Gouge - P-8710148

CHAPTER SIX

T-6A INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION

GOUGE

Prepare your flight materials carefully. Gouge is NOT ALLOWED and if discovered prior to

flight will result in a READY ROOM UNSAT. Any gouge found during or after a flight will

result in a UNSAT FLIGHT. The purpose of this restriction is to require you to become

proficient in the use of published materials and confident in your ability to apply prescribed

procedures. Gouge is defined as:

1. Enroute Charts: Anything other than the scheduled route of flight traced lightly in pencil or

outlined with highlighter tape. As you gain more experience, hopefully you will no longer need

to trace your route.

2. STARs/Approach Plates/Terminal Change Notice (TCN)/IFR Supplement/FIH/NATOPS

Pocket Checklist (PCL): Any marks not specifically approved by your instructor.

Jet Cards: Any information other than that specified in the flight planning course.

The following materials are approved for in-flight use. Carrying any other written materials in-

flight will be treated as gouge:

Enroute/VNAV charts

Jet cards

STAR's

Approach plates/TCN

IFR Supplement

FIH

NATOPS PCL

In flight guide

Scratch paper (blank at pre-flight)

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IN FLIGHT

1. Cockpit Organization: There is not very much room inside the T-6A (as well as most

tactical aircraft) so you will have to be well organized and ensure required materials are easily

accessible.

2. Kneeboard: Have a scratch pad on your kneeboard for all calculations. Prior to first flight,

have your kneeboard organized in such a fashion to ensure you can find any required materials

quickly.

3. Publications: You will be required to carry all up-to-date flight publications necessary to

complete your mission. However, given the space constraints, you will not be able to keep all of

these pubs out. Recommend you have your enroute chart, PCL, and approach plate out with

other pubs in the map case or nav bag.

602. INSTRUMENT CHECKLIST

The NATOPS Instrument Flight Manual requires Naval aircraft be equipped with various flight

instruments and that they operate properly. The following Instrument Checklist satisfies this

6-2 STUDENT SUPPLEMENTARY FLIGHT PROCEDURES