Flight Training Instruction - Cnatra - U.S. Navy

CHAPTER ONE T-6B PRIMARY INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION
103. CURRICULUM RESOURCES
1. JOINT PRIMARY PILOT TRAINING (JPPT) SYSTEM CURRICULUM
CNATRAINST 1542.166. This pocket guide is the curriculum outline. It describes what the
student aviator will do in the Primary phase of training. The maneuvers and exercises in the
syllabus are described, as well as the standards of performance to be achieved. Each event lists
all of the maneuvers to be performed. When there is no task listing in the description of an
event, then another publication describes the conduct of that event.
2. NATOPS PROGRAM. Every student naval aviator (SNA) becomes familiar with Naval
Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) early in his career. Each
student will be issued a T-6B NATOPS Flight Manual before starting ground school. The
NATOPS program is the responsibility of all who use it. NATOPS only works if everyone is
involved. Even students have the responsibility to originate changes when errors or ambiguities
are found in the NATOPS manual. See the squadron NATOPS officer regarding the correct
procedure to submit a NATOPS change recommendation.
3. T-6B NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL AND POCKET CHECKLIST. The T-6B
NATOPS Flight Manual is the definitive instruction on the operation of the aircraft. The Pocket
Checklist (PCL) is a convenient pocket sized listing of those items in the NATOPS Flight
Manual that would be of particular concern while airborne or at a remote location. No student or
flight instructor has the authority to deviate from NATOPS without specific written authority
(except in specific situations). The NATOPS also lists the crew requirements for flying the
aircraft. Both the NATOPS and the PCL list emergency procedures. Some of these procedures
are listed in Boldface or with asterisks next to them. These items are memory items, and the
student shall be able to recall and apply these procedures correctly. In addition to the emergency
procedures, a pilot should be able to recall the Before Landing Checklist from memory. Other
than these, checklists should be performed with the aid of the PCL or appropriate guide.
Familiarity with the PCL should be acquired to ensure efficient use while airborne.
4. FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS (FLIP). Safely executing flight in
Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) requires superb knowledge, understanding, and
utilization of numerous Department of Defense (DOD), US Navy, and civilian publications.
a. Instrument Approach Plates IAP (GPS, VOR, ILS, etc.)
b. Standard Instrument Departure Procedure Plates DP (contained in IAP book)
c. Standard Terminal Arrival Plates STAR (separate document)
d. IFR Supplement DOD Airport Directory
e. Flight Information Handbook FIH
f. OPNAV 3710.7 Navy Rulebook
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