Airborne Damaged Aircraft

CHAPTER FIVE

T-34C PRIMARY FORMATION FLIGHT TRAINING

NOTE

The student SHALL NOT be in control of the aircraft during the

landing gear inspection.

506. AIRBORNE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT

Aircraft will follow procedures established in Chapter 15 of the current T-34C NATOPS. If

damage occurs between Lead and Wing, both aircraft should turn away from each other until

adequate separation is achieved. Lead will immediately be directive and start working a

deconfliction plan between the two aircraft to ensure lateral separation using ground references

or distance measuring equipment (DME) and/or altitude separation. Lead should consider

coordinating for individual chase aircraft from other aircraft to help out. After the checklist is

completed, a game plan should be developed to get both aircraft on the deck safely.

If a single aircraft in the formation is damaged (e.g., bird strike), the damaged aircraft will

immediately be given the lead and the good aircraft will assume the chase position and assist as

necessary.

If a solo aircraft is damaged, the other solo will return to base as a single aircraft and the Solo

Chase will assist the damaged aircraft. If the Solo Chase is damaged, the formation will be split

up and the solo students will return to home field as single aircraft. The Solo Chase will

coordinate for a separate emergency chase aircraft.

507. UNINTENTIONAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT / LOST SIGHT PROCEDURES

If Lead unintentionally enters instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), Lead will

immediately shift his scan to the instruments and fly straight and level for one minute. If a turn

is necessary, Lead will make a shallow angle of bank turn (15) for 180 away from Wing to

attempt to return to VMC. Wing will maintain the parade position references during all

turns in IMC (i.e., welded wing).

If Wing loses sight of Lead in IMC, then Wing will simultaneously:

TRANSITION TO AN INSTRUMENT SCAN

Call "[tac call sign] two is lost sight", while executing the following procedures:

Straight and Level (Figure 5-5). Wing will turn away from Lead using 15 of bank

for a 30 heading change. Lead will transmit his exact heading and altitude (e.g.,

"Knight 1" is heading 270 at 5500 feet). Lead will direct a rejoin or coordinate for a

separate squawk for the Wingman as appropriate.

5-6 FORMATION EMERGENCIES