Tacform

Question 1

Defensive combat spread (DCS)

Answer 1

0.8 to 1.0 NM abeam, 1000 ft stepped up, 300 KIAS

Question 2

Offensive Combat Spread (OCS)

Answer 2

1.2 to 1.5 NM abeam, 3000’ above or below lead, 300 KIAS

Question 3

Flight Lead responsibilities

Answer 3

Navigation, external comm, mission/training objectives, tactical decisions

Question 4

Wingman responsibilities

Answer 4

Maintaining sight and staying in position

Question 5

Both aircraft responsibilities

Answer 5

Good lookout doctrine, internal comms, flight safety

Question 6

Visual/blind vs tally/no joy

Answer 6

Visual and blind refer to friendly aircraft. Talley and no joy refer to bandits or bogeys

Question 7

Primary scan region

Answer 7

30 degrees outside the formation, sweeping through the formation to the aft visual limit

Question 8

Engaging Turn

Answer 8

14 units AOA, 300 KIAS. Energy sustaining

Question 9

Hard Turn

Answer 9

17 units, 300 KIAS. Compromise between turn performance and energy depletion

Question 10

Break Turn

Answer 10

19-21 units AOA. Maximum performance turn with large energy penalty

Question 11

Best sustained turn rate airspeed band

Answer 11

240-330 KIAS.

Targeting the upper portion of the rate band (300-330 KIAS) allows for an energy excursion if necessary

Question 12

Corner airspeed

Answer 12

410 KIAS

Question 13

Angle-off-tail

Answer 13

Angle off longitudinal axis with zero being directly behind and 180 being directly in front of the aircraft

Question 14

Aspect (low, medium, high)

Answer 14

General position relative to another aircraft.
Low: 0-45 AOT
Med: 45-90 AOT
High: 90-180 AOT

Question 15

Control Zone

Answer 15

Cone extending 2000’ to 4000’ behind the defending aircraft. 20 degrees wide at front, 40 degrees wide at the back.

Question 16

Attack window

Answer 16

Point in the sky where, if an attacking aircraft executes a max performance turn, it will arrive in the defending aircraft’s control zone with range, angles, and closure under control.

Indicated by a sudden decrease in aspect change and sudden increase in bandits LOS rate

Question 17

Low Yo-yo

Answer 17

Nose-low maneuver used to decrease nose to tail separation

Question 18

High yo-yo

Answer 18

Nose high maneuver used to slow or stop closure or increase nose to tail seperation

Question 19

Three overshoots

Answer 19

Flight path overshoot (within or aft of the control zone)

In close overshoot (within 2000’ of the defender)

3/9 line overshoot (positional role reversal)

Question 20

FENCE (in/out)

Answer 20

Fire control, ECM (electronic counter measures) Navigation, Communication, Emitters

Admin, cockpit switchology, g-warm completed

Question 21

PADS

Answer 21

Position, Altitude, Distance, Speed. Starting parameters for an engagement or maneuver

Question 22

“Speed and Angels”

Answer 22

Wing echoes when in position, on parameters (PADS) and implies you are visual. Call “standby” if not in position

(Within 200’, 10 kts, .1 nm)

Question 23

“Knock it off”

Answer 23

Call made to end an engaged maneuvering set.

Question 24

Combat checklist

Answer 24

Cockpit - secure
STORES page - A/A, Gun, RTGS
VCR switch - On
Environmentals - note
Master Arm - Armed