Taxi Procedures - P-8710040

CHAPTER FOUR

T-6A INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION

VOR and TACAN stations are subject to line of sight

limitations, so you may not be able to receive them before you

takeoff. Therefore, leave the NAVAID volume up until you have

received a good station identification.

A TACAN station identification occurs approximately every

35 seconds and a VOR station identification is continuous. If you

do not know Morse Code, then ensure you verify the signal against

a chart depicting the signal. (Enroute Low/High Altitude Charts or

Low/High Altitude Approach Charts.)

TAXI PROCEDURES

In order to more closely simulate actual IFR procedures, the following clearance and taxi

procedures will be used:

Prior to taxi, the student will:

Start Before-Taxi Checklist.

Copy ATIS and place Clearance on request with Clearance Delivery or Ground

Control as appropriate in accordance with (IAW) the Before-Taxi Checklist and

squadron Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

An example of a clearance using assigned radar vectors after takeoff follows:

"KATT 603 is cleared as filed to Navy Pensacola. 1.0 DME past the TACAN, turn right heading

150, climb and maintain 3000, expect 9000 ten minutes after departure, departure frequency

270.8, squawk 4002."

NOTES

"CLEARANCE READ BACK" - There is no requirement for

pilots to read back ATC clearances while on the ground (except

runway assignment and hold short instructions); however, pilots

should clarify any portion of clearance that is not completely

understood. In addition, controllers may request pilots to read

back any clearance. During INAV flight training, students will be

required to read back all ATC clearances. In the event your

clearance is not ready prior to taxi, it is the student's responsibility

to reestablish contact with Clearance Delivery to copy the IFR

clearance.

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INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION