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80T-106 LHA/LHD NATOPS Flashcards

1
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What are the Spot 1 restrictions for LHA/LHD?

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Night launches and approaches are not authorized

Right seat landings are not recommended

Hot Refueling is not recommended

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What are the Spot 2 restrictions for LHA/LHD?

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Left seat landings are not recommended

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What are the Spot 3 restrictions for LHA/LHD?

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Right seat landings are not recommended

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What are the Warnings regarding cross cockpit landings when landing forward or behind another helicopter?

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Helicopters landing behind engaged tail rotor aircraft SHALL NOT conduct cross-cockpit takeoffs or landings for LSE safety.

When approaching a spot immediately in front of a spot occupied by another helicopter, the final portion of the approach SHOULD terminate directly abeam the intended landing spot. The final transition is flown by sliding sideways to a hover over the landing spot. Cross cockpit landings SHOULD be avoided.

Helicopters landing immediately in front of a spot occupied by another helicopter, rotor clearances (MR and TR) are significantly reduced.

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When should monitor control be utilized?

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This control SHALL be utilized only when aircraft are operating V_MC outside controlled airspace and the responsibility for separation from other traffic can be safely assumed by the pilot_

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When should advisory control be utilized?

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This control SHALL be utilized when the traffic density in an operating area requires a h_igher degree of control for safety of flight_ than required under visual flight rules.

Advisory control is normally limited to VMC and is recommended for all operations in or adjacent to oceanic control areas or routes.

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When should positive control be utilized?

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  • Ceilings of 500ft or less for helo ops Visibility of 1 mile or less for helo ops
  • All unaided flight operations between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise except as modified by the OTC or ship’s commanding officer
    • Night CQ/DLQs are excluded from positive control provided a visible horizon exists
  • During mandatory letdown in thunderstorm areas
  • In other situations where supervisory personnel can anticipate weather phenomena that might cause difficulty to pilots.
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When should nonradar control be utilized?

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This control SHALL be used when shipboard radar is inoperative or so degraded as to be inadequate to provide radar separation of air traffic under conditions normally requiring positive control.

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How are the Starboard and Port Delta patterns defined?

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STARBOARD D

045-110° from 1-3 miles, right hand racetrack at 300ft/80kts

PORT D

225-315° from 3-5 miles left-handed racetrack flown at 300ft/80kts

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What is the Overhead Delta pattern?

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1000ft / 80kt left hand pattern around ship to prior to entering the Charlie pattern

(Primariyl used by fixed wing)

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How is the Charlie Pattern Defined?

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The Charlie pattern is a left-hand racetrack pattern with the upwind leg paralleling the BRC at 300ft/80 kts

(Will be entered just prior to landing, expect to be given Charlie Spot shortly after the break)

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What is the Alpha Pattern and when do you use it?

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It is the Hung Ordnance Pattern and is a 300ft/80kt right hand pattern around the ship with the nose pointed away from the island and other aircraft

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What does it mean if they say Charlie 5?

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Charlie is a signal for aircraft to land aboard the ship

A number suffix indicates time delay in min before landing may anticipated

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What does it mean when you’re told Charlie Spot 5?

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When given Charlie followed by a spot number, you are cleared to proceed to the assigned spot and land

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What does it mean when you’re told to Prep Charlie?

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Aircraft cleared to prep Charlie SHALL conform to normal Charlie pattern entry procedures and once established in the pattern, conform to the racetrack pattern until cleared by Prifly

(expect to also recieve “call the numbers” at which point you would reply with “numbers for the break”)

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What sequence will you follow when launching from the LHA?

What are some night considerations?

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Request permission from Prifly for APU start, engine starts, and engage rotors via the LSE (Helo’s SHALL NOT engage rotors in a turn unless authorized by the ships CO, or designated representative)

When ready for launch pass souls and fuel state to prifly, and give the LSE a thumbs up.

Pilots SHOULD NOT initiate any radio frequency changes or heading changes prior to reaching 200ft at night

Prifly/AATCC SHALL NOT require frequency or heading changes prior to 200ft unless for a safety reasons

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What is CASE I on the LHA/LHD?

CASE II?

CASE III?

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CASE I

This departure may be used when IMC is not anticipated during departure and subsequent rendezvous (Weather is 1000ft/3 miles or better)

CASE II

Weather at the ship not less than 500ft ceiling and 1-mile visibility but below CASE I mins

CASE III

Whenever weather conditions at the ship are

  • Below Case II minimums
  • There is no visible horizon
  • When directed by the commanding officer or OTC
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How do you execute a CASE I Departure?

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Helicopters SHALL clear the control zone at or below 300ft or as directed by PriFly

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How do you execute a CASE I Recovery?

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  • Check in and report ship in sight with a positive switch from AATCC to PriFly by 5nm
  • Unless otherwise directed enter the O_verhead Delta_ (1000ft/80kts) (I guess this is mostly used for fixed wing aircraft, so is unlikely we will get this)
    • ​They will most likely tell us to “Prep Charlie and call the numbers” which means to fly up the right side of the ship and let them know when youre at the numbers.
    • It is however possible for them to have us “hold” in one of the delta patterns in which they will also give us a wait time
  • Await “Prep Charlie” to enter the Charlie Pattern (300ft/80kts) at which point you will let them know when you are abeam the numbers
  • Expect permission to break and recieve “Charlie spot #” for clearance to land shortly after
  • Once abeam your spot, turn to intercept the 45° line up line by the 90° position

During mixed ops, Helos proceed to starboard delta and SHALL NOT exceed 300ft

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How do you land on the crow’s feet?

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Arrive over the spot at a 45° lined up on the offset line, then pedal turn placing the aircraft aligned with the lineup line, and the FLIR aligned with the Horizontal line

(the line perpendicular to the line up line is not a butt line)

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How do you execute a CASE II Departure?

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Helicopters SHALL depart via Case I departure and maintain flight integrity below the clouds

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How do you execute a CASE II Recovery?

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Same as Case I recovery but is positive control until the ship is in sight, used for marginal VFR:

  • Check in and report ship in sight with a positive switch from AATCC to PriFly by 5nm
  • Expect “Prep Charlie, call the numbers” into the Charlie Pattern (300ft/80kts) and recieve “Charlie spot #” for clearance to land shortly after your break
  • Once abeam your spot, turn to intercept the 45° line up line by the 90° position

During mixed ops, Helos proceed to starboard delta and SHALL NOT exceed 300ft

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How do you execute a CASE III Departure?

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Helos SHALL launch at not less than 1 min intervals (2 min if mixed ops), climb straight ahead to 500ft, and intercept the 3 mile arc.

They SHALL arc at 3 miles to intercept assigned departure radials (separated by a min of 20 deg). Upon reaching the assigned departure radial, turn outbound and commence climb to assigned altitude.

No modifications are allowed to CASE III departure procedures

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When and how do you use a single frequency departure?

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During CASE II/III, a single frequency will be used for launch clearance and departure control. Pilots will switch to departure on deck and the single freq will be monitored by both tower and AATCC.

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CASE III Departing aircraft shall report the following:

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  • Airborne
  • Arcing
  • On departure radial
  • POPEYE with altitude
  • On top with altitude
  • KILO check-in (Mandatory)
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How do you execute a CASE III Recovery?

Can you do them as a formation?

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(Most likely will talk to Green Crown [if there is a shotgun involved] then Icepack, who will pass you to AATCC. Tower will also be on this freq, and they will vector you either into a straight in, or into a Marshal position)

Positive control SHALL be provided by AATCC from letdown through final approach until the flight leader/pilot reports ship in sight and requests to proceed visually

The recovery is always a straight in, single frequency approach using precision radar if available

Once the ship is in sight and you are in a position to land, you will side step to the appropriate side and proceed to your Charlie Spot

Case III formation recoveries are not authorized except when an aircraft experiencing difficulties is recovered on the wing of another aircraft

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27
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What is Easy Rider?

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The precision approach landing system used for CCAs

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28
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What are the 3 non-standard helicopter landing patterns?

How do you fly them?

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  1. Cross-Deck: A cross-deck approach shall be flown the same as a standard landing pattern except the approach shall continue across the flight deck to assigned landing spot
  2. Helicopter Around Stern: Starboard spots may be utilized by entering the normal Charlie pattern, calling abeam port quarters, descending to 200ft by the astern position, continuing up the starboard side to intercept an approximate 45° angle to the spot and then straight in
  3. Helicopter Modified Straight-In: PriFly may approve a straight-in approach to the spot depending on traffic in the pattern
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What do you do if you have lost comms on the departure?

A
  • Squawk 7600
  • If VMC, stay VMC and return to the ship visually
  • If IMC and if lost comms only, continue your climb out on the assigned radial; climb/descend to the emergency marshal alt and comply with the emergency marshal instructions
30
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What is the Expected Approach Time? (EAT)

The Emergency Expected Appraoch Time? (EEAT)

A

The future time at which an aircraft is cleared to depart inbound from a prearranged fix. Aircraft SHALL depart and commence approach at assigned time if no further instructions are received

The future time, assinged prior to launch, at which the aircraft is cleared to depart the inbound and penetrate from a preassigned fix in lost com conditions

31
Q

When is a smoke light approach used?

How is it conducted?

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Used as a last resort when available equipment will not allow normal procedures to be utilized or when the ship cannot be visually acquired utilizing normal procedures and ditching is considered imminent.

The ships and embarked squadron commanding officer, the detachment officer in charge and the pilot in command must have agreed to attempt the procedure.

  • Start 2 miles astern of the ship descends at pilots discretion to 100ft/40 kts
  • Smoke/matrix lights are dropped every 15 sec
  • Follow the smokes up the ships wake until visual
32
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What are LHA/LHD weather mins?

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PAR Approach mins are 200 - 1/2

TACAN Approach mins are 400 - 3/4

33
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What are LHA/LHD Night EMCON weather mins?

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500ft above the normal delta pattern and 3 miles visibility with a well defined horizon

34
Q

For transient aircraft when shall you contact AATCC?

What if you are recovering on the ship?

A

Transiting

At least 25NM out or when “feet wet”

Landing

After entering the Control Area (50NM), once released by mission controllers (Green Crown and Icepack), aircraft SHALL switch to AATCC for instructions.

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Can you have mixed aided and unaided ops within the pattern?

A

No

36
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What does it mean when they say “ZIP LIP”?

When can it be used?

A

A condition that may be perscribed for flight operations during day or night VMC under which positive communications control is waived and radio transmissions are held to the minimum necessary for safety of flight

37
Q

When is the PG aircraft on station?

What do they need to ensure proper ability to conduct SAR?

A

Remain within 20NM (day) or 10NM (night)

The helicopter SHALL remain within UHF range, monitor the assigned air control frequency at all times, and maintain 1 hour of fuel to splash to ensure a proper SAR posture

38
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SAR equipped helicopter for LHA/LHD requirements:

A
  1. Operable hoist with rescue device
  2. Operable search light (for night search)
  3. Sufficient liferafts to support passenger rescue requirements.
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Condition I/Alert 5

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The helicopter SHALL be spotted for immediate launch with rotor blades spread, starting equipment plugged in the LSE and starting crewman and ordnance personnel ready for launch in all respects

When the word is passed to “Standby for launch,” engines SHALL be started without further instructions; however, launch SHALL be positively controlled from PriFly

Aircraft SHOULD be airborne within 5 min of order to launch

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Condition II/Alert 15

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The same conditions apply as for Condition I, except: rotor blades may be folded or tied down.

Aircrews SHALL be on immediate call, if rotor blades are folded, the blades SHALL be run through a unfold/fold cycle to ensure operability.

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Condition III/Alert 30

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Main rotor blades m_ay be folded and the helicopter need not be in position for immediate launch_; however, it must be parked so as to allow direct access to a suitable launch spot

A towbar SHALL be attached to the helicopter and a specific LSE, tractor driver, handling crew, and starting crewman SHALL be designated and assigned to each helicopter. These personnel must be thoroughly briefed, so the helicopter can be safely and expeditiously moved into position to be readied for launch

Flightcrews SHALL be in the ready rooms or working spaces, in flight gear, and prebriefed for the launch.

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Condition IV/Alert 60

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The condition of the helicopter is similar to Condition III, except: minor maintenance may be performed if no restoration delay is involved

The aircrew SHALL be designated and available

43
Q

When shall ship maintain steady course and speed?

A
  • Rotor engagement/Disengagement (except with CO permission)
  • Taxiing
  • Launch/Recovery operations
44
Q

What about being towed while Rotors engaged?

A

Helicopters SHALL NOT be towed or pushed while rotors are engaged

45
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Minimum move crew

A
  • Two safety observers
  • Qualified plane director
  • Two chock and chain men
  • Brake rider
46
Q

Can you taxi on the flight deck?

A

Helicopters SHOULD NOT routinely be deck taxied on the flight deck

47
Q

Can you over fly another aircraft?

A

A helicopter SHALL NOT be flown over another aircraft on launch or recovery

48
Q

Can V-22 operate near us?

Whats do we need to ensure if H53/V22 are operating near us?

A

V-22 Launch and recovery SHOULD NOT be conducted in front of or behind a light/medium aircraft

Rotors of light/medium aircraft (this is us) SHALL be at 100% Nr or folded if H-53 or V-22 flight ops are conducted on an adjacent spot

49
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Which spots can you use for night launches?

A

Only spots that afford visual reference to the deck SHALL be used for night helicopter launches

50
Q

Can you hover single engine over a spot?

A

Dual-engine helicopters SHALL NOT be intentionally hovered single engine over a deck spot

51
Q

Who needs to be present while the APU is running?

A

The APU/APP SHALL be continuously monitored by a qualified person whenever it is in operation

52
Q

Can you have ordnance on an FCF aircraft?

A

Ordnance SHALL NOT be loaded on aircraft scheduled for an FCF

53
Q

Which LSE Signals are mandatory?

A

Signals are advisory except hold and wave off which are mandatory

54
Q

What spots afford limited tower visibility at night?

A

Forward Starboard spots (Spots 1 and 3)

55
Q

Night lighting signals

A
  • Start APU- Red Lens
  • Eng Start- Steady Dim
  • Engage rotors- Flashing Dim
  • Ready for takeoff- Steady Bright
  • After takeoff- Steady Bright, smacks on
  • After landing- Smacks off, Flashing Dim
  • Disengage rotors- Red Lens, Flashing Dim, Rotor Head Light
56
Q

From a control standpoint, emergencies fall into what five categories?

A
  1. Communications failure
  2. NAVAIDs failure
  3. Aircraft systems failure
  4. Crewmember injury or illness
  5. Ship system casualty
57
Q

Define the Control Zone and Area.

Who controls them?

A

Control Zone

5NM up to 2500ft controlled by the air officer

Control Area

50NM up to the assigned alt controlled by AATCC or Prifly

58
Q

Lateral separation outside 50nm?

10-50nm?

Inside of 10nm?

On final within 5nm?

A
  • Outside 50: 5 miles
  • Inside 50: 3 miles
  • On app/downwind within 10: 2 miles
  • On final within 5: 1-1/2 miles
59
Q

Vertical separation

A

500ft from other Helos

1000ft, or 800ft within 12NM, from Fixed Wing

60
Q

Optimum vertrep winds

A

330-030 and 15-30 kts

61
Q

Tow tractor authority may be exceeded when

A

2° Pitch

5° Roll

62
Q

What does the Plane Captain wear?

A

Brown over Brown

63
Q

What does the Handling Crew Wear?

A

Blue over Blue

64
Q

What does the LSE wear?

A

Yellow over Yellow

65
Q

What does Combat Cargo Wear?

A

White over White, with “Combat Cargo” on the back

66
Q

What does the Foxtrot flag look like, and what is it used for?

The Hotel Flag ?

A

Foxtrot: Red diamond on a white field. Used for fixed wing operations

Hotel: White rectangle on the left, red rectangle on the right. Used for Helicopter operations

67
Q

Minimum requirements for initial helicopter LHA/LHD deck landing qualification? Requals?

What does our NATOPs require?

A

Initial 5 day 5 night

Two-day landings SHALL be accomplished prior to and on the same day as the night landings. Qualifications are valid for 12 months

Minimum helicopter shipboard requalifications are 2-day and 2-night landings

NATOPS requires 3/3 Initial

68
Q

The maximum number of aircraft in the CQ/DLQ pattern is?

A

6 aircraft

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