Which action is associated with erratic flight procedures?

• A. Missile fails to respond to guidance commands
• B. Track until impact
• C. Using the LRF, get grid of where the missile impacted
• D. Power cycle the launcher

Answer: (B)

When a missile shows erratic flight, the action to take is to track it until impact. This keeps you visually engaged with the actual path it’s taking, which is crucial because the guidance system isn’t following a predictable trajectory. By maintaining a continuous track, you know where the missile goes and where it ultimately lands, which helps with safety, situational awareness, and post-mission analysis. The other options describe actions for different fault conditions or post-engagement data collection rather than something you do during erratic flight: a lack of response to guidance commands points to a guidance fault requiring separate procedures; power cycling the launcher is a general electronic reset; using the laser range finder to grid the impact location is something you do after the missile has impacted, not during erratic flight.