Shore based night circuit specs?

[Willie Nelson]

Would anyone know of a formalised night circuit pattern for the Hornet. I'm looking for target airspeets and power settings in addition to gates, bank angles for crosswind turn, etc. Whether or not they use timed based turn commencement.

 

I understand that the military cannot conduct 600 feet night circuits and yet night circuit training would be a requirement at some stage of USAF, USN or Marines training.

 

I'm guessing there is some info somewhere but it's not in NATOPS as far as I can see.

 

Cheers.

[TonyG]

FCLPs are conducted at night, same pattern altitude as day FCLP. No crosswind turns until at or above 500’, crosswind turns are called by tower/LSO.

[Darcwaynard]

I would assume it would be similar to the airforce style initial fix orbit at a given altitude at whatever DME works with that altitude.

 

Basically a Case III but instead you're landing at a strip instead of the boat.

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

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[TonyG]

And it is available in the T-45 Flight Training CNATRA P-1211 under NIGHT FCLP.

 

As far as target airspeeds, it would be exactly the same as day, on speed AoA. 600’ downwind altitude. The bank angles etc are all going to be the exact same. Everything you would do during day FCLPs you’ll do during night FCLPs but there will be more focus on instruments than during the daytime.

[Willie Nelson]

Its the same. I observed the pattern once or twice at Fentress when I lived in Chesapeake. Thats for FCLP. The local bounce the USMC does is the shore based stuff similar to the Air Force. Normal VFR jet pattern at 1,500 AGL.

 

It's really the 1500" circuit figures I'm after I guess. Would anyone know when they're coming out of burner, what downwind speed and spacing they're doing, and downwind timing also.

 

Thanks to the others too, I'm still amazed that these guys do 600" circuits at night! In the civillian community they'd be having kittens!

[TonyG]

It's really the 1500" circuit figures I'm after I guess. Would anyone know when they're coming out of burner, what downwind speed and spacing they're doing, and downwind timing also.

 

Thanks to the others too, I'm still amazed that these guys do 600" circuits at night! In the civillian community they'd be having kittens!

 

 

If you're looking for information for US jet bases, alot of info is available on airnav.

 

 

NAS Oceana departures and arrivals as well as traffic pattern information are on the Airnav page.

 

 

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KNTU

 

 

TFC PAT BREAK-1500. SIMULTANEOUS LDG/DEPARTURE ARE CONDUCTED ON PARALLEL RWY LOCATED 700 FT APART.

[Willie Nelson]

If you're looking for information for US jet bases, alot of info is available on airnav.

 

 

NAS Oceana departures and arrivals as well as traffic pattern information are on the Airnav page.

 

 

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KNTU

 

Not so much, looking for when to come out of burner, pitch attitudes, target airspeeds on climb out downwind, downwind spacing, timing from abeam touchdown threshold to turning base, etc. But thanks anyway.

Edited January 17, 2020 by Willie Nelson