Air-Capable Ship NATOPS Flashcards
Deck Height for DDG?
SGSI height for DDG?
14’ 10”
37’
Deck Height for CG
SGSI for CG height?
33’
51’
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.
What are the 3 levels of operations for air-capable ships?
Level 1 IMC day/night
Level 2 VMC day/night
Level 3 VMC day only
Classes of Air capable ships:
1-3
Class 1- landing area with support facilities for aircraft certified
Class 2- landing area with service facilities
Class 2A- landing area with limited service facilities
Class 3- landing area; no service facilities
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
Landing lineup and circle clearance?
Main mounts are in the landing circle and fuselage aligned with the landing lineup line
(Type 2) Vertrep “T” line clearance?
Main and tail Rotor hub on or aft of the T line
(Special Type 2) Vertrep Ball and “T” Line clearance?
Provides clearance for larger rotor craft when Main and tail rotor hub on or aft of the line
(Type 1) Dashed line for Vertrep clearance?
Centerline of the aircraft aligned directly over the line
All shipboard Visual Landing Aids (should/shall) be operative for night/low visibility ops.
Should
It shall be NVD compliant
Permissible lighting degradations for Unaided Operations
May be conducted in the event of a failure of not more than one of the light subsystems required for the ships facility certification provided:
A visible horizon exists and is disernible by aircraft commander in the shipboard environment
The ships CO and the embarked OIC (aircraft commander for non-embarked evolutions) concur that the failed lighting system is not critical to scheduled mission.
Permissible lighting degradations for Aided Operations
May be conducted in the event of a failure of more than one of the light subsystems required for the ships facility certification provided:
A visible horizon exists and is discernible through NVDs by the aircraft commander
The ships CO and the embarked OIC (aircraft commander for non-embarked evolutions) concur that the failed lighting systems are not critical to the scheduled mission.
The following lighting subsystems remain operational and available:
Overhead/forward structure floodlights
Deck surface/ hanger wash floodlights
Associated lighting control panels
Advanced stabilized Glide Slope Indicator (if installed)
Aviation Lighting System Control Panel Set (if installed)
The following lighting subsystems remain operational and available:
Overhead/forward structure floodlights
Deck surface/ hanger wash floodlights
Associated lighting control panels
Advanced stabilized Glide Slope Indicator (if installed)
Aviation Lighting System Control Panel Set (if installed)
Corrosion control water required for sheltered and unsheltered aircraft?
500 gal unsheltered
100 gal sheltered
Radius of action for aircraft on air-capable ships.
45% of maximum range of aircraft
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.
Ships squat occurs when?
15 kts
6in per knot above 15kts
Red regions of polar plots?
Rotors submerged
Yellow region of polar plots
2 ft of water on flight deck
Polar Plots:
Black hashed area?
Blue hashed area?
8* roll
2* pitch
Polar plots do not account for what?
Wave run up
Ships changing course or speed
Sea spray
Wake-wave interaction
Polar plots are measured how? And in what increments?
Up to 8 ft
8-10 ft
10-12 ft
5 kts increments
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.
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
Alert 5
- Aircraft Spotted for immediate takeoff, blades spread. Required stores loaded. External power applied. Mission equipment warmed up.
- Aircrew 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.
Alert 15
- Aircraft Spotted for takeoff, blades spread, required stores loaded
- Aircrew Briefed for flight. Preflight inspection complete. Standing by on immediate call.
- Ship At flight quarters. Fire party in immediate vicinity.
- 8 hr max
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.
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
Fly-off distances shall not exceed _____ % of max range of aircraft.
75%
Which 6 personnel are required to traverse?
Who are the Safety Observers?
LSO, FDD, brake rider, 2 chock/chainers, and power cable tender.
For RAST-equipped air-capable ships, an LSO, or traverse-qualified member of the detachment, and power cable tender are required and will act as the two safety observers
Wind limit for blade fold/spread or pylon/tail?
45 knots in any direction
Wind limit for engaging rotors?
Steady course. 45 knots in any direction.
HIFR winds?
300* to 360* rel. 10- 30 kts
Hovering rotorcraft should be considered ships not under command. Ships shall not pass within _________
500 yds