AFI 11-2C-130v3 - BITS
AFI 11-2C-130v3 - BITS
AFI 11-2C-130v3 - BITS
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<strong>AFI</strong><strong>11</strong>-<strong>2C</strong>-130V3 23 APRIL 2012 29<br />
3.2.4.1.1. Flight Lead crew: consists of a pilot and navigator who are either flight<br />
lead qualified or are receiving lead upgrade training from an instructor of like crew<br />
position. Can accomplish mission commander duties and can lead 2 or more aircraft.<br />
3.2.4.1.2. Element Lead crew: consists of a pilot and navigator who are either<br />
element lead qualified or are receiving element lead upgrade training from an<br />
instructor of like crew position. Can lead a 2-ship or perform element lead duties in a<br />
multiple element formation.<br />
3.2.4.1.3. Deputy Lead crew: a flight lead crew that is ready to assume formation<br />
lead duties if the formation lead aborts. A deputy lead is required for formations<br />
greater than 4 aircraft. Deputy lead may fly as the number 2 aircraft in the first<br />
element or may fly as second element lead as long as no other aircraft occupies the<br />
number 2 position. EXCEPTION: IMC airdrops consisting of 3 or more aircraft<br />
always require a deputy lead AWADS crew.<br />
3.2.4.1.4. AWADS crew: consists of a pilot and navigator who are either AWADS<br />
qualified or are receiving AWADS upgrade training from an instructor of like crew<br />
position.<br />
3.2.4.1.5. An Element consists of 2 aircraft. A Flight consists of 3 or 4 aircraft.<br />
3.2.4.2. Unilateral training Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) - no special<br />
requirements.<br />
3.2.4.3. Unilateral training IMC.<br />
3.2.4.3.1. Single-element formations. An element lead crew is required or one<br />
instructor pilot is required in the formation (any position). For IMC airdrops, an<br />
AWADS crew is required in the formation lead position.<br />
3.2.4.3.2. Multiple-element formation. A flight lead crew or instructor pilot is<br />
required in the formation lead and deputy lead (if required) positions and in each<br />
flight lead position. Element lead positions require a flight lead crew, element lead<br />
crew or instructor pilot. If deputy lead or an element lead aborts after station time,<br />
any crew can assume their position with the concurrence of the mission commander.<br />
Any crew can fly the last ship of a formation even if it is a deputy lead or element<br />
lead position. For IMC airdrops, the deputy lead crew and every crew in a flight lead<br />
position must also be an AWADS crew. EXCEPTION: Multiple-element formation<br />
consisting of two aircraft (one in the flight lead and one in the element lead positions)<br />
may use single-element formation crew complement criteria specified in paragraph<br />
3.2.4.3.1.<br />
3.2.4.4. Other than unilateral (IMC and VMC). A flight lead crew is required in the<br />
formation lead and deputy lead positions (single element formations only require an<br />
element lead crew). Element lead positions require a flight lead or element lead crew.<br />
Any crew can fly the last ship of a formation even if it is a deputy or element lead<br />
position. For IMC airdrops, every flight lead required crew must also be an AWADS<br />
crew.<br />
3.2.5. NVG Aircrew Complements. An NVG crew will consist of an NVG certified<br />
crewmember in each of the primary crew positions (a crewmember in upgrade supervised by
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