CNATRAINST 1542.156
12 FEB 2004
BEHAVIOR STATEMENT
STANDARDS
14. Instrument Takeoff
● Begins when
● Checks aircraft performance and
increasing power for
executes procedures IAW NATOPS
takeoff.
and FTI.
● Ends when aircraft
● Maintains takeoff torque
is safely airborne,
5 percent.
and climb power and
● Smoothly accelerates to
airspeed are
appropriate climb speed.
established.
● Climbs at 70 KIAS 5 knots.
15. No-Hover Takeoff
● Executes procedures IAW FTI.
● Transitions to
forward flight while
avoiding
environmental
hazards.
16. Section Takeoffs
● Begin from takeoff.
● Executes procedures IAW current
FTI.
● End on arrival at
initial cruising
● Wing maintains step-up
altitude or
+10/-5 feet through initial
commencement of next
climb.
maneuver.
● Lead maintains normal takeoff
parameters.
17. Transition to Forward Flight
● Begins with forward
● Checks aircraft performance prior
cyclic input and
to commencing transition.
ends when
● Clears aircraft prior to
established on
commencing transition.
desired altitude and
● Considers wind direction and
airspeed.
speed prior to transition.
● Executes maneuver IAW NATOPS and
FTI.
18. Departure Procedures (DP)
● Begin when climb is
● Complies with ATC/DP/flight plan
established.
clearance or VFR course rules, as
appropriate.
● End when established
on desired altitude
with desired heading
and airspeed or
instrument departure
is complete.
VIII-7
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