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6.2    Mission Planning. Detailed mission planning is the key to success in the SAT phase. In addition to the standard BSA mission planning tasks, you and your IP will discuss a kill container type scenario. You will need to provide copies of target area maps...

6.3    Ground Ops. The majority of the changes to your avionics and UFCP can and should be made on the ground. The EGI steer-point plan should match your flight lead (the card) in order to avoid confusion in the air when discussing different targets. Most sce...

6.4    Departure. Flight plans to and from the range will be standard. A low level that can lend itself to low-altitude ingress may also be used. Expect to fly only a few legs of the low-level to save gas for the SAT. Flying a stereo and canceling early enoug...

6.5    Mutual Support. The reason fighters fly in formation is to provide one another with mutual support. Mutual support in its basic form is visual lookout, communication, and firepower. Everything we do in IFF is a building block to get to this point. You ...

6.6    Theater Air Control System. The TACS provides the commander the capability to plan and conduct joint air operations. The purpose of this document is to provide an introduction to TACS for the pilot and not to build a complete command and control (C2) s...

6.7    Medium-Altitude Tactics. There are several reasons why one would choose medium altitude tactics. Oftentimes, flight leads are forced into medium-altitude tactics due to constraints from higher headquarters. In these cases, the threat is generally low, ...

6.8    Low Altitude. There are two main reasons why one would be forced into low-altitude tactics. It is usually derived from threats in the AO or from weather. These tactics demand a much higher level of SA and attention to detail than medium-altitude tactic...