B Company Training Office
March 1st

B Company Training THU 3rd March & Interim SOP's

Training will commence 1815zz - 2015z
Briefing: 1820z TS B Company channel
Location: 1.53 server Jungle Map

Tasks:

1:  
Flight, formation & lead practice utilising 3 flight styles (low level, contour, NOE) 5 minute round robin lead, formation & style change over. Max craft per flight 5.  Multiple flights if more than 5  pilots.

2:
HOT LZ landing, troop deployment & T/O Max 3 craft per flight Running landing, actual troop deployment and quick takeoff, fast & low. Multiple well separated flights into same LZ will be used dependent on attendance

3:  
Operational Mission
Transport tasking with Gunship support.  

TRAINING TIMES
Weekly Company Training time periods are being revised to take into account feedback received - if you have not input your views via any of the feedback forms or debriefing posts then please PM Gizzy ASP.

 
B COMPANY TRAINING INTERIM SOP’s

SOP's for formal training sessions

Airfield Circuit
Orbit direction will be dictated by topography, at GELEDZHIK this will be clockwise to avoid Mi8 FARP traffic positioned south of the main runway. Join at the circuit at 500’ agl

Take Off
All aircraft will take off:
..from either a clear taxi way or the main runway.  Multiple craft in flight formation should use the main runway.
..into wind. (check server briefing)

Landing
All landings to be made into wind on the main runway then hover taxi to parking or maintenance.
If there is no traffic manoeuvring on the taxiways, ramp or maintenance areas then the taxiway may be used as the approach route.

Communications.
Until ATC is implemented, flight and individual T/O’s and Landing’s to be communicated in a brief professional manner. Ex: Red One, commencing takeoff, heading 090 degrees, turning right when clear of airfield.
Red 2, On finals, 1 km out, runway 90.

Formation communications
No need for lead to communicate slight deviations in altitude or direction
30 degree turns and significant changes in altitude to be notified in advance where possible.
If lead makes a mistake, no need to apologise, keep comms brief.
Instructions / warnings to be acknowledged by flight in order, by flight position number.

Aircraft Lights
Daylight...

Activate anti-collision light when:
 ..manoeuvring within the airfield boundary
 ..within 2nm of the airfield boundary extending to 2000’ agl
 ..at any other time when a high visibility profile is desired.
 ..the trail craft in a multiple craft formation. All other craft in formation the anti-collision light will be OFF.  

Position lights to be used when a flight of multiple craft are taxing within the airfield boundary, deactivate when positioned for take off..

Formation Procedures
Once flight lead receives the flight up call from trail, they will
make the required ATC calls or acknowledge trail. Five seconds after the end of the ATC
clearance or flight lead’s radio call, all aircraft in the flight will lift simultaneously. Flight lead
should accelerate slightly faster than a VMC takeoff, but not so fast that the remainder of the
flight is scrambling to catch up.

Would have loved to join but I will only be available in the evening 2030z - 2330z (dad's life 'free' time). Will try to practice the same with whoever will be in and keen to fly.

i will try, but i was having some dental surgery recently, not sure i will be able to communicate efficiently

I won't be able to make this one, but might be on later (post 2130z) for some general, or training focused, flying.

evilivan

sorry giz, couldnt make it tonight. will try again next week

Thanks for coming in with that Xtra, appreciated.

SIX tweaked the map a bit for B Coy, thank you, and the evening began quietly with some basic practice with me and our adopted A company comrade, aided by Hawkeye then SIX (thanks lads) and later on several simplistic 5 slick ship missions were run on new unseen targets with honest de-briefs.  

Personally I thought all went well, especially considering the mix of personalities and backgrounds that in truth are just starting to get the measure of each other.... maybe a few 'bites' but all part of the craic as they say back home.  YMMV ...  

A good evening.

I can think I can say some good learning was had by all with a measure of good banter.

A small selection of B Coy exercising tonight...