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Level Off Checks

A

report Altitude, heading, airspeed

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visual cues, 30 deg AoB

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glare sheild parallel to horizon

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visual cues, 45 deg AoB

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HUD top notch parallel to horizon

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visual cue, 60 deg AoB

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HUD bottom notch perpendicular to horizon

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Slow flight

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  • Break
    • Idle/boards
  • 200kts -> gear / FULL flaps
  • approaching 120kts -> 90-94% (for 17 units)
  • Landing Checks + AoA Airspeed check
  • 30° AoB turn, 90° heading change
    • reverse to original
  • Descend 500’ at 500fpm
    • requies ~5% power reduction
  • 30° AoB turn, 90° heading change
    • reverse to original
  • Climb 500’ at 500fpm
    • requies ~5% power addition
    • lead level by 50’
  • MRT/Boards in
    • gear up
    • flaps at 140
    • accelerate to 250 kias
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Break Stall

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  • 300 Kts
  • 70-80 deg AoB
  • Idle/boards
  • at 220 kts, increase backstick until stall
  • Recovery:
    • Decrease backstick
    • MRT/Boards
    • Wings level
  • complete with wings level, 150 kias
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Power Off Stall

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  • Start above 12,000 (CLEAN)
  • IDLE
  • Hold for 180kts, trim for 180kt descent
  • Hold THROUGH shakers to stall

Recovery:

  • lower nose slightly below 180kt descent attitude
  • complete when re-established 180kt descent
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Landing Attitude Maneuver

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  • Dirty, On-speed (including boards)
  • Idle
  • Slow to SHAKERS (do not trim into stall

RECOVERY:

  • MRT, Boards IN
  • hold nose attitude, fly out of shakers
  • complete when 2 positive rates
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Landing attitude Stall

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  • Dirty, on speed (boards out)
  • Wings level, power IDLE
  • hold THROUGH shakers to dropoff or 30 units

RECOVERY:

  • relax nose attitude
  • MRT/Boards IN
  • 24 units AoA
  • complete with 2 positive rates
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Approach Turn Stall

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  • Dirty/On speed (boards out)
  • 25º AoB
  • IDLE, hold altitude
  • hold for dropoff OR 30 units

Recovery:

  • relax nose
  • wings level
  • MRT/Boards
  • 24 units

Complete when on speed, wings level, 2 positive rates.

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Stall series

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  • Break turn
  • power off
  • landing attitude maneuver
  • landing attitude stall
  • approach turn stall
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Accelerated Stall

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  • 280 kts, set rpm to maintain
  • roll into 70°-80° AoB
  • pull backstick until stall
    • (pitch buck, wing drop, or full backstick)

Recovery:

  • release pressure
  • MRT/Boards IN
  • Wings Level

complete when wings level, level attitude.

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Unusual Attitude Recovery

Nose High

>150kts

A
  • MRT Boards
  • Roll inverted
  • Pull nose through horizon
    • DNE 17 units
  • at 150kts, roll upright for level flight.
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Unusual Attitude Recovery

Nose High

<150

upright

A
  • MRT/Boards in
  • Neutral aileron/rudder
  • push nose 5-10 units AoA
  • when nose through horizon, >150 kts return to level flight
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Unusual Attitude Recovery

Nose High

<150

inverted

A
  • pull nose towards horizon
    • DNE 17 units
  • hold for 150 kts
  • Roll shortest direction upright
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Unusual Attitude Recovery

Nose Low

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  • Avoid rolling pullout
  • >150kts, IDLE
  • level wings
  • pull, DNE 17 units or G limits
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Vertical Recovery

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  • 280 kts
  • 4G pull to 60° nose high
  • at 180 kts:
    • MRT, Boards IN
    • PUSH 5-10 units
  • allow nose to fall through horizon
  • 150kts:
    • roll wings level if necessary
    • DNE 17 units
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If vertical recovery not initiated by 120, or airspeed drops below 85:

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  • IDLE/Neutral
  • allow nose to fall through
    • hold nowse low, add power to get 150
  • pullout, DNE 17 units
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BREAK

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  • 70-80° AoB, level
  • IDLE/BOARDS
  • first 2/3 of runway
  • 200kts, gear half flaps
  • wings level downwind:
    • set 17 units
    • descend to 600 AGL
    • Crosscheck AoA and Airspeed
  • landing checks prior to abeam
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Pattern Abeam position

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  • 600 AGL
  • on speed
  • 1nm
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pattern 180 position

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  • 600 AGL
  • on speed
  • zero vsi
  • 15s past abeam
    • +/- 1s for every kt of headwind
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pattern 135 position

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onspeed 2-300 fpm

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pattern 90 position

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  • 450 AGL
  • on speed
  • 5-700 fpm
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pattern 45 position

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325-375 AGL, on speed, 500-700 fpm

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abeam call
"Hawk\_XXX, abeam, gear, touch and go"
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Ball call
"303, goshawk, ball, Fuel"
27
lost sight of ball call
"CLARA"
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Pattern No Flap transition:
* Transition on UPWIND leg * 140 kts 500AGL * 170kts, 25°AoB * abeam is 1.8-2.0 nm * 180: * 30° AoB level on speed turn * intercept glideslope on extended centerline * fly to "in-close" then flare to not exceed 600 fpm * touchdown prior to arresting gear * (simulating HYD1 fail)
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Waveoff
* MRT/Boards IN * Level Wings * 17 Units * 2 positive rates, 300 AGL, turn parallel to runway
30
Crosswind correction
* Crab * take out crab with rudder * (hold wings level) * neutralize rudder just prior to touchdown
31
Required for downwind turn
130kts (half flaps) 160kts (no flaps) 300 AGL
32
Touch and Go interval traffic from break
30° fwd of wing on downwind from break
33
Touch and Go Interval Traffic on downwind, dirty
10° Fwd of wing
34
Roll+Go Full Flap
* Retard power to GROUND idle, AFTER touchdown * Longitudinal stick at approach setting, or slightly FWD of it. * 100kts or 4 board * MRT, Boards IN * 5kts prior to liftoff, rotate.
35
Roll+Go No Flap
* Retard power to GROUND idle, AFTER touchdown * Longitudinal stick at approach setting, or slightly FWD of it. * 140kts or 6 board * MRT, Boards IN * 5kts prior to liftoff, rotate.
36
Transition from no flap pass to Full flap pass
* \>300 AGL, lower flaps * slow to 130kts PRIOR to turning downwind
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Overhead Initial
2,500' MSL @ 5mi
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low initial
1,100MSL / 5 miles
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short initial
1,100' MSL / 3 mi
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High-break
1,100 MSL (1050 AGL)
41
Carrier Break
850 MSL (800 AGL)
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VFR Straight-IN | (IN-FLIGHT GUIDE)
* Report 5nm (not DME) / 1,000' MSL * descend as appropriate for glideslope * be configured by 5nm
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Downwind entry | (IN FLIGHT GUIDE)
* approach at 1,100' MSL (1050 AGL) by 5nm out * also be at or below 200kias * enter 45° off heading * gear and flaps prior to downwind * established downwind, (dirty) descend to pattern altitude.
44
precautionary approach power setting
* 80% until on final to begin flare * dont forget ground IDLE * Do NOT rotate to flyaway attitude until flying speed AND 100% RPM again
45
Straight in Precautionary Approach
* 80% * 5nm / 5,000' AGL * gear, 1/2 flaps * 175 kias, ~3,000 fpm * Checkpoints * 4nm / 4,000 AGL * 3nm / 3,000 AGL * 2nm / 2,000 AGL * 1.5 / 1,500 AGL: * nose up, flaps down * boards in * 165 kias * Brakes as required to control descent * Do NOT go below 160 until flare at touchdown * IDLE, DNE 17 units * touchdown in first 1/3 of runway
46
depart and re-enter
When cleared - switch arrival, climb 1,500' turn n.e.t. 2 nm and 1,500' (or as assigned) enter low initial unless directed otherwise. (Stay clear of Kingsville)
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exhaust danger area, idle
40'
48
exhaust danger area, MRT
100'
49
If EMER GEAR handle is not fully stowed...
nose wheel steering authority may be diminished.
50
Begin rotation...
5-10 kts prior to predicted takeoff airspeed.
51
normal takeoff, call to raise gear when:
safely airborne
52
normal takeoff, call to raise flaps when:
140 kias.
53
MARSA
"Military Authority Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft" When operating VFR in MOA, there is no radar separation of aircraft.
54
Speed brakes will not fully extend:
above 340 KIAS However, they can be operated without restrictions throughout the entire flight envelope
55
speed brake extension causes pitch \_\_\_\_.
UP.
56
SBI counters:
pitch transients during speed brake operation.
57
Break Turn Stall entry Speed:
300 KIAS
58
For Power Off Stall, establish ____ KIAS glide.
180 KIAS (idle, clean)
59
Stall recovery
* [right hand, left hand] * (level wings) * MRT/BOARDS IN * 24 UNITS AoA complete with two positive rates (altimeter and vsi)
60
Stall recovery is complete when:
Positive rates on VSI and Altimeter.
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For Landing Attitude Stall and Approach Turn Stall, Initiate recovery at:
first indication of stall (wing drop off), or 30 Units AoA
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Accelerated Stall Entry Speed
280 kias
63
Vertical recovery entry speed.
280 KIAS
64
Initiate vertical recovery recovery
180 KIAS MRT / Boards in, Push 5-10 units AoA
65
indications of compressor stall
* pop, bang, buzzing, * rising EGT/Drop in RPM
66
Entry Speed / power Aileron Roll
300 KIAS 89%
67
Wingovers are done in sets of:
2
68
Full stop always to:
Centerline/
69
Entry airspeed / power setting: Wingover
300 KIAS 89%
70
Wingover, 45° Checkpoint
45 Pitch up, 45 heading change 45 AoB
71
Wingover, 90° checkpoint:
90° Heading change 90° AoB 150-170 KIAS
72
Entry Airspeed / Power setting, Barrel Roll:
350 KIAS 92%
73
45° Checkpoint, Barrel Roll:
45° Heading change 90° AoB
74
90° checkpoint, Barrel Roll
90° heading change 170-190 KIAS Inverted, wings level
75
All overhead Maneuvers Require ______ ft of Altitude to complete.
7,000' (approx 6,000' in reality, we require 8,000' clear airspace)
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Entry Airspeed/power setting, Loop
380KIAS 96% N2
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"Over the top" airspeed, Loop
150 KIAS
78
Half Cuban, Roll upright when:
45° nose low | ("feet hit horizon")
79
Half Cuban, Hood's level off technique
hold 45° until 310 kts, then start level-off
80
Entry Speed / Power Setting: Immelmann
380 KIAS 96%
81
Roll upright in the Immelmann when:
10 Degrees above the horizon inverted | (when canopy bow on the horizon)
82
Start Split-S above what altitude for Kingsville MOA's?
17,000' to stay in Area
83
Will lose as much as \_\_\_\_\_ft in Split-S
6,000'
84
Split-S Entry Airspeed / Power
180 KIAS IDLE
85
Do Not start Squirrel Cage above:
14,000'
86
Squirrel Cage Typically Started at \_\_\_\_\_ft.
12,000' | (probability of overall climb)
87
Squirrel Cage:
Loop 1/2 Cuban Immelmann Split S
88
Pull profile for Loop | (and all overhead maneuvers)
4G (over 2s) until 17 units hold 17 Units until 4G
89
Loop, Airpseed over the top
150kts
90
break interval
aircraft immediately ahead of you is 30° aft if DIRTY 10°-30° if also executing break
91
No-Flap/Slat Abeam distance:
1.8-2.0
92
No-Flap/Slat pattern is flown without \_\_\_\_.
Speedbrakes, to simulate HYD1 Failure.
93
No-Flap/Slat pattern is flown to runway:
centerline
94
Pattern No-Flap Transition:
Upwind leg \>140 KIAS \>500 AGL
95
No-Flap pattern crosswind turn above:
160 KIAS, 500' AGL or as directed by tower
96
No-Flap/Slat crosswind turn:
170 KIAS 25° AoB
97
No-Flap/Slat approach turn
Level turn until the 90.
98
No-Flap/Slat final / landing:
Fly Ball to the in-close position. Flare in close to not exceed 600fpm Goal is to land prior to the gear.
99
Over/undershooting X-wind neumonic
**BRU** **B**igger # **R**ight (from) **U**ndershooting **SLO** **S**maller # **L**eft (from) **O**vershooting
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Overshooting crosswind requires:
Increase in AoB during approach turn, Slight increase in RoD.
101
Undershooting crosswind requires:
Reduced (shallow) AoB during approach turn. Slightly reduced RoD.
102
Fresnel Lense Glideslope:
3.5° glideslope
103
Fresnel Lense Glideslope "window"
3/4 of a degree above/below 3.5° glideslope.
104
For a roll and go, ensure throttle is at:
Ground Idle.
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For Crosswind landing:
remove crab with rudder apply aileron to maintain wings level. Neutralize rudder just prior to touchdown.
106
Pattern interval: (break traffic)
30° forward of wing
107
Pattern interval: (dirty traffic)
10° Forward of wing
108
For pattern No-flap, descend no lower than:
300' without a ball.
109
High-Key (overhead)
* 80% N2 * 200 KIAS * 5,000 AGL * 90° to runway * 4,000' down runway
110
High-Key ACTIONS (overhead)
* gear and HALF flaps * 3 second pause, then * 4,700' * boards out * 25-35 AoB * maintain 175 KIAS
111
LOW KEY
* 3,000 AGL * 175 KIAS * 3,300 fpm RoD * 1.5 Abeam * 1,750 downwin from end of runway * 35° AoB
112
Precationary Approach 90° Position
* 1,500' AGL * 175 KIAS (slowing to 165) * 35° AoB
113
Precationary Approach 45° Position
* 1,000' AGL * 165 KIAS (slowing 160) * May go FULL flaps with runway made * AoB 25°
114
Start flare for precautionary approach:
* 300' AGL * 145 KIAS min to go to IDLE
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