Flashcards in Formation Checkride GK Deck (38)
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Primary purpose of flying formation
Mutual support
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Duties of flight lead
a. Clearing
b. Planning
c. Monitoring number 2
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Duties of wingman
a. Maintain flight path deconfliction
b. Maintain proper position
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Visual signals
Do stuff with your hands and stuff
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Admin Lead vs Nav Lead
Admin: Runs all aspects of profile
Nav: Navigate and clear (Battle Damage)
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When to breakout?
(HITS)
Hazard
In front of #1
Told to breakout
Situation awareness lost
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When to terminate?
(BOOT)
Bingo fuel is reached
Objectives are met (DLOs)
Out of position with no expectation of an expeditious return to position
Terminate is called by either player
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When to knock it off?
BBUMSWORLD
Bingo
Boundaries
Unbriefed aircraft enters area
Minimums (AS, ALT, range, wx, clouds)
Someone calls KIO
Wing rock
Over-G, overspeed
Radio failure
Loss of SA
Dangerous situation
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Post knock it off actions
a. Clear the flight path
b. Cease maneuvering and climb or descend to a safe altitude
c. Maintain visual
d. Acknowledge with a call sign
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HEFOE Signals
Hydraulic
Electric
Fuel
Oxygen
Engine
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Fingertip references / priorities to fix them
Stack
Fore / Aft
In
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When to offer lead during emergency
a. When the emergency occurs
b. On recovery below WX and able to navigate VFR to the field
c. On final with field in sight
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Lead change parameters
a. Min altitude: 500 ft AGL
b. Do not initiate with >30 degrees of bank or wingman behind normal fingertip or route position
c. Do not initiate unless new lead aircraft is in a position to safely change and visual maintained
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Wing takeoff parameters
a. 500ft ceiling, 1.5 vs, circling, or PWC mins (whichever is higher)
b. 15 kt xwind
c. No standing water, ice, snow
d. 20 ft wingtip spacing
e. 150 ft wide rwy
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Interval takeoff parameters
a. 1500 ft ceiling, 3 vis
b. 75 ft wide rwyw
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Form approach /landing parameters
a. 500 ft ceiling, 1.5 vis, or approach mins
b. 15 kts
c. 150 ft wide runway
d. Free standing water, ice, snow
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Minimum altitude for a planned formation low approach
100 ft AGL
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Wing takeoff power setting
85-95
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Interval takeoff delay
6 seconds
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Interval takeoff speed
160
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KIO vs Terminate
Safety of flight vs non safety of flight
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Scenario / procedures for lost wingman
a. Straight and level
b. Inside / Outside Turn
c. On approach
i. Turn away, climb to FAF / glideslope intercept
altitude, proceed to MAP
d. Missed approach
i. Turn away, proceed to MAP +500 ft
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Fingertip formation limits
a. 120 kts min
b. Approx 90* bank
c. 2-3 G's
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Route max bank
Approx 60*
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Echelon max bank
Approx 60*
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ET minimums
a. 100 kts min
b. Turns, loops, barrel rolls, modified lazy 8s, modified Cuban 8s, cloverleafs
c. No abrupt turn reversals
d. 2 ship only
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Solo students will NOT fly
a. Actual or simulated inst approaches as landing or wing
b. Close trail as wingman
c. Fingertip position during in flight checks or radio channel changes
d. PLW on the wing
e. ET level 3 as wing
f. Form landings (wing or lead)
g. Form takeoff from the wing position
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Chase cone
a. 30-60, as close as necessary to 1000 ft
b. Do not stack lower than lead below 1000 AGL
c. Chase will low-approach no lower than 300 AGL
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FW cone
30-45, 500-1000 ft
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Difference between 'push' and 'go'
a. Push: No response required
b. Go: "2" required from wingman
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When does lead check #2 in on Eastside during taxi to EOR
Prior to OSG check
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Where do you place #2 on takeoff
a. Upwind side when >5 kts xwind
b. Outside first turn in IMC
c. Inside first turn in VMC
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Instrument Trail Departure
a. Delay: 20 seconds
b. Squawk: 0100
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Rejoin airspeed (in MOA)
a. 180 kts
b. 30* bank
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Pitchout delay
a. 2-3 seconds: 500-1000 ft
b. 5-7 seconds: 1500-2000 ft
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Define Heading Crossing Angle (HCA)
The angular difference between the longitudinal axes of two aircraft (AKA "angle off")
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Define Aspect Angle (AA)
Degrees off the tail of the reference aircraft
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