IP-Tgt

Question 1

What should you do upon leaving the IP for the TGT?

Answer 1

Complete the final T of the TSAT checks

Un-designate the IP, confirm FMS is steering to the TGT, re-designate the TGT

Question 2

What checks must you complete when approaching the IP?

Answer 2

Pre-IP TSA

Designate the WPT

Assess the accuracy of the ‘kit position’ relative to the IP. Wait until the designate diamond is 3 deg. below the horizon or greater

Question 3

How should you ‘walk’ your eyes on to the target?

Answer 3

Use big to small features

This confirms the DESIG diamond with the ground features, ensuring the attack is against the ‘real’ feature, and not a ‘kit position’ which may be subject to slight errors

Question 4

What should you do post attack/overfly of the target?

Answer 4

Once established on next heading, continue the lookout + scan

Note the FUEL on tgt overfly to calculate combat and relate to req. amount for a re-attack.

Relate this to your JOKER plan for that TGT (combat fuel calc).

Question 5

How should you re-attack a target?

Answer 5

Leave the target designated (ensures the UP WPT remains displayed on the TSD)

Fly 2 x 90 deg. turns, with good lookout in between, in a pre-briefed direction post target to result in a ‘downwind leg’. Check for any avoids.

Visually ID the IP.

Allow a sensible overfly of the IP ‘downwind’ (10-20 secs), before flying 2 x 90 deg. turns on to the LOA approaching the IP.

Reset the clock and restart it at the IP

Note - Careful of traffic behind, be aware of anyone following + geographic limits for a re-attack.

Question 6

During a re-attack, if the target is accidentally undesignated then the TGT and IP waypoints will be ‘eaten up’. What should you do in this scenario?

Answer 6

Ease away from the ground to buy some working room

Re-load the route from the FMS to regenerate the TGT and IP wpts.

Loading the NAV route in ROUTE 2 in the FMS will simplify this process should it be required.

Now fly to the IP and continue as per IP-Tgt run.