OB-3

Mission Objectives:

1. Introduce quarter-plane exercise.
2. Introduce offensive BFM from short range setups.
3. Practice mission tasks listed below.
   

Specific Mission Tasks:

1. Formation takeoffTakeoff
2. Departure
3. Tactical formation
4. Armament switchology/FENCE check
5. G-awareness turns
6.* Quarter-plane exercise
7. Offensive BFM - Perch setups
       a. *3,000-foot
       b. 6,000-foot
8.7. FormationInstrument approach / formationand landing

Special Instructions:

1. TheOnce firstthe student has demonstrated proficiency against the limited bandit, G and (or) power setting may be increased.
2. By the end of the sortie the student should see a bandit that denies turning room, jinks when appropriate, and causes a closure problem from both the 6,000-foot and 3,000-foot bandit will defeat the initial threat with a hard out-of-plane maneuver, then transition to a minimum afterburner, 5 G max, predictable bandit.
3. Bandit will reverse and attempt to force a scissors in the quarter-plane exercise.
4. Formation takeoff, approach, and landing require demo pro on 3rd attemptsetups.