F-3 (Formation Sortie)

Mission Objectives:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in mission planning/briefing/debriefing, ground operations, departure,
   RTB procedures, and normal overhead pattern and landing.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in two-ship basic formation.
3. Introduce four-ship basic formation, and four-ship tactical formation.
4. Introduce/practice mission tasks listed below.

Specific Mission Tasks:

1. Mission planning/briefing/debriefing
2. Ground operations
3. Single-ship takeoff
4. Departure
5. Two-ship basic formation
6.*Four-ship basic formation
7. Armament switchology/FENCE check
8. G-awareness
9. AGSM
10. G-awareness turns
11. Two-ship tactical formation
12.* Four-ship tactical formation
13. Heat-to-guns/guns tracking exercise
14. Visual search
15. Fuel management
16. Battle damage check
17. RTB procedures
18. Overhead pattern
      a. Normal landing
      b. Emergency patterns/landings

Special Instructions:

1. Formation takeoff permitted if required by WX/ATC constraints.
2. May be flown two-ship if required, but as a minimum, either F-3 or F-4 must be flown four-ship.
3. The emphasis will be on two-ship maneuvering. Practice four-ship maneuvering prior to flight
   split up.