Mission

General Exercise Aims

The following are the objectives of this mission:

• Start of the aircraft’s systems following the Checklist.  
• Taxi to the Runway Hold.
• Normal Take-off and circuit.
• Normal Landing with Touch-and-Go.
• Repeat the Circuit.
• Safe landing and parking of the aircraft in different parking spaces
• Shutdown the plane according to the checklist.

Conditions

• No taxiing over grass.
• No damage to the aircraft.
• No time limit.
• Fuel quantity of your choice..

The mission file can be found under "Training missions and checklists".

Briefing

Please take a machine from the Group 1 for your first flights.

• Group 1:
  • 4 x F/A-18C,
  • Parked and completely shutdown,
  • On the Northern Ramp,
  • Aim of Exercise:
    • Complete start preparation, starting of the engines, start of all necessary systems,
    • Taxi to the active runway (Taxiing exercise via taxiway N),
    • Fly the Take-off, circuit and practice approach / landing and touch-and-go's.

• Group 2:
  • 4 x F/A-18C,
  • Parked and Shutdown.
  • At different parking spots (North-East).
  • Reserve group with alternative taxiway.
  • Otherwise the same as Group 1.

• Group 3:
  • 4 x F/A-18C,
  • Parked with engine running and systems ready.
  • On another Ramp West,
  • Short taxiway to the runway.
  • Aim: of Exercise:
    • Start without much preparation.
    • Continue with the exercises as desired.

• Group 4:
  • 2 x F/A-18C,
  • Air start in the left hand circuit pattern
  • Height 800 ft Upwind,
  • Aims of the Exercise:
    • Circuit Pattern.
    • Landing.
    • Touch-and-Go´s.

• Gruppe 5:
  • 2 x F/A-18C,
  • Airstart im Gleitpfad,
  • Height 3500 ft.
  • Direct approach to the runway.
  • Aims of the Exercise:
    • Landing.
    • Touch-and-Go´s,
    • Other flight exercises with minimal preparation.

Helpful Documents

• Overview of Kutaisi (see above)
  If possible, please print. Areas for circuits are marked with yellow dashes.
• Checklists: See "Training Missions and Checklists". It is worth printing these as well.