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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1100. INTRODUCTION<br />
CHAPTER ELEVEN<br />
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS<br />
1101. EMERGENCIES AND CONTINGENCIES<br />
Midair Collisions<br />
If the proper interval is established and maintained throughout the individual patterns, the danger<br />
of a midair collision is greatly reduced. However, it is mandatory that each pilot exercise<br />
extreme caution and take particular care not to cut the aircraft ahead out of the pattern. One of<br />
the most likely places for this to occur is where the pilot pulls off target and looks for his interval<br />
to commence his turn to the abeam. If the pilot ahead has extended off target farther than normal<br />
and the pilot behind picks up the wrong aircraft as his interval and commences his turn, an<br />
extremely dangerous situation exists. There are now two pilots using the same aircraft as their<br />
interval. A similar danger can also arise near the roll-in point. A simultaneous run (Simo run) is a<br />
short interval at the roll-in, usually resulting from an early or deep roll-in on the part of one pilot.<br />
In order to help avoid dangerous situations, these rules must be followed:<br />
1. Maintain proper pattern airspeed and altitude.<br />
2. Use proper voice procedures.<br />
3. When turning to the abeam position after a run, if you do not see your interval and you<br />
have not heard him call his position, do not climb to pattern altitude. Remain 2,000 feet below<br />
the high (20-degree and 30-degree) pattern or 1,000 feet below the low (10-degree) pattern, and<br />
ask your interval for his "posit."<br />
4. If you find you are too close to the aircraft ahead of you, make your pattern corrections<br />
when coming off target.<br />
5. Do not hesitate to sacrifice radio discipline when safety is involved. If at any time you are<br />
not sure where your interval is, or you are not sure that the aircraft you have in sight ahead is<br />
really your interval, do not hesitate to make a radio transmission. Always call a "Simo run" if<br />
you see it.<br />
6. If you are in a run when someone calls "Simo run," follow these procedures:<br />
a. Report the abort and gradually displace the aircraft laterally from the run-in line and<br />
fly to clear airspace.<br />
b. Regain sight of all other aircraft.<br />
c. Reestablish flight sequence at lead's discretion.<br />
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 11-1