FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTION T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE - Cnatra

T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE CHAPTER SEVEN
“Navy Style” Pop Mechanics
Figure 7-20 “Navy Style” 30/30 Pop-to-Attack Pattern
The pop is designed to quickly elevate you from ingress altitude to roll-in altitude. The pop is
offset to one side so that you can keep the target in sight while climbing. To perform the pop,
ingress to the target level at 700-1,000 AGL. At approximately 2.5 nm, the target will be about 5
degrees down in your HUD. With the power still at MRT, roll 30 AOB away from the pattern
and pull the nose 30 degrees up using a17-unit pull. This will generate approximately 30 degrees
of heading change. Reaching 30 degrees nose up, roll wings level in the climb and quickly
reacquire the target. Passing 2,000 AGL, roll to put your lift vector on the target and pull down
to establish the aircraft in a 10-degree dive. The amount of time between rolling wings level in
the climb and initiating your pull down into the target is only a few seconds. This maneuver
should put you in a standard 10-degree dive toward the target over the run-in line.
“Marine Style” 30/30 Pop-to-Attack Pattern
The “Marine Style” Pop Pattern differs slightly than the “Navy Style” Pop Pattern in that the
Final Attack Heading to the target will attempt to be as close to the Run-In Line as possible, vice
beginning the run on the Run-In Line and popping/offsetting off it.
TARGET AREA PROCEDURES 7-35