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CHAPTER THREE

RADIO INSTRUMENTS

RI SCENAROS

Clearance.

Event

Callsigns

RI-1:

ROKT 208

NPA-801

RI-2:

ROKT 209

NPA-802

RI-3:

ROKT 210

DD-175*

RI-4:

ROKT 211

NPA-2

* The student will plan a cross-country flight to one of the following destinations: KNIP,

KNMM, KNBG, KMGM, or KWRB.

For all RI-events, the students will prepare a no-wind jet log and a copy will be given to the

instructor.

For RI-3, the student will prepare a DD-175 and a copy will be given to the instructor.

The instructor will give weather to the student at the time of the simulator.

301. HOW TO USE THIS CHAPTER

Information in this section is provided for both RI and Special Use Airspace (SUA) events. The

material is organized in the sequence in which the student will most likely use it. This section

includes material, which is common to all phases of RI events. Information which is specific to

a specific phase of RI events is contained in the sections which follow: "Preflight", "Start and

Taxi," etc.

COCKPIT FOD MANAGEMENT

The VT -86 SOP states mechanical pencils or pens with detachable caps shall not be used in the

aircraft. Wooden pencils are recommended because they will normally break prior to binding a

flight control if inadvertently left adrift in a cockpit. Squadron SOP also states items will not be

placed on the rear cockpit glareshield.

THE 2F101 FLIGHT SIMULATOR IN THE "NFO" MODE

As previously mentioned, the 2F101 installed at NAS Pensacola can be operated in three modes:

flown from the cockpit as though it was an aircraft ("MANUAL FLIGHT" Mode), flown by a

recording (the "DEMONSTRATION" Mode), and flown with the keyboard at the instructor

console ("NFO" Mode). The latter is used for RI and SUA events. The trainer is generally very

cumbersome to control with the keyboard (for example, in NFO Mode, twelve or more key

strokes can be required to effect a change of heading). For this reason, Simulator Instructors will

normally acknowledge all student requests for changes in heading, airspeed, altitude,

configuration, etc., in order that the student will realize that the instructor is working on the

request. The student should interpret this acknowledgment as a signal that further requests for

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