US IL Flying Club
June 1st, 2014
www.usilflyingclub.com
VERSION 4
10:30
11:45
11:17
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08:00 Group Picture
08:30 Short Briefing
09:15 organize
Leaders’ Final Coordination
Formations’ Final Brief
Load the airplanes
09:50 Engines start
10:30: start takeoffs
11:17: Leave Jones Beach
11:45: Over Manhattan
12:05 : TFR Starts
12:25: over 39N
15:00: takeoff back
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Weather
Winds @ 2000’
TFR’s
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PIC
Left Seat
Cockpit Orientation Briefing (
Normal, Emergency)
Fly the Aircraft at All Times
Radio Communication
NEVER Take Your Eyes off your
Reference Aircraft
Assign Tasks to Safety Pilot
Safety Pilot
Aircraft Status: Instruments,
Fuel, Engine Indications, Air
Speed
Situational Awareness
Ensure Radio Configuration:
Freq.
Squawk
Transmit Selector
Help the PIC
1
PIC/PM
3
2
PIC/PM
PIC/PM
4
5
BLUE
PIC/PM
PIC/PM
RED
1
PIC/PM
Michael/Eran
3
2
PIC/PM
PIC/PM
4
5
WHITE
PIC/PM
PIC/PM
1
PIC/PM
2
PIC/PM
3
GREEN
4
PIC/PM
PIC/PM
• Identify who flies with whom
• Questions, requests
• Radio 2: 123.475
(Anybody without 2nd radio?)
Talon Air Staging Plan
Photo Ship
in position
Ready to call Tower
Blue One at Talon
Air Information X
request Taxi
Be ready on time for Startup
Report Ready on 123.475 +
Clearance to Start Engines
Color Order Communication
Roll forward in sequence to
form a straight line
Ground Control will issue
individual taxi instructions
Taxi in close line
Holding positions - tight
Report only if NOT ready for
takeoff
Tower will clear each one
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(normal read back)
Ground: Blue Two Ground
Blue 2: Blue Two we have Delta
Ground: Blue Two runway 19 via Bravo Cross
runway 14 hold short runway 19
Blue 2: Blue Two taxi runway 19 via Bravo Cross
runway 14 hold short runway 19
Ensure Transmit Selector on 1
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Takeoff
Leaders cruise at
~90 Knots
Indicated
Climb 1000’ Before Turning On Course
After takeoff – find the preceding aircraft (2nd pilot – help) maintain visual,
fly after the aircraft ahead
When approaching the leader (out of Class D, closer than 300
meters/1000’) Xponder Stby/off, Radio 2
Group Private Frequency
Blue: 123.475
White: 122.675
Green: 121.075
Two Gathering points south of the Shoreline
Leader maintains ~90 K, shallow turn (1000’, 1100’)
Personal Altitude, 100’ sep.
Leave Your Assigned Altitude – upon leader’s permission
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Blue – South of Jones Beach
1000-1400’
Red – 800’
Personal Altitudes Until Visual
South of Captree Bridge
White 1100-1500’
Green
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4 700-1000’
Personal Altitudes Until Visual
Captree Bridge
DPK VOR
R181/10.4NM
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DPK VOR
R230/14.7NM
PLEASE take some time to recognize these points
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In Group Brief – Discuss Position Signs (Type
Leaders – ~100 left turn 90 Kts.
Everybody – Silent, keep talking to minimum
Visual with <Call Sign> = I see
Maintain your assigned altitude until you see all
the aircraft before you – and Report “<Call
Sign> - Visual”
“Permission to leave altitude” – go directly to
your place (previous aircraft – remain close)
Loose formation
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Leaders - Brief
Duration: TBD in the Air
Below Class B (1200 feet)
Out of 8NM Arc
Loose Formation, practice, get comfortable
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Loose = ~ 2 times the distance
When changing to Loose:
Outer Wingmen (4,5) Make Room
Inner Wingmen (2,3) SLOWLY slide out (on 450 Line)
Changing to Close
Inner Wingmen Approach
Outer Wingmen Wait till Inner are Stabilized
No Need For Wingmen Communication
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Request Class B (2000’) clearance
Climb, loose formations
Before Governors Island – Gather
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Red Leaves the Formation
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Final to Gather – avoid dense population
People on the ground will take pictures and
videos. When RED is ready on the ground,
we’ll fly in
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Left Traffic
TPA 1200’
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Reports:
Blue 2 Downwind 28 Princeton number XXX
Blue 2 Landing 28 Princeton
Climb 1500’
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Reports:
Blue 2 Upwind 10 Princeton
Blue 2 Downwind 10 Princeton number XXX
Blue 2 Landing 10 Princeton
Descend 1200’
Climb 1500’
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“Trail” – Forming Line Outbound
Leaders – Slight Open to the Left
First Group Accelerate
Ensure that You Can Slide to Trail
Report “<> In Trail” According to Color Order
Follow Proceeding Aircraft (Distance) and Climb 1500’
At 1500’ Terminate Formation – Regular Traffic Pattern
Downwind Report: “<> Downwind #2 RWY XX
Princeton”
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Decide EARLY
Climb 700’ RWY Heading
Coordinate Your Return as Last in Trail
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Red will guide you on the ground
Listen on Radio 2
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the Main Thing
Ramp Update?
Questions?
Concerns?
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Ramp Plan
Safety is our MAIN Mission
Treat it as flight of single aircraft
PIC
Papers
Aircraft Prep – Check Your Aircraft!
Cockpit Communications Briefing for RH Pilot
Routine procedures – DO NO CHANGE!!!
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Safety
Aircraft Malfunction
Do NOT takeoff with faulty aircraft
Plan your actions – if you need to separate – OUT
#2, #3 – separate out gradually
Look for RED
Be Prepared
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Primary – ZERO safety incidents
Secondary – enjoy
Third – fly formation
Coordinate and
Feeling uncomfortable?
Leave the formation to fly alone
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Good Luck