T-45A UJPT & E2-C2 INav-10
Flight Planning (En Route)
Complete Section I
The item numbers that follow come from DOD FLIP General Planning (GP), chapter 4 and are used here
to help you relate to that document.
ITEM 1 - Enter the DATE of the flight based on local time.
ITEM 2 - Enter the AIRCRAFT CALL SIGN, which is limited to 7 characters. The Navy/Marine Corps Fleet
and Training Command may use an aircraft call sign (radio call) consisting of service code (VV for Navy,
VM for Marine Corps), plus assigned letter(s)/digits painted on the aircraft’s tail plus a side number of not
less than two, but no more than three, digits that is painted on the nose of the aircraft.
EXAMPLE (Training command): Since the TW2 tail marking is “B” and if the aircraft side number on the
nose is 246, then the call sign would be written “VVB246” and is spoken “Navy Bravo two four six.”
EXAMPLE (Fleet Squadron): If an F-14 squadron’s tail marking is “AC” and the side number on the nose
is 104, the call sign would be written “VVAC104” and spoken “Navy Alpha Charlie one zero four.” The “A”
on the tail and in the call sign identifies an Atlantic Fleet air wing, whereas an “N” would indicate a Pacific
Fleet air wing. Each air wing in each fleet has a different second letter. The “C” in “AC” might be assigned
Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3). All squadrons in the same air wing will display the same tail markings,
i.e., “AC” on CVW-3 F-18s, S-3s, E2s and helos.
One of the following suffixes will be
added to aircraft designation to denote
Transponder/Navigational
Aids available
W
M
D
No Transponder
Transponder W/No Mode C
T
C
N
B
Transponder W/Mode C
U
R
P
A
Figure 2: TD CODE TABLE (ASSUMES ALL AIRCRAFT VOR EQUIPPED)
ITEM 3 - Enter the AIRCRAFT DESG AND TD CODE in two parts. First, enter “T45” for the aircraft
military designation and a slash (/). Second, enter the T-45's TD code “A” for mode C and TACAN. The
TD code denotes the transponder and navigation aid capability of your aircraft and is provided in DOD
FLIP General Planning (GP), Chapter 4. (See Figure 2.)
10 JUL 98
VV B246
T45/A
Figure 3: DD-175 SECTION I
(6-99) Original
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