85-434 FTS Standards

Question 1

What is the timing for formal brief? / When does formal brief occur?

Answer 1

0+20 prior to first flight brief
IAW AETCI 36-2605V4

Question 2

What is the brief time for a Sim event?

Answer 2

0+45 prior to event/sim

Question 3

What is the brief time for a local sortie?

Answer 3

1+15 prior to event (takeoff time)

Question 4

What is the brief time for an off-station sortie?

Answer 4

1+30 prior to event (takeoff time)

Question 5

When must you be in place? When must you start the time hack?

Answer 5

0+02 prior to brief / 0+01 prior to brief

Question 6

When does briefing end?

Answer 6

0+35 prior to takeoff

Question 7

When and what is step time?

Answer 7

0+30 prior to takeoff
Dressed at step desk

Question 8

What is chock time for a local sortie?

Answer 8

1+55 after takeoff

Question 9

What is chock time for an out & back (O&B)?

Answer 9

5+25 / 6+00 if aircraft is not turning

Question 10

What is “Last Land”?

Answer 10

Aircraft must be in chocks/shutdown

Question 11

Prior to briefing, what must be checked for all crewmembers by the IP/FL?

Answer 11

All crewmembers are:
- appropriately scheduled & opted in TIMS
- Go/No-Go items are complete
- review SP’s gradebook

Question 12

What additional items must SPs bring to their solo flight?

Answer 12

Solo chit
Category grade summary

Question 13

When can you sign out a NTA, low level and solo callsign?

Answer 13

NET day of sortie
NLT briefing time

Question 14

What fuels and times must students brief?

Answer 14

Bingo fuel
Joker fuel
Continuation fuel
Bingo time

Question 15

What is bingo fuel?

Answer 15

The brevity term for a pre-briefed fuel quantity that allows the aircraft to return to the base of intended landing or alternate (if one is required) using preplanned recovery parameters and arriving with normal recovery fuel.

Question 16

What is joker fuel?

Answer 16

The brevity term for a pre-briefed fuel quantity above bingo at which separation, bug out, or event termination should begin and proceed with the remainder of the mission.

Question 17

What is continuation fuel?

Answer 17

The minimum fuel required to complete the route at planned speeds and altitudes and to return to base with required fuel reserves.

Question 18

What is bingo time?

Answer 18

For all sorties returning to KDLF, set a bingo time that allows the aircraft to RTB NLT chock time or before the end of alternating instruments window, whichever is earlier.

Question 19

What are required materials to bring to a brief?

Answer 19

EFB (50% + 10% per each hour of flight)
ORM card
MDC
sticks, markers, eraser

Question 20

EP of the Day: What should be included? When will the SP NOT brief EP of the day?

Answer 20

• Include in under 2 minutes: indications, BF, checklists & logical conclusions
• Do not brief during check rides, PCs or ECs

Question 21

What are the parameters of flight/navigation instruments?

Answer 21

• altimeter: +/- 75 ft elevation
• VOR: proper TO/FROM indication
• VSI: 0
• Headings: +/- 5 degrees of known heading

Question 22

Who performs the engine start?

Answer 22

Front cockpit (FCP) pilot

Question 23

Who taxis to the end of the runway (EOR)?

Answer 23

Front cockpit (FCP) pilot

Question 24

Who performs the overspeed governor check?
Who neutralizes the control stick?
Who guards the brakes?
Who ensures the area is clear?

Answer 24

Front cockpit (FCP) pilot

Pilot flying (PF) - neutralizes
Pilot not flying (PNF) - guards
Both ensure area clear

Question 25

What type of takeoff is standard?

Answer 25

Single-ship sorties will use rolling takeoffs.
Night and solo sorties will use static takeoffs.

Question 26

What are the standard climb and cruise airspeeds?

Answer 26

climb - 160 KIAS
cruise - 200 KIAS

Question 27

What are exceptions to the standard climb airspeed?

Answer 27

QWAIL, HJORN, HINKO1 - climb at 180 KIAS until 2 DME
WIZARD VFR - climb at 180 KIAS until level off

Question 28

What are restrictions on high-low MOA use?

Answer 28

Aircrew will not maintain high-low MOA except for weather, unusual circumstances, facilitate student training

Question 29

When must a CLEF check be performed?

Who performs a CLEF check?

Answer 29

FENCE-in, before spins, if someone adjusts their equipment, when asked
Pilot flying (PF)

Question 30

What airspeed is recovery flown?

Answer 30

200 KIAS
During Instrument approaches, maintain 200 KIAS until 10 DME

Question 31

When should you change altimeter settings in regard to NTAs in the local area?

Answer 31

Remain on the KDLF altimeter setting until cleared for the approach or within 10 NM of the NTA/IAF, but NLT established on a segment of the approach.
After departing the NTA, change back to KDLF altimeter setting.

Question 32

What are restrictions for flying a VOR-A circling recovery?

Answer 32

Once able to maintain VFR inside of BETOO, crews may intercept a normal inside downwind ground track and proceed to the perch (Rwy 13) or 2 mile straight-in (Rwy 31)