F-14 Tomcat Syllabus
Home >> Aircraft Syllabi >> F-14 Tomcat Syllabus
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.
Innehåll
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.
Flying
Startup
- Cold Start, p.341-353 in manual (ask mentor or in #Tomcat-channel on discord for quickstart checklist)
Takeoff
- Setup aircraft for takeoff
- Takeoff-procedures
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)
Combat
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)
- Crank and Short skate maneuver
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)
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
(WIP)
Flying
- Aerial Refueling
- Carrier Ops
- Flat Spin Recovery
Radar Intercept Officer
Basic Section
Radio/SRS
- Set Transponder code
- 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.
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
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
- 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 TID/ECMD.
- - Navigate To/From or in reference to a TACAN using Radials and the courseline on HSD
Combat
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
AN/APX-72 IFF Interrogator
- 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)
Air-To-Ground
- Unguided bombs
- - Low drag
Defence
- Set and execute Selective Jettison
- AN/ALE 39 CDS
- AN/ALQ-126 DECM
- AN/ALR-67 RWR
- - Assess threat level (Non-Lethal/Lethal/Imminent Threat)
- - Recognize what gives these threat symbols on RWR:
- (2,3,6,8,10,11,12,14,15,16,18,19,21,29,M,NZ)
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