BC SHIFTBOSS 419 ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The ____________ is the pilot physically at the controls in the lead
position and is responsible to the immediate conduct of the flight.
Answer: Formation lead
◉ Lead should be conscious of the _____ position relative to wing and
should limit their exposure
Answer: Sun's
◉ What is the wings primary attitude reference?
Answer: Lead
◉ When wing is forward of the bearing line they are _______
Answer: Acute
◉ When wing is aft of the bearing line they are ______
Answer: Sucked
◉ For all formation flying which is most important?
,Altitude? Bearing? Or Closure?
Answer: Altitude (for the love of god if you remember anything.
Remember this)
◉ If lead turns away from wing. Wing needs ____
Answer: More power
◉ If lead turns into wing. Wing needs ____
Answer: Less power
◉ For Lead pursuit, the nose is positioned in front of the other
aircraft's flight path. This will develop an _____ line-of-sight.
Answer: Aft
◉ ______ is achieved by putting Wing's nose on Lead's aircraft. There
is no line-of-sight movement.
Answer: Pure pursuit
◉ Lag Pursuit is used to maintain or increase nose to tail separation
and eventually develops a _____ LOS
Answer: Forward
,◉ Remember Pure Pursuit initially closes distance but then closure
stops when the fuselages align. Lag Pursuit will maintain or increase
separation.
Answer: Basically all this is saying is that in Pure Pursuit, at the
same speed, you're always driving at the aircraft so eventually when
you intercept you'll be in line with each other at a fixed distance
away.
This test plays SO MANY games like this. It's page 1-6 in the FTI if
you want to see it verbatim
◉ Keys to successful formation flying
Answer: Relax, trim, scan
◉ What's a three part correction?
Answer: 1. Add power 2. Reduce power 3. Reset power (somewhere
in the middle)
◉ Each formation flight will utilize designated and pre-briefed ______
Answer: Tactical frequencies
◉ How many pre-briefed tactical frequencies are there?
Answer: 4. Primary/secondary (2) UHF and (2) VHF
, ◉ Every time a tactical frequency is changed it requires a ______
Answer: Positive check-in ("switch TAC" vs "push 12").
FTI 1-8/1-9
◉ Radio switches with positive check-ins should never be conducted
over _____
Answer: ATC or other controlling agencies. This is to limit comms on
saturated communications frequencies.
◉ The _____ will conduct all comms with outside controlling
agencies.
Answer: Formation lead
◉ When shouldn't you use hand signals?
Answer: When in IMC or anytime there is confusion in position
change or configuration
◉ If visually passing frequency changes do so when...
Answer: The aircraft is stable. Generally parade. For ANY frequency
change (even if not given by hand signals) be stable.
◉ Execute visual signals _____
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The ____________ is the pilot physically at the controls in the lead
position and is responsible to the immediate conduct of the flight.
Answer: Formation lead
◉ Lead should be conscious of the _____ position relative to wing and
should limit their exposure
Answer: Sun's
◉ What is the wings primary attitude reference?
Answer: Lead
◉ When wing is forward of the bearing line they are _______
Answer: Acute
◉ When wing is aft of the bearing line they are ______
Answer: Sucked
◉ For all formation flying which is most important?
,Altitude? Bearing? Or Closure?
Answer: Altitude (for the love of god if you remember anything.
Remember this)
◉ If lead turns away from wing. Wing needs ____
Answer: More power
◉ If lead turns into wing. Wing needs ____
Answer: Less power
◉ For Lead pursuit, the nose is positioned in front of the other
aircraft's flight path. This will develop an _____ line-of-sight.
Answer: Aft
◉ ______ is achieved by putting Wing's nose on Lead's aircraft. There
is no line-of-sight movement.
Answer: Pure pursuit
◉ Lag Pursuit is used to maintain or increase nose to tail separation
and eventually develops a _____ LOS
Answer: Forward
,◉ Remember Pure Pursuit initially closes distance but then closure
stops when the fuselages align. Lag Pursuit will maintain or increase
separation.
Answer: Basically all this is saying is that in Pure Pursuit, at the
same speed, you're always driving at the aircraft so eventually when
you intercept you'll be in line with each other at a fixed distance
away.
This test plays SO MANY games like this. It's page 1-6 in the FTI if
you want to see it verbatim
◉ Keys to successful formation flying
Answer: Relax, trim, scan
◉ What's a three part correction?
Answer: 1. Add power 2. Reduce power 3. Reset power (somewhere
in the middle)
◉ Each formation flight will utilize designated and pre-briefed ______
Answer: Tactical frequencies
◉ How many pre-briefed tactical frequencies are there?
Answer: 4. Primary/secondary (2) UHF and (2) VHF
, ◉ Every time a tactical frequency is changed it requires a ______
Answer: Positive check-in ("switch TAC" vs "push 12").
FTI 1-8/1-9
◉ Radio switches with positive check-ins should never be conducted
over _____
Answer: ATC or other controlling agencies. This is to limit comms on
saturated communications frequencies.
◉ The _____ will conduct all comms with outside controlling
agencies.
Answer: Formation lead
◉ When shouldn't you use hand signals?
Answer: When in IMC or anytime there is confusion in position
change or configuration
◉ If visually passing frequency changes do so when...
Answer: The aircraft is stable. Generally parade. For ANY frequency
change (even if not given by hand signals) be stable.
◉ Execute visual signals _____
