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Mastering Night Formation Flying: Operational Guidelines and Safety Procedures

This comprehensive guide covers essential operational requirements and limitations for night formation flying. It addresses crew rest, work week, and the importance of medical status. The document highlights the significance of human factors, external stressors, and routine safety measures. It details flight preparation from weather assessments to ATC clearance, including TACAN rendezvous procedures and emergency protocols. Safety is prioritized through clear documentation and communication strategies, ensuring that crews are well-equipped for successful and safe night operations.

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Mastering Night Formation Flying: Operational Guidelines and Safety Procedures

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  1. IUTNFORM-02 Introduce Basic Night Formation Flying

  2. ORM • Operational Requirements / Limitations • Crew Rest / Crew Day / Work Week • R&I • IP Currency (SOP) • Warm Up Eligibility • Previous Flight Incomplete? Determine Graded Items. • Human Factors • Life Stressors / External Factors / Personal Problems • Medical Status (Rest / Nourishment / Hydration) • Hazards and Controls • Routine • Weather • Current Observations and Forecasts • Crosswinds • Fuel Considerations

  3. ORM • NFORM High Risk Areas/Maneuvers • TACAN/CV Rendezvous • 500’ below lead until bearing and fuselage alignment • Excessive closure and/or poor bearing line control • Wide parade positioning causing reduced visual lighting cues • Insufficient lateral separation during running rndz • PIO during configuration changes

  4. TTO • Who will call a TTO? • What situations will the TTO be called? • Safety • Confusion / Misunderstanding • IP Responsibilities • Recognize need for TTO • Explanation / Instruction as necessary • Documentation on ATF • When and how will training resume? • Skip to Flight Brief

  5. Admin (Mission Card) • A/C - ATC C/S - Tactical C/S - Crew • Brief / Walk / Marshal / Takeoff / Land Times • ATC Clearance / IFF • Range Info / Restrictions • Line / T/O / Abort / RPM • Comm Plan - Tac • Nav Plan • LCLS • Joker /RTB

  6. ADMIN • Launch • Weather / NOTAMS / TFR / BASH • Preflight / Start / Marshal / Taxi • T/O / RDZV • Formation • Transit • RadAlt Usage • RTB • Formation • Recovery • Diverts

  7. Conduct • Introduce: • Prepare for instruction • Flight instruction • Practice: • Review student records • Event requirements • Brief • Event overview • Presentation techniques • Marshal • Taxi/Hold Short • Individual takeoff • TAC Rendezvous

  8. Conduct (cont) • Practice: • IFR Parade • Crossunder • Breakup and rendezvous • Running rendezvous • Lead Change • Section Approach(may be at altitude) • Touch-and-go / rejoin (desired) • Section Missed (if done) • Section break (wx permitting) • Touch and Go Landings • Introduce / demonstrate techniques • Guidance / feedback • Debrief • SNA performance standards

  9. Brief • QOD • NATOPS • EP • SOP

  10. Emergencies Abort Rwy Dep / Gnd Ejection Radio/ICS failure Loss of Navaids Lost Plane / Lost Sight System Failures Disorientation Bird strike/ Midair SAR procedures Ejection Aircrew Coordination Underrun Contingencies Fallouts Weather BASH Contingencies

  11. Recap • Overall Flow • Questions

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