IRFP-01
Metro Review
a. Amount of fuel required to arrive with a specific reserve
b. Maximum cargo/stores that can be carried for a particular
flight/mission
c.
Amount of fuel required to “top off” for in-flight refueling
d. Maximum time on station
e. Mandatory overwater reporting positions for overseas flights
f.
Fuel usage for a specific route and/or altitude
g. Other options available due to crew requirements and/or
recommendations
B. Program Description
1. Data bases
a. Aircraft performance data from appropriate NATOPS manual
for over 80 different Navy and Marine aircraft
NOTE: Several sets of data for one aircraft may be entered for
different drag conditions, e.g., TA4 with drop tanks and without
drop tanks.
(1) Climb (usually normal rate of climb)
(2) Cruise (usually maximum range)
(3) Descent (usually flight idle)
b. Forecast winds and temperatures derived by computer at the
Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (FNOC) located at
Monterey, CA
(1) Input includes land and shipboard surface and upper wind
data
(2) Computer analyzes on the basis of historical data and
current information which produces wind and temperature
forecasts for the next 48 hours
(3) Forecast model is run and OPARS data is updated every
12 hours
c.
High altitude airways, NAVAIDs, and waypoints, along with all
airfields with 5,000 ft or longer, are entered for the entire
Northern Hemisphere and updated every 4 weeks
d. ADIZ zones, international boundaries, and prohibited airspace
are entered
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