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BFM / ACM BRIEFING GUIDE

Area Work:
1.    Area Description / Restrictions
2.    G Warm-up
3.    Horn Awareness
4.    Belly / Guns
5.    Roll-Slides
6.    Other Exercises
Set-Ups:
1.    Objectives
2.    Type Threat Simulated / Tactics Limitations
3.    Floor (ALOW / Line-In-The-Sky MSL Floor Settings)
4.    BVR
a.    Geometry
b.    Heading / Altitude / Airspeeds
c.    Points / Blocks
5.    Perch Set-Ups
a.    Position
b.    Altitude
c.    Airspeeds
d.    Visual / Cameras On
6.    Butterfly - Line Abreast / Action / "Fight's On"
Weapons:
1.    Type Used / Engagement
2.    Shot / Kill Criteria
3.    Parameters / Restrictions / Simulations
Knock-It-Off/Terminate/Between Engagements:
1.    Maintain Tally / Visual
2.    Airspeed
3.    Formation
4.    Camera Off / Fuel Check
Desired Learning Objectives (DLOs)
Special Subjects:
1.    G-Awareness
2.    Fuel Awareness / AB Use / Consumption Rates
3.    Flight Path Deconfliction
4.    Maneuvering Limitations
a.    Airspeed and G
b.    Recognition / Prevention / Recovery from Out of Control
c.    Time to Ground Impact
1.    Wings Level
2.    Overbank / Under G
5. Human Factors Considerations (i.e., Channelized Attention, Task Saturation / Prioritization and Complacency)