F-4

Mission Objectives:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in emergencytwo-ship procedurestactical formation and single-four-ship takeoff.basic formation.
2. Introduce/practiceDemonstrate proficiency in flight discipline, visual search, fuel management, systems check/FENCE check, heat-to guns/guns tracking exercise, battle damage check, AGSM, G-awareness and G-awareness turns.
3. Practice mission tasks listed below.

Specific Mission Tasks:

1.* Mission planning/briefing/debriefing
2.* Ground operations
3.* Single-shipFormation takeoff
4.*2. Departure
5.*3. Two-ship basic formation
4. Four-ship a.basic Rejoinformation
5.     b. Fingertip
      c. Route
      d. Echelon turn
      e. Crossunder
      f. Fighting wing
      g. Visual signals
6. *Armament switchology/FENCE check
7.6. *G-awareness
7. AGSM
8. *AGSM
9. *G-awareness turns
10.9. *Two-ship tactical formation
10. Four-ship a.tactical Positionformation
11. Heat-to-guns/guns b.tracking Delayedexercise
12. turns
Simulated IR c.missile In-place turns
      d. Cross turn
      e. Shackle
      f. Tactical rejoinshot
13.* Visual search
14.* Fuel management
15.* Battle damage check
16.* RTB procedures
17.* OverheadFormation pattern
18.* Normalapproach/wing landing
19. *Emergency patterns

Special Instructions:

1. FormationThe takeoffemphasis permittedwill ifbe on two-ship maneuvering. Practice four-ship maneuvering prior to flight
   split up.
2. 4-ship basic formation proficiency is required by WX/ATCat constraints.
least
3. Singlethe Shipsecond Takeoff - Demo proattempt on firstthis attempt if student is a T-38C conversion course graduate. Not demo pro if recent T-38C SUPT graduate.
   
4. Instrument approach permitted if required by WX/ATC constraints.sortie.