VFA-103 Exercise Black Steel TE-8 Intercept w/ Bullet and Ghost

Mission: Intercept and destroy target

Your Task: INTERCEPTION

Time on Target: 09:30:00

Package Elements:

Hornet1 (INTERCEPTION) 3 F/A-18D Intercept and destroy target

Steerpoints:

# Desc Time Dist Head IAS Alt Comments
1 Takeoff 09:10:54 Takeoff
2 09:19:16 51.0 324 250 25.0M
3 09:24:42 33.1 304 250 25.0M
4 Intercept 09:30:00 38.1 238 300 25.0M Engage target aircraft
5 09:34:25 35.4 128 480
6 Land 09:42:30 64.6 106 480 Land

Ordnance:

Hornet11: 2Lt. Ripper Hornet12: 2Lt. Ghost
570 x 20mm M61 570 x 20mm M61
2 x AIM-9X 2 x AIM-9X
4 x AIM-120B 4 x AIM-120B
6 x AIM-120C 6 x AIM-120C
1 x 330 Gal Tank 1 x 330 Gal Tank
Hornet13: 2Lt. Bullet Magnet
570 x 20mm M61
2 x AIM-9X
4 x AIM-120B
6 x AIM-120C
1 x 330 Gal Tank

Weather:

Situation @ T/O: Sunny Situation @ TGT: Fair
Wind @ T/O: 39 deg @ 4 kts. Wind @ TGT: 325 deg @ 0 kts.
Temp @ T/O: 23 deg C. Temp @ TGT: 21 deg C.
Cloud Base @ T/O: 35,000 ft MSL base Cloud Base @ TGT: 30,000 ft MSL base
Con Layer @ T/O: 34,000 ft MSL base Con Layer @ TGT: 28,000 ft MSL base

Emergency Procedures:

Distress call: For aircrew in a hostile area, prior to ejection, transmit on the working frequency: “MAYDAY” (three times); call-sign; and position in relation to BULLSEYE. – No alternate landing strip is currently available.

Sanitise yourself and review your evasion plan of action. Good Luck!

Skills

Posted on

April 1, 2017

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