CNATRAINST 1550.6E
14 October 2003
CHAPTER 4
THE CNATRAINST 1542 INSTRUCTION
400. General. Each CNATRA course of instruction is authorized
for use within the NATRACOM because the respective CNATRAINST
1542 was approved by CNO. See Appendices E or F for the
recommended format of the CNATRAINST 1542. Each 1542 also
provides the means for providing standardized instruction of a
Student Naval Aviator (SNA), Instructor Under Training (IUT), or
Student Naval Flight Officer (SNFO) in a particular phase of
flight training.
401. Time to Train calculations should be made using Figures 4.1
and 4.2.
Figure 4.1
SUMMARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
TDf = Training Days for flight
Tw
= Training days
(1 flight event per day IAW
corrected for
applicable CNATRAINST 1542.XXX)
weather
TDs = Training Days for simulator
Tf
= Training days
(1 sim event per day IAW
required (Flight)
required (Sim applicable
CNATRAINST 1542.XXX) 1
Ts
= Training days
2
Wx
= Weather factor
Ch
= Curriculum hours (as
per Applicable
3
So
= Student overhead
CNATRAINST 1542.XXX)
Tt
= Training days required (Total)
Ta
= Training days
required (Academics)
Notes:
(1) All strike syllabi will use two (2)
simulator events per day.
(2) 10 year average of reported ASR data
located at CNATRA N52.
(3) 5 year average of reported ASR data located
at CNATRA N52.
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