Flight Syllabus Guide - JYITO

1 Flight Syllabus Guide Maneuver Descriptions Ver. United States Marine Corps Harrier Force VMAT - 203 March 2012 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK AV-8B FSG Ver. i TABLE OF CONTENTS Stage Change Page Course Training Standardization 1-1 Familiarization (FAM) 2-1 Forward Operating Base (FOB) 3-1 Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) 4-1 Formation (FORM) 5-1 Advanced Aircraft Handling (AAH) 6-1 Tactical Formation (TACFORM) 7-1 Navigation (NAV) 8-1 Aerial Refueling (AAR) 9-1 Threat Counter Tactics (TCT) 10-1 Air-to-Surface (AS) 11-1 Low Altitude Training (LAT) 12-1 Mechanics (MECH) 13-1 Close Air Support (CAS) 14-1 Aerial Interdiction (AI) 15-1 Air-to-Air (AA) 16-1 Night Systems (NS) 17-1 NATOPS Evaluation (NATOPS) 18-1 AV-8B FSG Ver.

2 Ii FSG CHANGE RECOMMENDATION AV8-B Flight Syllabus Guide DATE To be filled in by originator and forwarded to Model Manager FROM (Originator) UNIT TO (Model Manager) UNIT NAME OF STAGE REVISION DATE CHANGE DATE PAGE PARAGRAPH RECOMMENDATION (BE SPECIFIC) JUSTIFICATION Check if continued on back SIGNATURE RANK TITLE To be filled in by Model Manager (Return to Originator) FROM DATE TO REFERENCE (A) Your change recommendation dated Your change recommendation is acknowledged. It will be held for action of the review conference planned for _____ to be held at _____ Your change recommendation is reclassified PRIORITY and forwarded for approval to: _____ by my DTG _____ _____/S/MODEL MANAGER AV-8B FSG Ver.

3 Course 1 - 1 Course Training Standardization Program I. TRAINING OFFICER S GUIDANCE 1. This document has been structured to provide you with a comprehensive training Guide . The document is designed to show you where to locate information and knowledge in the appropriate source for all the skills you will be required to perform to complete the Syllabus . This permits you to become familiar with all of the communities publications while relying less on the training command gouge. The Stage Heads have provided more information in this document in order to improve upon the clarity and / or content provided in the current publications or lectures. In addition, we inserted common mistakes so you can learn from these errors. Stage Heads have also enclosed standardization direction in the beginning of their stages to expound and solidify material covered in the stage briefs.

4 2. Why do we tell you this? Several reasons: 1. This is the aircraft you will fly for the majority of your career. It is incumbent upon you to master its systems and weapons now when you don t have other work-related tasking. In combat, you will have your and other lives depending on your ability to manage aircraft systems and employ its weapons effectively. 2. You are a direct reflection of the FRS s product when you arrive at a gun squadron. We are aviation professionals, not hobbyists. You did well in the training command or you would not be flying in single seat, TACAIR aviation. Keep up your high degree of professionalism and remember your job here is to learn your aircraft and fly. 3. A sound knowledge base from the FRS will provide a foundation for the fleet to build upon. In addition, you won t become a training burden on your new squadron because you lack the prerequisite knowledge.

5 3. The Flight training at the FRS is dynamic and fast-paced. You must be prepared to become successful. Stages are sometimes shuffled to get you ready for deployments so you will need to work through your class leaders and the operations schedules section. Enjoy the training and get the most out of every event. Eight months from now no one will ever tell you to study again. Remember, combat is a deadly you lose once you will never play again. II. Academic and Flight Training Standards 1. Academic testing. Replacement Pilots (RPs) will ensure that they have completed the stage exam prior to the first simulator or Flight event in stage. Academic exams are your responsibility to accomplish. You can expect to be scheduled for the exam one to two days after the completion of the last academic AV-8B FSG Ver. Course 1 - 2 lesson, depending on the size of the stage academics and the amount of review time deemed necessary.

6 If for any reason you are not available for the exam at the scheduled time (emergency leave, sick-in-quarters), you must coordinate with the Operations Department to take the exam prior to being scheduled for any events. The following academic grading criteria will be used for all stage exams: Grade Exam Value Comment 97-100 Requires remediation and re-exam. Original grade weight will be used for end of stage / course calculations. Table 1 Exam Grading 2. Flight . IPs assign grades based on their best judgment of student performance in relation to the student s peer group. They are not debatable. 3. Task grade. Task grades reflect student performance in specific mission elements. The following criteria will be used for task grading on Flight or simulator events: GRADE / PROF. LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF PERFORMANCE NA Unknown Performance not observed or element not performed Dangerous Performance was unsafe or resulted in aircraft damage Unsatisfactory Performance indicates a lack of ability or knowledge (requires a refly at a minimum).

7 Below Average Performance is safe but indicates limited proficiency. Makes errors of omission or commission Average Performance is essentially correct. Recognizes and corrects errors. Above Average Performance is correct, efficient, skillful and without hesitation. Table 2 Task Grading III. Incomplete events. Online Grading System (OGS) will assign an incomplete grade sheet and completion grade sheet for their next event following an incompletion. The IP will fill out the graded items upon debrief completion. OGS will prevent duplicate task grading on the same Syllabus event tasks. AV-8B FSG Ver. Course 1 - 3 IV. Overall mission grade. The overall mission grade reflects student performance on all mission tasks accomplished. In no case should the overall grade be higher than those tasks listed in learning objectives for each Syllabus event.

8 The overall grade is not an average of specific element but an assessment of overall event performance. Grades will be whole numbers and not fractions. Grading on the line or between numbers is prohibited. NET Task Grade Mission Grade SOD or 4 BA SOD 3 BA BA or SOD (IP discretion) 2 BA BA 1 BA to 1 AA AVG 2 AA AA Table 3 Event Grading V. SOD Events. Students will receive a SOD if the IP responsible for leading the event determines the RP is unsafe or is grossly behind his peers in ability or knowledge of a graded task. RPs will report directly to the Pilot Training Officer once he has been informed of the grade. If a SOD is received on a night event, the RP will report to the PTO once his crew rest has been accomplished. The ODO will be notified in these situations so he can inform the morning duty. RPs will not fly any other events until the matter has been discussed with the PTO or OPSO.

9 VI. End of Stage Marginal. 1. Students must achieve minimum course training standards required of each specific stage. Stage grades will be calculated utilizing the following format: Academic Stage Exam ( ) + Flight / Simulator Grades ( ) = Stage Grade 2. RP s stage grades will be compared to the previous academic year group utilizing a Standard Deviation Formula. A student who is ONE standard deviation below his peer group will be considered stage marginal (bottom 32%). End of stage marginal is strictly an operational tool to identify learning difficulty within a stage and will not constitute a SOD. AV-8B FSG Ver. Course 1 - 4 VII. Course Marginal. Student s Flight grades will be calculated utilizing the following format: End of Syllabus Grade Stage Weighted Value FAM FOB FCLP FORM AAH TACFORM NAV AAR TCT AS LAT MECH CAS AI AA NS NATOPS TOTAL Table 4 Syllabus Grading Weighted Values x Stage Grades = Stage Values Summation of Stage Values = Syllabus Grade VIII.

10 Mid Course Calculations (minimum of 5 stages complete) 1. Adjusted Stage Weight = (Stage Weight / Cumulative weight of completed stages). This value is applied into the above formula to derive course grade to date. 2. RP s stage grades will be compared to the previous academic year group utilizing Standard Deviation Formula. A student who is overall TWO standard deviations below their peer group during the Syllabus will be considered Course Marginal (bottom 5%). This can occur after completion of five stages or more. Students who are Course Marginal at any point following the first five stages of training will be recommended for a Progress Review Board at a minimum. AV-8B FSG Ver. Course 1 - 5 IX. Publications. You will receive a copy of this FSG, NATOPS, and NATOPS Performance charts. In addition to this FSG binder you will also receive another binder for additional Curriculum Pilot Training Material.