A-10C Warthog Syllabus

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Intro Flight

The Intro Flight is a newcomer's first familiarization flight. Its purpose is mainly to make sure all technical things work, make the newcomer feel welcome, go through some radio stuff and have some fun. It's not that important to learn any particular skills during the flight. That can come later. However, during this flight, the following topics are briefly covered.

  • Cold start
  • Programming radio presets
  • Checking in
  • Screen management/SOI (Sensor of Interest)
  • Weapon Configuration (Setting up DSMS-program)
  • SPI-management (Sensor Point of Interest)
  • CDU-setup
  • HOTAS-functionality
  • Formation Takeoff (2-ship)
  • Fence In / Fence Out procedures
  • Pickle Calls
  • Firing Mavericks
  • Dropping Dumb Bombs
  • Gun runs
  • Straight-in Landing

Basic Flying

Starting Up

  • Cold Start using Quickstart Checklist

Radio

  • Setup SRS
  • Select preset chanel in aircraft
  • Basic comms

Basic Navigation

  • Airport Charts
  • Waypoint Navigation
  • TACAN Navigation
  • Using TAD page to find wingman
  • HSI
  • Autopilot PATH, ALT/HDG, ALT-hold
  • Standard Climb

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 Combat

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

Intermediate flying

Intermediate Navigation

  • 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

Intermediate Combat

  • TGP-modes.
    • TV, W-HOT, B-HOT, Point track, Area track, Laser designation
  • Maverick deployment
  • 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


Advanced flying

Advanced Navigation & Flying

  • Flightlead
    • Comms
  • ILS
  • IFR
  • 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 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