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F-1C

F-1C
Aircraft: 2 (T-38 or approved fighter aircraft alternative) Time: 1.1
Crew: P/IP, P/IP else IP, P Config: 1
Prerequisites: Wing Orientation 

Mission Objectives:

  1. Introduce/practice mission tasks listed below.
  2. Introduce briefing and mission reconstruction standards and techniques.

Specific Mission Tasks:

1.* Mission planning/briefing/debriefing
2.* Ground operations
3.* Interval takeoff
4.* Departure and visual rejoin
5.* Two-ship basic formation
      a. Rejoin
      b. Fingertip
      c. Route
      d. Echelon turn
      e. Crossunder
      f. Fighting wing
      g. Visual signals
6. *Armament switchology/FENCE check
7. *G-awareness
8. *AGSM
9. *G-awareness turns
10. *Two-ship tactical formation
      a. Position
      b. Delayed turns
      c. In-place turns
      d. Cross turn
      e. Shackle
      f. Tactical rejoin

11. Missile to Guns

12.* Visual search
13.* Fuel management
14.* Battle damage check
15.* RTB procedures
16.* Overhead pattern
17.* Normal landing
18. *Emergency patterns

Special Instructions:

  1. Formation takeoff permitted if required by WX/ATC constraints.
  2. Instrument approach permitted if required by WX/ATC constraints.
  3. Mission tasks may be omitted depending on prior experience and time constraints. Items should be completed before graduating the track E IFF course.
Description 

Prior to beginning F-1C students should have completed "Wing Orientation" and resolved all items identified as part of the "Getting Started" page. Additionally, students should be familiar with the relevant documentation and/or publications for their MDS of choice.  Refer to the "Documentation Overview" for additional details.   

F-1C is a consolidated syllabus ride incorporating components of the Formation / Advanced Handling Characteristics (FORM/AHC) and Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM) phases. This sortie should introduce students to the general process of flight scheduling, mission preparation, mission briefing, flight execution, and debriefing. Additionally, this sortie should introduce the student to prepared academics briefs and documentation. Students should attempt to prepare ahead of the sortie by completing prerequisite academics and IPs should check knowledge for accuracy and assumptions.  These preparation skills will be necessary in subsequent 455th vAEW courses. 

As established by the specific mission tasks identified above, this sortie should introduce the student pilot to the 2-ship element formation and execution during admin and tactical maneuvering. This sortie should introduce contact knowledge, execution and application. The student should be able to articulate the reasoning and execution behind contract knowledge relating to 2- ship formations even if individual proficiencies are not yet demonstrated.  Further consolidation of formation execution is expected in subsequent sorties. 

The Missiles to Guns exercises are included as an initial steppingstone to more advanced BFM exercises. The inclusion of M2G in this sortie allows the IP to introduce topics such as aspect angle, closure, pursuit curve, control zone, and more. This allows the student pilot to better conceptualize these topics in later academic phase briefs and draw parallels to previous experience. Moreover, this allows further opportunity for consolidation of lessons learned in later sorties. Lastly, this allows the IP to assess task saturation and formation contract execution in the student pilot. 

Grade Sheet
Knowledge Check 
Academics
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