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| Angle between longitudinal axis of the target and the line of sight to the controlled fighter measured from the tail of the target |
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| Pilots typically use clock posit when stating bearing of another aircraft in relation to their own. |
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| The angle formed between the target and the fighter by the intersection of the attacker's and the target's projected headings. |
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| The angle formed between one aircraft's heading to the bearing of a another aircraft. Normally, we use the fighter's heading and the fighter's bearing to the target aircraft, but this can be reversed. |
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| Direction from one object to another in terms of azimuth expressed in magnetic degrees. AKA (Line of Sight) |
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| The velocity an aircract travels in relation to the ground. Equal to an aircraft's True Airspeed plus or minus the relative wind. |
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| Tactic of using ground-based radar stations to guide interceptor or fighter aircraft to enemy aircraft, or the stations themselves. |
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| Range Rate/Rate of Closure |
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| Rate of closure/separation between the fighter and target |
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| Transonic Range/Attack speeds |
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| Opposite of thrust, force that slows the aircraft down, friction, resistance against the structure of the aircraft |
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| Force generated by air moving across the surface of the wing |
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| Controls the aircrafts yaw |
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| Control the roll of an aircraft |
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| Single agency responsible for coordinating on-land federal SAR activites in the 48 contiguous United States, Mexico, and Canada. |
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| Which MAJCOM is over the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center? |
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| Two types of General Emergencies |
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| Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) |
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| Device used to help find a downed aircraft and/or pilot. |
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| 3 ways to be notified of an emergency |
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| IFF/SIF, Voice over Radio, Third Party |
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| 3 Cones of a Stern Intercept |
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| High 180-160, Medium 150-120, Low 110-090 |
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| Disadvantages of a Stern Intercept |
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| Deeper penetration into friendly airspace, consumes more fuel, takes more time |
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| 3 Items necessary to consider for final turn in a stern intercept |
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| Lead Lag, Offset, Fighter Speed advantage |
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| Continous monitoring of current and forecast meteorlogical elements to keep operational authorities advised of those elements of concern to them. Monitoring for a particular weather condition to occur |
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| used to prevent or minimize loss of life, injury, destruction of government property, or incidents that will impact operations. |
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| Weather report at a given time |
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| Standard weather report and is used worldwide |
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| Advisory of hazardous weather conditions of concern to all aircraft issued as necessary and updated every four hours from initial time of transmission |
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| In flight weather report provided by aircrew. |
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| Supply time critical changes in aeronautical information to pilots |
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| Given distant, as well as local, dissemination |
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| Rough, washboard, turbulance |
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| Common durring mid afternoon, also called convective turbulence. Alternating pockets of warm air rising and cool air descending |
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| Effects low level aircraft and could force those aircraft out of sky |
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| Most dangerous type of icing |
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| Setting to give pressure altitude. Always set at 29.92 |
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| Setting to give True Altitude |
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| How many air refueling blocks in 647 |
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Active- FL 250
Inactive- FL 190 |
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| Members of the flight are responsible for maintaining a safe distance from one another |
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| Autonomous, Close, Tactical, Broadcast, Advisory |
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| Aircrew cannot receive information or guidance from the controlling agency |
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| Desired standard for daily air to air refueling operations and may be used for essential training provided tanker and receiver conduct verbal coordination |
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| Will not be practiced during peacetime ooperations unless specifically tasked by NAF or higher headquarters |
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| Advise the aircrews of the bearing, range, heading, and altitude of previously unreported aircraft that are potential conflict |
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| Information at initial check in |
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Call sign
Authenticate as required
Deviations or aborts affecting mission accomplishment
Mission or weapons system alibis that affect mission accomplishments |
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| Unlimited, Limited, Restricted, Non Maneuvering, Controlled |
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| Defender reaches 180 degree of turn |
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| Provides for air to air training with heading changes of up to 60 degrees either side of course |
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| Stop intercept without safety issue |
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| Who has vertical responsibility |
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All adversaries are beyond 10nm
Tally is established on all aircraft in the group of interest and no conflict with the other groups within 10 nm exists
Not tally with all adversaries within 10 nm but not a conflict based on SA
Verbally confirm adversary's hard altitude and maintain required vertical separation |
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| Suppression of enemy as close to enemy forces as possible |
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| Is the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission |
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| Provides direct support to help friendly surface forces in contact with enemy forces carry out their assigned tasks. |
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| Air Refueling Force Multiplier |
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| range, endurance of receivers, increases payloads and not sacrifice payload for fuel |
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| the fuction of systematically observing air space, surface or subsurface areas, places, persons, or things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means. |
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| obtaining specific information about the activites and resources of an enemy or potential enemy through visual observation or other detection methods |
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| Specific task performed by rescue forces to recover isolated personnel during war or MOOTW |
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| Commander of two or more forces |
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| Coordinates all equipment functions so the system functions funtions as a single unit: also used in range calculations |
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| Takes the initial wave and multiplies the amplitude and frequency to generate the final transmission frequency |
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| ability of a radar to discriminate between two targets that are at the same range from the radar, but on different lines of bearing |
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| distance between the same phase angle of two consecutive waves in one second |
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| allows the transmitter and receiver to use the same antenna |
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| Pulse Modulated advantage |
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| ability to discern the rane of a target with high accuracy |
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| Weakness of Dopplar Radar |
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| Poor at discerning ranges |
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