2014 Flyby

1. 2014 Flyby US IL Flying Club June 1st, 2014 www.usilflyingclub.com VERSION 4

2. Overview 10:30 11:45 11:17

3. Schedule • 08:00 Group Picture • 08:30 Short Briefing • 09:15 organize • Leaders’ Final Coordination • Formations’ Final Brief • Load the airplanes • 09:50 Engines start • 10:30: start takeoffs • 11:17: Leave Jones Beach • 11:45: Over Manhattan • 12:05 : TFR Starts • 12:25: over 39N • 15:00: takeoff back

4. Conditions (Briefing by Michael): • Weather • Winds @ 2000’ • TFR’s

5. CRM: PIC will Brief Work Sharing PIC Safety Pilot Aircraft Status: Instruments, Fuel, Engine Indications, Air Speed Situational Awareness Ensure Radio Configuration: Freq. Squawk Transmit Selector Help the PIC • Left Seat • Cockpit Orientation Briefing (Normal, Emergency) • Fly the Aircraft at All Times • Radio Communication • NEVER Take Your Eyes off your Reference Aircraft • Assign Tasks to Safety Pilot

6. 1 FormationGroups PIC/PM 3 2 PIC/PM PIC/PM 4 5 BLUE PIC/PM PIC/PM RED 1 PIC/PM Michael/Eran 3 2 PIC/PM PIC/PM 4 5 WHITE PIC/PM PIC/PM 1 • Identify who flies with whom • Questions, requests • Radio 2: 123.475 (Anybody without 2nd radio?) PIC/PM 3 2 GREEN PIC/PM PIC/PM 4 PIC/PM

7. Photo Ship in position Talon Air Staging Plan

8. Blue One at Talon Air Information X request Taxi Ready to call Tower

9. Taxi Out • Be ready on time for Startup • Report Ready on 123.475 + Clearance to Start Engines • Color Order Communication • Roll forward in sequence to form a straight line • Ground Control will issue individual taxi instructions • Taxi in close line • Holding positions - tight • Report only if NOT ready for takeoff • Tower will clear each one (normal read back)

10. Expected Phraseology Ground: Blue Two Ground Blue 2: Blue Two we have Delta Ground: Blue Two runway 19 via Bravo Cross runway 14 hold short runway 19 Blue 2: Blue Two taxi runway 19 via Bravo Cross runway 14hold short runway 19 Ensure Transmit Selector on 1

11. Leaders cruise at ~90 Knots Indicated Detailed Flight Brief • Takeoff • Climb 1000’ Before Turning On Course • After takeoff – find the preceding aircraft (2nd pilot – help) maintain visual, fly after the aircraft ahead • When approaching the leader (out of Class D, closer than 300 meters/1000’)XponderStby/off, Radio 2 • Group Private Frequency • Blue: 123.475 • White: 122.675 • Green: 121.075 • Two Gathering points south of the Shoreline • Leader maintains ~90 K, shallow turn (1000’, 1100’) • Personal Altitude, 100’ sep. • Leave Your Assigned Altitude – upon leader’s permission

12. Jones Beach Gathering Blue – South of Jones Beach 1000-1400’ Red – 800’ Personal Altitudes Until Visual

13. South of Captree Bridge White 1100-1500’ Green 700-1000’ Personal Altitudes Until Visual

14. How to Find the Gathering Points? Captree Bridge Captree Monument DPK VORR181/10.4NM Jones Beach Monument DPK VORR230/14.7NM

15. PLEASE take some time to recognize these points Cabtree Monument Jones Beach Monument

16. Joining the Formation • In Group Brief – Discuss Position Signs (Type • Leaders – ~100 left turn 90 Kts. • Everybody – Silent, keep talking to minimum • Visual with <Call Sign> = I see • Maintain your assigned altitude until you see all the aircraft before you – and Report “<Call Sign> - Visual” • “Permission to leave altitude” – go directly to your place (previous aircraft – remain close) • Loose formation

17. Group Formation Warmup Leaders - Brief Duration: TBD in the Air

18. Detailed Flight Brief • Below Class B (1200 feet) • Out of 8NM Arc • Loose Formation, practice, get comfortable Close Formation

19. Close Vs. Loose Formation • Loose = ~ 2 times the distance • When changing to Loose: • Outer Wingmen (4,5) Make Room • Inner Wingmen (2,3) SLOWLY slide out (on 450 Line) • Changing to Close • Inner Wingmen Approach • Outer Wingmen Wait till Inner are Stabilized • No Need For Wingmen Communication

20. Towards Manhattan • Request Class B (2000’) clearance • Climb, loose formations • Before Governors Island – Gather

21. 11:51:30 11:46:30 11:45

22. After Manhattan Red Leaves the Formation

23. Final Leg to Overfly 39NGatherSlowly descend Final to Gather – avoid dense population People on the ground will take pictures and videos. When RED is ready on the ground, we’ll fly in

24. Final Leg to Overfly 39N

25. Princeton Airport Left Traffic TPA 1200’

26. Traffic Pattern – RW28 Reports: Blue 2 Downwind 28 Princeton number XXX Blue 2 Landing 28 Princeton Climb 1500’ Descend 1200’

27. Traffic Pattern – RW10 Reports: Blue 2 Upwind 10 Princeton Blue 2 Downwind 10 Princeton number XXX Blue 2 Landing 10 Princeton Descend 1200’ Climb 1500’

28. Formation Break Procedure • “Trail” – Forming Line Outbound • Leaders – Slight Open to the Left • First Group Accelerate • Ensure that You Can Slide to Trail • Report “<> In Trail” According to Color Order • Follow Proceeding Aircraft (Distance) and Climb 1500’ • At 1500’ Terminate Formation – Regular Traffic Pattern • Downwind Report: “<> Downwind #2 RWY XX Princeton”

29. Missed Approach • Decide EARLY • Climb 700’ RWY Heading • Coordinate Your Return as Last in Trail

30. Parking at Princeton Red will guide you on the ground Listen on Radio 2

31. Before Talking about the Main Thing • Ramp Update? • Questions? • Concerns? Ramp Plan

32. Safety is our MAIN Mission • Treat it as flight of single aircraft • PIC • Papers • Aircraft Prep – Check Your Aircraft! • Cockpit Communications Briefing for RH Pilot • Routine procedures – DO NO CHANGE!!!

33. Safety (continued) • Aircraft Malfunction • Do NOT takeoff with faulty aircraft • Plan your actions – if you need to separate – OUT • #2, #3 – separate out gradually • Look for RED • Be Prepared

34. Mission • Primary – ZERO safety incidents • Secondary – enjoy • Third – fly formation Coordinate and Feeling uncomfortable? Leave the formation to fly alone

35. Good Luck