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5.7 Range Exit
5.7 Range Exit. Flight lead will add “C/S LAST PASS” to his base and in call and “C/S up for ...
5.6 Range Comm.
5.6 Range Comm. With the exception of safety of flight calls (say position or KIO), full call...
5.5 Range Entry
5.5 Range Entry. Prior to entering the range, flight lead will call the range operator who wi...
5.4 Ground Ops
5.4 Ground Ops. Confirm the weapons menus are set up correctly to include delivery parameters...
5.3 Mission Planning/Preparation.
5.3 Mission Planning/Preparation. BSA mission planning starts with and is based on the type o...
5.2 Surface Attack Definitions.
5.2 Surface Attack Definitions. Several surface attack terms must be understood for the fight...
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.1 Introduction. BSA is the building block for all air-to-ground missions. This chapter addre...
4.9 Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM).
4.9 Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM). ACM is a substantial leap from BFM in terms of employment. ...
4.8 High-Aspect BFM (HABFM).
4.8 High-Aspect BFM (HABFM). HABFMs may occur throughout many phases of a tactical engagement...
4.7 Defensive BFM (DFBM).
4.7 Defensive BFM (DFBM). The goal of DBFM is to train the fighter pilot to survive while man...
4.6 Offensive BFM (OBFM).
4.6 Offensive BFM (OBFM). OBFM trains the fighter pilot to maneuver from a position of advantage...
4.5 BFM Cross-Check.
4.5 BFM Cross-Check. During a BFM engagement, we need to keep track of two things in order to...
4.4 - Power and Energy Management.
4.4 Power and Energy Management. Power affects airspeed and therefore turn radius and rate. P...
4.3 BFM Concepts
4.3 BFM Concepts. BFM is not a set of canned maneuvers; rather, it is a dynamic combination o...
4.2 BFM Axioms
4.2 BFM Axioms. There are three basic axioms of BFM that apply to any situation. Whether offe...
Formation
This chapter builds on the formation fundamentals learned in undergraduate flying training— refer...
Preparation
2.1 Introduction. Mission preparation, individually and as a flight, is the foundation of suc...
Overview, Purpose and Change Procedure
1.1 Overview. War in the aerospace environment is currently in a period of fast-paced evolution....
Briefing
Briefing The best briefings are concise and factual. Their major purpose is to inform—tell about...
Debrief objectives
The objective of the debrief is to determine if the desired mission objectives were achieved, ide...