T-45C TS, ADV & IUT FamFP-02
Familiarization Flight Procedures
(1) Advance power to MRT
Sg 6, fr 2
Full Flap/Landing Touch & Go
(2) Retract speed brakes
*Meatball, lineup, angle-of-
(3) Rotate aircraft to takeoff attitude
attack
3.
Verify positive rate of climb
*After touchdown,
simultaneously
4.
Maintain optimum AOA
- MRT
- Speed brakes - IN
5.
Turn to downwind when cleared by tower
- Rotate to takeoff attitude
but no lower than 300 ft AGL
*Turn downwind above 300 ft
AGL or as directed, with
6.
Establish proper interval by turning down-
interval at 10 o'clock
wind when interval aircraft is
*130 KIAS in crosswind turn
a.
30 degrees forward of wing (10 or 2
*Landing checks
o'clock) and in break or established on
downwind leg in clean configuration
*Downwind: Speed brakes -
OUT
b.
10 degrees forward (9 or 3 o'clock
position) and is established on down-
*Trim up hands-off (Waveoff
procedures)
wind leg in dirty configuration
NOTE: Make adjustments for
differences in pattern speeds and
configurations, if known (e.g., no flaps/
slats, dissimilar aircraft).
7.
Climb to pattern altitude (if not already level
at pattern altitude) and maintain optimum
AOA
8.
Vary AOB as necessary to establish appro-
priate abeam distance
9.
Downwind leg
a.
Extend speed brakes
b.
Adjust nose attitude and power to
maintain pattern altitude and optimum
AOA
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