F-14 Tomcat Syllabus

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The goal should be to fly the F-14 as a crew (Pilot/RIO) to reach its full potential. However, In order to train effectively on your own, you as a pilot/RIO must be able to use Iceman/Jester. Therefore you should be able to complete everything described in the Pilot/RIO "Basic Section" below with Iceman/Jester. During Qualification your examiner will fly with you as Pilot/RIO.

Pilot

Basic Section

Radio/SRS

  • Set Transponder code (SRS)
  • Transmit/Receive on Itercom (PTT)
  • Power ON/OFF and transmit/receive in both MNL/PRESET MODE using:
    • Radio 1 UHF (SRS)
    • Radio 2 VHF (SRS)
  • Basic Comms as part of a flight (not as lead)
  • Tune ATIS-freq. Listen to and understand ATIS Information.


Basic Flying

Startup

  • Cold Start, p.341-353 in manual (ask mentor or in #Tomcat-channel on discord for quickstart checklist)

Takeoff

In-flight

  • Standard Climb (Military Power, use pitch to maintain 5 units of AoA)
  • Economy Cruise (adjust throttle for 8.5 units of AoA)
  • Navigation
- Visually navigate between two points using for example terrain objects as guidence (the compass and an empty F10 map may be used)
- Follow several waypoints in succession (flightplan) using information provided by the in-cockpit instruments or projected on HUD/HSD.
- Navigate To/From or in reference to a TACAN using (Radials) and the courseline on HSD
  • Autopilot
- Engage Attitude hold.
- Engage Altitude hold.
  • Fuel quantity indicator:
- Set Bingo quantity
- Read Total/Wing/Ext. fuel quantity
  • Fence In / Fence Out procedures
  • Emergency Jettison
  • On-speed Flying
- Level Flight (Pick an altitude, dirty up and go on-speed maintaining altitude)
- Turning (Perform ~30 degree bank turns maintaining altitude)
- Careful climbing and descending (around 500 feet/minute)
- Quickly going from ordinary flight (around 350 kts IAS) to on-speed flying.

Landing

  • Landing (~500-700 feet/minute, no flare)
- After touchdown apply back stick for aerobraking and steer the aircraft with stick instead of rudder
  • Overhead break (Approach in runway direction, 300 kts IAS, 1500'. Break over runway (Throttle -> IDLE, Airbrake -> OUT, G≈1% of IAS), enter downwind, get "on speed" and land as explained above) http://wiki.masterarms.se/index.php/Fil:OverheadBreak.png
  • Traffic Pattern Touch'n'Go Practice (maintain on-speed, climb to 1500', turn downwind to end up ~1.5 NM from course line, turn final and descend when wingtip passes runway threshold)


Basic Combat

Basic Air-To-Air

  • Radar
- Understand the doppler filters MLC/ZDF
  • ACM-mode
  • Activate ACM-mode
  • Acquire lock on single maneuvering target (MiG-21) using:
- PLM
- VSL
  • Use ACM Jettison
  • Gun
  • Hit single maneuvering target. (MiG-21)
  • AIM-9 Sidewinder
  • Fire in:
- Boresight-mode
- SEAM-mode
  • Hit single maneuvering target. (MiG-21)
  • AIM-7 Sparrow
  • Fire in:
- Boresight-mode
- Normal-mode
  • Hit single maneuvering target. (MiG-21)
  • AIM-54 Phoenix
  • Fire AIM-54 Phoenix (clearence from RIO) in:
- TWS
- PD-STT
- P-STT
  • Hit single maneuvering target. (MiG-21)

Basic Air-To-Ground

  • Gun
  • Obtain rounds on static target
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdaBRMG5yN4 (Start from 8000', roll in, ~30 degree dive angle, 400-500 kts, fire short burst at ~3000' and pull up)
  • Unguided bombs
  • Low drag
- Release in Computer Pilot mode.
- Hit static area-target
Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVuLCGKKqvI (Start from 8000', roll in, ~30 degree dive angle, 400-500 kts, drop at ~4000' and pull up)

Basic Defence

  • Reading the RWR (Further from center means more danger)
  • Deploy flares
  • Evade enemy missile by putting it on your 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock (Evaluate in TacView)

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)

Carrier Ops

  • Learn CASE 1 Recovery
  • Learn CASE 1 Departure (fly BRC at 300 kts IAS 500' until 7 NM before climbing and forming up)
  • Learn to fly the full CASE 1 approach as a wingman, holding formation through approach, port-hold, commencing and initial
  • Learn to fly the full CASE 1 approach as a lead, including communicating with Marshal and Tower
  • Learn CASE 3 Departure
  • Learn CASE 3 Recovery

Flat Spin Recovery

  • Full rudder in the direction of the spin
  • Full MIL on the engine in the direction of the spin, idle on the opposite engine. If able, unlock symmetrical engine thrust limiter
  • Stick fully forward. If aircraft is oscillating in pitch, rock with the aircraft to get the nose down

Radar Intercept Officer

Basic Section

Radio/SRS

  • Set Transponder code (SRS)
  • Transmit/Receive on Itercom (PTT)
  • Power ON/OFF and transmit/receive in both MNL/PRESET MODE using:
    • Radio 1 UHF (SRS)
    • Radio 2 VHF (SRS)
  • Basic Comms as part of a flight (not as lead)
  • Comms towards Ground/Tower/Control etc.
  • Tune ATIS-freq. Listen to and understand ATIS Information.


Basic RIO

Startup

  • Cold Start, p.354-360 in manual (ask mentor/in #Tomcat-channel on discord for quickstart checklist)
  • Enter waypoints and HB as briefed. (Other reference points as needed)

In-flight

  • Setup Datalink in both 4A and 4C mode.
  • Fence In / Fence Out procedures

TCS:

  • HCU stick function in TV-mode
  • TCS controls on Sensor Control Panel

TID:

  • Symbology
  • Change NAV-modes
  • Change display:
- Modes
- Range
- Elements
  • HCU stick function in TID CURSOR-mode


Basic Combat

Basic Air-To-Air

AN/AWG-9 Radar and Detail Data Display/Panel (DDD):

  • HCU stick function in DDD-/RADAR-mode
  • Radar controls on Sensor Control Panel
  • ACM-mode
- Acquire lock using MRL on single maneuvering target (MiG-21) using:

Weapon deployment:

  • AIM-7 Sparrow
  • Fire in:
- Normal-mode
  • Keep track untill hit on single maneuvering target. (MiG-21)
  • AIM-54 Phoenix
  • Fire AIM-54 Phoenix in:
- TWS
- PD-STT
  • Keep track untill hit on single maneuvering target. (MiG-21)

Basic Air-To-Ground

  • Unguided bombs
- Low drag

Basic Defence

  • Set and execute Selective Jettison
  • AN/ALE 39 CDS
  • Deploy chaff/flare
  • AN/ALQ-126 DECM

Advanced Section

(WIP)

Combat

Air-To-Air

  • AIM-7 Sparrow
  • Fire in:
- PD-mode
  • AIM-54 Phoenix
- Set AIM-54 Phoenix "Active" (PH ACT)


Air-To-Ground

  • Lantirn
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