Aircrew Mission and General Briefing Guide

This briefing guide was developed from several sources and is tailored to Civil Air Patrol aircrews.  The items listed in this guide are the minimum that should be discussed between all aircrew members prior to flight.  Use each item as a keyword for the topic to be briefed.

1. GENERAL

• Crew Introductions, Documents
  

• Time Hack, Time Management
  

• Medical Status, Crew Rest, Nutrition, Glasses, Seat Cushions
  

• NOTAMs, WX, Special Local Procedures
  

• Call Sign/Squawk
  

• Sign Out/Engine Start/Takeoff Time
  

• Fuel Requirements/BINGO data
  

• Weight and Balance
  

• TOLD Card
  

• Aircraft Documents
  

• Wake Turbulence/Spacing
  

2. CREW COORDINATION

• Transfer of aircraft control
  

• Clearing: Obstacles, Terrain, WX, Traffic
  

• Responsibility of Inflight Checks
  

• Communications (wheels off, check ins, codewords)
  

• Observer Equipment and Duties (clearing, radios, ops log)
  

• Scanner Equipment and Duties (look, clear, scan log)
  

• Preflight Responsibilities
  

• Sterile Cockpit
  

3. MISSION

• Target
  

• Available Information
  

• Search Areas/Altitudes
  

• Air-To-Ground Coordination
  

• AFRCC Reports/NTAPs
  

• Equipment Available
  

• Mission Number/Sortie Length/Aircraft Commander
  

• Profile/Type Search
  

• Takeoff: Static/Rolling/Soft/Short
  

• Departure: Routing/Altitude/Airspeed
  

• Recovery: Routing/Altitudes/Airspeeds/Approach
  

4. EQUIPMENT

• Checklists
  

• Flight Pubs: charts, plates, nav & comm logs
  

• Survival Gear and Location
  

• Watches, Rings, Jewelry, Scarves
  

5. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

• Crew responsibilities during emergencies
  

• Emergency ground egress
  

• Takeoff emergencies
  

• Physiological incident
  

• Birdstrike
  

• Emergency divert airfields
  

6. QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL ITEMS