AFI11-2KC-135V3_459ARWSUP_I governs C/KC-135 operations procedures, including flight deviations, communications, and crew coordination.
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The publication requires pilots and crewmembers to announce altitude, airspeed, heading, terrain, obstruction, and approach deviations. It sets sterile-cockpit, interphone, command-radio, ATC clearance, and emergency-frequency requirements.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all commanders, operations supervisors, and aircrew assigned or attached to all flying activities of commands operating KC-135 aircraft.
The PNF will inform the PF when heading or airspeed deviations are observed, or when the altitude is more than 100 feet from the desired, and no attempt is being made to correct the deviation.
Any crewmember seeing a deviation of 200 feet altitude or 10 knots in airspeed, or a potential terrain or obstruction problem, will immediately notify the PF.
The Air Force does not give a promise of confidentiality to aircrews regarding their recorded aircraft crew communications.
Limit conversation to that essential for crew coordination and mission accomplishment during taxi, takeoff, air refueling, approach, landing, and any flight below 10,000 feet AGL.
Primary crewmembers will monitor interphone during critical phases of flight.