Air Department Flashcards
Air Boss
CDR Norris
Mini Boss
CDR Bassel
Handler
LCDR Caldwell
Air Bos’n
CWO4 Garcia
Flight Deck Officer
LCDR Flores
ALRE Bos’n
CWO2 Fair
Fuels Bos’n
CWO3 Stuart
V-1 Flight Deck Directors
Wear red, blue, yellow
handling of all aircraft on the flight deck
V-2 catapults, arresting gear and VLA or ALRE
Wears green (in charge of operations and maintenance of catapults and arresting gear machinery)
V-3 Hangar Bay Directors
Wears blue, yellow
Responsible in handling of all aircraft on the hangar deck, also operation of aircraft elevators and hangar bay doors
V-4 Fuels
Wears purple (in charge of operation and upkeep of carrier aviation fuel and lube oil transfer systems)
V-5 Air Admin and Tower Personnel
Wears white
(responsible for the communication of aircraft launch and recovery, tower comms and all admin duties within the department)
9 personnel manned in PRI-FLY during flight ops:
- Air Officer (Air boss)
- Assistant Air Officer (Mini boss)
- Primary flight control supervisor
- Land/Launch record keeper
- Integrated shipboard information system computer operator
- Forward spotter
- Aft spotter
- Recovery equipment controller
- FLOLS Controller
Who is overall in charge of flight ops?
CO
Who is responsible for the supervision and direction of aircraft launching, recovery, VLA and shipboard handling aircraft?
Air Boss
Who is responsible for the supervision and handling of the embarked aircraft on the flight deck and hangar deck?
Handler
What is the primary job of the crash crew?
To save lives
7 personnel manned in flight deck control:
- Aircraft Handling Officer/Flight Deck Officer
- Assistant Flight Deck Officer
- Aviation Fuel Representative
- Sound powered phone talkers
- Elevator operators
- Weapons personnel (when permitted)
- Squadron/aircraft maintenance representative
Who wears a green jersey with a red cranial?
LSE (Landing Signal Enlisted)
Who wears a red jersey with black stripes?
Ordnance crews
What condition is it for normal fixed wing and helicopter flight operations?
Flight Quarters
What are the five different types of firefighting agents for combating flight deck fires?
PKP, AFFF, CO2, Salt water, steam smothering
ALRE
Aircraft Launching and Recovery Equipment
ALRE
Aircraft Launching and Recovery Equipment
What provides a direct connection between the launching pistons and aircraft?
Shuttle
What are the two ways to emergency lower the JBD?
Hydraulically/electrically
What stops the pistons and shuttle assembly at the end of the catapult shot?
Waterbrakes
What controls the flow of steam to the launching cylinders in order to shoot the catapult?
Launch valve
What provides for remote start up and charging of the hydraulic and air system to power and control the catapult system?
Central charging panel
What provides a means of assisting the attachment of the aircraft to the catapult shuttle?
Nose gear launch installation
ICCS
Integrated Catapult Control Station
Where is BOW ICCS located?
Between catapult 1 and 2
Where is WAIST ICCS located?
Port of catapult 4
Who wears a green jersey and yellow float coat?
Catapult safety observer
What type of firefighting agent do we use to fight fire on the catapult?
Steam smothering
How many steam smothering boxes do we have on the flight deck?
4
Where are the steam smothering boxes located?
1 for each catapult next to catapult deckedge box
Who provides proper hook up of the airccraft to the NGL?
Topside PO
What are the two ways to emergency lower the JBD?
Hydraulically/electrically
How many different engines are there in the arresting gear?
2
What are the two engines in the arresting gear?
Pendant and barricade
How many times can a barricade be used?
Once
What component controls the stopping of an aircraft?
CRO valve
CRO Valve
Constant RunOut Valve
What are the four differences between the pendant and barricade engine?
- No saltwater cooler
- Anchor
- Auto Lube
- Shorter Runout
CDP
Cross Deck Pendant
How many arrestments is CDP good for?
125
What is the purpose of the sheave damper?
To absorb the initial impact of an aircraft
What are the two types of barricade?
Ready jet and E-2/C-2
What are the orders of the arresting gear engines from aft to forward?
1, 2, 3, 5, 4
What are the barricade stanchions used for?
To connect the webbing assemblies to provide a net
What secures the lower load straps of the barricade webbing assembly and causes the aircraft’s nose wheel to ride up into the barricade?
Deck ramps (12)
ARC
Advanced Recovery Control system
ARC
Advanced Recovery Control system
What is the backup for the IFLOLS?
MOVLAS
MOVLAS
Manually Operated Visual Landing Aid System
During CQ operations, what specific job is the air boss and mini boss in charge of?
Air boss - recovery
Mini boss - flight pattern and launching aircraft in the bow
ISIS
Integrated Shipboard Information System
What is the primary job of the gear operator?
Set the proper weight settings of aircraft
What is the primary job of the tower operator?
Ensures all equipment is up and running
What watch station does the primary flight control have on the flight deck?
LSO
LSO
Landing Signal Officer
FLOLS
Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System
What is FLOLS normally used for?
By the pilot to bring the aircraft down a glide slope to the deck within the arresting gear cross deck pendant pattern with a safe clearance between the tail hook and the stern of the ship.
What is MOVALS used for?
- As a backup to FLOLS (should it be inoperative or ineffective due to excessive pitch or roll of the ship).
- Can be rigged for LSO/pilot training
- Consists of a light box, LSO controller, a power control box and mounting facilities
ILARTS
Integrated Launch and Recovery Television System
What is ILARTS designed to monitor and simultaneously record?
Aircraft launching and landing operations under day and night conditions. It plays back the recording for the post flight analysis and evaluation. It may also be used for investigation in the event of an incident on the flight deck.
