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Air Department Flashcards

1
Q

What is the air bosun’s job?

A

Overall responsible of all flight operations

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2
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What are the four primary fixed wing aircraft we land on board?

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  • Hornet
  • Rhino
  • Hawkeye
  • (COD) Greyhound
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3
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Hornet

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  • Fighter

* Escort

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4
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Rhino

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• Fighter/attack

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5
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Hawkeye

A
  • Electronic surveillance

* Early warning

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6
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(COD) Greyhound

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• Cargo and personnel transport

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7
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What are the four primary helicopters we land on board?

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  • Sea Knight
  • Sea Stallion
  • Black Stallion
  • Sea Hawk
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8
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Sea Knight

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  • Cargo and personnel

* VERTREP

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9
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Sea Stallion

A

• Cargo and personnel

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10
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Black Stallion

A

• Mine Hunter

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11
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Sea Hawk

A
  • Search and Rescue

* Sub Warfare

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12
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Where is the hummer hole located?

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• Port side of the island

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13
Q

How many fuels stations do we have on the flight deck?

A

• 15

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14
Q

What is a hot refueling?

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• Refueling the aircraft while the engines are running

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15
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What is it cold refueling?

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• Refueling the aircraft on the engines are off

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16
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What is the name of the flight deck surveillance system?

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• ILARTS

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17
Q

ILARTS

A 
• Integrated 
Launch and 
Recovery 
Television 
Surveillance
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18
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What are the following flight deck lights?

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  • Line-up
  • Deck edge
  • Flood lights
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19
Q

Lineup lights?

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• Illuminate the center of the LA for approaching aircraft

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20
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Deck edge lights

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• Illuminate the edge of the flight deck to identify the edge

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21
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Flood lights

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• Illuminate the deck so maintenance or aircraft movement is easier at night

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22
Q

IFLOLS

A 
Improved 
Fresnel 
Lens 
Optical 
Landing 
System
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23
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Purpose of IFLOLS

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Gives approaching aircraft visual aid for landing

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24
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Where is IFLOLS located?

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Portside across from the island

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25
Q

IFLOLS nickname

A

Meatball

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26
Q

Where is the LSO platform or HUD located?

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After port corner of flight deck. Aft of elevator 4

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27
Q

What three stations control the wave off lights?

A
  • LSO
  • Pri-fly
  • Lens room
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28
Q

What is the purpose of the catapult?

A

Launches aircraft

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29
Q

How many catapults do we have on board?

A

4

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30
Q

Can we launch 2 catapults simultaneously?

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Yes, one from the bow and one from the waist

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31
Q

What color are the shot lines on the bow?

A

Red and white

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32
Q

What color are the shot lines on the waist?

A

Yellow

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33
Q

What is arresting gear?

A

Used to catch the aircraft when landing

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34
Q

How much arresting gear do we have on board?

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4

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35
Q

What are the numbers of the arresting gear from forward to aft?

A
  • 3A
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
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36
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Can 3 and 3A be online at the same time? Why/why not?

A

• No, they are too close

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37
Q

What is 3A designated for?

A

• Emergency barricade

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38
Q

When is flight quarters called away?

A

• Two hours before flight ops

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39
Q

Who is the first person to take control of the aircraft after landing?

A

• The hook runner

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40
Q

What is the purpose of JBD?

A

• Deflect jet blast up and off flight deck for personnel and equipment safety

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41
Q

How many panels do JBD 1-2-3 have?

A

• 6

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42
Q

How many panels does JBD 4 have?

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• 4

43
Q

What is the barricade?

A

• Used for stopping aircraft that cannot land normally/emergency

44
Q

What are the Manning flight quarters stations?

A
  • Primary flight control
  • Flightdeck control
  • Hanger deck control
  • V-2 Launch/recovery equipment
  • V-4 Flight/bow deck aviation fuel system
  • 6 crash and salvage
45
Q

Who is responsible for the overall training of air department and air wing personnel in a/C firefighting and crash and salvage operations?

A

• Air bosun

46
Q

How many AFFF stations do we have on the flight deck and where are they located?

A
  • 22
    • 10 port
  • 10 STBD
  • 2 island
47
Q

How can AFFF be identified?

A

• Green and white letters

48
Q

What color are the borders around movable object on the flight deck?

A

• Red and yellow

49
Q

Name 2 movable objects

A
  • Barricade stanchions

* Weapons elevators

50
Q

What color is the centerline on the flight deck?

A

• Yellow and white

51
Q

How many aircraft elevators does GHWB have?

A

4

52
Q

Where are the elevators located?

A
  • 1+2 STBD forward of the island
  • 3 STBD AFT of ISLAND
  • 4 PORT AFT
53
Q

What is Tilly and what is it used for?

A

• Used to lift in mobile and crashed aircraft out of the LA

54
Q

What is the P-25 (A/S32 P-25)

A

• Flight Deck fire fighting truck

55
Q

How many P-25 do we have on station during flight ops and where are they located?

A
  • 2
  • 1 stationed FWD by EL 1
  • 1 stationed between JBD 1 and 2
56
Q

What is the primary purpose of the P-25?

A

• Create a rescue path

57
Q

What is the primary mission of crash and salvage?

A
  • Save lives

* Prevent further damage to aircraft

58
Q

Where is primary flight control and who sits there?

A

09 level

Air boss and mini boss

59
Q

Where is the flight deck control and who sits there?

A

04-167-1

Handler

60
Q

What is the handler job?

A
  • Reports to the airboss

* Over all responsible for flight operations

61
Q

What are the deck status lights?

A
  • Rotary beacons stationed on all four sides of the island.

* 16 total.

62
Q

Flight deck lights:

Red

A
  • No go, no flight ops, deck secured.

* Five minutes standby

63
Q

Flight deck lights:

Amber

A
  • Warning, two minutes standby

* Engage and disengage rotors

64
Q

Flight deck lights:

Green

A

• Go. Flight ops, deck is open

65
Q

Flight deck lights:

Blue

A
  • HERO.

* Hazardous electromagnetic radiation to ordnance

66
Q

How many divisions are there in the air department?

A

6

67
Q

Rates and work location for air rates:

V-1

A

ABH (Flight Deck)

68
Q

Rates and work location for air rates:

V-2

A

Rates:

  • ABE
  • IC
  • EM

Location:

  • VLA
  • Arresting gear
  • Catapults
69
Q

Rates and work location for air rates:

V-3

A

Rate: ABH

Location: Hangar bay

70
Q

Rates and work location for air rates:

V-4

A

Rate:

• ABF

Location:

• Flight deck and below decks

71
Q

Rates and work location for air rates:

V-5

A

• AIR DC/ALL DIV

72
Q

Rates and work location for air rates:

V-0

A

• PRI-FLY/ADMIN ALL DIV

73
Q

Green jacket, who wears them?

A
  • Catapult
  • Arresting gear
  • Visual aid
  • Media
74
Q

Yellow jacket, who wears them?

A
  • Directors
  • Shooters
  • Plane directors
  • Topside P.O.
75
Q

Red jacket, who wears them?

A
  • Crash and salvage

* Weapons

76
Q

Blue jacket, who wears them?

A
  • Handlers
  • Chock and chain
  • Elevator Operators
  • Tractor drivers
77
Q

Brown jacket, who wears them?

A
  • Plane captains

* Squadron personnel in charge of maintaining aircraft

78
Q

White jacket, who wears them?

A

QA, LSO

79
Q

White jacket with green cross

A

Safety

80
Q

White jacket with Red Cross

A

Medical

81
Q

White jacket with Blue Cross

A

Chaplain

82
Q

What is the ballistics door in the hanger bay used for?

A

Used to separate each hangar bay in case of a fire or emergency

83
Q

What is a hose control device?

A

Used to cool ordnance

84
Q

How many conflag stations do they have in the hanger bay?

A

3

85
Q

Where are the con flag stations located in the hangar bay?

A
  • Hangar bay 1 STBD side
  • Hangar bay 2 port side
  • Hangar bay 3 STBD side
86
Q

Hangar deck markings are placed how many feet high on the bulkhead in the Hangar bay?

A

14 ft

87
Q

What sound system is used on flight deck?

A

5MC

88
Q

What sound system is used in the Hangar bay?

A

3MC

89
Q

What is the elevator operator self powered phone?

A

X50J

90
Q

Who’s approval do you need to jettison an aircraft?

A

CO

91
Q

What does the flight deck uniform consist of?

A

Cranial, goggles, leather gloves, flightdeck jersey, flightdeck pants, steel toed boots, life vest (float coat)

92
Q

AGO

A

Arresting gear officer

93
Q

AGO location

A

Aft of the flight deck STBD side, across from the LSO platform

94
Q

What is the job of the AGO?

A

Decides the status of the deck during recovery operations (clear deck/foul deck)

95
Q

What is the deck status light used for?

A

To indicate all personnel the status of the flight deck

96
Q

What is the signal for foul deck during daytime aircraft recovery operations?

A

• Indicated by arms crossed overhead with fists clenched

97
Q

What is the signal for fall director at night time aircraft recovery operations?

A

• Crossed AMBER wands held overhead

98
Q

What toe tractor do we use in the hanger Bay?

A

Spotting dolly

99
Q

What is the hanger deck primarily used for?

A

Used primarily to park aircraft for either short term or long term maintenance

100
Q

How many helicopter stops do we have on the flight deck?

A

9

101
Q

Where is spot 7 located?

A

On elevator 3

102
Q

What is the flash point of JP-5?

A

140 degrees

103
Q

What is the freezing point of JP-5?

A

-51 degrees

ESWS (14 decks)

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