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Aviation Procedure Words and Terminology
Appending to the common PROWORDS, there are a number of further terms required to communicate with aircrafts. Those are outlined below.
General:
| PROWORD | MEANING |
|---|---|
| BINGO | Refuel needed |
| WINCHESTER (weapon) | No ammunition remaining on the designated weapon |
| LANDING ZONE (LZ) | An area to land on or nearby, depending on the pilot's discretion |
| DROP ZONE (DZ) | A position ot parachute supplies or personnel onto |
| FLARING | Indicating that a rotary wing aircraft is slowing down by pulling its nose up |
| DEFEND | Call to indicate enemy missile launches, so that the aircraft can start evasive maneuvers and use counter measures |
| LOOKING for (reference) | Looking for a reference |
| TALLY (reference)/EYES ON (reference) | A reference is seen |
| NO JOY (reference) | a reference cannot be found |
CAP:
| PROWORD | MEANING |
|---|---|
| BOGEY | Unknown aircraft |
| BANDIT | Enemy aircraft |
| FOX 1/2/3 | Called by the aircraft: AA missile launch of Semi-Active Radar Missile (Aim-7)/IR Missile (Aim-9)/Active Radar Missile (Aim-129, Aim-54) |
| SPLASH | Called by the aircraft: AA weapon has hit the target (e.g. "Splash on Mig") or that an AG weapon is about to impact in 5 seconds |
| HOT | Nose of the aircraft is on aspect to the target |
| COLD | Back of the aircraft is on aspect to the target |
CAS:
| PROWORD | MEANING |
|---|---|
| CONTACT POINT (CP) | position for fixed wing to hold. These should be far from the targets |
| HOLD AREA (HA) | Position forrotary wing to hold. These shouldn't be too far away from the targets due to the slower response time and offer resonable cover and concealment (e.g. behind a hill) |
| INITIAL POINT (IP) | Position for fixed wing to start their attack run. These should be located far enough from the targets to give the pilot enough time to find his target |
| BATTLE POSITION (BP) | Position for rotary wing with multiple firing positions or to start their attack run from. These should offer good cover and should be easy to identify for the aircrew |
| CONTINUE | Called by the FAC: Continue as planned |
| ABORT | Called by the FAC: Abort the CAS run. Do not release any ordnance |
| PUSHING | Called by the aircraft: Moving from the CP/HA |
| IP/BP INBOUND | Called by the aircraft: Passing the IP/BP to start the attack |
| TEN SECONDS | Called by the aircraft: The Laser is to be activated by the FAC in about 10 s |
| LASER ON | Called by the aircraft: The Laser is to be activated |
| LASING | Called by the FAC: The Laser is active |
| IN from (direction)/with heading (direction) | Called by the aircraft: Aircraft is coming into the target, ready to release ordnance. This is paired with the ingress direction or the final attack heading, depending on what the given restrictions are, so the FAC can verify the correct attack geometry. |
| CLEARED HOT | Called by the FAC: The aircraft is cleared to release ordnance on this pass. |
| CLEARED TO ENGAGE | Called by the FAC: The aircraft is cleared to release ordnance on this pass and is cleared to re-engage with the given restriction if the target is not destroyed in this pass until it is. |
| DANGER CLOSE | Called by the FAC: Friendlies are within 100 m of attacks with only the main cannon, or within 300 m of attacks with other weaponry. |
| GUNS | Called by the aircraft: Firing the main cannon |
| RIFLE | Called by the aircraft: Launching Air-to-ground-missile (AGM-65) |
| MAGNUM | Called by the aircraft: Launching High-Speed-Anti-Radiation-Missile (AGM-88) |
| (number) AWAY/ PICKLE (number) | Called by the aircraft: Releasing a number of unguided bombs/guided bombs (GBU-12/Mk-82) |
| SPLASH | Called by the aircraft: AA weapon has hit the target (e.g. "Splash on Mig") or that an AG weapon is about to impact in 5 seconds |
| SHACK | Called by the aircraft: AG weapon has impacted |
CREDITS
This SOP has been contributed to by 1 editors:
Major James
Sergeant Jochem
REFERENCES
UNITAF Standard Operating procedures (SOP) are adapted primarly from US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Our written and audio procedures are a combination of the following primary source materials, as well as our own learnings, modifications and adaptations:
- US Army Techniques Publication, Infantry Platoon and Squad (ATP 3-21.8)
- Soldier’s Manual of Common Tasks Warrior Leader Skills Level 2, 3, and 4 (STP 21-24-SMCT)
- The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills (FM 3-21.75 / FM 21-75)
- Leadership Development (FM 6-22)
- Dyslexi's Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures for Arma 3 (TTP3)
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