5.0 BFM / ACM BRIEFING GUIDE

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1. Mission Data
  a. Time Hack
  b. EP / Threat of the Day
  c. Mission Objective(s)
  d. Mission Overview
  e. Mission Data Card
    (1) Mission Commander / Deputy Lead
    (2) Joker / Bingo Fuel
    (3) Takeoff and Landing Data
  f. Weather / Sunrise / Sunset / Moon Illumination
  g. Tactical Decision Aid / Transmissivity / Absolute Humidity
  h. NOTAMS / Bird Strike Potential
  i. Personal Equipment
  j. FCIF / Pubs / Maps

2. Ground Procedures
  a. Step
  b. Pre-Flight
    (1) Aircraft
    (2) Armament
  c. Boresight
  d. Check-In
  e. Taxi / Marshalling / Arming
  f. Spare Procedures

3. Takeoff
  a. Runway Lineup
  b. Takeoff Interval
  c. Abort
  d. Jettison Procedures
  e. Low Altitude Ejection
  f. Landing Immediately After Takeoff

4. Departure/Enroute
  a. Routing
  b. Trail Departure
  c. Join-Up / Formation
  d. Systems / Ops Checks

5. Airspace
  a. Area
  b. Times
  c. Restrictions (Chaff/Flare/Supersonic)
  d. Bailout (Controlled/Uncontrolled) MSA
6. Recovery
  a. Rejoin
  b. Battle Damage / Bomb Check
  c. Type Recovery
  d. ALOW and LIS Settings
  e. Flight Break-Up
  f. Pattern and Landing
  g. After Landing / De-Arm
  h. Emergency / Alternate Airfields

7. Special Subjects (As Applicable)
  a. General Roles and Responsibilities (IP, Flight Lead, Wingman)
    (1) Formation Specific Responsibilities and Priorities
    (2) Flight Member Mission Priorities
    (3) Task / Sensor Prioritization
    (4) Deconfliction Contracts
  b. Chase Procedures
  c. IFF Procedures
  d. DVADR/DVR Use – Maximum Possible
  e. Collision Avoidance
    (1) Radar / Visual Search Responsibilities
    (2) Departure/Enroute/Recovery
    (3) High Density Traffic Areas
    (4) Mid-Air Collision Avoidance
      a. From Other Military Aircraft
      b. From Civilian Aircraft
      f. Dissimilar Formations
   g. Terrain Avoidance
    (1) Departure / Enroute / Recovery
    (2) Use of Controlled Flight Into Terrain Prevention Systems
      a. CARA ALOW
      b. MSL Line-In-The-Sky
      c. Ground Collision Avoidance System
      d. Minimum Terrain Clearance (MTC)
      e. Targeting Pod Attitude Advisory Function
   h. Bird Strike Procedures / Use of Visor(s)
   i. Human Factors Considerations (i.e., Channelized Attention, Task Saturation /Prioritization and Complacency)
    j. G-Awareness Turn  / G-tolerance
   k. Visual Illusions / Perceptions
   l. Spatial Disorientation / Unusual Attitudes / G-excess illusion
  m. Lost Wingman
  n. Radio Inoperative
  o. SAR / CSAR
  p. Recall Procedures
  q. SIIs
  r. Pilot currencies for events to be flown
8. Training Rules / Special Operating Instructions / Rules of Engagement

 

 

 

 Area Work
  a. Area Description / Restrictions
  b. G Warm-up
  c. Horn Awareness
  d. Belly / Guns
  e. Roll-Slides
  f. Other Exercises

2. Set-Ups
  a. Objectives
  b. Type Threat Simulated / Tactics Limitations
  c. Floor (ALOW / Line-In-The-Sky MSL Floor Settings)
  d. BVR
  e. Geometry
  f. Heading / Altitude / Airspeeds
  g. Points / Blocks
  h. Perch Set-Ups
  i. Position
  j. Altitude
  k. Airspeeds
l. Visual / Cameras On
m. Butterfly - Line Abreast / Action / "Fight's On"

3. Weapons
  a. Type Used / Engagement
  b. Shot / Kill Criteria
  c. Parameters / Restrictions / Simulations

4. Knock-It-Off / Terminate / Between Engagements
  a. Maintain Tally / Visual
  b. Airspeed
  c. Formation
  d. Camera Off / Fuel check

5. Desired Learning Objectives (DLOs)
6. Special Subjects
a. G-Awareness
b. Fuel Awareness / AB Use / Consumption Rates
c. Flight Path Deconfliction
d. Maneuvering Limitations
  (1) Airspeed and G
  (2) Recognition / Prevention / Recovery from Out of Control
  (3) Time to Ground Impact
    (a) Wings Level
    (b) Overbank / Under G
  e. Human Factors Considerations (i.e., Channelized Attention, Task Saturation / Prioritization andComplacency)