Formation Flashcards
What is the fingertip formation used for?
- FOrmation
- Pattern on initial
- wing work
What are the fingertip visual references?
- Exhaust stack on the wing (vertical)
- Stack between aft wingtip light and pitot tube (fore and aft)
- Spacing be abeam leading edge of horizontal stab ( in-out)
Fingertip correction priorities?
- Stack (vertical)
- Line (fore and aft)
- Spacing (in-out)
What is an echelon turn?
Turning in plane with #1, is standard in traffic pattern
MAx bank for echelon turn?
60*
Direction of turn for echelon turn?
Always turn away from #2
What is route position definition?
- Line abreast to 30* aft
- 2 ship widths to 500 ft
- slightly below (fingertip of daylight between #1 and horizion)
What is route used for?
- Travel formation
- VMC radio changes
- Checklists
Radio Priorities?
- Safetly of flight
- Mission
- Flight management
1 Radio responsibilities
- Communicates for flight
- Squawk for flight
- Keep flight on correct freq
- Maintain radio discipline
2 Radio responsibilities
- Be on correct freq
- respond to #1
- Back up #1
- Maintain radio discipline
Push vs go?
Push- auto change freq and check in on new freq
Go- acknowledge on current freq check in on new freq
Visual signals
Numbers
- Fingers vertical (1-5)
- Fingers horizontal (6-10)
- clenched fist (0)
Visual signal
Check in or freq changes
1 tap helmet near ear then give freq change numbers
#2 head nod
Visual signal
Ready to start/Before T/O complete
2 gives #1 a thumbs up
Visual Signals
Engine start
1-2 fingers vertical
Visual signals
Engine runup
engine start signal
Visual signals
Ready for takeoff
large head nod by #2
Visual Signals
Starting to roll
1 tap helmet then head nod, when chin hits chest brake release
Visual signals
Gear/Flap retraction
- No specific signal
- look for gear doors from #1
- Don’t raise until 110kts and visually confirm #2 is airborne
Visual signal
Gear extension
- Clenched fist thumb down over shoulder
- # 2 head nod
- Then lower gear
Visual Signal
Flaps extension
Hand flat fingers extended and downward motion from the hand ina repeated motion
Visual Signal
Speed Brake
Biting motion with fingers with a head nod to execute
VIsual signals
Ops check fuel remaining
Closed fist with thumb extended in drinking motion touching the thumb to the mask
Visual Signals
Climb check
OBOGS good check cover mask then give an “ok”
Visual signals
BDA check
make checkmark with your hand
Visual signals
Knock-it-off
rapid shallow rocking of the wings
Visual signals
move wingman to route
make pushing motion