A-10C Warthog Syllabus

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Basic Section

Basic Flying

Starting Up

• Cold Start using Quickstart Checklist

Basic Navigation

• Airport Charts
• Waypoint Navigation
• TACAN Navigation
• Using TAD page to find wingman
• HSI
• Autopilot PATH, ALT/HDG, ALT-hold
• Standard Climb
• Waypoint Handling via HOTAS
• CDU handling
  • Creating waypoints in CDU
• TAD handling
  • Bullseye usage, reading position
  • Hook points of interest
  • Sharing SPI
• HMCS handling
  • Set SPI
  • Set Markpoint
  • Hook points of interest
• BRA calls
• Formation flying
  • Transition between formations

Basic Landing

• Configure aircraft for landing.
  • Flaps full below 200 kts IAS.
  • Get on speed AoA before touching down.
  • Speedbreak on touchdown if needed, nose wheel steering below 50 kts
• Overhead break
  • Approach in runway direction, 250 kts IAS, 1500'. Break over runway. Keep throttle settings trough the turn. Enter downwind and land as explained above.
• Traffic Pattern Touch'n'Go Practice
  • Climb to 1500', turn downwind to end up ~1.5 NM from course line, turn final and descend when runway is about 45° over your sholder you.

Basic Mission Procedures

• Checking in
• Fence In / Fence Out procedures
• Changing radio presets
• Jettison Settings
• Joker/Bingo Settings
• Formation Takeoff (2-ship)

Basic Combat

Basic Air-To-Ground

• GAU-8/A Avenger Cannon
  • Gun strafing (Low-angle) Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1W0Bky_LYc
• General Purpose Dumb Bombs in CCIP-mode (Mk 82, Mk 83, Mk 84)
  • Setting up program on DSMS-page. (QTY, MULT and INTERVAL settings)
  • Standard CCIP drop (Acquiring target, roll-in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZljDgbqVZA
• Unguided rockets
• Configure aircraft for air-to-air
  • Finding threat and acquiring good missile tone
• TGP-modes.
  • TV, W-HOT, B-HOT, Point track, Area track, Laser designation
• Maverick deployment
  • Find target in TGP. Create SPI. Slave AGM-65 to SPI. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxkL0XVV_WI
• Laser-Rocket deployment
  • Find Target in TGP.
  • Self lase or buddy lase
• Setting up laser guided munition DSMS
  • Deploy laser guided munitions via self lase or buddy lase
• Setting up GPS guided munition in DSMS
  • Deploy GPS guided munition on SPI

Basic Air-To-Air

• Configure aircraft for air-to-air.
• Finding threat and acquiring good missile tone.

Basic Defence

• Drop Flares and Chaff in Semi-Auto mode
• Reading RWR

Advanced Section

Aerial Refueling

• • Use radio menu to contact correct tanker
  • Locate and form up on tanker's left wing (echelon left formation)
  • Hooking up and receiving fuel, straight and through turns
  • Moving to right side after refueling (echelon right formation)

Advanced flying

Advanced Navigation

• Flightlead
  • Comms
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• ILS
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• IFR
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Advanced Combat

• Firing multiple Maverick in one pass
  • Create markpoint via TGP. Cycle mark points via HOTAS and deploy one AGM-65 on each markpoint
• Deploy multiple JDAM in one pass
  • Create markpoint via TGP. Cycle mark points via HOTAS and deploy one bomb on each markpoint
• CAS
  • Close Air Support, JTAC communications and 9-line