

1000ft

500ft

Question 4

Where is the (day) waiting position?

Answer 4

20ft low
2 spans out
2 lengths back.

Question 5

What interval is used for a VRIAB?

Answer 5

4 seconds.

Question 6

Below what speed can a “slow speed” call be made after a pairs landing?

Answer 6

60-80kts.

Question 7

State the maximum spacing to land behind the following:

Landing Hawk
Landing Hawk with a chute
Landing Texan
Hawk on a touch and go
Texan on a touch and go.

Answer 7

3000ft
4500ft
5000ft
3000ft
Clear of runway.

Question 8

What is the max AoB in close form in IMC?

Answer 8

30 degrees.

Question 9

If the wingman calls “Buster” on a form T/O, how much power should they take off?

Answer 9

20 degrees of T6

Question 10

State how to position the leader when joining for a turning join.

Answer 10

Keep the leader above the horizon, and place him the in 11 or 1 o’clock position.
The wingtip should line up with the nose.

Question 11

What does Arrow heavy side right (the SOP) look like?

What are the references as the wingman?

Answer 11

No. 2 at 75m, 70 degrees swept on the right.

No. 3 at 150m, 70 degrees swept on the left.

The wing fence/ flap track should line up with the nose of the lead.

Question 12

State the lost leader procedure in IMC when:

Wings level.

On the outside of a turn.

On the inside of a turn.

Answer 12

Wings level:
Transfer to instruments.
Turn away from the formation by 20 degrees. Hold this new heading for at least 20 seconds.
Inform the leader.

On the outside of a turn:
Transfer to instruments.
Roll wings level. Hold this heading for a minimum of 20s.
Inform the leader.

On the inside of a turn:
Transfer to instruments.
Increase the AoB to 45 degrees. Maintain this AoB for a minimum of 20 seconds.
Inform the leader.

Question 13

What should you always change when moving further out than CF or arrow?

Answer 13

SL(A)R:

Squawk (and TCAS) comes on.
Lights - anti colls to white outside of CF or arrow.
(Altimeters - correct setting, if not already_
Radar - on.

Question 14

What are the maximum and minimum power settings as leader?

Answer 14

Max: 97%
Min: 80%

Question 15

What is the ideal fighting wing position?

What are the references for this?

Answer 15

70 degrees swept at 250m.

The big wing fence and the flap track of the wing should line up with the nose of the lead.

Question 16

Describe the fighting wing bracket.

Answer 16

60 - 80 degrees swept.
200 - 350m range.

Question 17

Describe the fighting wing reference for:

60 degrees sweep.
80 degrees sweep.

Answer 17

60: The leader’s wing tip lines up with his nose.

80: The leader’s engine air intake lines up with his nose.

Question 18

How is line abreast spacing visually judged?

Fore and aft position.

Spacing.

Answer 18

Fore and aft position: With head back against ejection seat, wingman should be in line with your shoulder.

Spacing: 1.5nm - the CLT should just be discernible.

Question 19

State the post-roll-out checks (in Tac form).

Answer 19

Flightpath
Deadwing
TCAS
Leader’s 6
Speed
Heading
Fuel

Question 20

What is the minimum heading divergence during a LL abort from:

Fighting wing.
Line abreast.

Answer 20

FW: 20 degrees.
LA: 10 degrees.

Question 21

For a 90 degree line abreast turn, state:

Who has collision avoidance.
The flow of events.

Answer 21

CA: Outside man.

Flow:
Outside man turns through 90 degrees immediately.
Inside man waits until the outside man passes behind the roundel on his wing, then turns through 90 degrees in the same direction.

Question 22

For a 120 degree line abreast turn, state:

Who has collision avoidance.
The flow of events.

Answer 22

CA: Outside man.

Flow:
Outside man turns through 120 degrees immediately.
Inside man waits for 6 seconds, then turns through 120 degrees in same direction. To time this, he can count “130, 140, 150, 160, 170, Turn” every second after the word “go”.

Question 23

For a 150 degree line abreast turn, state:

Who has collision avoidance.
The flow of events.

Answer 23

CA: Outside man.

Flow:
Outside man turns through 150degrees immediately.
Inside man waits for 3 seconds, then turns through 150 degrees in same direction. To time this, he can count “160, 170, Turn” every second after the word “go”.

Question 24

For an assisted turn (up to 60 degrees), state:

Who has collision avoidance.
The flow of events.

The amount of assist for the following degrees of turn:
30
45
60.

Answer 24

CA: The outside man.

Flow:
Outside man turns in turn direction through the called amount, plus the assist.
The inside man assists in the opposite direction.
The inside man waits for the outside man to cross behind the roundel on his wing, then waits for 3 seconds, before turning in the correct direction to take off the assist and turn onto the new heading.
The original outside man takes off the assist when the other aircraft’s movement in the canopy becomes stationary (i.e. the “hang”).

Assist:
30: 30
45: 20
60: 15

Question 25

For a “rotate” in line abreast, state:

Who has collision avoidance.
The flow of events.

Answer 25

CA: Tac Wingman

Flow: Both aircraft turn through 180 degrees towards each other.
To achieve the correct spacing, the wingman rolls out 10 degrees early, until required spacing achieved, then turns onto required heading.

Question 26

For a “shackle” in line abreast, state:

Who has collision avoidance.
The flow of events.

Answer 26

CA: Tac Wingman

Flow: Both aircraft turn 45 degrees towards each other.
The aircraft cross over.
6 seconds after the cross, both aircraft reverse onto the original heading.