Flight Training Instruction - Cnatra - U.S. Navy

100. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
PRIMARY INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION
This Flight Training Instruction (FTI) is a Naval Air Training Command directive published by
Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). The information and instructions are relative to all
instructors and students operating T-6B aircraft in the Primary Phase of training in the Naval Air
Training Command. It is very important that the factual material contained herein be thoroughly
studied and retained.
This FTI does not contain all the information necessary for a student pilot to become a
professional aviator. Rather, this instruction provides a focal point and reference manual for all
other sources of technical information, outlining and amplifying the flight procedures where
necessary. This manual is designed as a training tool and is not meant to establish policy
concerning fleet operations. It is important to note that the emergency procedures shown are to
aid in the topic discussion. For all emergencies, the NATOPS is the final authority. Through
this cross-referencing and organization of information, the student pilot should be able to
develop a thorough understanding of the manual and flight procedures that form the backbone of
an aviation career.
101. INAV OVERVIEW
In the INAV (Instrument Navigation) Stage of Navy flight training, you will be introduced to the
elements of flight under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The Contact Stage of training equipped
you with basic flying skills. In INAV, these skills are further refined and built upon to enable
you to accomplish a specific objective – to safely navigate from one point to another in
Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).
102. SCOPE OF INSTRUCTION
So far as is practical, all information and instructions governing T-6B aircraft procedures and the
execution of curriculum maneuvers will be published for inclusion in this manual. Procedures
peculiar to Whiting Field (TW-5) and Corpus Christi (TW-4) may be found in the TW-5 Fixed
Wing Operating Procedures (FWOP) Manual or TW-4 Standardization Notes/NAS Corpus
Christi Course Rules.
Terms that would be included ordinarily in a glossary for T-6B INAV training are defined as
they are used throughout the text.
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