Resources
Forms, standards, and reference materials supporting the TRARON certification process.
Reference Material
Formation Knowledge Guide
The FAST foundational study reference — covers formation flying from the fundamentals through advanced procedures using a building-block approach.
Formation Maneuvers Guide
The FAST reference depicting the standardized formation maneuvers — ground operations, departures and recoveries, in-flight maneuvers, and visual signals — that underpin the Wingman and Flight Leader practical test guides.
Wing, Lead, and Check Pilot Qualifications
The prerequisite requirements for each FAST formation qualification — Wing, Lead, and Check Pilot, including the 2-ship stepping-stone quals.
Certification Forms
FAST Formation Proficiency Report
The FPR form used to establish formation pilot currency for Wing or Lead under FAST Practical Test Guide standards, endorsed by a Lead or Check Pilot.
FAST Evaluation Form
The checkride evaluation form for a Flight Leader or Wingman FAST qualification — the oral and flight phase task grid completed by a Check Pilot.
FAST Recommendation Form
The recommendation-for-a-formation-checkride form, completed by a recommending pilot to attest a candidate is qualified for a Wing or Lead checkride; includes the release/hold-harmless.
Formation Training Record
A sortie-by-sortie training log tracking a student’s progress through each formation maneuver, marked by the instructor (Demonstrated / Performed / Safe / Proficient).
Other FAST Signatories
North American Trainer Association
NATA — a community for owners and pilots of North American trainer aircraft (T-6/SNJ, T-28, and more), and a FAST signatory organization.
Red Star Pilots Association
RSPA — the association for owners and pilots of former Soviet and Warsaw Pact aircraft (Yak, Nanchang, and more), and a FAST signatory organization.
Stearman Flight
Stearman Flight — formation training, clinics, and check rides for Boeing-Stearman biplane pilots.