DB-3

Mission Objectives:

1. Practice defensive BFM from short and medium range setups.
2. Practice mission tasks listed below.

Specific Mission Tasks:

1. Takeoff
2. Departure
3. Tactical formation
4. Armament switchology/FENCE check
5. G-awareness turns
6. Defensive BFM - Perch setups
      a. 6,000-foot
      b. 3,000-foot
7. Landing

Special Instructions:

1. Once the student has demonstrated proficiency against the limited bandit, G and (or) power setting may be increased.
2. By the end of this sortie the student should have seen a bandit that selects both lag and lead pursuit curves in the 3,000-foot and 6,000-foot setups.