FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTION T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE - Cnatra
FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTION T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE - Cnatra
FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTION T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE - Cnatra
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CHAPTER EIGHT T-<strong>45</strong> <strong>WEAPONS</strong>/<strong>STRIKE</strong><br />
Common Mistakes in CCIP during Raked Range Sorties<br />
1 Getting lazy in the pattern and at roll-in, thinking the system will do all the work, resulting<br />
in poor parameters at release or not getting a solution at all due to poor parameters at planned<br />
weapon release.<br />
2. Setting an insufficient amount of power at roll-in causing a slow release airspeed resulting<br />
in a low release.<br />
3. Setting too much power at roll-in causing EXCESSIVE airspeed, resulting in a high release<br />
or an unsafe run.<br />
4. Not having the proper TPA set at checkpoint altitude, causing either a late sight picture<br />
(low release) or an early sight picture (high release). Less than optimum TPA at checkpoint<br />
altitude causes a late solution (low release). More than optimum TPA causes an early solution<br />
(high release).<br />
5. Setting the planned dive angle without respect to the TPA, resulting in late or early sight<br />
pictures which lead to low or high releases.<br />
6. Not “freezing” the Velocity Vector after checkpoint altitude and allowing it to creep up,<br />
maintaining more than optimum g, inducing errors to the system. The optimum g for the dive<br />
angle is found by taking the cosine of the dive angle. For example, cosine of 30 is 0.87 g. By<br />
simply “freezing the Velocity Vector” on the dive angle will result in proper g.<br />
7. Not tracking the target down the BFL, therefore not having the CCIP pipper on the target at<br />
release point, causing the bomb to miss the target.<br />
8. Not pressing the bomb pickle button with the CCIP pipper on the target. Any “itchy trigger<br />
fingers” or delay in pressing the pickle button will cause inaccurate hits.<br />
9. Bombing in the “caged” mode making it difficult to track the target down the BFL to<br />
release.<br />
803. ERROR CORRECTION TECHNIQUES – REVIEW (ALL MODES)<br />
This section explains/reviews the proper techniques for deviations from the planned release<br />
parameters, referred to as error corrections. These corrections apply to either MANUAL or<br />
CCIP Delivery Modes. The checkpoint altitude is designed to give you a last opportunity to<br />
correct for these errors. You will be graded on how well you apply these corrections.<br />
Corrections for Dive Angle<br />
You can read your dive angle directly from the pitch scale on your HUD. Depending on tracking<br />
technique, your dive may steepen or shallow slightly during the run and should indicate the<br />
8-48 DELIVERY PROCEDURES AND TRACKING TECHNIQUES