6.12. Inadvertent Departure from Controlled Flight. Section VI of T.O. 1T-6A-1 contains detailed information about departures from controlled flight. Additional information and details on the recovery procedure are found in Section III of T.O. 1T-6A-1. IAW T.O. 1T-6A-1, departures from controlled flight are also referred to as OCF (out of control flight), the term used in this manual. Eject if it appears the aircraft is not recovering by minimum uncontrolled ejection altitude (6,000 feet AGL).

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6.12.1. The aircraft is in OCF if it does not respond immediately and in a normal manner to control inputs. If in OCF, apply the boldface recovery procedure (OCF recovery) IAW T.O. 1T-6A-1 to return the aircraft to level flight. In all cases, crosscheck altitude and follow the procedures in T.O. 1T-6A-1. The OCF recovery is accomplished by simultaneously reducing the PCL to idle, positively neutralizing the flight controls, and checking the altitude to ensure that the aircraft is above the minimum uncontrolled ejection altitude. After the controls are neutralized, expect the nose to lower as the aircraft seeks to regain flying airspeed. Initially, aircraft control authority is minimal, but it returns to normal as airspeed increases in the dive. Allow the nose to lower until positive control pressure is felt. The nose may near the vertical during this stage of the recovery. Upon regaining flying airspeed, recover the aircraft to level flight. An unloaded/low G recovery may result in considerable altitude loss.

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6.12.2. The OCF recovery is also used when the aircraft is in a nose-high unusual attitude, and SA is lost to the point of disorientation. Depending on flight parameters when SA is lost, the initial steps of the OCF recovery procedure either start the recovery or prevent departure. In either case, the OCF recovery provides a guaranteed predictable method to return to level flight and regain SA.

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