00-80T-122: Aircraft Operating Procedures for Air Capable Ships NATOPS Manual Flashcards
What 4 categories do aircraft emergencies fall under?
-those cases that cause an aircraft to ditch/crash
-those that require an immediate landing
-those that require a precautionary shipboard landing
-those that occur on the flight deck.
Alert 60
-Aircraft in hangar secured for heavy weather. Minor maintenance may be performed.
-Aircrew designated and available
-Not at flight quarters
-No Max time
Radius of action for aircraft on air capable ships.
Radius of action, SHALL NOT exceed 45% of maximum range of aircraft.
4600 lbs of fuel, 120 kts, 1200 lb/hr = 400 miles
45%(400) = 180
SOP:
One Way Flights
ship to ship/shore-ship: 150 nm
ship-shore: 200 nm
Shipboard radius is 150 nm or maximum reliable comm/nav whichever is less
Radius of action beyond 150 nm in support of specific operations or tactical training may be approved by ISIC but to minimum required to accomplish
What is the mark of a smart ship?
the punctuality with which it meets scheduled evolutions
Offset approach for ordnance?
5 degrees at .25 miles
25 to 40 degrees over flight deck, min is 18*
Alert 30
- Rotors may be folded. Aircraft may be on deck or in hanger. Required stores loaded.
-Aircrew briefed for flight.
-Not at flight quarters
-18/48***
*** Two aircraft detachments manning allows for unlimited alert 30 readiness. Daily and turnaround inspections will be required every 24 to 72 hours.
When can you Transfer passengers by hoist at night?
In emergency situations
What color are HIFR lights?
Yellow/Red
Polar plots do not account for what?
Wave run up
Ships changing course or speed
Sea spray
Wake-wave interaction
What is the Hawklink range restriction?
It is approximately 120 nm because of the maximum data link range at the current aircraft operational altitude limit of 13,000 feet density altitude, or 10,000 feet MSL without supplemental oxygen.
Classes of air capable ships:
4-6R
Class 4- Vertrep/hover area minimum hover height 5 ft
Class 5- Vertrep/hover area minimum hover height 15 ft
Class 6- HIFR facility capable of delivering a minimum of 50 gallons of fuel per minute at a px of 20 psi to a height of 40 ft
Class 6R- HIFR facility capable of delivering 25-49 gallons per minute at a px of 20 psi to a height of 40 feet
Can you load ordnance during an FCF?
Ordnance shall not be loaded on aircraft scheduled for functional check flights.
Smokelight:
-When is it used
-Who has to authorize it
-What should be done beforehand
-Profile
-This approach is used as a last resort when available equipment will not allow ELVA procedures to be used, or when the ship cannot be visually acquired using ELVA procedures.
-Both the commanding officer and the PIC (or detachment OIC) must have agreed to attempt procedure.
-Before attempting:
1. Return the aircraft to the ship early
2. Maneuvering the ship to area of better visibility
3. Vector the aircraft to another ship where visibility is better
4. Vector the aircraft to a suitable alternate airfield
Profile
2 miles astern of thesip, descend at Pilot’s discretion to 40’/40kts
Flare is dropped every 15 seconds
Alert 5
-Spotted for immediate takeoff
-Spread blades.
-Stores loaded.
- Starting equipment (External power applied). Mission equipment warmed up.
-Strapped in. Preflight checklist complete up to starting engines.
-Ship at flight quarters, fire party on station
-4 hr max time
** Alert 5 is as fatiguing as actual flight and should normally be used only when launch is imminent.
Hung Ordnance profile (Alpha profile)
Clockwise pattern, 300’/80kts
Night VERTREP?
What does it require?
What does the ship have to be certified to?
What requirements must be met for night vertrep?
-Operational Necessity for the MH-60R
-Ships that are certified Level I or II or are operating under a waiver may conduct VERTREP at night.
-One or more of the following conditions shall exist prior to conducting night VERTREP to appropriately certified ships:
1. A natural horizon is present.
2. The drop/pickup zone of the ship to be worked is clearly visible from the aircraft’s cockpit when over the drop/pickup zone of the transferring/receiving ship.
Material weighing less than ___ shall be transferred in a weighted bag
30 lbs
Polar Plots:
Black hashed area?
Blue hashed area?
8* roll
2* pitch
Who normally provides inflatable flotation and cranial protection with goggles?
The aircrew and they shall be donned prior to departing the sheltered area and exposure to the flight environment
When is TACAN required?
For aircraft equipped with a TACAN, ship’s TACAN system shall be operable for all shipboard launches and recoveries in IMC.
Who is the primary rescue unit during routine operations?
If unable, who would take their place
Note: The ship itself or its rescue boat are the primary rescue assets during routine operations.
If sea state would prevent rescue by ship or boat, a SAR-equipped helicopter in Alert 30 must be available.
When is the Horizon Reference System (HRS) required to be on?
Without a visible horizon, an operable HRS bar (when installed) shall be utilized for single-spot ship operations
Aircraft shall not be refueled if fuel is?
-Not clean and bright
-contains more than 2 mg/L of particulate matter
-contains more than 5 parts per million (ppm) of free water.
Landing lineup and circle clearance?
Main mounts are in the landing circle and fuselage aligned with the landing lineup line
Night HIFR:
Should you perform practice Night HIFR?
When do you perform Night HIFR?
What conditions are required?
Because of the inherently greater risks to aircrew and flight deck crew, practice night HIFR evolutions should not be performed.
When operational necessity dictates the conduct of night HIFR, the following conditions shall exist:
- A visible natural horizon as viewed by the pilot.
- Ship motion should not exceed 5* pitch and 10* roll.
- Turn on the HIFR heading lights and position the LSE with both amber wands at the helicopter control point.
- Establish radio contact with the helicopter and pass the ship’s course and speed, pitch and roll, and relative wind.
Deck Height for DDG?
SGSI height for DDG?
14’ 10”
37’
Initial tiedowns?
Permanent tiedowns?
Heavy weather tiedowns?
Initial launch and recovery of aircraft, re spotted, prior to movement. 2 chains, chocks.
When aircraft is not scheduled or expected to be launched or respotted. Highs, tails, mains.
During high winds, heavy SAS or prolonged periods. (3 chains per point)
Flight deck fire party is composed of what?
2 AFFF hose teams and a backup team.
Shall be comprised of ships company, it can be augmented with detachment personnel.
Corrosion control water required for sheltered and unsheltered aircraft?
500 gal unsheltered
100 gal sheltered
Deck Height for CG
SGSI for CG height?
33’
51’
Lights for ready for takeoff?
Position lights steady BRIGHT.
ELVA profile
4 miles, 400’, 70 kts
Slow to 40 kts at 1/2 mile
MAP: 50’ AGL, 100 yards vis
For starboard approaches, final approach heading will be BRC minus the flight deck approach angle, for port
approaches, it will be BRC plus flight deck angle, and for straight-in approaches, it will be the BRC.
If a missed approach occurs, the aircraft will make a 30* heading change to the left (right for port approach) and climb to 400 feet.
Vertical separation for helos?
500ft
1000ft from fixed wing
SGSI breakdown?
How do you use it?
-9* total
-1.5* Green
-1* Amber
-6.5* Red
-40* Azimuth
-acquisition range is 3 miles away
In use, the pilot flies the red amber interface which is fixed at three degrees. By adjusting the aircraft’s altitude in order to keep the amber-red interface visible, the pilot can maintain a safe 3* glide path to the landing platform.
(Type 3) “T” line facing inward clearance?
Helicopter hovers with Main and Tail rotor hubs between the two “T” lines
Yellow region of polar plots
2 ft of water on flight deck
Lights for engine start?
-Home Field Day:
-Home Field Night
-Ship Day:
-Ship NT
Home Day: Pos Flashing Bright, Anti: Upper/Day
Home Night: Pos Steady DIM, Rotor Head LT: ON, Anti-Collison- Upper/NT
Ship Day: Pos Steady
Ship NT: Pos Flash DIM
What ordnance are you allowed to hangar the aircraft with?
A helicopter may be hangared in an alert condition with the torpedoes, marine markers, sonobuoys, and CADs in place, but safety devices shall not be removed from launchers until the helicopter is ready for takeoff.
When are 2-way communications mandatory?
- At night
- During periods of low ceiling and visibility
- For flight beyond visual range of the ship
When does the ship wake extend above flight deck level and what is the safety concern when this occurs?
(aka Rooster Tail)
-The ship wake extends above flight deck level at ship speeds greater than approximately 25 knots.
-During night launch/recovery operations, aft extended lineup lights may be obscured by the large ship wake.
Red regions of polar plots?
Rotors submerged
All shipboard Visual Landing Aids (should/shall) be operative for night/low visibility ops.
Should
It shall be NVD compliant
Empty aux tank weight?
132 lbs
When is positive control mandatory?
- Ceiling less than 500 feet.
- Forward flight visibility less than 1 mile.
- All flight operations between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise except as modified by the OTC or the commanding officer.
(Type 1) Dashed line for Vertrep clearance?
Centerline of the aircraft aligned directly over the line
What is HERP?
What are the safe distances?
Hazards of electromagnetic radiation to personnel
Spy- high power- 520ft
Spy- low power- 50 ft
FCS- 1950 ft
Flight deck and personnel on the helicopter are safe
Lateral separation for helos air capable ships less than 50 miles?
More than 50?
3 mile minimum
5 mile minimum
HIFR winds?
300* - 360* rel. 10- 30 kts