AJS 37 Viggen Syllabus

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Basic Section

Starting Up

• Cold Start using Quickstart Checklist

Basic System Knowledge

• Calculate target QFE with known target altitude. Tool example: https://dreaminginfraviolet.github.io/ViggenQFE/
• Airbase code usage (for LS and L1/L2)
• Basic TERNAV functionality

Basic Flying

• Basic formations. Fingertip, Echelon, Box, Trail, Combat spread
• Basic rejoins

Basic Navigation

• Navigate visually between two points using the compass and an empty F10 map
• Waypoint Navigation
• Autopilot Att, Höjd
• Radar navfix
• Visual navfix
• Change waypoint to target waypoint

Landing

• On-speed flying with correct Alpha
• Overhead break (Approach in runway direction, 550 km/h IAS, 500m. Break over runway, enter downwind and turn short final at runway threshold) http://wiki.masterarms.se/index.php/Fil:OverheadBreak.png
• Thrust reverse or aerodynamic braking

Basic Mission Procedures

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

Basic Combat

Basic Air-To-Air

• Radar to B-Scope or PPI
• Fire Rb 24 or Rb 74 Sidewinder (~2-4 nm)

Basic Air-To-Ground

• ARAK
• Low drag pop-up dive bombing CCIP
• High drag level bombing CCIP
• RB 04
• RB 15F in NAV mode
• BK 90

Basic Defence

• Drop Flares and Chaff
• Evade enemy missile by putting it on your 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock (Evaluate in TacView)

Advanced Section

Advanced System Knowledge

• RB15F waypoint and target profile programming
• BK90 target and flight profile programming
• Program and use Popup points (U points)

Advanced Flying

• IFR Navigation without night vision tools (NVG's)
• Obstacle avoidance mode / terrain avoidance mode
• Precise radar navfix
• Add and use BULLSEYE position at bx point
• Navigate to a position relative to BULLSEYE

Advanced Landing

• TILS Landing procedures
• Landing at roadbases

Advanced Departure and Approach Procedures

• Standard instrument Departure (SID)
• Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR)

Advanced Mission Procedures

• https://wiki.masterarms.se/index.php/Mission_Procedures Video example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6DbssSKob8

Advanced Combat

Advanced Air-to-Air

• Use Radar to intercept with known target altitude
• Basic BFM manouvers (Understanding 1 and 2 circle fights)

Advanced Air-to-Ground

• RB15F at preprogrammed waypoints
• Time on Target Strikes with Conventional weapons aswell as BK90 and RB15F
• Basic air to ground in IFR conditions
• Radar bombing
• BK90 at radar targets of opportunity
• RB05 at stationary or slow moving targets