Beruflich Dokumente
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6. PROCEDURES:
I a. Scramble - Active and Exercise. See Attachment 1.
1. Huntress shall:
a. Issue active air defense scramble orders on the designated scramble circuit to Norfolk
and Langley Towers, Oceana RATCF, '1 FW Command Post and FACSFAC VACAPES.
Oceana may disregard the scramble order when the initial heading does not enter their airspace.
Exercise scramble or airborne orders shall not be issued over the scramble circuit. The
following information must'be relayed with the order:
range will be given from Langley (LFI) TACAN. EXAMPLE: This is Huntress with an active
air defense scramble. Scramble Echo Lima. 01, 2 F-16s, immediate departure heading 090,
FL230, contact Huntress on 251.0. Unknown target bearing 090, 180 miles, FL210.
b. Not change the route of flight, altitude or beacon code without prior approval of the
concerned ATC facility, when controlling aircraft on an ATC clearance.
a. Enter a flight plan in the NAS flight data computer, specifying pertinent information
provided in the scramble order. Routing shall be Yia the fix- radial and distance from LFI as
specified for the target data bearing and range and the destination shall be LFI unless otherwise
specified.
b. Issue the clearance to the scramble aircraft upon initial contact. The initial departure
instruction shall be specified as fly runway heading, climb and maintain 4,000, unless otherwise
coordinated and approved by Norfolk Departure Control.
c. Expedite the departure of an active air defense scramble aircraft consistent with air
safety. Exercise scrambles do not have priority over other traffic.
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b. After departure, establish the scrambled aircraft on the requested vector and authorize
climb to the highest altitude available (at or below the scramble altitude), as soon as traffic and
coordination permit. Exercise scrambles will be handled according to stereo routing or as pre-
coordinated with the facilities concerned.
c. Provide a radar hand-off to the appropriate facility. Transfer control and
communications as soon as practical.
5. Giant Killer shall provide a radar hand-off and transfer of control to Huntress as soon as
scrambled aircraft are clear of known traffic.
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FTJUSH PROCEDURES
1. Huntress shall:
a. File flush orders with Langley Tower, Norfolk Tower, 1 FW Command Post, FACSFAC
VACAPES via the dedicated scramble circuit. Exercise Flush will be pre-coordinated and may
be initiated over the dedicated scramble circuit. EXAMPLE: This is Huntress with a flush
order. Flush Langley aircraft. Contact Huntress on 251.8.
b. When controlling aircraft on an ATC clearance, not change the route of flight, altitude
or beacon code without prior approval of the concerned ATC facility.
c. Provide radar hand-off to Giant Killer on recovering aircraft, as appropriate.
2. Langley Tower shall:
a . . Assign a JOYCE number to fl,ush .aircraft in the order of departure using the following,
-sequence:••-. • •—;,----^,r^-—~-~-^.;-^-& .-.-,, v] ,• ..-••-.. • ' . . - • • . I ~~—i..
JOYCE No. Flight Level
35 • 350
33 330
31 310 . '
29 290
28 280
27 270
EXAMPLE: FAKE 01, Cleared Langley Flush, JOYCE 35, Squawk XXXX.
NOTE: The JOYCE Flush procedure and pattern are depicted in paragraph 4 below.
b. Coordinate a departure release from Norfolk Departure Control for the first departure.
Successive flush departures are automatically released for a five-minute period beginning with
the departure of the first aircraft.
3. Norfolk Tower shall:
a. Provide departure release for the first flush aircraft and agree to the automatic release
of subsequent flush departures for a period of five-minutes after the first flush aircraft is
airborne.
b. Provide a radar hand-off to the appropriate facility and transfer communications to
Huntress.
4. Pilots shall fly the departure procedures specified below, climb to the appropriate Flight
Level corresponding to the JOYCE number assigned by Langley Tower, upon initial radio
contact with Huntress, specify the JOYCE number assigned and, unless otherwise directed,
enter the JOYCE FLUSH holding pattern listed.
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5. Departure Procedures:
a Runway 08 - Upon departure, intercept and proceed by the LFI 083 radial, cross 20
DME at 4,000, cross 38 DME at 10,000, cross 44 DME at or below FL230, then climb and
maintain assigned flight level. Proceed to and enter flush pattern JOYCE.
b Runway 26 - Upon departure, fly runway heading until 4 DME, arc north to intercept
7 DME arc intercept and proceed by the LFI 083 radial. Cross LFI 270 radial at or above
3 000 cross 20 DME at 4,000, cross 38 DME at 10,000, cross 44 DME at or below FL230,
then climb and maintain assigned flight level. Proceed to and enter flush pattern JOYCE.
6. JOYCE intersection and Flush Holding Pattern (see Attachment 3):
LFI 083/90. Hold south, right turns, 15 NM legs.
7.. JLxist. Communications^ _^.. VVT _. j >>-L .-,-.- j , , ..-..,.•-•,,,;•.... \ Prior to LFI 083
arc 'arc south to intercept 110R, direct TURET. Make one turn in holding and execute
HI-TACAN Rwy 26/HI - ILS Rwy 08 approach.
b. After the LFI 083R - 38 DME fix. Continue on flush profile and enter holding at
JOYCE Intersection. Thirty (30) minutes after takeoff, proceed direct to LFI to intercept the
38 DME arc arc south to intercept 110R, direct TURET. Cross 44 DME inbound at and
maintain FL230. At TURET descend in the holding pattern and execute the HI-TACAN Rwy
26/HI-ILS Rwy 08 approach.
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FLUSH HOLDING AREA
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