Instruction Aid

T-39 FLIGHT PREPARATION

STUDENT GUIDE

B-23 Recommend mission deviation or abort as appropriate for any unplanned or discrepancies

in aircraft, personnel, flight planning, weather, or other hazards to aviation IAW NATOPS and

TRAWING SIX SOP without error.

INSTRUCTION AID

Overhead slides

REFERENCES

T-39 NATOPS

FLIP General Planning

FLIP Area Planning 1, 1A, 1B

OPNAVINST 3710.7

GENERAL

Every successful flight depends on thorough planning prior to flight. Preflight planning

includes: Flight Logs for fuel planning, DD-175's for ATC coordination, knowledge of FLIP,

NOTAMS, and forecasted weather as well as a thorough knowledge of flight procedures. This

section will cover the basic preflight planning and flight procedures for Instrument Navigation

flights as flown during ANAV-18 through 21 and the AVX-2X (Intermediate), and AN-1

through AN-2 (Advanced).

FLIGHT SCHEDULE

INTERMEDIATE: The daily flight schedule assigns crews and missions for the next day.

Stereo routes will have different call signs than the DD-175 flights. Currently, stereo route

flights will use the "BUC" call sign in VT-4 and the "KATT" call sign in VT-10. Flights

requiring a DD-175 will use the "DREAD" call sign in VT-4 and the "BREVET" call sign in

VT-10. When assigned a DD-175 flight, there will be a note on the flight schedule to contact the

mission commander for the route. It is the student's responsibility to determine the forecast

weather and contact the mission commander with suggestions for a route of flight. If you cannot

contact the mission commander, tell the CDO, who will either give you directions or refer you to

an instructor who will. In the event of a DD-175 flight, the crew will meet at base operations at

the brief time; otherwise, the crew will meet in the ready room. Students should be available 30

minutes prior to scheduled brief time unless crew rest would be violated or the instructor dictates

otherwise.

ADVANCED: The daily Flight Schedule will assign the crews and missions for the next

day. All T-39 flights will have the ROKT 500-590, regardless of stereo flight or DD-175.

When assigned a DD-175 flight, you shall to contact the Mission Commander for the route

and/or destination.

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