TAC Attack July 1976

happy birthday America

TAC ATTACK JULY 1976 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 7

FOR EFFI CIENT TACTICAL AIR POWER

TACTICAL AIR COMMAND

FERTURES GENERAL ROBERT J . DI XON

COMMANDER

BIRTH OF A DASH ONE 4 LT GENERAL SANFORD K. MOATS

LIGHT AIRCRAFT FlYING 6 VICE COMMANDER
DON'T TAKE EVERYTHING
AT FACE VALUE 12
THE AMERICAN CRISIS 16
ANNUAL AWARD 25

DEPRRTmENTS
COL GEORGE M . SAULS
Angle of Attack 3
CHIEF OF SAFETY
Aircrewman of Distinction 8
Safety Awards 9 LT COL JOHN PATIERSON
Chock Talk 10 CHIEF. PROGRAMS Dl V
Phyz Biz 14
CAPT MARTY STEERE
Life Support Update 18
TAC Tips 20 EDITOR
Popeye 22 STAN HARDISON
SPO Corner 26 ART EDITOR
Letters to the Editor 29
TAC Tally MARY KONOPNICKI
31
EDI TORIAL ASSISTANT
TSGT JAMES R. LONG
LAYOUT PROD UCTION

T ACRP 127·1
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 Angle of Attack

the challenge is clear ... personnel must work as a team . We have no one
on the second team because we don 't have a
second team . Everyone must do his job right
Having been given the opportunity to serve as regardless of its scope. When we take positive
the TAC Chief of Safety and having reviewed our steps, we conserve our precious resources, we
safety performance to date in 1976, I am inspired strengthen the fiber which holds us together as a
to review the task which lies ahead, not just for fighting command, and we keep ourselves and
me, but for every ma'n and woman in Tactical Air our families together to enjoy this precious
Command. freedom which we are dedicated to defend at all
New weapons systems are being integrated cost.
into TAC to enhance our combat capability and If you detect a problem that could impact on
which are vital to the security of our country. To mission accomplishment, fix it, or advise your
accomplish this challenging task requires the supervisor if the solution is outside your cap -
concentrated effort of every TAC person . ability. It necessary, surface it to your safety
Our operational units have increased combat people. They will assure that the problem is
readiness as a result of hard work. Red Flag is solved by the proper agency. If that channel
just the beginning . doesn 't work, bring it to the commander's atten -
TAC is participating in the modernization of the tion .
Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve . The All of us at TAC Safety are available to assist
Total Force Policy has been implemented and is anyone. anytime, anyway we can . We want to
work ing . develop a closer working relationship with the
These are but three examples of the opportu- numbered air forces, wings and squadrons, and
nities which surround us all on a dai ly basis . each individual on the job. Never in the history of
Every task accomplished by TAC men and women the Tactical Air Command has it been more im-
has an impact on our present and future combat portant to do it right, for all the right reasons .
capability. Can each job be performed safely? I Working as a team, we can do it right -- safely.__...>
believe that it can . If each job is performed in ac-
cordance with the book and is tempere:i with

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common sense, it will be done correctly and
safely. If the system is wrong, we 'll fix it.
So the challenge is clear. Each TAC specialist,
first line supervisor, squadron commander, first Colonel, USAF
sergeant , group / wing commander, and staff

TAC ATIACK 3
 bitt By Capt Wayne Arnold
27th TFW I DOV

Q,
birth of the dash one

~uring the days of old when fighter pilots mane. subsonic. grain-fed. etc . Section two
mounted a steed that was indeed a steed . CINe- contained norma l operating procedures : Mount
KN IGHT commanded that pa rchments be pre- saddle wi th horn toward steed 's head ; mount
pared to cove r the care of weaponry. The pa rch- steed so as to face saddle horn after seated .
ment was divided into many sections . The f irst
contained a description: Four legs . head . tail . Other sect ions included:
Auxiliary Equipment , Operating Limitations. All Weather Operations,
Blinders, horseshoes Maximum galloping Stopping on icy
reins, etc. speed limited to 5 drawbridges and
minutes or 1. 7 miles, operating on muddy
whichever occurs first. battlefields

4 JULY 1976
 In addit1on . the parchment inc luded numerous
charts : e. g. four parts oats to one part bran
equals 1 7 miles per pound of feed when mixed
with three gallons of water .
The most mterestmg sect1on of the parchment .
however. was the th1rd : EMERGENCY PRO-
CEDURES . Th1s sect 1on contained many t hmgs
to help a kn1ght should thmgs turn brown.
Many were pnnted 1n Old English bold letters.
su ch as :

!'bod
1. <!Iomma nd-~~ oa
2 . ~addle~orn-~rup (if required)
3. ~ance-JJetti!on(if applicable) or:

~oou <!line~ ~~ile ~alloping

1. !'bod
w1th the memonzed procedures and gr1pped
if gallop mud be continued: t1ghtly w1th h1s legs while graspmg the steed 's
2. ~es!- ~queue mane . The saddle. however . kept sl1ding left and
Snydley. real1z1ng he could not mamtam h1s seat
3. ~ane-~rup much longer. proceeded to the next step he
4 . ~ance-JJetti!on (if applicable) eJected . Unfortunately. Snydley departed the
w1ldly charg1ng steed as the horse was dashmg
;lf loon cine~ i! confirmed and ac ross a log wh1ch spanned the nver . Snydley
nat cannot be maintained: plunged mto the stream dressed 1n 738 pounds
of armor and has not been seen s1nce the last
5. !£ject(JJump) drought when the nver level went down .
CINCKNIGHT now realized that h1s emphasiS
on Parchment m needed some temper1ng . so he
commanded that Change One be published w1th
All kn1ghts were made to memome sect 1on
the follow1ng foreword :
three of the par c hment . They were tested weekly
and no number of ma1den rescues exempted a NOTE
kn1ght from h1s test. CINCKN IGHT was pleased It IS 1mposs1ble to establish a predetermined
and dubbed h1s parchment. number one (wnt- set of 1nstruct1ons that would prov1de a ready-
ten : -1} . made dec1s1on applicable to all s1tuat1ons . Th e
All went well until S1r Snydley. the Green emergency cond1t1ons. c omb1ned w1th the
Kn1ght. was caugh t poachmg the charms of a kn 1ght's analys1s of the cond1t1on of the steed .
ne1ghbonng duke 's daughter He leaped to t he type of emergency. and h1s prof1c1ency are of
saddle and galloped off ... w1th the duke's men prmie Importance 1n determ1n1ng the urgency to
in hot pursu1t. d1smount. The follow1ng parchment prov1des
Wh1le carefully measuring the distance general gu1dance.
rema1n1ng to safety wh1le stay1ng w1th1n system While th1s same note IS not 1n all Dash Ones .
gallop l1m1tat 1ons . Sir Snydley noted a listmg to the mtent IS. For the Monday mornmg quarter-
port. As his var1ance from the vert1cal increased. back. that note allows you the nght to earn your
he w1se ly determ1ned that he. mdeed . had a fl1ght pay and handle an emergency the way you
"LOOSE CINCH WHILE GALLOPING ... th1nk best. If you do . no one can speak Ill o f
W1th the duke 's men in such close pursu1t. your parentage ... unless they have to shoot the
ABORT was out of the quest1on . He contmued horse. ......:>-

TAC ATIACK 5
 Lighf AiiCIIIf fly\n~

Light aircraft flying can be fun

By Capt Marty Steere

F lying l1 gh t c ivil ian aircraft

can be a n enJoyable
experie nce. Howeve r. it can be
check nde. 1t may be too long .
Period1c rides w1th an instruc-
tor to refine your skills will pay
hazardous if you're not pre- fo r themselves ... if you ever
pared or j ust careless . TAC have to make an actual forced
personnel who fly ligh t aircraft land1ng . An eng1ne failure at
haven't been domg too well this 500 feet on takeoff is no time
year . In fact. four people have to f1nd out you can 't make a
PI ann ing fo r any been killed in light aircraft good forced land1ng.
general aviation accidents Another item that may re -
emergency can also wh ich accounts fo r 25 percent quire a little polishing is cross-
keep you alive and well. of al l TAC off-duty fatalities as co untry plannmg . Some highly
of 10 May, t h1 s year . expenenced f1ghter pilots take
How can we preven t l1ght air- offense at th1s ... but drivmg a
craft accidents? The first way is Cessna around IS a l1ttle dif-
to ensure you are profic ie nt. Do ferent than flymg a Phantom .
you show up at the a1rport It's not hard. but just not what
once every 90 days. make fi ve you're used to .
full stop land1ngs and then Plann1ng for any emerge ncy
van1sh for another 90 days? If can also keep you al1ve and
you do . you could be m for well. But what happens when
trouble. Sure. it costs money to you actually go down out 1n the
fly ... but it costs a lot more to toolies? If you fly cross-co untry,
have an accident. are you prepared to spend a
When was the last time you few days 1n the boon1es? Do
practiced a forced landing ? If 1t you know the ground
was the last time you had a emergency signals (Fig 1 )? Do

6 JULY 1976
 Ground Emergency Signals
Will Affempf Toke-
Requ ir e Docfor
Serious Injuries I Off
I>
Require Med ical
Suppl ies II Aircrah Seriously
Damaged L1
X ~
Unable fo Proceed Probably Safe fo
land Here
Require Food & Wafer
F Require Fuel & Oil
L
~
Require Firearms
& Ammunif ion All Well
LL
Require Mop
& Compass [J No
N Survival kits are not
Requi re Signal lamp
Wi!h Bof!ery & Rad io
I
I Yes y just for the guys who
lndicafe Direcfion
fo Proceed K No! Undersfood
JL fly big airplanes.
Am Proceeding in
This Direcfion t Require Mechanic
w
If in Daub!, Use ln!ernofional Symbol
505
Figure 1
you carry a surviva l k1t? Survival water punf1cat ion t ab lets 1n it;
k1ts are not JUSt for the guys fold up a p1ece of tmfoil; water-
who fly b1g a1rplanes . I can proofed matches. needle.
hear 1t now. "But ya · see. I thread. f1shhooks. etc . A shav-
follow highways and railroads - ing k1t fu ll of goodies can be
never out of sight of a town. st owed almost any place. and
The most Important piece of can sure help 1f you 're ever
surv1val gear I carry IS a qua rter forced down. If you add a razor
for the pay phone ... and toothbrush ... you 're ready
Famll1ar? You bet ... but. l1ght for that next breakdown at
a1rcraft do go down. Peop le do Gnmy Gulch Mun1 .
surv1ve the crashes only to die Proficiency and planning are Proficiency and
because they're not rescued the keys to a successful
1mmed1ately. Surv1val kits don't pleasure fl1ght. It's up to you to planning are the keys
have to take up a lot of space. ensure you have the proficiency to a successful pleasure
e1ther . Got an old shaving k1t requ1 red to handle all the situa-
flight.
around? You can st1ck a small tions. Your l1fe and the lives of
med1cal k1t 1n 1t; put some your passengers depend on it.

7
 TACTICAL AIR COMMAND

AIRCREWMAN
of
DISTINCTION
-onamor
Captain Roderick G. Hines
363d TRW
Shaw AFB SC

The mission was a defensive ACM KF-4C IP ficient rud r was available at 210 KTS
upgrade check with Captain Hines as the Flight to maintain later& control and elected to make a
Examiner in the front cockpit. During the second no -flap approach at 210 KTS to Runway 22R
briefed maneuver, the aircraft was rolled a with a departure -and barrier engagement if
90° right bank nose low slice into the attaiiao. deceleration became a problem. Final approach
When the rear seater attempted to roll back to was flown at 220-210 KTS, no flap, and touch-
the left, he discovered the stick I'vould 9110. move down occurred at 190 KTS. The drag chute was
left of neutral. Captain Hines took control of the successfully deployed at touchdown and suffi-
aircraft, still in a 90° right bank, and continued cient braking accomplished to preclude the
the right roll through the loves-VA position bock necessity for a barrier engagement. After landing,
to a wings-level attitude. Recovery was com- the stick would still not move left of neutral.
pleted at 8,000 feet MSL. The miskcion was Maintenance investigation revealed a plastic
terminated, a return to Shaw initiated, and an knob lodged in the left lateral control spring car-
emergertcy declared. Captain Hines performed a tridge preventing the stick movement.
ilipntrollability check at 7,000 feet. He slowed to Captain Hines demonstrated outstanding
antifoximately 240 KTS, lowered the gear, and airmanship and professionalism. His actions
gradually continued to reduce airspeed. The air- saved a valuable aircraft and prevented possible
craft indicated a tendency to roll to the right with injury or loss of life. Captain Hines' actions dur-
no control input as airspeed approached 190 ing this critical emergency qualify him as the
KTS, flaps up. gain Hines determined that SAO- Tactical Air Command Aircrewman of Distinction.

8 JULY 1976
 TAC
SAFETY AWARDS

Crew Chief Safety Award

Sergeant Terry L. Kleinmeyer, 4th Organiza-
tional Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base, North Carolina, has been selected
to receive the Tactical Air Command Crew Chief
Safety Award for this month . Sergeant Klein -
meyer will receive a certificate and letter of ap-
preciation from the Vice Commander, Tactical Air
Command .

Sgt Terry L. Kleinmeyer

Maintenance Safety Award

Technical Sergeant Richard B. Cantara, 366th
Tactical Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force
Base, Idaho, has been selected to receive the
Tactical Air Command Maintenance Safety
Award for this month . Sergeant Cantara will
receive a certificate and letter of appreciation
from the Vice Commander, Tact ical Air Com-
mand .

TSgt Richard B. Cantara

TAC ATIACK 9
 been accomplished. An inspection of other air-
craft in the wing revealed five more obsolete rod
ends instal led (and one obsolete rod end still
available in th e local parts bin) .
As a res ult of this inc 1dent. Ogden ALC has
rein st itu ted TCTO 1 F-4- 1 011 with emphasis on
purging the supply system of unmodified flap
actuator rod ends and insuring that all
Pha ntoms ha ve been modified .

BRONCO BOO BOO

The four OV-1 Os taxied into the arm1ng area
prior to a range mission. During arming . the
armament crew pulled the sefety pin on the
chock talk
AERO 65 rack and the LAU-68 rocket pod fell to
... iltddutu utd ittcideJttait the ground.
All station-selection switches and the master

witlt a mailtteM~tU dattt. arm switch were in the safe position Loading
procedures were reviewed . and it was dis-
covered that the load crew installed the rocket
pod prior to performing a stray voltage check.
Additionally. when the stray voltage check was
performed . it was done incorrectly. A drop check
was performed inad ve rtently even though it
wasn 't req uired.
Once again . not complying with th e Tech
WAHOO ! Order caused an incident. Even though th1s in-
cident didn't occur in TA C. the message is clear
The Phantom 's miSSIOn was uneventful unt il there are no short cuts . no easy way out. In
on downwind for an overhe~d pattern and land- the long run . 1t saves a lot of manhours and
ing When the pilot lowered the flaps. the F-4 money when the job is done by the book .
rolled 1nto a 65-degree left bank. Th e pilot stop -
ped the roll with right aileron and rudder . ap-
plied power and raised the gear and flaps. An
emergency was declared and climb made to FOULED CANNON PLUG
5.000 feet AGL for a controllability check. When
the landing gear was lowered for a no-flap con- The A-37 began its takeoff roll . accelerated
trollability check. the pilot experienced an un - normally to nosewheel lift-off speed and began
comman ded yaw and roll to the right. Im - to rotate . At th1s point. pylon tanks and an empty
mediately lowering the flaps and slats. he · was B-37 K bomb rack jettisoned from the nght w1ng.
able to maintain level flight using aileron and The Dragonfly co ntinued the takeoff . cl1mbed to
rudder. The Phantom was controllable down to 8.000 MSL and burned fuel out of the left pylon
180 knots w1th full right aileron and asymmetric tanks . Then the jock performed a controllability
thrust. A stra1ght-1n approach and land1ng were check and returned to base for an une ven tful
accomplished without further incident. landing .
Postflight inspect1on revealed that the left flap The armament panel had been installed JUSt
actuato r rod end had failed . Therefore . position prior to this fl1ght. During installation. the
of the left flap was determined by air loads . This master arm relay cannon plug referen ce was
caused the control difficulties. TCTO 1 F-4-1 011. misaligned . The m1salignment of the keyway 1n
requ1nng installation of a modified flap actuator the insert assembly occurred because the back
rod end. had not been complied with. However . shell and clamp were loose . This imprope r con-
the a1rc raft records indicated that the TCTO had nection of the cannon plug allowed electrical

10 JULY 1976
power to actuate the pylon bomb racks. As the There are many lessons to be learned from
a1rcraft rotated and weight came off the nose- this m1shap . Inexcusable is the fact that the
wheel squat sw1tches. a c1rcuit was completed weapons technician tried to hide the mishap by
that allowed power to pass the master arm loading the expended bomb in the SUU-21 A.
switch and enter the armament panel. Had the aircraft flown with the cut tire. it could
An AFTO Form 22 was submitted by the unit have caused an accident with possible loss of
recommending a warning note be placed in TO pilot.
1 A-37 B-2 -9. stating that the alignment of the Never work alone while handling munitions.
cannon plug be checked before installation and and above all. adhere to checklist procedures . .
a requirement be established for an operational DON'T cut corners. If you do goof up the load-
check of the armament pane l after mstallation ing. don't try to cover up your mistakes. Report
Be careful when installmg cannon plugs to the m1shap immediately to your supervisor and
prevent misalignment. Shou ld m1sal1gnment oc- safety personnel
cur. a1rcraft fires . dropped objects . or false
instrument md1cations may occur poss1bly
causing the loss of an aircraft .

OVERHEARD ON THE FLIGHT DECK

BOMB DAMAGES AIRCRA FT TIRE
The fighter was scheduled for an ear ly morn-
ing air-to-mud mission. During preflight inspec-
tion. the crew chief d iscovered a piece of metal
protruding from the inboard side of the left main
gear tire . Because of its depth. the cut rendered
the tire unserviceable. and the aircraft was
removed from the schedu le for a tire change .
Additional bits of metal were discovered on
the ramp near the aircraft which were pieces of
a CXU-2/B cold spot charge . the SUU-21 A dis-
penser was checked it contained one
expended BDU-33B/B. Clipper One has JUSt landed and is tax1ing
How did this happen? The day pr io r to dis- toward the terminal. Oantas 434 is linmg up 1n
covering the cut tire. one of the two night-shift preparat1on for takeoff .
weapons technicians called in · sick. All of the Cl 1pper One : "Tower. this is Cl1pper One . We'd
weapons loading was accomplished in the l1ke to report a turtle on the runway JUSt th1s s1de
afternoon and an inspection made of the aircraft of the second taxiway ."
scheduled for missions the next day by the night Tower: "Roger . Clipper One . Is 1t stationary or
weapons superv1sor . During this inspection . the movmg?"
mishap aircraft was inadvertently overlooked. Clipper One "Oh. he's mob1le - moving r1ght
Later that evening. the night weapons supervisor to left ."
discovered that this aircraft had not been loaded Tower . "Can you g1ve me an estimate on when
with "little blue" bombs and decided to down- he 'll be clear?"
load another aircraft and put 1ts bombs on the Cl1pper One: "Oh. he's pretty close to the edge
aircraft . Before removing the BDU-33s . the and doing about point zero two knots."
weapons technician mstalled the safety clip, but Tower : "Qantas 434. did you copy?"
failed to secure the clip with the cotter key. He Tower : "Do you w1sh to delay takeoff for the
then transported the BDUs to the a1rcraft and traffic to clear?"
placed them on the ramp next to the SUU-21 A. Oantas 434 " No thanks. We'll go around
While preparing the bomb dispenser for loading.
he backed up and the heel of his foot struck the Tower : "Roger. Oantas 434 is cleared for
firing pin of the CXU-2/B charge. The cold spot takeoff . Beware wake turbulence departing
discharged and propelled 'the seal plug of car- turtle."
tridge into the left main tire . Courtesy Pan Am's CROSSCHECK Magazine

TAC ATIACK 11
 " Do you realize that we're going 34 0 knots and I' m
climbing at 5,000 FPM? .. . Would you believe that ... 1 be-
lieve it , I just can ' t do anyth i ng about it .. . no, just pull
her back, let her climb ."

T his cockpit conversation taken at FL 230

from the flight recorder of a commercia l airl1ner
just before its fatal crash was followed im -
mediately by a stall warning stick shaker. further
attempts to "pu ll he r back'.' and departu re from
co n trol l ed flig h t while 1n I nstrument
Meteorological Conditions (IMC} .
The conflict ing. simultaneous cockpit indica-
tions of both sta ll and Mach overspeed resulted
from a m1ssed checklist item (PITOT heat!) .
Actual loss of control resulted from improper
pi lot reaction to those indications .. rather than
any acciden t producing predisposition of the in-
dications themse lves. Simply st ated . the crew
put faith in the infallibility of a single instrument
- the airspeed indicator - only one of a number
of performa nce inst ru ments th at provided clues
to the p rob lem .
All TAC pilots receive a multitude of indica -
tions of how wel l t hey are attain ing desired
f li gh t parameters d ur ing their progress t hrough
the three dimensional environment. Even on
takeoff rol l. our computed linespeed . take off

Don't Take Everything

At Face Value By Lt Col Gary R. Tompkins
Comdr. 353th TFS
Myrtle Beach AFB SC

12 JULY1976
distance. and the performance of our form ation the gauges in a while.
mate give us additional inputs in the event of an 6 . Talk your simulator IP into being as "de-
instrument failure. vious" as possible . Basic instrument problems
The sa lient point he re relate s to our ability to are as val id for your emergency training as any
assess the Interrelationsh ip of those numerous other failure - and there is no master caution
inputs available and relies on our interpretation light or telelite panel to help you "maintain air-
of their credibility if they conflict with each other craft control . analyze the situation. and take
- or the laws of aerodynamics . We are taught to proper action."
believe our instruments ... and well we should . 7. Analyze your own cross check. See if you
However. note that the term is plural . Any instru- can remember what all the gauges were tell ing
ment can be as faulty as the feelings induced by you .
our semicircular canals. But wh1ch one? Several 8 . Don 't forget you have a friend on the
lessons can be learned from these and many ground that may be able to help . Radar con -
other examples: trollers can usually provide altitude and / or
1. Any instrument in the cockpit can fail. with groundspeed information if you suspect
or without "off' flags appearing . pressure instrument problems.
2. Be aware of the indications that you are In recent months. the A-7 fleet has had a
expecting when any night or IMC maneuver is number of ADI failures without an "off' flag ap-

made . E.g. right climbing turn: Turn needle right. pearing ... and we only know about the ones
ball centered. heading indicator increasing . air- written up in the 781. No one knows how many
speed steady. altimeter increasing. VVI indicat- undetermined cause accidents have resu lted
ing a climb. etc. If you aren 't getting the proper from the pilot's reliance on a faulty instrument .
indicat1ons. sort out your problems while flying Any one of us can expect all kinds of spurious
verified contro l instruments. Call for help if it is pitot static indications if we are unfortunate
available! enough (or dumb enough) to get caught in a
3. Have some "hip pocket" (or exact numbers thunderstorm. In spite of the fact that all of our
1f you're fl1ght planning properly!) values in mind flight manuals recommend "attitude" flying 11'1
for various flight cond itions. What Mach this case. numerous accidents have resulted
number / indicated airspeed will give you desired from attempts to maintain control by using the
cruise TAS? What is the expected relationship performance instruments . A forgotten or
between fuel flow / TOT I and RPM at th is ma lfunctioning pitot heat switch can make 1ts
altitude? omission known at the most inconvenient time.
4 . If your flight leader is not at the prebriefed as the flight re corder transcript above so tragi-
or stated altitude and/or airspeed . or is not ca lly demonstrates.
following the clearance ... tell him! None of these problems . however. will throw a
5. Just like the "Good book" says. verify the steely-eyed fighter pilot with a good cross-check
instrument readings with your wingman before habit pattern. ~
dropping him off . It may be his first good look at

TAC ATIACK 13
 phyz-biz

\\ IN THE GOOD OL I SUMMERTIME ... I I

By Lt Col Harold Andersen

HQ TAC Physiological Training Coordinator

S ongs and poems have been w ri tten exto lling

the virtues of the summer season. Christmas
may be the season to be jolly. but summer
brings the outdoor life in fu ll fo rce- it's t he t im e
to get out on the tennis court. go lf course. or
beach and get the lawn o r garden in shape. It
can be a healthful. rewarding and fulfilling
season - but it can also be dangerous .
Prolonged exposure to high temperature and
high humidity conditions during periods of
prolonged . strenuous activity can cause signifi-
cant physio logical prob lems .
There are several broad categories of heat
disorders which everyone should understand.
but which are confusing. Let's examine each
category beginning with the most lethal and
proceeding to the least dangerous .
HEAT HYPERPYREXIA (Hyper: over. above.
more than normal. excessive)(Pyrexia: fever. fe-
venshness) - you wou ld probably recogn ize t h is
problem if we called it by the more familiar
names of "sunstroke." "heatstroke ." and
"thermic fever ." All are cha racterized by failure
of the heart-regulating mechanism. and com-
monly cause high fever and collapse. This cat\3-
gory can be lethal - severe reactions include
convulsions. coma and death' Contr ibuting envi-
ronmental conditions include prolonged ex-
posure to h1gh temperatures. intense sunshine.

14 JULY 1976
 and poor ventilat1on whi l e exe r cising consists of placi ng the victim in a coo l place
strenuously. During a heat wave. occurrences and. 1f consc1ous. giving cold drinks (water) .
can 1ncrease on the second and subsequen t Heat prostration can progress to heat hy-
days because of dehydration. cardiovascula r perpyrexia (above) 1f collapse occurs in a hot
disease. effects on the aged . and lack of accli- sunny area and the v1ct1m is unattended. To
matization. Signs and symptoms mc lude dizzi- prevent heat prostration. reduce physical act1v1ty
ness. weakness. headache. nausea and pam 1n in hot weathe r and d rmk enough water before
the reg10n of the heart and stomach. Sweating and dunng phys1cal act1v1ty to produce a quart
may have ceased several hours before the at- or so of urme da 1l y. The use of l1ght. loose. well-
tack. and the skin 1s flushed. hot and dry. Body ventilated clothmg is also a good prevent1ve
temperature may rap1dly rise to 1 06°F or h1gher measure .
very qu1ckly causing convuls1ons and forceful Heat cramps can occur when heavy muscular
vomitmg wh1ch ind1cate a senous react 1on. work is done 1n env1ronments while the tempera-
K1dney and card1ac failure can result in circu la- ture IS over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The profuse
tory collapse. profound shock and dea t h. sweating causes loss of body salt wh1ch results
Recogn1t1on of any of these symptoms 1nd1cating 1n sudden. severe muscular cramps. To treat th1s
heat hyperpyrexia must be treated as an acute cond1t1on. body salt must be restored to 1ts
emergency! Their presence. after undue ex- normal level by dnnking diluted salt/water solu-
posure to heat. requ1res immediate treatment tions ( 1 gram of table salt per glass of water) . If
wh1ch IS rather severe and radical (somet 1mes the solut1on adm1n1stered IS too strong. 1t may
referred to as "hero ic measures" by med ica l cause vomit ing. so be sure the salt concentra-
people) . If rectal temperature is 106 degrees tion IS low enough so that the flUid will be
Fah renheit or h1gher. an ice-water bath is re- reta1ned. Salt tablets . 1f available. are very good
quired (or a blanket soaked in ice-wate r ). Im- for restonng body salt.
mediately, call a phys1cian . Rectal temperature The problem 1n all these cond1t1ons IS that
must be checked every 10 mmutes. but the body people tend to overestimate the1r capabil1t1es
temperature should not be reduced below 1 01 and underestimate the potential of the hot envi-
degrees Fahrenheit because hypothermia ronment. Remember. you must mod1fy your pat-
(lowered body temperature) may occur later. Re- tern of phys1cal act1v1t1es dunng hot weather by
member. the temperature regulating mechan ism reducmg the amount of work and 1ncreas1ng
m the bram is fou led up. and the 1ce bath may your water and salt mtake . lf you JOg or play ba s-
drive h1s body temperature to a dangerously low ketball. you should do so 1n the cool of the
level unless carefully regulated. So don't JUSt mornmg or even1ng avo1d1ng the m1d-day heat. It
drop the victim 1n a tub of 1ce water and leave may also be necessary to dnnk more water than
him there! you generally do . Where you used to dnnk one
Heat Prostration (heat collapse or heat glass of water. dnnk two . We're all creatures of
exhaustion) results from exposure to excess1ve hab1t. and dnnk1ng one glass of water may be
heat. coup led wi t h the failure of the body to enough psychologically. but 1t may be made-
adjust to the dilation of the blood vesse ls of the quate phys1olog1cally. The end result IS a bor-
skin. The body att empts to get rid of the excess derline condit1on of dehydrat1on wh1ch becomes
heat by f loodi ng th e capi llary bed of the skin acute when you encounter heavy thermal loc;ds .
with large amounts of blood. However. th1s at- lntenor temperatures 1n automob1les and a1rcraft
tempt to rad1ate away the excess heat causes wh1ch are parked 1n d1rect sunl1ght. may exceed
problems when the blood volume is too sma ll to 160 - 180 deg rees Farenhe1t. And wh1le I am on
permit maintenance of normal blood pressure t he subject. never leave children or pets locked
whi le the skm is engorged. Any cond1tion which in your car . even for short per1ods . It's a temble
causes dehydration -- lack of water. excess ive form of torture. 1ntent1onal or not .
sweating. water loss due to vom1ting or diarrhea. If you must work 1n a hot environment. you
excess1ve alcohol - increases the probability of may be a candidate for the thermal probrems
heat prostration. In this case the unconscious noted above . Bemg aware of the problem is half
v1ct1m may have initial symptoms of weakness. the battle: the other half IS us1ng mature JUdg-
d1zziness. d1m or blurred vision. headache and ment 1n controllmg environmental heat exposure
nausea: the skin becomes cold, damp and and strenuous exerc1se . and mcreasmg water
ashen. while perspiration is profuse . Treatment and salt 1ntake.

TAC ATIACK 15
 The American
Crisis
by Thomas Paine

These are the times that try men's souk,

Ishe summer soldier and the sunshine
patriot will. in this crisis, shrink from thc
service of his country; but he that stands it
'IOW deserves the love and thanks of man
and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not.easif!.
conquered: yet we have this consolation
with us, that the harder the conflict, the
more glorious the triumph. What we obtain
too cheap, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dear-
ness only that gives everything its value.
Heaven knows how to put a proper price
upon its goods: and it would be strange
indeed, if so celestial an article as Freedom
Should not be highly rated.
 RT
u life support update

You've Come a Long Way. Baby - The drawing

shows the basic sequence for an early (1940s}
Martin - Baker scheme for pi lot ejection . The long
arm was equ ipped with a U-shaped piece that
By Capt Mike Byers hooked into rings on the pilot's chute harness .
TAC/DOXBL The device was never tested . as the con cept was
dropped in favor of the explosive type seat .
Wonder what the F-4 system would look like if
F/ RF-4 Survival Kits - The 140000-100 survival the "springer" had been the final design?
kit has proven to be a rugged. super reliable kit.
but like many other items. it's been in the inven-
tory for quite a few years and may require a little
extra "care and feeding ." Tech Order 1 5X11-19-
2 allows for complete disassembly, cleaning and

~
inspection (at the discretion of the unit com -
mander} in geographical areas where environ- -- ~--·
mental conditions could jeopardize normal kit
ope rations . If you consider how long some of
these kits have been in service. it could be well
-.
worth the time to take them apart and give 'em a
good cleaning and inspection. San Antonio ALC
plans to issue a Safety Supplement on th is sub-
ject in the near future .

18 JULY 1976
 New Life Raft - Many units are now receiving
the new LRU-16 / P one-man li fe raft. It's a good
item . because it provides the same cold water
protection as the other rafts w ith inflatable floor
and spray shields. but packs into a smaller
space . This is pretty important since most of our
modern survival kits (especially the F- 1 5. A-1 0
and F-16\ have limited room for components .
The LRU-1 6 / P w ill allow us to put some
"goodies" that wouldn't otherwise fit. However -
and there 's always a " however" - several un its
have expressed concern because the LRU-16 / P
is dark blue rather than yellow. and will be hard
to spot in the water .
The decision to make the raft dark blue goes
back to 1968 when. as a result of combat
experience. it was determined that it was better
to have a dark colored raft. In addition . with all
the signaling devices we have. raft color isn't
that significant . In any case . life support gear
should be designed to work where it's most
needed - in combat.
It's often hard to balance necessary tradeoffs
between peacetime and combat effectiveness.
but we are looking at the possib ility of providing
a visual signal panel for the LRU-16 / P. Re-
member. though . that the addition of a panel
could also increase the packed bulk of the raft.
requiring elimination of other. more useful kit
components .

Lockridge Mapstrap - According to USAFE Life

Support. the national stock number fo r the Lock-
ridge Mapstrap II is 8465-01-012 - 9174.
Nomenclature is "Clipboard . Pilot (Lockridge
Mapstrap Kneebomd) ." It's authorized for use by
any TAC aircrew who wants one .

Cartoon idea by CPL Carl D. Griffin, H&HS ATC TWR, MCAS. El Toro.
Next month: Results of the caption contest! Courtesy of APPROACH MAGAZINE.

TAC ATIACK 19
 interest items,
mishaps
with morals,
TAC tips

WI for the
Liberty is a boisterous sea. Timid
men prefer the calm of despotism. 11
TAC aircrewman
Thomas Jefferson

Nose Gear Steering landing gear door from the A-7. braking the ac-
tuator rod. With no tension left on the bellcrank
The two A-7s executed a formation ILS ap- assembly, the rudder stop cable pulled beyond
proach at homeplate and went missed-ap- the full-up position. This severely limited the
proach. Gear retraction was normal and the rudder travel to approximately zero to two
flight accelerated to 300 knots and began a degrees.
climb for a VFR pattern entry. As Blue Two An important aspect of this incident was that
began a crossunder from left to right, he noticed the pilot was unaware he had limited nose gear
something white fly through his field of vision. steering authority after the loss of the aft main
Once established on the right wing, the gear door. Technical Order 1A-7D-524 removed
wingman noticed that lead's right aft main gear the rudder-stop cable from the left trailing edge
door was missing from the leader's aircraft. He flap and connected it to the right upper main
informed lead and the flight continued to initial landing gear door. The folks at Oklahoma City
and executed an overhead full stop pattern and ALC tell us that all TAC/TAC-gained A-7 aircraft
landing. While using nosewheel steering to clear have had this T.O. accomplished. So, if you have
the runway. the pilot of the lead aircraft noticed a malfunction with the right main landing gear,
limited rudder travel. be prepared for landing with only limited nose
What happened? The right main landing gear gear steering authority and plan your landing
door adapter failed through its two-rivet connec- accordingly.
tion point. The broken adapter caused the six
degree rudder stop control bellcrank to become
disconnected from the right forward main land- Duck A La Thud
ing gear door. With this connection broken. the
required tension to the aft main gear door was The pilot lowered the F-105's wheels on a
reduced and the mechanical locking system night approach and all down and locked indica-
disabled. Air loads then separated the aft main tions appeared. Shortly thereafter, the light in

20 JULY 1976
the gear handle and warning horn came on. The The discipline problem was that the receiver
pilot recycled the landing gear with the same remained 20 to 30 feet in trail with the tanker
result. so he assumed that the anti-spin system during the breakaway maneuver. A breakaway is
did not de-energize. Appropriate emergency an emergency procedure and must be executed
procedures were executed and an uneventful as such to prevent damage to both the receiver
landing was made on the next approach . and the tanker. If given a "BREAKAWAY" while
Postflight inspection revealed bird remains on air refueling ... do it- now.
the left main gear strut and a severed wire
bundle . The remains appeared to be those of a
duck.
There's not too much you can do to avoid a CB Blues
birdstrike at night. but you can increase your
personal odds. If you have a helmet with a clear
The Phantom was leading a four-ship air-to-
visor ... use it. If you want a dual visor on your
mud mission to a Southeastern range. No
helmet ... just ask your life support folks to in-
thunderstorms were forecast along their route of
stall one .
f light. En route to the range . the flight en-
countered numerous rain showers . Initially.
however. the flight was able to avoid them using
Breakaway aircraft radar . At 7.000 feet MSL. the fighters
entered what appeared to be a light rain shower.
Approximately 10 miles later. the wingmen lost
A recent incident pointed out a lack of dis- sight of lead and executed lost wingman
cipline on the part of the aircrew during air procedures . The leader maintained straight and
refueling . Here's what happened .... level flight and reported flying through very
A normal rendezvous and approach to the heavy rain. but observed no lightning or hail.
contact position were made. The boomer called After leaving the rain shower. the flight rejoined
" Contact" and was acknowledged by the in elements.
receiver pilot. Almost immediately. the fighter The range was closed for weather and the air-
JOCk began to move in and down in the air craft returned to base . During postfliglit. the
refueling envelope. The boom operator noted leader discovered two broken position lights. A
the movement and directed the receiver "back closer inspection by the maintenance folks
four ... back six ... breakaway." The automatic revealed several small chips in the radome and
disconnect triggered. and the boomer triggered damage to the RHAW antenna radomes. The
his disconnect button; but the nozzle did not three other aircraft received no damage .
come out of the receiver's receptacle due to Ya ' don't have to fly through a thunderstorm
binding . Separation finally occurred at ap- to damage your bird ... sometimes all it takes is
proximately 48 degrees down elevation and 3 a nymphocumulus to make it a bad day.
feet extension. Damage to the boom tail cone
assembly was noted on RO_stflight.
< _;s- .)
_.) {_

TAC ATIACK 21
 POPEY popeye

Reviewwing The Fine Print

Capt M. C. Kostelnik
Test Project Officer
4485th Test Squadron
RUNWAY SLOPE : The runway slope depiction Eglin AFB, FL
shows total gradient when the gradient is equal
to or greater than 0 .3%. Runway slope can be
an important consideration for the pi lot who
transitions from instruments to a visual land ing ELEV 383 NOTE: Fixed optical
landing system a lao
during marginal weather cond itions . Since few oval Rwy 25R
of us fly aircraft with hands-off landing systems .
~
this instrument to visual transition is important f H9.t <

for all of us. On short instrument finals , we tend 450 ~

~·
"c:"- ~-
I~
to maintain a visua l 2-3° glide path by ma intain- . ,~ .§- 423
ing a constant angular relationship with the ~
runway environment. This angle can present
var ious illusions to the pilot . For the normal 3 °
glide slope , the pilot is used to seeing a 17JD
relationship between his flight path and t he
runway . If the runway is sloped upward or
downward from the touchdown end . it is very
easy. even under VFR conditions . to attempt to
make good the same approach flight path in
relation to how it looks on final to a level
HIRL Rwy 34R- l 6L
runway . For an upsloped runway at night. t he
337 • to
problem is more acute when lights or other cues
TACAN
are not available to warn the pilot of his dan-
gerously low altitude . Notice at El Toro the 1.6% SANTA ANA . CALIFORNIA
upslope on runway 7 L and the .6% upslope on EL TORO MCAS
the instrument runway 34R . On a short visual
final in weather. the natural tendency would be
for the pilot to correct downward in an attempt
to set up his normal 2-3° visual approach angle .
Exercise caution as this illus ion may cause t he

22 JULY1976
pilot to descend prematurely below obstruction
clearance altitudes! ELEV 3
RUNWAY DIMENSIONS : Runway dimens ions
vary greatly. but runway widths at military fields
are generally somewhere between the 1 50'
shown at Webb and the 400' shown at 't..'
Hamilton . The runway width at a cross-country ~
i
200
161
field should be a preflight cons ideration since
varying widths present various illusions on shqrt
visual finals during low visibility approaches . If
you are familiar with the term li near perspective.
you know that as any pair of parallel lines
recede . they converge at some point in space.
Our experience then tells us to some extent how Gnd pi intercept
far away the end is . In this manner we are able (GPI) 500' fr thld .
to mentally compute how far out we are on final Thld crossing
and estimate our height above the ground. The height 22'
wider the runway. the shorter it appears and if 298" 5.5 NM
REIL Rwy 12
From 6 DME
two runways of different widths are located side HIRL Rwy 1 2-30
by side. the wider runway appears to be highe r
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
than the other. Pilots used to land ing on 1 50'
runways should be prepared for depth percep- HAMILTON AFB
tion problems when landing on wider than
normal runways in low visibility conditions . It is
a natural tendency on wider than normal run- of other landing aids. and a thorough instrument
ways to feel that you are lower than you cross-check on short visual final should help to
actually are when established on the proper make the transition from an instrument ap-
glide slope . If you accept this false sensation as proach to a visual landing a smooth one.
reality and attempt to correct for it. you will VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR : The
probably flare high and experience touchdown visual approach slope indicator (VASI) can be a
difficulties . An illusion awareness. cross-check very effective landing aid and should be of
prime importance to the pilot in low visibility
ELEV 2561 conditions. The VASI functions equally well dur-
ing day or night cond itions . . insures safety by
providing a visual glide path which clears all
2809, ,, obstructions in the final approach area. and
A assists in the transition from instrument condi-
• •2681 tions to visual flight. When the VASI system IS
depicted as Aonstandard, as for runways 18L
and 36R at Moody. pilots must be aware of the
2673 fact that these aids are applicable to ATC T-38
aircraft only. Referring to the IFR-Supplement
for Moody. the VAS\ glide slope is 3 .5° with GP
interception point 450' short of the runway
threshold . A short landing will result if VAS\ on-
slope indication is flown to GP interception
point. When flying a precision approach to
::: :: ,,, runway 36R at Moody, the normal VAS\ indica-
35L ® A-2690 tion at DH will be white over white when you are
HIRL Rwy 17L-35R actually on glide path . It is very difficult to
®lights 1000' non-standard entirely disregard VASI indications even when
BIG SPRIN C, . TEXAS you know they are nonstandard during low visi-
WEBB AFB bility approaches. so be wary of instrument ap-
proaches with nonstandard visual aids!

TACATIACK 23
 APPROACH LIGHTING: Perhaps the most im-
portant information of all contained in the
Aerodrome Sketch is the approach lighting
system and the associated airfield lighting . Ap-
proach lights . runway markings. runway lights .
• • and contrast are the primary sources of visual
R ev1e..r1ng ••• cues during low visibility approaches . Try your
hand at the following quiz and see if you
consider your knowledge of approach lighting
systems adequate . If not. revrew the approach
lighting legend contained in the FLIP Terminal
books .
APPROACH LIGHTING QUIZ
1. A dot portrayed with the approach lighting
letter AI at Andrews depicts what kind of light-
ing?
2 . What do the white dots down the cen-
terline of runway 1 L-19R at Andrews signify?
3 . What do the letters TDZL and HIRL stand
for?
4 . What is the standard length of the A 1 light-
ing system?
5. What does the asterisk (*) ne xt to the A2
lighti ng symbol on runway 3 at Charleston sig-
nify?
6. What does the star depiction signify?
We have touched briefly on a few of the more
important items depicted on the Aerodrome
Sketch . These depictions contain a wealth of in-
formation so enhance your professionalism with
a thorough Aerodrome rev iew prior to flight!.-::>-

ELEV 279
1<49° 4.5 NM
from NOB/OM
<; \.
(!}) r.i\~'" * 2000' with
\9\Eiev oddn 1000'
,,, RAIL
A
179

+.,..,~
0 I~
,,, 'b '\)' .A. TWR
-li 1\
1\
X 121
175
® ,~.......
.

r
~"rtt
.
Elev f :;r;, (?
" 0~~
*VASI Rwyl8l-36R 2~'" IJJ,,,r!JJ
non-std II 112 0/
~"/-....
~
118

HIRL all rwy TDZL Rwy 1l-19R tI 008 o 5.8 NM ·~TDZL Rwy 15
HIRL all Rwy J
'f-. r!Jy *
HIRL all R·,..y From LOM

VALDOS1A, GEORGIA CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

MOODY AFB ANDREWS AFB (NAF) CHARLESTON AFB/ MUNI

24 JULY 1976
 CHIEF OF STAFF
NDIVIDUAL
AFETY AWARD

The TAC safety staff is especially pleased to an-

nounce that Mr. Stan Hardison, Art Director of
TAC ATTACK,received the Chief of Staff Individual
Safety Award. The citation and trophy were
presented to Mr. Hardison by General Robert J.
Dixon, Commander, TAC, 24 May 1976.

Stan Hardison and Friend

CITATION

The Chief of Staff Individual Safety Award is

presented to Mr. Stancil R. Hardison in recognition
of his outstanding contributions to the accident
prevention programs of the Tactical Air Command
and the United States Air Force during 1975.
Mr. Hardison served as Air Director of TAC
ATTACK Magazine, and his inventive approach to
safety education has produced voluntary safety
program participation by personnel throughout
Tactical Air Command. He created innovative
artwork for the safety magazine, safety education
films, and posters that increased safety awareness.
His cartoon creation- "Fleagle," has become an
"Ambassador of Safety" promoting accident
prevention and understanding between the Tactical
Air Command, the civilian aviation community, and
the air forces of other nations.

25
SPO Co1ne1

F-15 Gear Limit Switch

By Capt Dan Brown
TAC / SEF - 15 SPO

Jhe Wnght Brothers mit1ally flew the "Flyer" through a senes of dev1ces involvmg b1cycle
off a rail; but 1t wasn't long before carnage cha1ns. gears. electric motors. pneumatic
wheels took the place of sk1ds. The next maJor pumps. and h1gh pressure electro-hydraulics .
advance 1n land1ng gear came w 1th the B-7. the As t1me moved on and a1rcraft manufacturers
f1rst operational a1rcraft w1th a re t ractable land- gamed expenence w1th senes after ser1es of air-
mg gear system to decrease drag. Naturally, 1t craft. 1nclud1ng the Century senes f1ghters and
wasn't long until some bright young av1ator beyond . The warn1ng dev1ces for the p1lot and
proved that land1ng gear are more effect1ve actuating dev1ces for the gear Increased 1n ef-
when placed m the extended pos1t1on pnor to fectiveness and rel1a b1l1ty.
al1ght1ng gent ly upon the aerodrome. Sub- All landmg systems are subject to faults.
sequent events demonstrated that gear-up land- however . and the Eagle's IS no exception. Its
mgs resulted from two causes: Not placmg the landmg gear system can prov1de both maccurate
gear control m the down pos1t1on and failure of gear 1nd1cat1ons and prevent the normal actuat-
the gear-lower1ng mechan1sm. Efforts to Ing system from operatmg . The culpnt IS a
el1mmate the f1rst. though never totally success- down-l1m1t sw1tch subject to Jammmg 1n the
ful. have 1nvolved such technological "gear-down" pos1t1on. wh1ch stops gear-down
breakthroughs as horns. buzzers. bells. f lags. sequencmg and turns on the green cockpit l1ght.
recorders. var1ous colors of l1ghts - and on the The "sl1p-st1ck" kids tell us a permanent f1x w1ll
ground. bmoculars planted f1rmly upon eyeballs. be available 1n 9 to 15 months. In the meant1me.
Gear-lower1ng mechan1sms have been 1mproved TCTO 710 prov1des a warnmg of gear-down

26 JULY1976
 During their initial checkout, pilots are re-
quired to be well versed in all normal and
emergency procedures. However, after the
training period, many of these procedures be-
come "old hat." Consequently, many jocks
make engine starts out of habit, rather than
planning for any emergency which may arise.
For instance:
It's going to be a great day. You've strapped
on your Thud . . . ready to start and get on the
range for the Turkey Shoot. As the air comes
on, the RPM starts to increase . . . throttle
around the "horn," fuel flow, EGT coming up .
Seems the RPM is a little slow ... but the crew
chief said this bird starts a little slow. Throttle
seems a bit stiff, too. The air is off now, and
after about a minute at idle RPM, the engine
l1mit sw1tch failure by means of a constant green begins to unwind. Unconsciously, you select
gear light. and a new emergency gear extension emerg~ncy fuel at 60% RPM (isn't that the
procedure w11l keep the Eagle soaring
Have no doubts what that constant green light
IS telling you. and why the emergency gea r-
lowe ri ng procedu re sequence is as pub lished in
1 F-1 5A- SS-28 . If it isn 't c lear . ask an IP or
Safety Toad . A gear-up landing and approach-
end barrter engagement have be en successf ull y
accomp lished . but 3 .000 psi in t he rig ht place
at the rtght t1me ... is a much better way to
go .

airstart procedure?) in an attempt to get a

relight. Now there's smoke coming from the
tail pipe so you quickly go back to normal fuel
and do the ground egress bit.
F-105 Shakey Start Investigation reveals a malfunctioning main
fuel control which caused the flameout. The
By Capt Skip Weyrauch "smoke" was really a large cloud of fuel vapor
TAC/ SEF that enveloped the aircraft when the jock used
an airstart procedure on the ground. Fortu-
Most jocks devote a considerable amount of nately, all' the elements required for an explo-
time and effort to studying, planning, and sion didn't get together in the right combina-
practicing the individual skills required for tion ... this time.
various missions which may be performed The moral can be simply stated: Know your
under less than desirable conditions. One aircraft and its procedures, keep your mind on
critical phase of aircraft operations often taken what you ' re doing, and be prepared for a
for granted is engine start. malfunction with an appropriate plan of action .

TAC ATIACK 27
 notice

My friends at TAC ATIACK need

your help in providing the best
information to aircrews . Articles
on safet y, survival , life support,
weapons .delivery, tactics, weather,
new systems deve lopments,
ma intenance, aviation psychology,
and aviation history are needed .
We also need inputs from you
PACAF and AAC aircrews . Ou r
audience is approximately 200,000
readers ... worldwide .
The Editor will provide services
such as rewr it ing and correct ing
spelling and punctuation , if
necessary. You get a special
bonus. I'll send a Fleagle T-sh irt
t o the author of the best article
pr inted each month . Send all
art icles to :

Editor, TAC ATTACK

TAC / SEPP
langley AFB VA 23665
Phone: A TVN 432-2937 I 3373

LET'S HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

28 JULY 1976
 would help the cause. Overweight personnel would
certainly benefit as a result.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Bender, SSgt, USAF
Physician Assistant, Student
USAF Hospital, Langley

Dear Sergeant Bender,

TAC ATTACK has taken a serious approach to
the overweight airman problem in the past, and will
continue to educate TA C personnel to the dangers of
obesity. Our last feature article on the subject was a
three-page feature, written by a Physician Extender,
published in the November 1975 issue.
While we agree the program for overweight airmen
is not in itself humorous, neither are such subjects as
Space Available Travel, Wake Island, or Zippers --
other subjects we used in captioning the photographs
in the FUNNY FOTO centerspread. Only in com-
Letters to the editor bination with (hopefully) humorous photographs do
Editor these subjects serve their intended purpose -- reader
enjoyment. The lack of humor, like being over-
I would like to comment on the caption on one of weight, can be a problem in the military.
your "Funny Fotos" on page 15 of the May issue of Incidentally, we would appreciate an article on the
T AC ATTACK. The picture shows a C-47 standing overweight airman program, so if you (or other TAC
on its nose and a reference to "fat-boy program" in ATTACK readers) have a new approach to this old
the caption. problem, we'd like to hear from you.
ED
It is obvious that you, along with most of the
personnel in the Air Force, are not aware that there •••
is no "fat-boy program". There is a program for
Editor
overweight airmen, but it is not referred to as "fat-
boy program". In fact, that phrase does not appear Your October 75 center page illustration and
in the regulation governing the overweight program. article "The FAC" was outstanding. As an ex-FAC,
Webster defines "boy" as "a male child between though, I feel obligated to bring up something that
birth and puberty." All Air Force males have cer- most FAC's find more upsetting than dry passes,
tainly reached and exceeded puberty. In fact , all duds, min fuel fighters, or Gomers jamming our
have exceeded to a rank and status that commands a radios.
measure of respect. Even though most FAC's have pride in knowing
"Fat-boy" is derogatory, insulting and disrespect- that we were respected by those we worked with
ful. (It is also "sexist" now that women are on the (including the fighter jock), it's the lack of apprecia-
overweight program.) To most people, the program tion or recognition received by the Air Force that
is a joke, as so aptly demonstrated in your magazine. drives us up a wall. Have you ever been a F AC try-
Perhaps you should read the regulation or study ing to get the flying assignment you really want?
some case histories to learn the consequences of An ex-FAC with 800 hours in the OV-10 and 200
failure to lose weight on the program. It is certainly combat missions does not qualify to be an OV-10
no laughing matter when an airman's career is com- instructor stateside because he does not meet T AC's
promised. requirements. Those assignments are given to F-4
As a voice of T AC. your magazine has the jocks whose knowledge of FAC tactics totals what
potential of educating leaders and supervisors about he overheard at the stag bar. Have you ever been an
the plight of overweight personnel. Losing weight is ex-FAC calling T AC assignments requesting a
not easy. Overweight people must overcome many fighter slot? If they don't hang up on you, the likely
obstacles during their diet. Perhaps if your magazine response will be "call SAC."
sponsored an article from a different point of view, it Have you ever been an ex-FAC calling MPC for

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 people have established a good record in this regard
and intend to keep it going. Incidentally, three of the
Letters pilots selected for the first F-15 operational squadron
are coming from FA C tours.
There is a difference between bad news and bad
career counseling? The likely response will be . . .
"Sorry, but you only have prior OV-10 or 0-2 time .
service. Follow-on assignments for fighter qualified
.. no weapons system experience ... maybe SAC FACs today are generally good news. For the non-
will take you." fighter qualified FA C whose heart is set on a fighter
Ten enemy trucks on the trail and no air available assignment, the heavy competition for available
cannot compare with that kind of frustration. fighter training can be bad news. Bad service is
another matter. If you FA Cs ever get that, mark it,
An ex-FAC
and call me- Autovon 432-2605.
Colonel James Lilly, Director of Assignments, Colonel James Lilly
Tactical Air Command, has provided us with the Director of Assignments
following reply. HQ TAC, LangleyAFB VA
ED
FACS AND FIGHTERS Editor •••
During the peak of the Southeast Asian War, the I am trying to whip up an aerial gunnery program
demand for Forward Air Controllers (FA Cs) permit- for the Honduran Air Force, utilizing their T-33 as a
ted many nonfighter qualified pilots to serve in the tow ship. We desire to use either the old "sleeve" or
war. as FACs. These nonfighter qualified FACs did "_banner" type target, but these systems have long
outstanding work and some have since received smce passed out of the USAF System, and I've been
fighter assignments. Many who got into their desired totally unsuccessful in finding tech orders or any
weapons system did so by volunteering for a second other info about them through USAF channels. We
SEA tour. We wish we could cross train all FA Cs could build the system down here if we had dimen-
into fighters; however, entry at this time is sions, specs, operating (launching, recovery) info, etc.
constrained in two major ways: Surely there are some old T AC heads around who
First, senior captains or majors entering fighters still know where I can Jay my hands on the needed
for the first time would be significantly behind their data for the care and feeding of the "rag."
contemporaries in fighter experience. Assigning pi- Additionally, would appreciate a copy of an old
lots with limited fighter experience to management SOP pertaining to the gunnery itself (break off
positions in a fighter unit could have a negative ef- parameters, safety rules, and the like). I think I still
fect on unit capability. Competition with better recall most of the rules of the road, but it would
qualified contemporaries also could have a negative help not to have to reinvent the wheel.
effect on the new fighter pilot's career potential. Can anyone out there help before we're forced to
Second, believe it or not, the Air Force will soon go the trial and error route?
have a short-fall in pilots and the tactical fighter Lt Col James R. Bassett
force is limited in the total number of prospective Chief, AF Section, USMILGP Honduras
fighter pilots that can be effectively trained per year. Answer to letter
Therefore, the major portion of available training
must be dedicated to new UPT graduates. If any one has the information, pass it on to Lt
There is some hope in that the Tactical Air Com- Col Bassett. The addr.ess is: United States Military
mand (TAC) is continuing to push for an increase in Group Honduras, Chief, Air Force Section, APO
fighter training quotas for other than new UPT New York 09887.
graduates. During FY 77, 161 fighter training spaces Help another jock out! ED
will be available for nonfighter qualified pilots.
That's 115 more quotas than were available in FY
76. However, over 1,000 ATC first assignment 35th REUNION - The 2d Aircraft Delivery
instructor pilots (that still lack credit for the first Group will host a 35th Reunion, 13 and 14
gate) and large numbers of other pilots seeking August 1976 at Langley AFB, VA. Former
identity with a major weapons system, will compete members of 2 ADG, 4440th, 1708th, etc are
for these spaces. invited . For details call Lt Cols Bill Watson or
Officers now serving as FA Cs are, for the most Hank Zimmerman at 804-764-5967, or write to 2
part, fully trained fighter pilots. Their chances of ADG, Langley AFB, VA 23665
returning to fighters are excellent. The assignments

30 JULY 1976
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TAC Tally

TAC ANG ARIES

thru MAY thru MAY
MAY
1976
"7
_ 5
MAY
thru MAY
1976
MAY
1976 1 -

TOTAL ACFT. ACCIDENTS 5 16 8 0 4 6 0 2

ACFT. ACCIDENTS
MAJOR ACFT. Po- 4 15 6 0 4 5 0 1

AIRCREW FATALITIES 0- 2 5 12 0 2 4 0 1 0
TOTAL EJECTIONS 4 11 4 0 1 1 0 1

SUCCESSFITIONS h 3 10 0 1 0 0 '

FIGHTER/RECCE WINGS OTHER UNITS

ACC FREE MONTHS ACC IDINT1FREE- MONTHS
84 13Ik 136 ARW ANG
50 86 135 TASGP ANG
35 82 182 TASGP ANG
26 84i 126 ARW ANG
18 78" 507 TAIRCG TAC

MAJOR ACCIDENT COMPARISON RATE 75/76

(BASED ON ACCIDENTS PER 100,000 HOURS FLYING TIME)
5 7.9 5.4 3.6 2.6 3.1 3.5 5.3 6.4 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.1
TAC
76 2.9 8.6 I 9.0 7.3 8.0

15 5.31 2.8 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.81 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.51_5.41 5.4
ANG
76 10.51 5.0 6.5 4.8 3.8

0 0 0 [ 0 0 4.9
AFRES
76 0 11.3 8.1 6.1
Li
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