Self-Test
Weapons
TARGET PATTERN PROCEDURES—VOICE PROCEDURES
12. Who makes the call to initiate position calls in the pattern?
ANSWER: The pilot coming off target makes the call.
13.
List, in the order of occurrence, the three positions in the weapons delivery pattern where radio
position calls are required.
ANSWER:
a.
Off target
b.
Abeam (or interval position), with fuel state
c.
Roll-in
14.
Make a sample transmission of a required radio position call for each of the weapons pattern
positions in the order they would occur around the weapons delivery pattern.
ANSWER:
a.
(off target) “One’s off, safe.”
b.
(interval position, with fuel state) “Four’s crosswind/prior/abeam/past/approaching, 1.6.”
c.
(roll-in) “Two’s in hot/cold/Winchester.”
RETURNING FROM THE TARGET—HUNG ORDNANCE APPROACH
15. In a formation hung ordnance approach, each aircraft flies its own course to the field. True or
false?
ANSWER: False. All aircraft follow lead’s flight path.
RETURNING FROM THE TARGET—DEARMING
16. During dearming, you may keep your hands in the cockpit. True or false?
ANSWER: False. Let the ground crew see them just as during arming activities.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
17. List three reasons to abort a run.
ANSWER:
Any three of the following:
a.
Poor roll-in
b.
Off dive parameters
c.
Unsafe conditions in flight (simo run, instrument error, unauthorized aircraft in target area)
d.
Unsafe conditions on ground
e.
Directed by RSO
f.
Close interval (simo run)
g.
Suspected instrument error
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