US IL Flying Club June 1 st, VERSION 4

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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

VERSION 4 Weather 2000’ TFR’s

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 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 Aircraft Status: Instruments, Fuel, Engine Indications, Air Speed Situational Awareness Ensure Radio Configuration: Freq. Squawk Transmit Selector Help the PIC

Identify who flies with whom Questions, requests Radio 2: (Anybody without 2 nd radio?) PIC/PM Michael/Eran PIC/PM RED BLUE WHITE GREEN

Talon Air Staging Plan Photo Ship in position

Ready to call Tower Blue One at Talon Air Information X request Taxi

VERSION 4 Be ready on time for Startup Report Ready on 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 (normal read back)

VERSION 4 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

VERSION 4 Takeoff Climb 1000’ Before Turning On Course After takeoff – find the preceding aircraft (2 nd 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: White: Green: 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 Leaders cruise at ~90 Knots Indicated

VERSION 4 Blue – South of Jones Beach ’ Red – 800’ Personal Altitudes Until Visual

VERSION 4 South of Captree Bridge White ’ Green ’ Personal Altitudes Until Visual

VERSION 4 Captree Bridge Captree Monument Jones Beach Monument DPK VOR R181/10.4NM DPK VOR R230/14.7NM

VERSION 4 Cabtree Monument Jones Beach Monument PLEASE take some time to recognize these points

VERSION 4 In Group Brief – Discuss Position Signs (Type Leaders – ~10 0 left turn 90 Kts. Everybody – Silent, keep talking to minimum Visual with = I see Maintain your assigned altitude until you see all the aircraft before you – and Report “ - Visual” “Permission to leave altitude” – go directly to your place (previous aircraft – remain close) Loose formation

Leaders - Brief Duration: TBD in the Air

VERSION 4 Below Class B (1200 feet) Out of 8NM Arc Loose Formation, practice, get comfortable Close Formation

VERSION 4 Loose = ~ 2 times the distance When changing to Loose: Outer Wingmen (4,5) Make Room Inner Wingmen (2,3) SLOWLY slide out (on 45 0 Line) Changing to Close Inner Wingmen Approach Outer Wingmen Wait till Inner are Stabilized No Need For Wingmen Communication

VERSION 4 Request Class B (2000’) clearance Climb, loose formations Before Governors Island – Gather

VERSION 4 11:4511:45 11:46:3011:46:30 11:51:3011:51:30

Red Leaves the Formation

VERSION 4 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

VERSION 4

Left Traffic TPA 1200’ Left Traffic TPA 1200’

VERSION 4 Climb 1500’ Reports: Blue 2 Downwind 28 Princeton number XXX Blue 2 Landing 28 Princeton Reports: Blue 2 Downwind 28 Princeton number XXX Blue 2 Landing 28 Princeton Descend 1200’

VERSION 4 Climb 1500’ Reports: Blue 2 Upwind 10 Princeton Blue 2 Downwind 10 Princeton number XXX Blue 2 Landing 10 Princeton Reports: Blue 2 Upwind 10 Princeton Blue 2 Downwind 10 Princeton number XXX Blue 2 Landing 10 Princeton Descend 1200’

VERSION 4 “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”

VERSION 4 Decide EARLY Climb 700’ RWY Heading Coordinate Your Return as Last in Trail

VERSION 4 Red will guide you on the ground Listen on Radio 2 Red will guide you on the ground Listen on Radio 2

VERSION 4 Ramp Update? Questions? Concerns? Ramp Plan

VERSION 4 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!!!

VERSION 4 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

VERSION 4 Primary – ZERO safety incidents Secondary – enjoy Third – fly formation Feeling uncomfortable? Leave the formation to fly alone Coordinate and

Good Luck