BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND MANUAL 11-251
4 APRIL 2017
Incorporating Change 1, 4 NOVEMBER 2022
Certified Current, 4 NOVEMBER 2022
Flying Operations
T-38C FLYING FUNDAMENTALS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: 19 AF/A3V Certified by: 19 AF/A3V
(Mr. Kurt S. Anders)
Pages: 193
This manual implements AFPD 11-2, Aircrew Operations, and AFMAN 11-2T-38, Volume 3, T-
38 Operations Procedures. It provides a comprehensive document containing T-38 fundamental
procedures and techniques that may be used to accomplish the various missions of the T-38 in any
MAJCOM. This publication is the primary T-38 mission employment reference document for Air
Education and Training Command (AETC). Maneuvers and procedures not described in this
publication will not be accomplished without specific prior approval from the 19th Air Force
Commander. This manual applies to AETC personnel and units. With the exception of associate
instructor pilot (IP) programs, it does not apply to the Air Force Reserve Command or the Air
National Guard. This publication does not apply to the Unites States Space Force. Items written
in bold italics shall be considered procedural guidance for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot
Training , Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, and Pilot Instructor Training (PIT) flying
operations. In all cases, compliance with these items is mandatory. Ensure all records generated as
a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to AFI 33-322, Records Management
and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records
Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this manual to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) listed above using the DAF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate Standardization and
Evaluation functional chain. AETC/A3 is the waiver authority for non-tiered compliance items in
this publication. Submit requests for waivers to the publication OPR for consideration. The use of
