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Question 1

What are formation priorities for wingmen?

Answer 1

VFR: Visual, Form pos, Radios/NAVAIDs

Question 2

What is contract for tac turns?

Answer 2

350 KCAS, MIL pwr and G to maintain airspeed

Question 3

Typically who sets stack in four-ship?

Answer 3

2. 3 will select opposite and 4 will exaggerate 3’s stack

Question 4

What are visual cues for

1) . Outside 6K
2) . 6K
3) . 5K
4) . 4K
5) . Less than 4K

Answer 4

1) . Cigar with vert tail, no burner cans
2) . burner cans barely visible
3) . L shape boat tail, canopy details, burner cans
4) . Canopy distinguishable from fuselage, see but not read tail letters
5) . Can read tail letters, detail on ac, beacon visible

Question 5

What is ref for a 1500’ stack?

Answer 5

Two beer cans above or below the horizon

Question 6

What is tac LAB?

Answer 6

4000-6000’, 2000’ stack max, LAB to 10 deg aft

Question 7

What are the starting parameters and execution for the G-x?

Answer 7

420+/-20 KCAS
6000’

For the warmup, 100 deg AOB 8-12 deg NL, top HUD on horizon
For the awareness, 120-135 deg AOB 15-25 deg NL, top mirror on horizon

3-5 deg NH to mx 420 and climb back up for second turn

Question 8

What are the 3 basic axioms of BFM?

Answer 8

1) . Lose sight, lose the fight
2) . Maneuver in relation to the bandit
3) . Energy vs nose position

Question 9

In general stay padlocked until when:

Answer 9

predictable, easy to see, and not threatening

Question 10

What is the def of turn rate and radius?

Answer 10

deg/sec hdg change on a given TC, higher turn rate travels across the circle faster.
Half the size of the TC.

Question 11

What is AOT?

Answer 11

AA (when talking about defender). Angle off tail.

Question 12

What is ATA?

Answer 12

Antenna train angle or AON.

Question 13

What is the control zone?

Answer 13

2500-4500’ slant range, 25-45 deg aspect angle cone

Question 14

aim off distance (AOD)

Answer 14

Distance beyond a target predictable for weapons delivery. No wind projected flight path of ac in a dive delivery

Question 15

aim off point (AOP)

Answer 15

Point on the ground, long of the target, to which the ac must fly during a weapon’s delivery pass. It is a ground ref to fly to until track is set

Question 16

Dive angle

Answer 16

planned angle of dive for weapons delivery

Question 17

Initial pipper placement (IPP)

Answer 17

Angle from the tgt to a point in the HUD in mils at track alt

Question 18

Initial AIM off angle (IAA)

Answer 18

Angle between the AOP and target at track alt (setting FPM a planned number of deg above the tgt at track alt)

Question 19

initial target placement (ITP)

Answer 19

angular distance between the horizon to tgt in degrees (IAA plus planned dive angle=ITP; good wire ref but NOT a track ref

Question 20

Mil

Answer 20

1/1000th of a radian; 1’ at a 1000’, 1 deg is 17.45 mils

Question 21

Min release alt (MRA)

Answer 21

contingency alt for safe escape, separation, fuze arming criteria

Question 22

percent bomb fall line (%BFL)

Answer 22

Alternate HUD track ref–same as IAA

Question 23

release alt

Answer 23

actual alt at which weapons delivery occurs

Question 24

track ref

Answer 24

position or point in the HUD used to mx or correct ac to planned wire. IAA and BFL are examples

Question 25

track alt

Answer 25

alt at which hud ref valid. BFL and IAA relationships only good at track alt