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AETCMAN 11-248

2025-08-13 · Effective 2025-08-13

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Preface 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 General.1.2 Using This Manual 1.3 Introduction 1.4 Safety.1.5 Flight Discipline.1.6 Checklist Discipline.1.7 Single-engine Mentality.1.8 Cockpit/Crew Resource Management (CRM).1.9 Risk Management (RM).1.10 Mission Preparation.1.11 Fuel Considerations.1.12 Mission Briefing.1.13 Debrief.1.14 Tandem Seat Challenges.1.15 Transfer of Aircraft and Systems Control.1.16 Clearing 1.17 Radio Procedures.1.18 GPS Usage.1.19 Emergency Procedures.1.20 Tabletop and Standup EPs.2 BASIC T-6 FLIGHT PRINCIPLES 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Control Effects.2.3 Use of Controls.2.4 Trim.2.5 Coordination.2.6 Power and Torque Effects 2.7 Composite Flight 2.8 Basic Instrument Flight.2.9 Straight-and-level Flight (Figure 2.7).2.10 Turns.2.11 Adverse Yaw 2.12 Coordinated and Uncoordinated Flight.3 GROUND OPERATIONS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Preflight Checks.3.3 Seating Position in the Aircraft.3.4 Cockpit Organization.3.5 Interior Inspection.3.6 Engine Start 3.7 OBOGS Check.3.8 Radio Procedures.3.9 Taxi.3.10 Overspeed Governor Check.3.11 Before Takeoff and Lineup Checks.3.12 After Landing 3.13 Full Stop and/or Taxi Back.3.14 Engine Shutdown and Before Leaving Aircraft.3.15 Postflight Inspection.3.16 Abnormal Procedures.4 TAKEOFF, CLIMB, AND LEVEL OFF 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Lineup Check.4.3 Takeoff.4.4 Crosswind Takeoff.4.5 After Becoming Airborne.4.6 After Becoming Airborne (Crosswind).4.7 Abnormal Procedures.4.8 Climbs.5 TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND LANDINGS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Letdown and Traffic Entry 5.3 Aircraft Configuration.5.4 Overhead Pattern and Landing 5.5 Initial.5.6 Break.5.7 Inside or Closed Downwind 5.8 Perch and Final Turn 5.9 Final.5.10 Straight-in Approach 5.11 Normal landing.5.12 Touch-and-go landing.5.13 Closed Traffic (Closed Pull-up) (Figure 5.3).5.14 Abnormal Pattern Procedures.5.15 Go-around.5.16 Final Irregularities 5.17 Landing Irregularities.5.18 Emergency Landing Patterns (ELP).6 CONTACT 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Checks 6.3 Maneuvering at Increased G Loading.6.4 Area Orientation (Figure 6.1).6.5 Energy Management.6.6 Power-on Stalls.6.7 ELP Stalls.6.8 Traffic Pattern Stalls.6.9 Secondary Stall.6.10 Slow Flight 6.11 Stability Demonstration.6.12 Inadvertent Departure from Controlled Flight.6.13 Intentional Spin Entry (Emphasizing Departure Recognition and Recovery).6.14 Intentional Spin Entry (Emphasizing Near Steady State Spin Recognition and Recovery).6.15 Contact Recoveries from Abnormal Flight.6.16 Aerobatics.6.17 Aileron 6.18 Lazy Eight (Figure 6.5).6.19 Barrel Roll (Figure 6.6).6.20 Loop (Figure 6.7).6.21 Immelmann (Figure 6.8).6.22 Split-S (Figure 6.9).6.23 Cuban Eight (Figure 6.10).6.24 Cloverleaf (Figure 6.11)6.25 Chandelle (Figure 6.12).7 INSTRUMENT FLYING 7.1 Introduction 7.2 RCP Instrument Procedures.7.3 Use of Vision-Restricting Device (VRD).7.4 EFIS and GPS Display Options.7.5 Task Management.7.6 Cockpit Organization.7.7 Control and Performance Concept.7.8 Instrument Flight Maneuvers.7.9 Turns and Turns To Headings 7.10 Airspeed Changes.7.11 Constant Airspeed Climbs and Descents.7.12 Constant Rate Climbs and Descents.7.13 Instrument Slow Flight.7.14 Steep Turns.7.15 Vertical-S.7.16 Confidence Maneuvers.7.17 Unusual Attitude Recoveries.7.18 Spatial Disorientation Demonstrations.7.19 Application of Instrument Flight Maneuvers.7.20 Instrument Takeoff (ITO) and Climb.7.21 Level Off.7.22 Instrument Departures 7.23 Course Intercepts.7.24 Arc and Radial Intercepts 7.25 Proceeding Direct.7.26 Fix-to-fix.7.27 In-flight Checks.7.28 Holding.7.29 Penetration Approach.7.30 Enroute Descents.7.31 Final Approach.7.32 Transition to Landing 7.33 Circling Approach 7.34 Missed Approach.7.35 Climbout.8 NAVIGATION 8.1 Introduction 8.2 General.8.3 Mission Analysis 8.4 Radio Procedures.8.5 Task Management and Cockpit Organization 8.6 Ground Ops.8.7 Introduction 8.8 Mission Analysis 8.9 Route Planning 8.10 Ground Ops.8.11 Departure.8.12 Enroute.8.13 Arrival.8.14 Introduction 8.15 Mission Analysis 8.16 Route Planning 8.17 VFR Departure.8.18 Flying the Route 8.19 Abnormal Procedures.8.20 Introduction 8.21 Mission Analysis 8.22 Scheduling and Filing.8.23 Briefing.8.24 Flying the Route 8.25 Route Exit and Recovery.8.26 Abnormal Procedures.9 TWO-SHIP FORMATION 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Introduction 9.3 Responsibilities.9.4 Visual Signals.9.5 In-flight Checks.9.6 Fuel and G Awareness.9.7 FENCE Check 9.8 Battle Damage (BD) Check.9.9 Mission Analysis 9.10 Mission Briefing.9.11 G-awareness Exercise.9.12 Knock-It-Off (KIO) and Terminate Procedures 9.13 Lost Wingman Procedures.9.14 Practice Lost Wingman Procedures.9.15 Formation Breakout.9.16 Lost Sight Procedures.9.17 Blind Exercise.9.18 Lead Changes 9.19 Speed Brake Exercise.9.20 Introduction 9.21 Introduction 9.22 Route Formation.9.23 Crossunder (Figure 9.19).9.24 Echelon Turn (Figure 9.20)9.25 Reforms 9.26 Rejoins.9.27 Overshoots.9.28 Fighting Wing.9.29 Chase 9.30 Introduction 9.31 Ground Ops.9.32 Formation Departures (Figure 9.23).9.33 Wing Work Exercise (WW Ex).9.34 Close Trail Exercise (Figure 9.24).9.35 Pitchout.9.36 Take Spacing 9.37 General.9.38 Range Estimation. Table 9.3.9.39 Extended Trail (ET).9.40 Wedge.9.41 Two-Ship Low Level Navigation.9.42 Objective.9.43 Introduction 9.44 Formation Takeoff Abnormalities.9.45 Airborne Emergencies (General).9.46 Engine Problems.9.47 Physiological Incident 9.48 Bird Strike.9.49 Midair Collision.9.50 Spatial Disorientation.9.51 Aircraft Strobe Lights.9.52 Icing.9.53 NORDO.9.54 Ejection.10 NIGHT FLYING 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Briefing.10.3 Night Flying Techniques.10.4 Inspections and Checks.10.5 Taxiing.10.6 Takeoff.10.7 Optical Illusions.10.8 Spatial Disorientation.10.9 Area Orientation.10.10 Unusual Attitudes.10.11 Night VFR 10.12 Night Overhead Patterns.10.13 Night Landings.10.14 Abnormal Procedures.A1 GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION A2 THREE- AND FOUR-SHIP FORMATIONS A3 TACTICAL FORMATION PROCEDURES A4 AHC PROGRAM A5 AETC STANDARD CALLOUTS A6 REAR COCKPIT DIFFERENCES

3.13

Full Stop and/or Taxi Back.

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3.13. Full Stop and/or Taxi Back. More than one full-stop landing may be accomplished during a mission to achieve training objectives. Anticipate a longer than normal landing roll due to higher fuel weight. Complete the Full Stop/Taxi Back checklist IAW T.O. 1T-6A-1.

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