CNATRA Embarked Carrier Qualification Brief

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Admin Items• ORM

• Medical readiness

• Crew rest (10 hours embarked)

• Flight time limits• 2 flights/3 man-up’s, 3.5 hours/flight, 5.0 hours total (2 flights)

• Line Up / Qual Numbers

• Times• Walk

• Man-up

• GTS start (Clearance from plane captain)

• Takeoff

• Weather• Ship / Enroute / Divert & Bingo Fields

• Waypoint Plan

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Communications

• Radio 1• Tower• Departure• Warning Area• Approach• Tower• Ground

• Radio 2• Lead safe Common• Atis• CNATRA Base

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Aircraft Man-up

• Sign ADB in maintenance prior to walking• Cold start/Flight deck

• Location of A/C ( from flight deck control; escort required)• Beware of intakes, exhausts, and propellers!• Avoid landing area if flight operations are in progress

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Preflight• Normal Preflight• Special attention to:

• Tire Pressure• Launch bar• Holdback assembly• Landing gear (servicing, security)• Tailhook (security, GREASED)• Tailhook snubber pressure (950 psi ± 50)

• Don’t preflight hook if tail over water

• Cockpit• Instruments secure• No loose gear, minimum pubs• Cat grip• Rear Cockpit soloized

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Deck Procedures

• Alignment procedures• Call tower: side number, “up and ready”, gross weight• No hook check if tail over water

• Must have hook checked prior to crossing JBD

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Deck Procedures

• Taxi to JBD• Route and placement of director• Notify tower/deck personnel if fuel is at or

below hold down• Takeoff checklist prior to JBD (full flaps,

3.5o nose up trim, RADALT set to 40’)• Baro Altimeter should indicate approx. 60’• Weight board / signals (500# increments)• STOP IF YOU LOSE SIGHT• DO NOT lower launch bar prior to rogering

a correct weight board

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Deck Procedures• Catapult procedures

• Watch the director• Taxi slowly. Extend launch bar when directed. Use high

gain NWS only when directed (±20 degrees; low gain not available)

• Taxi slowly into hold back fitting (Update BRC on CDI)• Tension signal

• Remain at idle

• HEELS ON DECK - OFF BRAKES!!

• Run-up signal• MRT - Use cat grip

• Retract launch bar (when at MIL)

• Wipeout controls/Rudder pedals (check gauges/instruments)

• Head against seat

• Salute the Catapult Officer- HEELS ON DECK

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Deck Procedures

• Catapult procedures (cont.)• Catapult techniques

• Hold stick lightly - allow it to come back aft during the stroke, then set 10-12 deg attitude as A/C flies away

• Scan ADI, AOA, Airspeed. Proceed upwind minimum 1.0 NM before turning downwind if only a/c in pattern

• Suspend• Prior to salute - Shake head “no”, broadcast “Suspend,

Suspend“)• After salute - same but be ready to go• Remain at MRT until Cat Officer moves in front of A/C with

“throttle back” signal

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CV Pattern

• Pilot controlled pattern• Interval – 7 o’clock• Fly instruments scan alt, heading• Tacan Gouge

• Bearing 30o DME: 2.0• Bearing 45o DME: 1.4-1.5• ABEAM DME: 0.9-1.1

• Downwind• Landing Checklist

– Harness– Check: Anti-skid – Off– Hook - Up for 2 touch-and-go’s (unless directed otherwise)

• RADALT: set to 450’• AOA/airspeed/fuel state cross check• Abeam call “Qual #, Abeam”

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CV Pattern

• Approach Turn• Abeam position: 0.9 to 1.1 NM• Turn at LSO platform (Just see the white of the

round down)• 90 degree position: 450’ AGL• 45 degree position: 325-375’ AGL• Don’t look for the ball early • Ball acquisition - check VSI and adjust (500-600

FPM)• No lower than 300’ AGL without a ball• FLY THE NUMBERS – Avoid looking outside the

cockpit early in the approach turn….You will appear high and too close abeam

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CV Pattern

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CV Pattern

• Glideslope• Work to a good start• Call the ball: (Side #, “Goshawk ball”, fuel state, qual #)• Meatball, Lineup, Angle of Attack• Fly the ball to touchdown. Landing should be a surprise.

• MRT and S/B in upon touchdown ALL THE WAY TO A STOP• Lineup corrections all the way down

• Meatball is inaccurate unless you are on centerline

• DO NOT SPOT THE DECK• Always keep your scan moving

• NEVER ACCEPT A LOW BALL, OR LEAD A LOW• DO NOT RECENTER A HIGH BALL IN CLOSE• DO NOT TAKE YOUR OWN WAVEOFF

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Response to LSO

• LSO Calls• Advisory (ie. “winds 25 knots port”)• Informative (ie. ”you’re lined up left”, “you’re slow”)• Imperative (ie. “power”, “right for line-up”)

• Line-up calls in close• Scan shifts to meatball / AOA

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CV Pattern

• Waveoffs• Mandatory• Straight ahead (up the angle) unless otherwise directed• Do not over-rotate - Hold 17 units AOA landing attitude

• T&G or Bolter• MRT, S/B in, rotate and climb to 600’• Turn to PARALLEL BRC AT THE BOW• First aircraft to bow has priority in the pattern

• Downwind• Turn with interval at 7 o’clock or when directed by tower• Ask for interval if necessary (no one on the ball)

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CV Pattern

• Delta Pattern• “EASY” – Gear & Flaps down, S/B in, 150kts• “CLEAN” – Max Endurance (Maintain Interval)• First A/C abeam after “CHARLIE” call commences the approach

turn

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Deck Procedures• Arrestment

• Fly the ball all the way to touchdown• MRT, S/Bs in all the way to full stop!!! (no cut passes)• Yellow shirt director at 1-2 o’clock - watch signals (off brakes, pull

back, raise hook)

• Leaving landing area• Use high-gain NWS• Taxi director signals – above and below waist• Follow taxi director

• If unsure, STOP and ask Tower

• Clear the foul line expeditiously but controlled• Keep your head out of the cockpit

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Refueling

• Refueling Procedures• Locations• Review push-back procedures• Signals for chocks and chains• Canopy closed• Purple shirt refueling signals• Cut signal at 2800# • Call tower: side number, “up and ready”, gross weight

(as necessary)• Mask: On, Takeoff Checks: Complete, prior to pulling

chocks/chains

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Aircraft Hot Switch

• Hot Switches• Aircraft chocked and chained• Seat safed and parking brake set• Throttle friction: On• Leave electrical equipment on• Unstrap, loosen lap straps, seat up and rudder pedals

extended• Upon signal from PC and intake screen in place, Canopy:

Open.• Debrief oncoming pilot after switching

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Normal Departures

• Case I• Perform clearing turn• Maintain 500’ MSL @ 300kts until 7nm then climb on

course (shortest direction)• Contact departure for RTB instructions

• Stay outside 10 DME

• If directed to join on a lead safe tower will pass appropriate information

• 250kt rendezvous, join to the outside of the turn in echelon• Switch up back radio

• Do not leave warning area until 2-way comm establised with Sealord

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Normal Departures

• Case II• Perform clearing turn• Climb to 500’ straight ahead at 300kts• 7nm turn to intercept the 10DME arc

• Turn appropriate direction for the departure radial

• Remain VMC established outbound• Rendezvous

• VFR on top• Tacan Rdvs

• Mandatory reports• “Airborne”• “Arcing”• “Outbound”• VMC when on departure radial

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RTB

• Enroute from ship• Feet dry checklist

• Anti-skid switch: On (light will come on when gear down)• Lights: On (taxi, anti-collision, strobe, position, form, pinky switch)

• Course Rules

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Fuel Management

• Individual pilot responsibility• Note bingo distance, bearing, range, fuel required• Hold down fuel= Gear Down / Flaps Up Bingo #’s

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Bingo Procedures

• Be prepared to Bingo at all times• Update Bingo profile as provided by Tower• Notify Tower when at bingo fuel THIS IS AN EMERGENCY

PROCEDURE• Turn to Bingo heading and clean up (including hook)• Accelerate to 300 KTS - level (clear traffic/overhead pattern)• Commence MRT climb to pre-determined altitude (PCL chart)• Don’t wait for safety pilot to join: Leadsafe will run you down• Switch departure and dial up Bingo field TACAN - Squawk 7700• IMC as necessary to preserve Bingo profile

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Bingo Procedures

• Contact approach control for coordination: state emergency fuel situation

• Determine best pattern entry - downwind, base leg, VFR straight in, or emergency fuel GCA

• Heads up for other aircraft• Feet dry checklist- Hook: Up, Anti-collision/strobe light: On,

Anti-skid: On• Land on speed • Remember carrier pressurized tires…plan full runway rollout,

wet runway• Safety pilot techniques – Lead vs. Wingman, etc…

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Emergencies

• Suspend• NORDO - Fly aircraft first, then check switches and

fittings• Fly normal pattern, watch for cut lights; waveoff as

directed. Subsequent cut lights: “Power”• Remain in the pattern until you trap or you are joined on by

a lead safe• If bingo fuel - BINGO / Squawk 7700• If you require immediate landing, Landing light: On. LSO

will use cut lights to “Roger ball”

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Emergencies

• Loss of NAVAIDS• Lost Plane• Lost sight / Inadvertent IMC• Down Plane / SAR• Bird strike• Midair• Landing gear malfunctions (probable steer / dirty bingo)• Brake failure

• Airborne - probable steer and short field arrest• On deck - drop hook and transmit to Tower

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Emergencies

• Catapult emergencies (cold, soft, holdback failure, hangfire, suspend)

• Flameout (airborne/during catapult)• Blown tire / Smoked tire

• Expect field arrestment with LSO talk down

• Hydraulic failure - dirty bingo• Launch bar warning light/launch bar down airborne• Accel light• Brake Pressure caution light• System failure• Low altitude ejection (clean and dirty)

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Miscellaneous

• NATOPS and other QOD• Yellow sheets -“A” for CV ops; log traps, cat shots, T&G’s,

bolters and field landing• Flight isn't over until you are out of the aircraft and the

paperwork is done and you have reported to the SDO

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• You earn your reputation at the ship

• Be professional and alert

• Be the ball.

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