Air Department Flashcards
What are the bosses for the air department?
Air officer
Assistant air officer
Aircraft handling officer
What are the divisions within the air department?
V1-flight deck, crash and salvage (ABHs)
V3-hangar Deck, crash and salvage (ABHs)
V4-flight deck and below deck (ABFs)
V5-Air traffic control (ACs)
What positions are in the primary flight control (PRIFLY/TOWER) watch stations?
Airboss mini boss primary flight control supervisor helicopter control officer (rotary wing) Landing signal officer (fixed wing)
What positions can be found in the flight deck control (FDC) Watchstations?
Handler for nine aircraft handling officer (NACHO)
Squadron maintenance rep
Fuels rep
Elevator operators (EO)/sound powered phone talker
Explain the flight deck status, rotating beacons.
Indicate deck status or commands from PRIFLY to flight deck personnel. Two sets of stacked rotating lights (forward and aft of the island).
Explain the term red deck.
Foul deck, start/stop engines all aircraft except AH-1 and UH-1
Explain Amber deck.
Engage/disengage rotors. 8H-1 and UH-1 start/stop, engage/disengage rotors.
Explain green deck.
Clear to lunch and recover aircraft
Explain blue deck.
Hazard to electromagnetic radiation to ordinance (HERO)
Flight deck. Explain safety is paramount.
Watch out for jet/rotor wash, prop arcs,moving equipment
How many spots are there for rotory wing aircraft launch and recovery?
9
Where are the nine spots for rotary wing aircraft launch and recovery?
Starboard side one, three, eight
Portside two, four, five, six, seven, nine
How many AFFF stations on the flight that?
19
How many aircraft refueling stations are there and what are the stations?
Six
Three, eight, six, four, two, one
Describe fueling station one?
One fuel and Defuel
Explain fueling station seven.
Station seven is auxiliary station for ground Support element.
How many and what are the required personnel to move an aircraft on the flight deck?
Aircraft director Tail/wing safety Tractor driver Two plane handlers Brake Rider
What to hand signals pilots must listen to from the LSE?
Wave off
Hold
Explain the term tramway.
Solid yellow line stretching bow to stern down the middle of the flight deck landing area
Defined the term tram line.
White dashes surrounding tramway
Explain the term foul line.
Two. Red and white Dash line stretching from bow to stern along the centerline, and on the court aircraft elevator.
Explain the term safe parking line.
Yellow and white Dash lines adjacent to foul line. Aircraft must be parked behind it for STO (short takeoff) launch
Explain flight deck coaming markings.
12” portable equipment and stationary equipment, and 3” letters on various colors indicate fire fighting agents, fueling stations and various workstations.
Explain the term flight deck island VLAs
General part 14 inch high, a B wins and “beware of jet blast and rotors “
Explain the term Red Cross.
Flight Deck battle dress station