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Investigate an unknown track
Check the selected contact and its reports before changing its identity.
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Refuel a fighter flight
Check the tanker, choose REFUEL and follow each fighter’s fuel transfer and next task.
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Launch QRA and follow the intercept
Follow launch preparation, intercept reports, fuel and the return to landing.
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Place and monitor a CAP patrol
Set a fighter patrol’s location, check its task and coverage, and plan fuel and landing.
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Missing or faded tracks
Separate hidden track information from a loss of fresh radar reports.
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Read the radar picture
Read shapes, letters, movement and track information together.
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- Contact
Something detected or being followed on the display. You may still need to establish what it is.
Related guide: plot or track- Tanker
An aircraft that can pass fuel to another aircraft while both are flying.
Related guide: tanker pattern- Intercept
Sending an aircraft to meet another aircraft, for example to find out what it is. An intercept does not automatically mean attacking it.
Related guide: identify vs engage- Track
The system’s record of a contact over time, built from related reports. On the scope it is shown using a symbol and available information.
Related guide: plot or track