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CONTENTS

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1. Contents

FORMATIONS

2. Finger Four / Spread

3. Echelon LH / Echelon RH / Arrowhead
4. Box / Trail
5. Delta / Ladder
6. Fluid / Diamond
7. Stack / Wedge
8. VIC / Res Cell

TACTICAL TURNS

F-16 9. Hook / Cross Turn

10. Delayed 90° / Delayed 45°
Block 50/52 (GE129) 11. In Place Turns / Check Turns
12. Shackle
Black Formations 13. Tactical Takeoff
Tactical Turns 14. Tactical Approach

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FINGER FOUR ECHELON LEFT ECHELON RIGHT

1
1 1
2
3
2 2

3 3
4

4 4

ARROWHEAD

SPREAD 2

2 1 3 4

3 4

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BOX DELTA
1
1 2
2 3

6 5

4
3 4

LADDER
TRAIL
1
1
2

2
3

3 4

4
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FLUID STACK

1
1 3

2 4 3

DIAMOND
WEDGE
1
1

2
2 3

4
4

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TAC TURNS TACTICAL TURNS: HOOK

VIC HOOK turns are 180° synchronized level turns on contract speed.
Depending on initial formation, the turn may be done away of into
1 the wingman. In any way, wingman stays responsible for
deconfliction and visual lookout unless he calls blind. After the turn
the SPREAD is inversed in side.

2 3

TACTICAL TURNS: CROSS TURN

CROSS turns are 180° level turns on contract speed

one into the other.
Wingmen remain responsible for deconfliction and visual lookout
RES CELL throughout the turn. Cross may be close! Ideal to check each
aircraft 6 o’clock.
1 3

2 4

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TACTICAL TURNS: DELAYED 90° TACTICAL TURNS: IN PLACE TURNS

DELAYED 90° can be

made into or away from The turn is carried out
the wingman, who is simultaneously.This
responsible for results in a formation
deconfliction. Into the
change Line abreast trail
wingman, leads initiate
Trail line abreast Buster
the turn, but away from
speed.
the wingman, must be
initiated by the wingman
by turning into his lead. Hold the current speed
Turns are 90° level on by "G" If necessary, take
contract speed. After the nose slightly below the
turn, the wingman is on horizon.
the opposite side of the
SPREAD formation.

TACTICAL TURNS: DELAYED 45° TACTICAL TURNS: CHECK TURNS

DELAYED 45° can be made into or

away from the wingman, who is always
responsible for deconfliction. Check Turns are
As for 90° delayed, the initial turn slight value changes
depends on the direction of the turn. up to 25 °
(into or away from the wingman.)

Turns can be delayed until the other They are executed

aircraft crosses the trajectory or can be simultaneously.
made with a 30° cross turn followed by a
S turn to get back in formation. The S The Formation is
turn can be vertical of powered. The maintained.
cross turn is illustrated here.

The SPREAD is inversed after the turn.

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TACTICAL TURNS: SHACKLE TACTICAL TAKE OFF

The SHACKLE is a
maneuver for example, to
change the positions of R /
L, or at the intervals to be
optimized. Here Lead and
Wingman simultaneously
pull out 45 ° to each other.
The Wingman is
responsible for
Deconfliction.

Depending on which
distance is to be achieved
is rotated about half the
distance again parallel.
The "Tactical Take Off" is used to bring the Jets in a tactical
formation as soon as possible.

Lead and Wing align themselves on the Runnway. Both start

with Full AB with 15 seconds spacing.

Both have achieved speed with AB until 350 Cas. If No.2 has
reached the parameters of calls

Wingman "Two Visual"

The moment is a both simultaneously"In-place turn 90°"

executed.

The "in-place turn itself is executed with MIL and G's so

drawn that 350 CAS remains speed result outside a Line
Abreast with 1 links.
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TACTICAL APPROACH

10 Miles initial Point

90° to the runway
The "Tactical Approach" is a military standard Approach
method and is used to the Jets as soon as possible to land
bring them and briefly reduce the risk of bombardment.

After Combat 450 CAS descent in 1500ft AGL 2 Ship in Line

Abreast with 1 nm distance. announce Reaching the Initial
Point.

Lead UHF "Falcon1, Initials for overhead, Runway X"

After overflying the runway "Mid-field break turn" initiate. This

90 ° curve is flown with idle and 5 g, constant height and at
the same time decreasing speed.

The index to the base / Final begin when the runway threshold
is about 45 ° behind the jet (At the height of navigation lights).
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