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==Basic Flying==

===Starting Up===

* Cold Start using Quickstart Checklist

===Basic Navigation===
# Navigate visually between two points using the compass and an empty F10 map
# Waypoint Navigation
# TACAN Navigation
# Using yardstick
# Course Line
# Autopilot altitude hold
# Standard Climb (Military Power, use pitch to maintain 5 units of AoA)
# Economy Cruise (adjust throttle for 8.5 units of AoA)

===Landing===

* 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 (~500-700 feet/minute, no flare)
* 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)
* Overhead break (Approach in runway direction, 300 kts IAS, 1500'. Break over runway, enter downwind and land as explained above) ''http://wiki.masterarms.se/index.php/Fil:OverheadBreak.png''

==Basic Combat==

===Basic Air-To-Air===

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===Basic Air-To-Ground===

* General Purpose Dumb Bombs (Mk 82, Mk 83, Mk 84)
** Configuration (Weapon selection, release mode, ripple quantity, pair/single and interval settings through Jester menu)
** Standard CCIP drop (Start from 8000', roll in, ~30 degree dive angle, 400-500 kts, drop at ~4000' and pull up) Examples: ''https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVuLCGKKqvI''
* High angle gun strafing (Start from 8000', roll in, ~30 degree dive angle, 400-500 kts, fire short burst at ~3000' and pull up) Example: ''https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdaBRMG5yN4''

===Basic Defence===

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* Evade enemy missile by putting it on your 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock (Evaluate in TacView)

==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)

==Basic Carrier Ops==

* Learn [[CASE 1]] Recovery
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-M3VUy-_I Jabbers Youtube Video], explaining how to fly a CASE 1 Recovery.
** Aim for ''40+ score, no 1-wires and no settle'' in [https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=221412 Bankler's CASE 1 Recovery Trainer], a DCS mission giving you feedback on how well you're flying the pattern. 
** Perform ball call
* 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

==Intermediate Navigation==

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==Intermediate Carrier Ops==

* 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

==Intermediate Combat==

===Intermediate Air-To-Air===

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* [[Air-To-Air Glossary#Crank|Crank]] and [[Air-To-Air Glossary#Short skate|Short skate]] maneuver

===Intermediate Air-To-Ground===

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* Targeting Pod Usage (Designation and Laser)
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