AFI 11-2C-130v3 - BITS

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11.3.5. The navigator will sign in the indicated block on page 2 of the AF Form 4116 to
certify accuracy of all entries. Any entries not required for a particular mission on the AF
Form 4116 may be left blank.
11.4. Master Flight Plan / Plotting Chart.
11.4.1. Flight Planning. General instructions for completion of AF Form 4116 are provided
in this section. MAJCOM-approved computer flight plans may be used as a substitute for AF
Form 4116.
11.4.1.1. The AF Form 4116 was developed to provide a tool for all possible missions of
the C-130. Most missions will not require all sections of the Form. In the interest of
conservation navigators are encouraged to print and use only those sections of the AF
Form 4116 required for their respective mission.
11.4.1.2. Most entries on the AF Form 4116 are self-explanatory or explained below.
11.4.1.2.1. HIGHEST ACC FL - Highest Acceptable Flight Level. This altitude is
obtained from the appropriate aircraft performance manual.
11.4.1.2.2. WPT - Waypoint. Use this column to indicate the number of each
waypoint as entered in the aircraft computer.
11.4.1.2.3. A/B - Ahead or Behind. Compare ETA based on the original flight plan to
actual time of arrival (ATA) at each waypoint. Record the difference in this column.
If the flight plan changes in-flight, non-applicable ATA spaces may be left blank.
11.4.1.3. When an alternate destination is required, use a flight planning line to indicate,
as a minimum, the name of the alternate and the time, course, and distance to the
alternate.
11.4.1.4. Aircrews may use ACFP, PFPS or any other MAJCOM approved flight
planning program. On a flight managed sortie, the FM uses AMC certified ACFP to
create the CFP.
11.4.2. Equal Time Point Computations. During mission planning for all oceanic sectors,
crews are required to calculate an ETP. Use the worksheet on the AF Forms 4116, page 2 to
calculate the time to the ETP.
11.4.2.1. First Suitable Airfield (FSAF) and Last Suitable Airfield (LSAF) are used in
the ETP calculation. These are represented as the First Nearest and the Last Nearest
airports in the ETP calculation. They are airports closest to the coast out and coast in
waypoints that meet applicable destination alternate requirements except weather.
Forecast weather conditions for LSAF/FSAF (ETA +/- 1 Hour) will meet or exceed
minimums for the lowest compatible approach or 500/1, whichever is greater.
11.4.2.2. Computations are required on Category I routes or Category I portions of routes
when the total time between the last suitable airfield (LSAF) and the first suitable airfield
(FSAF) is three hours or more. (see Figure 11.1).
11.4.2.3. Re-compute ETP in-flight when the actual time of arrival at a reporting point is
15 minutes or more ahead or behind the planned time if the change was caused by
erroneous wind information.