BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-217 SECRETARY …

1 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-217 10 JUNE 2019 Flying Operations FLIGHT OPERATIONS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at for downloading or ordering. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: AFFSA/XOF Supersedes: AFMAN11-217V1, 22 October 2010; AFMAN11-217V2, 22 October 2010; AFMAN11-217V3, 23 February 2009 Certified by: HQ USAF/A3O (Brig Gen B. Chance Saltzman) Pages: 252 This Air FORCE MANUAL (AFMAN) implements Air FORCE Policy Directive (AFPD) 11-2, Aircrew Operations.

2 This AFMAN applies to individuals at all levels who operate Air FORCE (AF) aircraft (manned and unmanned), to include civilian and uniformed members of the Regular Air FORCE , Air FORCE Reserve and Air National Guard, and pilots assigned to other services or from other nations. Individual aircraft flight manuals should provide detailed instructions required for specific aircraft instrumentation or characteristics. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air FORCE Disposition Schedule located in the Air FORCE Records Information Management System.

3 Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may not be supplemented or further implemented/extended. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier ( T-0, T-1, T-2, or T-3 ) number following the compliance statement. See Air FORCE Instruction (AFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers.

4 Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command in accordance with paragraph of this AFMAN. The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, or service in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Air FORCE . 2 AFMAN11-217 10 JUNE 2019 SUMMARY OF CHANGES This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include: (1) consolidating AFMAN 11-217 Volumes 1 through 3, (2) removing bold italic formatting throughout, (3) integrating International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidance throughout, (4) reorganizing chapter ORDER for better information flow, (5) identifying tier compliance items per AFI 33-360, (6) adopting AF Form 679, Air FORCE Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval, (7) and correcting administrative and grammatical errors.

5 Chapter 1 OVERVIEW 19 General.. 19 Scope.. 19 References to Source Material.. 19 Flight Operations outside the NAS.. 19 Flight Operations within the NAS.. 20 Waivers.. 20 Chapter 2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 21 General.. 21 MAJCOMs.. 22 Chapter 3 Instrument Flying Fundamentals 24 General.. 24 Figure Attitude Instrument Flying.. 24 Figure Control Instruments.. 25 Figure Performance Instruments.. 25 Control and Performance Method.. 26 Trim.. 27 Instrument Cross-Check.. 27 Figure Hub and Spoke Cross-check.. 28 Common Instrument Cross-Check Errors.. 28 Instrument Interpretation.

6 29 AFMAN11-217 10 JUNE 2019 3 Chapter 4 INSTRUMENT MANEUVERS 30 General.. 30 Figure Typical Instrument Flight.. 30 Instrument Takeoff.. 30 Instrument Navigation.. 30 Proceeding Direct.. 30 Instrument Flying Maneuvers.. 31 Figure Leading the Level Off.. 32 Figure Airspeed Deviation.. 33 Figure Level Turns.. 34 The Vertical S .. 34 Figure Vertical S Alpha.. 35 Figure Vertical S Bravo.. 35 Figure Vertical S Charlie and Delta.. 36 Wingover.. 36 Figure Wingover.. 37 Aileron Roll.. 37 Figure Aileron Roll.. 38 Unusual Attitudes.. 38 Fixed-wing Unusual Attitudes AI Operative.

7 39 Fixed-wing Unusual Attitudes AI Inoperative.. 39 Helicopter Unusual Attitudes AI Operative.. 40 Helicopter Unusual Attitudes AI Inoperative.. 41 Chapter 5 PERFORMANCE-BASED NAVIGATION 42 General.. 42 Figure Progression from Sensor-based to Performance-based Navigation.. 42 Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations and RNP Operations.. 42 PBN Context.. 43 Fundamental PBN Concepts.. 43 4 AFMAN11-217 10 JUNE 2019 Navigation Functional Requirements.. 43 Designation of RNAV Specifications and RNP Specifications.. 43 Figure Navigation Specification Designations.. 44 Figure Lateral Navigation Errors.

8 45 RNAV Designations and RNP Designations.. 45 Figure RNAV Designations vs RNP Designations.. 46 On-board Performance Monitoring and Alerting.. 46 Chapter 6 PERFORMANCE-BASED COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE 47 General.. 47 PBCS Operations.. 47 PBCS Context.. 47 Figure Performance-based ATM Model.. 47 RCP Specifications.. 47 Actual Communication Performance (ACP).. 48 Figure Actual Communications Performance (ACP).. 48 RSP Specifications.. 48 Chapter 7 GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION AIDS 49 General.. 49 Reporting Malfunctions.. 49 Using Ground-based NAVAIDs.. 49 VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON).

9 49 TACAN.. 49 Instrument Landing System (ILS).. 50 Localizer (LOC).. 50 Chapter 8 SPACE-BASED NAVIGATION AIDS 51 General.. 51 Reporting Malfunctions.. 51 Global Positioning System (GPS).. 51 Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (GLONASS).. 52 AFMAN11-217 10 JUNE 2019 5 aircraft -based Augmentation System (ABAS).. 52 RAIM.. 52 Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS).. 53 SBAS Avionics.. 53 SBAS Coverage and Service Areas.. 53 Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS).. 54 Figure GBAS Landing System (GLS) Approach.. 55 GBAS Avionics.. 55 Chapter 9 Mission Planning 56 General.

10 56 NOTAMs.. 56 Critical DME NOTAMs.. 56 Digital Product Updates.. 57 aircraft Category.. 57 Table aircraft Category.. 57 Automation 57 Operations in International Airspace.. 57 Transitioning Airspace Classes.. 58 VFR Flight in Controlled Airspace.. 58 IFR Flight in Uncontrolled Airspace.. 58 Airspace and Airspace Classification.. 58 Figure NAS Airspace Classification.. 59 Figure ICAO Airspace 60 Adherence to ATC Clearances and Instructions.. 61 Descent Gradients.. 62 Airspeed Adjustments.. 62 Transponder Operations.. 62 Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B).