105 Flashcards
1
Q
Red light
A
Local time which a helo will no longer be SAR capable and has approx. 30 min. of flight time remaining
2
Q
A complete flight deck uniform shall consist of
A
- Helmet with goggles
- Floatation device
- Flight deck jersey
- Leather gloves
- TYCOM approved flight deck trousers
- Steel-toe boots
Jersey and flotation must be same color of their detail and labeled with billet title.
3
Q
Flight deck jersey colors for the following:
- Chocks/Chains and Aircraft Handling
- Fuel
- Crash and Salvage
- Helicopter LSE
- Helicopter PC
- QA
- Maintenance crews
- Ordnance
- Safety
- Transfer Officer
A
- Chocks/Chains and Aircraft Handling — BLUE
- Fuel — PURPLE
- Crash and Salvage — RED
- Helo LSE — GREEN
- Helo PC — BROWN
- QA — WHITE
- Maintenance — GREEN
- Ordnance — RED
- Safety — WHITE
- Transfer Officer — WHITE
4
Q
When are flight plans required?
A
- Flights that terminate ashore
- Flights that cross ADIZ boundaries and are not covered by a flight advisory
- Flights that go over land
5
Q
Close Proximity Ops
A
Concurrent flight ops by two or more CVs/LHAs/LHDs or concurrent ops between CV/LHA/LHD and other aviation-capable ships — each ship should remain in its assigned disposition in order to reduce air traffic coordination problems.
Prelaunch procedures shall include exchange of air plans and prelaunch notification by aviation-capable ships and acknowledgement by CV/LHA/LHD prior to any flight ops within 10 of the CV/LHA/LHD.
Unscheduled launches or recoveries that are caused by emergency or operational necessity are permissible but must be coordinated with OTC asap.
6
Q
Who is the ATO?
A
Air Transfer Officer.
Responsible to the Air Ops Officer for the safe and orderly flow of passengers, mail, and cargo on and off carriers by aircraft.
7
Q
Who is the Air Officer?
A
The Air Officer determines the case launch and/or recovery. Responsible for visual control of aircraft operating in the carrier control zone.
8
Q
Control Criteria: CASE I
A
Anticipated that flight will not enter IMC during daytime departures/recoveries and weather is 3000’ / 5 NM
9
Q
Control Criteria: CASE II
A
Anticipated that flight may enter IMC during daytime departures/recoveries and weather is 1000’ / 5 NM
10
Q
Control Criteria: CASE III
A
Anticipated that flights will encounter IMC during departure/recoveries and weather is < 1000’ / 3 NM or it is night time
11
Q
Positive Control
A
shall be utilized under the following conditions:
- < 500’/1
- Night time (30 min after sunset until 30 min prior to sunrise)
- Mandatory letdown in thunderstorm areas
- Other situations when weather phenomena might cause difficulty to pilots
12
Q
Advisory Control
A
- Shall be utilized when the traffic density requires a higher degree of control for safety of flight.
- Limited to VMC
- Traffic separation is the pilot responsibility with assistance provided
13
Q
Monitor Control
A
- VMC outside of controlled airspace
- Pilot responsibility for traffic separation
14
Q
Nonradar Control
A
- Shipboard radar is inop or super degraded
- Inadequate to provide traffic separation under conditions that normally req. positive control
15
Q
Positive Control Lateral Separation
A
Apply to aircraft being controlled by ASR
- > 50 nm — 5 nm separation
- < 50 nm — 3 nm separation
- On approach or downwind inside of 12 nm — 2 nm separation
- On final within 5 nm — 1-1.5 nm separation
16
Q
Positive Control Vertical Separation
A
Helos shall be separated by 500’
17
Q
From a control standpoint, aircraft emergencies fall into the following three broad categories:
A
- Communication failure
- NAVAID failure
- Other aircraft system failures
18
Q
Alert Response and Readiness Condition Required
A
- Alert 5 — Condition I
- Alert 15 — Condition II
- Alert 30 — Condition III
- Alert 60 — Condition IV
19
Q
Case III Departure Voice Reports
A
- Airborne
- Passing 2,500’
- Arcing
- Est. Outbound
- Popeye with altitude
- On top with altitude
- Kilo
20
Q
Fixed Wing Landing Pattern (Downwind and 90*)
A
Downwind — 600’ / 1-1.5 nm
90* — 450’-500’
21
Q
Helo Approach Wx Mins
A
Non-precision — 300 - 3/4
Mode III — 200 - 1/2
22
Q
Mode III Final Approach Course
A
Helicopters shall pass the 3-mile DME fix at 500’ in landing config and maintain 500’ until intercepting glidepath or otherwise directed.
23
Q
The preferred area to load AGM-114 Hellfire and 2.75” rockets is ______________.
A
Spot 3 or 4
24
Q
Which evolutions require permission through Flight Deck Control or PriFly?
A
- Engine start
- Rotor engagement / disengagement
- “Break” and “Lift”
25
Helo CVN launch weather mins
200 - 1/2
26
Explain / Draw the “Keyhole Diagram”
**shall** depart to port and **shall not** cross the bow within 5 NM or stern within 3 NM
27
SAR capable “Red Light” fuel report vs. Non-SAR capable fuel report
Red light — reported in HHMM local (7XX, 4 souls, 1645 red light)
Non-SAR — reported in HH+MM to NATOPS min fuel (7XX, 3 souls, 3+30 splash)
28
Case I and Case II Helo departure procedures
**shall** clear the control zone as directed by tower
29
Case III Helo departure procedure
After takeoff, **shall** climb straight ahead to _200-300’ (unaided), 150-300 (aided)_, or as assigned by CATCC and _arc within 3 NM_ to intercept assigned departure radial.
Climb to departure altitude will commence on departure radial _outside 12 NM_.
30
Lost Comm Procedure
Remain at or below 300’, arc to enter starboard delta, and execute lost comm procedures.
31
Plane Guard
- CATCC **shall** conduct a radio check with PG helo every _20 min during Case III_
- Tether is 20 NM (day) or 10 NM (night)
32
Any airborne helicopter can be tasked to support PG requirements provided proper coordination has been conducted by ____________________.
Air Operations and the embarked squadron
33
Helo Readiness Condition I
Spotted for immediate launch, blades spread, strapped in, at least 4 tiedowns, required DEMOT and PC standing by
34
Helo Readiness Condition II
Same as Condition I except flight crew **shall** standby in the ready room
35
Helo Readiness Condition III
Blades may be folded, not spotted but towbar attached and helo is parked to allow direct access to a suitable launch spot. Crews briefed and standing by
36
Helo Readiness Condition IV
Same as Condition III except minor maintenance may be performed
37
If launching _Condition I helos_, what action no longer needs approval from PriFly?
When the air officer passes the word to stand by to launch the Condition I helicopter(s), engines **shall** be started without further instructions; however, rotor engagement and launch **shall** be positively controlled by PriFly.
38
Transient helicopters approaching the carrier for landing **shall** contact marshal control at least ____________.
25 nm out
39
Holding pattern with more than one helicopter
All helicopters **shall** fly a right-hand pattern at 300’ / 80 knots.
40
FW Marshall vs. FW Emergency Marshall
_FW Marshall_ — 180 radial relative to expected final bearing at 1 mile for every 1,000’ of altitude plus 15 miles.
_FW Emergency Marshall_ — 150 radial relative to expected final bearing at 1 mile for every 1,000’ of altitude plus 15 miles.
41
To the MEP, the _____________ should be removed before tasking a MH-60R in this configuration to conduct PG.
GAU-21 and swing arm
42
Position lights during Case III recoveries
Nav lights **shall** be STEADY/BRIGHT and smacks ON until established on the final bearing, and then **shall** be switched to STEADY/DIM
43
Position lights at night with _two or more helos_ landing
Position lights **shall** remain STEADY/DIM and upper smacks ON until touchdown
44
“Snuggle Up”
Helos should operate within 1 nm of the ship and expect to land within next 5 minutes
45
“Charlie”
Cleared to cross the stern (if req) and to commence an approach to designated landing spot
46
Lighting configuration _after landing_
Upper smacks OFF and position lights FLASHING
47
Helo Primary Marshall
1,000’ and 5 nm on the 110 radial relative to the expected final bearing
For multiple helos, each successive marshal holding fix adds 1 nm and 500’
Holding pattern — right-hand racetrack with 2nm legs
48
Helo Emergency Marshal
Same as the normal marshal radial (110) with emergency holding at 7 nm
49
Explain the CV-3 Helo TACAN Approach
Marshal fix — 1,000 @ 5 nm on the 110 degree radial
Holding pattern — right-hand racetrack with 2 nm legs
Arc on the 3 DME descending at 90 knots and 500 fpm from the marshal, crossing the 145 radial at or above 900’
Turn inbound on the final bearing line and descend to MDA of 240'
50
Missed Approach Instructions for TACAN approach
- Helos **shall** climb straight ahead on extended final bearing to 300’
- If no instructions after 2 min or prior to reaching 4 nm ahead of ship, attempt to contact ship.
- If still no instructions, execute turn downwind and report abeam.
- If contact still not established with tower, re-enter approach through 3 DME FAF or turn inbound 2 minutes past abeam.
51
NVD Aided Approaches
- Visual approach to a spot over CCA is authorized when coordinated with PriFly, VMC, and sufficient illum/vis avail.
- NVD centerline approach — VMC, may accept visual approach to the fantail and proceed along centerline for landing on designated spot
- NVD slide-in approach — slide into landing spot
52
Night EMCON pattern
- After entering pattern, switch position lights to FLASHING/BRIGHT
- Look for green light as clearance to land, then switch lights to STEADY/DIM
- If red light signal received, waveoff and re-enter the pattern
53
Spot 1 Restrictions
- If any Spot 1 thru 6 is occupied by an H-46, H-47, H-53, or V-22, the spots immediately forward and aft **shall** remain vacant.
- Only spots that afford visual reference to the deck **shall** be used for _night_ helicopter launches.
- Non-precision spot
54
Spot 2 Restrictions
- Spot 2 starboard approaches and departures are _prohibited_.
- Left seat slide-in visual recoveries to Spot 2 are not recommended.
- Concurrent ops involving fixed-wing aircraft and H-60 helicopters are authorized for precision H-60 Spots 2 and 7. Concurrent ops include H-60 ground turns, takeoffs and/or landings during fixed wing operations. Helo takeoffs/landings **shall** be sequenced between fixed wing takeoffs and landings with clearance from the Air Officer and wind within limits.
- If any Spot 1 thru 6 is occupied by an H-46, H-47, H-53, or V-22, the spots immediately forward and aft **shall** remain vacant.
[Warning]: Inverted "T" helicopter and tilt rotor aircraft Spots 2 thru 6 do not provide adequate clearance for all combinations of helos.
55
Spot 3 Restrictions
- Left seat slide-in visual recoveries to Spot 3 are _prohibited_.
- If any Spot 1 thru 6 is occupied by an H-46, H-47, H-53, or V-22, the spots immediately forward and aft **shall** remain vacant.
- Only spots that afford visual reference to the deck **shall** be used for _night_ helicopter launches.
[Warning]: Inverted "T" helicopter and tilt rotor aircraft Spots 2 thru 6 do not provide adequate clearance for all combinations of helos.
56
Spot 4 Restrictions
[Warning]: Left seat helo recoveries to Spots 4, 5, and 6 while there is a turning helo om the next forward spot represents an increased risk to the LSE. The LSE should be positioned inboard of the Catapult 4 safe parking line in the same general location as right seat recoveries.
- If any Spot 1 thru 6 is occupied by an H-46, H-47, H-53, or V-22, the spots immediately forward and aft **shall** remain vacant.
[Warning]: Inverted "T" helicopter and tilt rotor aircraft Spots 2 thru 6 do not provide adequate clearance for all combinations of helos.
57
Spot 5 Restrictions
[Warning]: Left seat helo recoveries to Spots 4, 5, and 6 while there is a turning helo om the next forward spot represents an increased risk to the LSE. The LSE should be positioned inboard of the Catapult 4 safe parking line in the same general location as right seat recoveries.
- If any Spot 1 thru 6 is occupied by an H-46, H-47, H-53, or V-22, the spots immediately forward and aft **shall** remain vacant.
[Warning]: Inverted "T" helicopter and tilt rotor aircraft Spots 2 thru 6 do not provide adequate clearance for all combinations of helos.
58
Spot 6 Restrictions
[Warning]: Left seat helo recoveries to Spots 4, 5, and 6 while there is a turning helo om the next forward spot represents an increased risk to the LSE. The LSE should be positioned inboard of the Catapult 4 safe parking line in the same general location as right seat recoveries.
- If any Spot 1 thru 6 is occupied by an H-46, H-47, H-53, or V-22, the spots immediately forward and aft **shall** remain vacant.
[Warning]: Inverted "T" helicopter and tilt rotor aircraft Spots 2 thru 6 do not provide adequate clearance for all combinations of helos.
59
Spot 7 Restrictions
- The area in front of helicopters with forward firing ordnance **shall** be clear of personnel and equipment. If the CV Commanding Officer deems it necessary, helos loaded with forward firing ordnance are authorized to utilize Spot 7. The helo **shall** be offset to starboard when spotted for launch and when landing. _Helos with hung/misfired forward firing ordnance **shall not** launch/recover on Spot 7_.
- _Note_: Night/IMC ops to Spot 7 with forward firing ordnance should be avoided
- Personnel **shall not** be permitted to enter rotor arc area of an engaged helicopter on Spot 7 when fixed wing aircraft are in tension on Catapults 3 or 4.
- Safety boundaries around Spots 7 and 8 **shall** be clear of unnecessary personnel and equipment when helo ops are being conducted.
- For all helicopter operations on Spots 7 and 8, the Aircraft Handling Officer or his representative **shall** ensure that the aircraft elevator has been secured in accordance with EOSS short term secure procedures, stanchions lowered and locks properly engaged.
- Concurrent ops involving fixed-wing aircraft and H-60 helicopters are authorized for precision H-60 Spots 2 and 7. Concurrent ops include H-60 ground turns, takeoffs and/or landings during fixed wing operations. Helo takeoffs/landings **shall** be sequenced between fixed wing takeoffs and landings with clearance from the Air Officer and wind within limits.
60
Spot 8 Restrictions
- Helo ops on Spot 8 **shall not** be conducted when fixed wing aircraft are in tension on Catapults 3 or 4.
- Hot refueling ops **shall not** be conducted on Spot 8.
- Helo ops **shall not** be conducted on Spot 8 when fixed wing aircraft recoveries are taking place.
- The LSO platform **shall** be lowered and clear of personnel for helo takeoffs and landings on Spot 8.
- Safety boundaries around Spots 7 and 8 **shall** be clear of unnecessary personnel and equipment when helo ops are being conducted.
- For all helicopter operations on Spots 7 and 8, the Aircraft Handling Officer or his representative **shall** ensure that the aircraft elevator has been secured in accordance with EOSS short term secure procedures, stanchions lowered and locks properly engaged.
61
Helicopters ____________ taxied on the flight deck.
should not be
62
With ship roll > 4 degrees (turn), helos should not be engaged/disengaged or launch/recovered unless...?
Authorized by the carrier CO or his designated representative
63
Cross cockpit recoveries forward of an occupied spot are ________________.
not recommended
64
If more than one H-60 is to be dearmed with forward firing ordnance, what is required of the second aircraft?
Second aircraft will not be permitted to land until the first aircraft has been dearmed
65
What is the primary and secondary dearming spot?
Spot 4 is the primary dearming area. Spot 3 is the secondary.
66
Hung Ordnance requirements
- Helos with hung ordnance in CSW on the starboard side should land on Spot 7 or 9. If recovering Spot 9, helos **shall** land with a heading of BRC+15 degrees, with the weapon trained in a safe direction aft of the ship.
- Helos with hung/misfired forward firing ordnance **shall not** launch/recover on Spot 7.
67
Hung Dome requirements
The air officer **shall** clear all personnel away from the spot on which the dome is to be recovered (Spot 9 recommended) with the exception of the minimum number of maintenance personnel required (approx. 4).
68
During gusty wind conditions and/or pitching deck, if the gust spread is over 10 knots or more, what is required?
Reduce the max winds allowed for rotor engagement and disengagement by 10 knots for all quadrants
69
"Bullpen"
- FW aircraft returning to the ship with an emergency
- 10 nm aft on extended BRC at 1,200' in left hand holding pattern
70
Carrier Control Zone
Circular airspace around carrier with 5 NM radius, surface to 2,500’. Controlled by the Air Officer
71
Carrier Control Area
Circular airspace around the carrier with a radius of 50 NM, surface to unlimited. Controlled by CATCC except for Case I and II operating aircraft.
72
Spot 9 Considerations
- Helos with hung ordnance in CSW on starboard side should land on Spot 7 or 9. If recovering Spot 9, helos **shall** land with heading of BRC + 15 deg with weapon trained in a safe direction aft of the ship.
- Spot 9 is recommended spot for landing with a hung dome
- Should normally lift and depart to starboard or port, request up the LA as required
- Non-precision spot
73
BRC vs. Final Bearing
_BRC_: Ship’s **magnetic heading** for aircraft recovery
_Final Bearing_: **Magnetic** bearing for final approach, an extension of the landing area centerline
