BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-404
27 NOVEMBER 2019
Flying Operations
FIGHTER AIRCREW
ACCELERATION TRAINING PROGRAM
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/DOA
Supersedes: AFI11-404, 9 June 2017
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen James A. Jacobson)
Pages: 24
This manual implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 11-4, Aviation Service. It establishes
guidance and procedures for the acceleration training of regular Air Force (AF), Air National
Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) aircrew and operational support flyers
who are either currently flying or are selected to fly high-Gravity (G) aircraft. Forward publication
change recommendations on AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, through
the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level,
but route all major command (MAJCOM)/direct reporting unit (DRU) supplements to 19th Air
Force Aerospace and Operations Physiology Programs Branch (19 AF/DOA) for coordination
prior to certification and approval. Field units below MAJCOM/DRU level forward copies of their
supplements of this publication to their parent MAJCOM/DRU Office of Primary Responsibility
(OPR) for coordination. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication
are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See
AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated
with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the
appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-
tiered compliance items. Additional waiver authority to this publication is described in paragraph
1.3.
This manual requires the collection and/or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy
Act of 1974 authorized by 10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; AFI 11-403 Aerospace
Physiological Training Program; 37 U.S.C. 301a, Incentive Pay: aviation career; Public Law 92-
204, Appropriations Act for 1973; Section 715 Public Law 93-570, Appropriations Act for 1974;
