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F-3 (Formation Sortie)

TR-3 Single-Ship Operations
Single-Ship Operations
Aircraft: F-16D
Time: 1.5
Lineup: P/IP

Config: 1

Gradesheet

Mission Objectives:
Introduce:

  • Departure
  • G-awareness exercise
  • Airwork
  • HARTS
  • Instrument procedures
  • Precision approach
  • Non-precision approach
  • VFR patterns and landings (day)
  • SFO

Mission Tasks:
1. HMCS alignment  (Note 1)
*2. Instrument departure
*3. Airwork
*a. High / low speed dive recoveries
*b. Instrument unusual attitude recoveries
*c. HARTS
  *(1) Nose high recovery (HARTS 2)
  *(2) Horn demonstration maneuver (HARTS 3)
  *d. Advanced handling maneuvers
(1) Vertical recovery demonstration
(2) AOA limiter demonstration
(3) 30 degree climb limiter demonstration
(4) G-command demonstration
(5) Slow flight demonstration
  *e. In-flight demonstrations
  *(1) G-awareness exercise / high G profile (Note 2)
   *(2) HARTS 3

*4. Instrument procedures
  a. Holding
  b. Penetration
  *c. Non-precision approach
  *d. Precision approach
*5. VFR patterns and landings
  *a. Visual straight-in
  *b. Overhead / closed patterns
  *c. Touch and go landing
  *d. SFO
   e. Full stop landing

Special Instructions: Fly the Combat Edge profile as follows: G warm-up to 4 G, followed by a 6 – 8 G 180 degree turn and an 8 – 9 G 180 degree turn.