Departure

positioning in line up

lead on downwind side in middle of their half of the RW

wing UPWIND in middle for their half

wing positioning sight picture in lineup

leading edge of wing on the trailing edge of leads horizontal stabilizer

interval T/O procedure and RW width min

100 feet wide

lead passes run-up signal

30% and final integrity check and wing gives thumbs up

lead return thumbs up and gives kiss off signal and does max power takeoff

wing waits 5 seconds and does T/O

during interval T/O which abort applies

simultaneous abort: if lead aborts wing aborts as well and remain on respective side of RW

if wing aborts then once lead is safely airborne wing transmits abort

leads duties for initial rendezvous/departure/climbout

once clear of the pattern set 80% torque and climb at 160 Kias

if turn is required then turn no more than 30 deg AOB

lead can put wing at kick wing to cruise

wings duties for initial rendezvous/departure/climbout

climb to place lead on or slightly above the horizon and move inside of any departure to expidite join up

if attempting rendezvous in turn wing will use same checkpoints used in standard breakup and rendezvous

maintain no more than 40 KIAS of closure until joined

running rendezvous use and procedure

join a flight while proceeding on course

once lead rolled out on turn wing will establish on and continue rendezvous with power and place lead above horizon and establish exhaust stack on leading edge

how are you never going to approach lead

from the 6 oclock as its difficult to discern closure

keys for lead during running rendz

stable platform

monitor wing during critical last stages of rendz

keys for wing during running rendz

use proper TO interval

avoid excessive closure rate

if uncomfortable with closure rate or bearing execute underrun procedure

maintain proper step-down

trim for increasing airspeed and retrim after stabilization

rendezvous underrun: when to do it

wing develops excessive closure rate

wing becomes excessively acute

wings gets acute in close to lead and is too close to make AOB correction

anytime wings feels uncomfortable in judgement

directed by formation lead

rendezvous underrun when lead is wings level: how to do it

lower nose

PCL idle

increase lateral with aileron

when able make call (TAC CS, underrun)

maneuver as necessary to rejoin parade position to maintain stepdown

rendezvous underrun when lead is in a turn: how to do it

lower nose to obtain stepdown

level wings and move to a position outside of leads turns

PCL idle

PASSING BELOW AND BEHIND lead

when stable make call (TAC CS, underrun)

maneuver and rejoin to VMC turn away parade position/

4 section TO restrictions

max RW 150 feet

Xwind limits 10 dry 5 wet

flight must have non-precision circling mins or no lower than 1000’ ceiling and 3 miles vis if non-prec app not available

no standing water

section TO procedure

lead positioned on downwind side

lead passes runup signal and sets 30% torque and visual inspections wing gives thumbs up

lead karate chops down to canpoy rail at same rate PCL will move

lead releases brakes and sets 90% torque and wing sets 100%

wing can tap brakes one time but adjust with power mainly

lead rotates at 5-10 knots prior to Vr

section TO safely airborne after TO

lead looks at wing to see if in position and gives gear retraction signal and wing gives head nod

wing retracts gear once leads is in transit to coming up

section abort

simultaneous aborts do not apply

non-aborting aircraft will put PCL max and execute individual TO

instrument departures two options

lead Ac will level off below IMC and adjust power to maintain 160 KIAS until wing has joined and then set 90% 180 KIAS climb to VFR on top. wing must maintain section integrity by maintaining visual. if not perform lost sight procedure

obtain separate TO clearances and execute blind rendezvous procedures AKA TACAN rendezvous

lead checks into the area and waits on wingman

blind rendezvous

visual circular rendezvous employed to rendezvous a flight above the weather after TO or during the mission if flight is separated

executed in a left hand turn tangent to the briefed fix at specified altitude, airspeed (200 KIAS), and direction (30 deg AOB)

can be a VFR ground reference, FMS reference point, radial/DE fix

has 4 points around it point 1 is directly over the checkpoint

lead calls out when hitting each point

wing flys at 500’ below briefed altitude and remain there until established on bearing line

lead stops calling points when wing says visual

if IMC is not a factor after climb and level off what can lead do

kick wing to cruise going to the working area

how are ops checks conducted

lead: (TAC CS, ops checks) and wing rogers

wing: (TAC CS, standby) if not ready

wing:(TAC CS, (fuel quantity rounded down to nearest tenth), good G (if not exceeded)

lead: (TAC CS, (fuel quantity), good G (if not exceeded)

mandatory ops checks

prior to beginning area profile

after the lead chase

prior to departing the area