CNATRAINST 1542.153A
12 March 2004
BEHAVIOR STATEMENT
STANDARDS
6.
Ground Operations
● Begins when
● Complies with NATOPS and training
directives.
aircraft and ends
● Determines aircraft status and TOLD.
when the power is
● Properly operates aircraft systems on
applied for takeoff.
ground.
● Begins again when
● Ensures clearance of line personnel,
aircraft clears the
ground equipment, and other aircraft
runway and continues
using appropriate signals.
until power is
● Taxies aircraft at speeds
advanced for a
commensurate with traffic and surface
subsequent takeoff
conditions.
or when post-flight
duties are complete
(including hold short) and gives way
and the aircrew is
to other aircraft as appropriate.
clear of the
aircraft.
7. Cockpit Procedures
● Correctly prioritizes multiple tasks.
● Prioritizes and
manages crew tasks
● Uses all available resources to
during mission
manage workload.
profile.
● Accomplishes all required normal and
● Ensures complete
emergency checklists for each phase
checklist discipline
of flight.
and the following of
● Completes checklists in a timely
all standard
manner with all items addressed.
operating
procedures.
8. Takeoff
● Checks aircraft performance IAW
● Begins when
NATOPS.
advancing power for
● Maintains 10 feet of centerline.
takeoff and ends
● Rotates at VROT +5/-0 knots.
when aircraft is
● Transitions to instrument flight, if
safely airborne,
required.
gear and flaps are
● Smoothly accelerates to appropriate
retracted, and climb
climb speed.
power and airspeed
● Maintains runway situational
are established.
awareness to include Go/No-Go
criteria.
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