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DETAILED CURRICULUM
FLIGHT AND REPORT SYLLABUS
Airborne Systems (Naval Flight Officers/Engineers)
WEEK EXERCISE AIRCRAFT BRIEFS(1) FLIGHTS(2) REPORT
2-7 Integrated Systems Demo P-3 (443) 1 1 -
2-7 Jet Orientation/Area Fam T-2/T-38 - 1(0) -
2-8 F-18 Systems Intro F-18 1 1(1) -
3 Perf Acft Familiarization T-38 3 - -
3 Intro to Perf Testing - 1 - -
3 Data Cards - 1 - -
3 Radar Sim Fam/Demo TPS Sim 1 -/1 -
3 Instrumentation - 2 - -
4-6 Cockpit Eval TBD 1/1 - Partial RTR
5 Workload Ratings - 1 - -
5 Risk Assessment - 1 - -
5-9 Qual Eval 1 C-12 2/1 - Partial RTR
6-9 Perf Demo C-12 2 1 -
6-16 Aircraft Performance Eval T-38 3 - Team Informal Oral
7 Intro to FQ Testing (HQR's) - 1 - -
8-12 Qual Eval 2 P-3(443) 2/1 1 Partial RTR/STR/Daily (3)
9-13 Radar Cross Section F-18 3/1 2/Class Team Informal Oral
9-13 Weapon System Description F-18 1 - Special
10 Mil Std 1797A - 1 - -
12 Radar Test Techniques Sim TPS Sim - 0/1 -
12-18 Radar Test Techniques P-3(443) 3 1 -
13 Long Stab Intro - 2 - -
14 ONE WEEK BREAK
15-30 Wpns Sys Proficiency/Demo F-18 - 3 -
15-21 Long Stab Demo Any FW acft 1 1 -
16-21 Radar Eval P-3(443) 2/1 2 Partial RTR/ Daily (3)
15-25 Safety/Photo Chase Guest - 1 - -
18-21 Long Stab Demo (4) Learjet 1 - -
19-23 Radar Field Trip - - - -
19-20 FLIR Lab Lab - -/1 -
21-23 Lat-Dir Demo (4) Learjet 1 - -
21-24 Lat-Dir FQ Demo U-I/U-6/C-12 1 1 -
22-25 FLIR Eval P-3(443) 1/1 1 RTR
22-41 Night Vision Lab - 1 -/1 -
22-41 Night Vision Devices Eval F-18 1/1 1 Daily (3)
23-27 Navigation Guest Lecturer - 3 - -
24-25 TWO WEEK BREAK
26 Safety Standdown - - - -
26-27 Navigation Test Techniques/Data Reduction - 3 - -
26-47 Qual Eval X TBD 1 1 Daily (3)
26-47 Soaring X-26 2 3(0) Daily (3)
27 Asyrn Power Intro - 1 - -
27-28 OTRR Brief F-18 1 - -
27-28 Radar Op Requirements - 2 - -
27-28 Radar Guest Lecturer - 1 - -
27-41 VTOL Demo H-58/H-6 1 1(0) Daily (3)
28-30 Navigation Eval P-3(443) 1/1 2 Partial RTR/Formal Oral
28-30 Test Technique Practice P-3(443) 1 1 -
30-36 Systems Progress Check P-3(443) 1 1 Oral Debrief
30 Spin Demo Lectures - 2 - -
30-41 TechEval (5) A/G, A/A, WDA F-18 3/1 4(3) 3 Dailies (3) , DT/OT Transition Report Team Formal Oral
31-32 A/A Radar Test Buildup MFS - -/1 -
32-36 S & C Overview (4) Learjet 1 1 -
34-41 Weapons Integration - 2 - Team Informal Oral
38-40 Qual Eval 3 F-16D 2 1 Message Report/Yellow Sheet/Daily (3)
37 FIELD TRIP
45-47 Qual Eval 4 TBD 1 1 Daily (3)
45-47 Qual Eval 5 TBD 1 1 Daily (3)
42-46 DT-IIA TBD 1/1 4/Team RTR
48 GRADUATION
    TOTAL: 74/9 38(35)  

Report Summary:
Report of Test Results(RTR) 2
DT/OT Transition Report 1
Partial RTR 5
Daily 12
Oral 5
Oral Debrief 1
Yellow Sheets 1
Message Report 1
Software Trouble Report 1
Special 1
TOTAL: 30

NOTES:
(1) The number of preparatory exercise briefings is listed. If the exercise has a summary debriefing it is listed following a "slash".
(2) Flight simulator, ground evaluation or laboratory events are shown following a "slash." Dedicated flights for engineers, when different from NFO's, are shown in parentheses.
(3) The scope of these reports varies between exercises and is included in the preparatory briefings.
(4) NFO's and engineers may be scheduled to fly as observers in the Learjet for Long Stab and Lat-Dir Demo flights; all Airborne Systems students will receive a dedicated S & C Overview flight.
(5) Engineers fly three of four exercise sorties (one of A/G, A/A and WDA).