CNATRAINST 1542.139
10 October 2000
Curriculum Guidelines
1. Sequencing. The T-45A Jet Transition Strike Flight
Instructor Training Curriculum is comprised of 12 flight stages.
Training events are sequenced in nine distinct modules, which
integrate academic instruction, flight support lectures,
simulator and aircraft flight instruction. The general
sequencing guidelines follow:
MOD 00:
ASI lessons may be sequenced any order.
MOD 01:
Academic lessons in any order.
SEAT-01 prior to CO-02S.
MOD 02:
ACT-01 completed prior to CO-02S.
BI-01S after BIFP-07X.
CR-02 and CR-03X prior to FAMFP-01.
EP-03S after FAM-03 but prior to FAM-12X.
BI-10X prior to FAM-03.
NATOPS Examinations, OCF-01S, OCF-02, and
EP-03S prior to FAM-12X.
MOD 03:
Can be flown concurrently with Module 04.
MOD 04:
EP-04S prior to FCLP-19X.
IRFP-03X prior to IR-01X.
Can be flown concurrently with Module 03.
2. Briefing and Debriefing. Adequate briefing time shall be
provided and utilized. The applicable items listed in the NATOPS
Pocket Checklist and Briefing Guides must be briefed. For multi-
plane flights, all flight members, i.e., instructors, observers,
students, and passengers will be briefed by the flight leader in
the briefing area. Although students may be briefed early on
fundamental techniques, all members of the flight will be in
attendance for the final "conduct of flight" portion of the
brief.
a. Briefing. Briefing will be conducted in accordance with
OPNAVINST 3710.7R, NATOPS, Briefing Guides, and Training Air Wing
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
b. Debriefing. Timely debriefing of each simulator and
flight event is an essential part of the learning process. The
minimum items that shall be covered in the debrief are:
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