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F-3 (Formation Sortie)

F-3
Aircraft: 4 Time: 1.1
Crew: IP/X, P/IP, P/IP, P/IP
Prerequisites: F-2

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.