Air Department Flashcards

1
Q

Air Boss

A

CDR Norris

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2
Q

Mini Boss

A

CDR Bassel

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3
Q

Handler

A

LCDR Caldwell

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4
Q

Air Bos’n

A

CWO4 Garcia

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5
Q

Flight Deck Officer

A

LCDR Flores

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6
Q

ALRE Bos’n

A

CWO2 Fair

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7
Q

Fuels Bos’n

A

CWO3 Stuart

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8
Q

V-1 Flight Deck Directors

A

Wear red, blue, yellow

handling of all aircraft on the flight deck

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9
Q

V-2 catapults, arresting gear and VLA or ALRE

A
Wears green
(in charge of operations and maintenance of catapults and arresting gear machinery)
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10
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V-3 Hangar Bay Directors

A

Wears blue, yellow

Responsible in handling of all aircraft on the hangar deck, also operation of aircraft elevators and hangar bay doors

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11
Q

V-4 Fuels

A
Wears purple
(in charge of operation and upkeep of carrier aviation fuel and lube oil transfer systems)
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12
Q

V-5 Air Admin and Tower Personnel

A

Wears white
(responsible for the communication of aircraft launch and recovery, tower comms and all admin duties within the department)

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13
Q

9 personnel manned in PRI-FLY during flight ops:

A
  • 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
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14
Q

Who is overall in charge of flight ops?

A

CO

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15
Q

Who is responsible for the supervision and direction of aircraft launching, recovery, VLA and shipboard handling aircraft?

A

Air Boss

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16
Q

Who is responsible for the supervision and handling of the embarked aircraft on the flight deck and hangar deck?

A

Handler

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17
Q

What is the primary job of the crash crew?

A

To save lives

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18
Q

7 personnel manned in flight deck control:

A
  • 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
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19
Q

Who wears a green jersey with a red cranial?

A

LSE (Landing Signal Enlisted)

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20
Q

Who wears a red jersey with black stripes?

A

Ordnance crews

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21
Q

What condition is it for normal fixed wing and helicopter flight operations?

A

Flight Quarters

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22
Q

What are the five different types of firefighting agents for combating flight deck fires?

A

PKP, AFFF, CO2, Salt water, steam smothering

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23
Q

ALRE

A

Aircraft Launching and Recovery Equipment

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24
Q

ALRE

A

Aircraft Launching and Recovery Equipment

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25
Q

What provides a direct connection between the launching pistons and aircraft?

A

Shuttle

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26
Q

What are the two ways to emergency lower the JBD?

A

Hydraulically/electrically

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27
Q

What stops the pistons and shuttle assembly at the end of the catapult shot?

A

Waterbrakes

28
Q

What controls the flow of steam to the launching cylinders in order to shoot the catapult?

A

Launch valve

29
Q

What provides for remote start up and charging of the hydraulic and air system to power and control the catapult system?

A

Central charging panel

30
Q

What provides a means of assisting the attachment of the aircraft to the catapult shuttle?

A

Nose gear launch installation

31
Q

ICCS

A

Integrated Catapult Control Station

32
Q

Where is BOW ICCS located?

A

Between catapult 1 and 2

33
Q

Where is WAIST ICCS located?

A

Port of catapult 4

34
Q

Who wears a green jersey and yellow float coat?

A

Catapult safety observer

35
Q

What type of firefighting agent do we use to fight fire on the catapult?

A

Steam smothering

36
Q

How many steam smothering boxes do we have on the flight deck?

A

4

37
Q

Where are the steam smothering boxes located?

A

1 for each catapult next to catapult deckedge box

38
Q

Who provides proper hook up of the airccraft to the NGL?

A

Topside PO

39
Q

What are the two ways to emergency lower the JBD?

A

Hydraulically/electrically

40
Q

How many different engines are there in the arresting gear?

A

2

41
Q

What are the two engines in the arresting gear?

A

Pendant and barricade

42
Q

How many times can a barricade be used?

A

Once

43
Q

What component controls the stopping of an aircraft?

A

CRO valve

44
Q

CRO Valve

A

Constant RunOut Valve

45
Q

What are the four differences between the pendant and barricade engine?

A
  • No saltwater cooler
  • Anchor
  • Auto Lube
  • Shorter Runout
46
Q

CDP

A

Cross Deck Pendant

47
Q

How many arrestments is CDP good for?

A

125

48
Q

What is the purpose of the sheave damper?

A

To absorb the initial impact of an aircraft

49
Q

What are the two types of barricade?

A

Ready jet and E-2/C-2

50
Q

What are the orders of the arresting gear engines from aft to forward?

A

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

51
Q

What are the barricade stanchions used for?

A

To connect the webbing assemblies to provide a net

52
Q

What secures the lower load straps of the barricade webbing assembly and causes the aircraft’s nose wheel to ride up into the barricade?

A

Deck ramps (12)

53
Q

ARC

A

Advanced Recovery Control system

54
Q

ARC

A

Advanced Recovery Control system

55
Q

What is the backup for the IFLOLS?

A

MOVLAS

56
Q

MOVLAS

A

Manually Operated Visual Landing Aid System

57
Q

During CQ operations, what specific job is the air boss and mini boss in charge of?

A

Air boss - recovery

Mini boss - flight pattern and launching aircraft in the bow

58
Q

ISIS

A

Integrated Shipboard Information System

59
Q

What is the primary job of the gear operator?

A

Set the proper weight settings of aircraft

60
Q

What is the primary job of the tower operator?

A

Ensures all equipment is up and running

61
Q

What watch station does the primary flight control have on the flight deck?

A

LSO

62
Q

LSO

A

Landing Signal Officer

63
Q

FLOLS

A

Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System

64
Q

What is FLOLS normally used for?

A

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.

65
Q

What is MOVALS used for?

A
  • 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
66
Q

ILARTS

A

Integrated Launch and Recovery Television System

67
Q

What is ILARTS designed to monitor and simultaneously record?

A

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.