LE 1-1

Question 1

Who is responsible for safe and effective conduct of the flight. This responsibility encompasses all aspects of the sortie, or including mission, planning, brief, execution, and debrief.

Answer 1

The Aircraft Commander (AC)

Question 2

How should students conduct Pre-Mission Coordination?

Answer 2

Students will coordinate with their next IP as early as possible. Ideally, discoordination will be accomplished the day prior to scheduled sortie.

Pre-mission coordination will include type of sortie, proposed, mission, profile, and assignments of additional study material prior to the sortie.

Question 3

What are the Pre-Mission information requirements?

Answer 3

Pilots will comply with 14FTW In-Flight Guide
-Confirm Go/No go status in GTIMS prior to brief time

-Pilots will clear any No Go items prior to brief

-At minimum pilots will review:
NOTAMS
WEATHER
AIRFIELD STATUS
OPS NOTES (SPINS)
AHAS
RAIM STATUS
TOLD
OBTAIN A TIME HAVK PRIOR TO BRIEF

Question 4

Students will prepare the following briefing items

Answer 4

-Mission and Training Objectives
-Lineup card
-Flight Plan
-ORM card
-CRM, EP & GK topics of the day
-Category grade summary and solo chit (solo students only)

Question 5

Category specific items

Answer 5

For transition and navigation sorties students are responsible for signing out and de-conflicting and out base at the ops desk prior to brief.

Prior to briefing low level, sorties, students will sign out a low level entry time and ensure the route is de-conflicted prior to the brief.

Students will be prepared for any sortie for which their opted and will have data cards available for alternate missions.

Question 6

Report time

Answer 6

All sortie participants will be ready to breathe at scheduled brief time. Flights will plan to finish the formal mass brief at least 15 minutes prior to the first scheduled a Flying Brief Time. Students will be ready to brief 10 minutes prior to scheduled brief time.

Question 7

Mission briefing time for Local and CT Sorties?

Answer 7

1+10

Question 8

Mission brief times for Cross Country/Out and Back Sorties?

Answer 8

1+45

Question 9

Mission brief time for Three and Four Ship Formation?

Answer 9

1+30

Question 10

Mission brief time for Form 8 evaluations

Answer 10

Coordinate the day before with FE

Question 11

Mission brief time for AHC Sorties

Answer 11

1+45 planned (1+30min)

Question 12

Mission brief time for Simulators with CSI support

Answer 12

1+00

Question 13

Mission Brief time for simulators without CSI support?

Answer 13

0+15

Question 14

Step/start/Taxi Times

Answer 14

RWY 31L: takeoff -30/-15/-5min
RWY 13R: takeoff -35/-20/-10

Question 15

Tabletop EP of the day

Answer 15

IP’s will check GTIMS EP tab before administering tabletop EP

Question 16

Who is responsible for initiating checklist procedures, and ensuring challenging response items are confirmed by the PNF?

Answer 16

Pilot flying (PF)/pilot not flying(pnf)

Question 17

Who normally accomplishes all cockpit tasks?

Answer 17

The pilot flying or PF.

Question 18

Describe aircraft control transfer with and without intercom.

Question 19

Local Instrument Setup: RMU

Answer 19

UHF: MEM Direct entry
VHF: MEM direct entry CH 12 SOF
VOR: MEM direct entry

Question 20

Local instrument setup: GPS

Answer 20

Super Nav 5: Track up, range as desired, OBS as required

Baro/Altimeter: set to current

Mode: +/-1.00NM

Setup 3: Surface Hard, RWY 3,000 ft

Question 21

Local instrument setup: HSI

Answer 21

HSI mode: nav source VOR or GPS, ETE displayed

White needle: VOR

Magenta needle:GPS

Question 22

LOCAL instrument setup: TAS

Answer 22

ON/STBY

Above-Departure
Below-Recovery
Range- as desired