MQT BLOCK 1 MISSION QUAL

Mission Qualification Training (2 Hours Flight Minimum)

The Mission Qualification Training Block 1 (MQT 1) curriculum is a 10-hour program tailored for online group training, emphasizing mission-specific skills for airlift and tanker operations in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Following completion of UPT, MQT focuses on complex flight planning, multi-leg cross-country execution, C-17/C-130 style simulated airdrops with low-level navigation, and air refueling operations from the tanker perspective.

This block builds tactical awareness, timing accuracy, and procedural knowledge for cargo delivery and air refueling missions per adapted vTAC vAETC guidelines and ATP 3.3.4.2.

Prerequisite: UPT Complete (Blocks 1-3)

Successful completion of all UPT blocks including Formation Certification is required before starting MQT.

Ground Instruction: Recommended

Ground lessons are self-study and recommended before corresponding flights.

Total Hours

Ground Hours

Sim Hours

C-17/C-130

Aircraft Style

KSPS

Home Base

Course Objectives

✓ Master complex flight planning including multi-phase fuel management with multiple joker states
✓ Execute multi-leg cross-country missions with TOLD verification and weight & balance calculations
✓ Conduct thorough destination airport studies including weight limits and category restrictions
✓ Master low-level route navigation at 300-500 ft AGL with precise checkpoint timing
✓ Execute C-17/C-130 style simulated airdrops: IP-to-DZ runs, level delivery, timing calls
✓ Achieve Time on Target (TOT) accuracy within ±30 seconds
✓ Execute air refueling from tanker perspective: RV Delta, RV Golf, MARSA, receiver management, breakaway procedures per ATP 3.3.4.2
✓ Demonstrate flight CRM coordination and contingency decision-making

Completion Standards

±100 ft

Cruise/Low-Level Altitude

±10°

Heading

±10 kts

Airspeed

±30 sec

TOT Accuracy

MISSION REQUIREMENTS

Proper fuel state calls, TOLD verification, crew coordination, terrain awareness, and radio discipline mandatory throughout all mission phases.

Airdrop Parameters

Low-Level Alt: 300-500 ft AGL

Drop Altitude: 800-1,500 ft AGL

Drop Speed: 130-160 KIAS

Delivery: Level (Wings Level)

References

• vAFMAN 11-206
• AFI 11-2C-17V3
• AFI 11-2C-130V3
• ATP 3.3.4.2 Air Refueling
• AF IMT 70 (Flight Plan)
• DD Form 365-4 (W&B)
• C-17/C-130 Flight Manuals

Curriculum

MQT Block 1 is structured into three modules, each combining ground instruction with simulator flights. Focus areas include complex flight planning, multi-leg cross-country execution, low-level airdrop operations, and air refueling tanker procedures per ATP 3.3.4.2.