Ship’s Brief
T-45 TS & ADV CQFP-05; IUT CQFP-03
VIII. Approaches to the ship 9.7.2.6.1.1
Sg 8, fr 1
SHIP’S BRIEF
A. Case I (wx 3,000/5)
* Ship’s brief
1.
Flight will descend from holding abeam or aft of the
overview
ship to set up for the initial
* Administrative/
general information
2.
Be at 1,200 ft at 7 nm
* Brief
* Preflight
3.
Initial: 800 ft at 3 nm. Flight lead will call “Initial”
* Ground
procedures
4.
Concentrate on good formation (echelon - standard
* Takeoff/en route
parade position)
* Carrier marshal
pattern
5.
Lead breaks on interval or not earlier than 1 nm past
* Approaches to
bow and wingmen break at 15-second intervals
the ship
* Carrier pattern/
landing procedures
6.
Spin procedures: initiate at the bow, climb to
* Deck procedures
1,200 ft, and remain within 3 nm and reenter for the
* Coffee Break
break. Call “spin 90”
Sg 8, fr 2
B. Case II (wx 1,500/5, tops not above 15,000 ft)
BRC
Pattern Climb
Area
1.
Students may penetrate in section only on an
2
PATTERN
instructor’s wing. Lead may break up the division
FLOW
for individual holding
5 nm
3
1
3 nm
2.
Depart the holding point inbound at push time
Depart
4
Initial
Marshal
Pattern
Pattern Descent
Area
3.
Report commencing 250-KIAS descent, speed
brakes out, 4-5,000 fpm
CASE I MARSHAL
4.
Lead will call “platform” at 5,000 ft (approximately
PATTERN RECOVERY
20 nm and shallow rate of descent to 2,000 fpm
Sg 8, fr 3
(minute to live rule)
Holdatassignedaltitude,leftturns.
InitialapproachfixDMEisangelsplus15.
5.
If not VFR or ship is not in sight at 800 ft and 5 nm,
250KIAS
4,000-6,000ft/min
NOTE: Belowplatform,rateofdescent
shouldnotexceedaltitude.
climb straight ahead on the BRC to visual conditions
Platform5,000ft
250KIAS
2,000ft/min
on top of cloud layer
800ft
1,200ft/10nm
CASE II MARSHAL
6.
Ship in sight - call “see you” and switch to tower.
PATTERN RECOVERY
Enter normal break; 800 ft, 250-300 KIAS
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