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Block 2: Chapter 1-Introduction To Aviation Service Flashcards

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Who may accumulate OFD?

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Rated members (except flight surgeons) with less than 18 years of aviation service and CEAs with less than 20 years of aviation service.

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What is Operational Flying Duty Accumulator?

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The method by which flying credit, for purposes of flight pay, are tracked.

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Which act made Air Battle Managers rated officers?

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National Defense Authorization Act of 2000

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Which Act established Transition Status Codes?

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Aviation Career Improvement Act of 1989

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What are the three types of incentive pay monitored by the HARM?

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Aviation Career Incentive Pay
Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive Pay
Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay

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What does a member entitled to ACIP while in continuous status have to do to?

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Must be on active flying status for at least 15 days per month

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What does a member have to do in order to receive incentive pay in a conditional status?

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Fly a minimum of 4 hours per full calendar month

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What does continuous ACIP mean?

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Rated officers (except flight surgeons) receive incentive pay each month without regard to flying hours.

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What happens when rated officers entitled to continuous ACIP do not meet OFDA requirements at the 12 and 18-year gates?

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They will go to conditional ACIP status

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What ESC numbers are given to members that meet OFDA requirements?

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ESC 1-4

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What ESC number is assigned to flight surgeons?

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ESC 8

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What does the Flying Status Code indicate?

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Whether a member is active, inactive, DQ, or suspended.

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How long can an aircrew member be suspended for?

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Cannot exceed 180 days

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What is the difference between revalidation and requalification actions?

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Administrative

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When is a member considered grounded?

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When they are ill, injured, or taking certain medications and cannot fly for a specified period of time exceeding 30 days.

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What type of pay are rated members entitled to?

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ACIP
Conditional
Continuous

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What are rated member gates and CEA gates?

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Rated: 12 & 18
CEA: 10, 15, 20

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What two characters make up an ASC?

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ESC Entitlement Service Code

FSC Flying Service Code

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What ASC is assigned to a member who has been suspended?

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04

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When does continuous pay stop?

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If the OFDA requirements are not met at each gate.

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Who is entitled to HDIP?

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Non-rated/Non-CEA, operational support members, Parachutists, and flight surgeons

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What can a member do with excess flight time?

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Can be applied 5 months forward or 2 months back (only in a grace period) in which flight requirements were not meant.

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What can insufficient time be applied to?

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5 months forward

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What is lost time?

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Banked time, which has been carried forward 5 months and can no longer be used.

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What is a grace period?

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Is a maximum of a 3-month period in which a crew member attempts to meet flight requirements.

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What can banked time not be applied to?

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Any months in which there was no flight activity, unless there are enough hours flown to meet the requirements for the entire grace period.

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The ARMS report is used to monitor those members authorized HDIP, conditional ACIP, and CEFIP. What two sections is it divided into?

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Did qualify and did not qualify

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What is the minimum flight requirement for individuals in conditional entitlement status?

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4 hours of aerial flight for each full calendar month.

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Who is given HDIP?

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Non-rated/Non-CEA, operational support members and parachutist

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What type of pay is HDIP always?

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Conditional. Members must fly or jump to receive pay.

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When is HDIP not authorized?

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When a member completes flights or jumps while on leave, TDY, or PCS status.

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Which AFIs cover the rules for parachutist service?

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AFI 11-402
AFI 11-421
AFI 11-410

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What two types of jumps are included with Military Free Fall?

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High Altitude Low Opening

High Altitude High Opening

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What type of pay is a member entitled to if they jump static line?

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Type 1

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What type of pay is a member entitled to when they jump Military Free Fall?

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Type 2

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What type of pay does a member qualify for if a member qualifies for static jump or military free fall?

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The higher rate of pay

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When does a member qualify for a Rule 3 waiver?

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When a member is unable to perform a jump because of military operations of the command or the absence of jump equipment or aircraft for a 3 month period.

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When can a members commander waive the minimum jump requirements? (Rule 4)

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When a member is unable to perform a jump while engaged in combat operations in a hostile fire area.

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What is the purpose of AF IMT 1521?

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Track individual entitlement to parachute duty incentive pay.

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How often is the 1521 updated?

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Monthly

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What document is used in conjunction with AF form 1521 to ensure the member met requirements for pay?

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Jump Pay Control Document

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What are the two types of incentive flight pay for Air Reserve Component members?

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Inactive Duty Status (IAD)

Active Duty Status (AD)

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What are the FSC codes for active flying status?

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A, U, X, or Z

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What is an ASC?

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Aviation Service Code. A two-character code, which indicates incentive pay entitlement and flying status.

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What is the first character of the ASC?

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Entitlement Status Code, it identifies the type of incentive pay the member is entitled to receive.

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What is the second character of the ASC?

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Flying Status Code, it identifies the members current flying status.

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Which type of pay is always conditional?

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HDIP Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay

47
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Which AFIs cover the rules for Parachute Jump Pay?

A

11-402 Aviation and Parachutist Service
11-421 Aviation Resource Management
11-410 Personnel Parachute Operations

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Who may accumulate OFDA?

A

Rated and Career Enlisted Aviators

49
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What did the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974 establish?

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RPIs-Rated Position Identifier, FACS, ASCs,

Rated 12 and 18 year gates and minimum OFD requirements

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What did the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1989 establish?

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Increased OFDA at 12 and 18 year gates

Established TSCs-Transition Status codes

51
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What did the National Defense Authorization Act of 1996 do?

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Decreased OFDA requirements at 12 year gate only for rated members

52
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What did the National Defense Authorization Act of 1999 establish?

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Changed ACIP computation from Officer Service Date (OSD) to Aviation Service Date (ASD).

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What did the National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 establish?

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Set gates and OFDA requirements for CEAs
Gates for CEAs: 10, 15, 20
ABMs become rated
RPIs called APIs

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What is CEFIP-Career Enlisted Flying Incentive Pay?

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Special pay given to CEAs as an incentive for entering and remaining in aviation career status.

55
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What status is someone on if they receive pay each month without regard to flying hours?

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Continuous CEFIP-continuous enlisted flying incentive pay

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What happens when a CEA entitled to CEFIP does not meet a gate at the 10, 15, or 20 year gate?

A

They become entitled to conditional status

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ESC 1-4

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Meet OFDA requirements, receive continuous ACIP

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ESCs 5-6

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Member did not meet OFDA requirements at 12 or 18 year gate. Receive conditional ACIP.

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ESC 7

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Rated officers except flight surgeons, once they reach 25 years of aviation service. At that time ACIP is terminated. Entitled to conditional ACIP.

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ESC 8

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Flight Surgeons. Receive conditional ACIP only.

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ESC 9

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Non-rated officer, non-CEA, operational support members and Parachutists. All receive HDIP. ESC 9 always conditional.

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ESC 0

A

Disqualified or suspended from aviation service. Not authorized incentive pay.

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What type of pay do CEAs receive?

A

CEFIP

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What are the gates for CEAs?

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10, 15, 20

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ESCs A, B, C, and D

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Met gate requirements. Entitled to continuous CEFIP.

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ESCs E, F, and G.

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Did not meet gate requirements and are entitled to receive conditional CEFIP.

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ESC H.

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Assigned at 25 years. Continuous CEFIP is terminated. Member may receive conditional CEFIP.

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What type of pay is always conditional?

A

HDIP

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What is a flying status code?

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Second character of ASC. Indicates whether a member is active, inactive, disqualified, or suspended.

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FSC A.

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Active-Operational flying

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FSC U.

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Active flying training student (undergraduate)

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FSC X

A

Active-pipeline

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FSC Z

A

Active-Remotely Pilot Aircraft ( RPA)

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What are the active FSCs?

A

A, U, X, Z

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What are the inactive FSCs?

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J, K, L, S

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What is the ESC for all non-rated/non-CEA, Ops support and Parachutists?

A

ESC 9

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FSC C

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Active-operational support (non-crew member)

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FSC D

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Active-non rated/non-CEA enlisted aircrew member

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FSC E

A

Active Parachutist

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FSC J

A

Inactive-restricted. Terminates aviation service pay and entitlement.

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FSC K

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Inactive-lack of support capability

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FSC L

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Inactive-School. Terminates incentive pay

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FSC S

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Inactive-nonperformance. Did not meet OFDA requirements.

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Which AFI is the primary directive for ASCs?

A

11-401

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What are the three types of incentive pay monitored by the HARM?

A

ACIP, CEFIP, HDIP

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What are the most common reasons for an aircrew member to be suspended?

A 
Failure to meet AFI 11-401
Undesirable habits
Failure to meet training standards
Lack of proficiency of judgement
Violation of flying regulations
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What is the 1520?

A

Individual flight entitlement worksheet. Used to track individual entitlement to conditional flying incentive pay.

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What is insufficient time?

A

Time flown that is insufficient to qualify a member for a particular month’s flight time requirement.

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What is banked time?

A

Combination of of excess and insufficient hours available to be used for meeting later months flight pat requirements.

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Who may initiate the FEB?

A

Squadron Commander

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When is a member disqualified from aviation/parachutist service?

A

When they are found to be medically or professionally unqualified to perform duties according to AFI 11-402.

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What type of disqualification gives the member another chance as long as the problem that caused the disqualification no longer exists?

A

Non-permanent disqualification

93
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What are the two sections of the Flying Pay Control Document?

A

Did qualify and did not qualify

94
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Where is the 1520 usually maintained?

A

Suspense file for easier access

95
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What is the order of application for flight time?

A

Time is applied to current month
Then up to two months back (in a grace period)
Up to 5 months forward (use excess first then insufficient hours)

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What is excess flight time?

A

Flight time over the minimum hours required (4 hours)

97
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How far forward can banked time be carried?

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Up to 5 months

98
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What is lost time?

A

Banked time, which has been carried forward 5 months and can no longer be used.

99
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What is the 1520a used for?

A

Track individual entitlement to incentive pay for ARC duty and is maintained by the HARM.

100
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What is the purpose of OFDA?

A

Track the number of months of operational flying a member accumulates throughout his or her career.

101
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What is the Aviation Service Audit Worksheet used for?

A

To manually track aircrew members ASC changes, the inclusive dates for each ASC assigned and the months of operational flying duty accumulated.

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What is the two types of hours of aerial flight?

A

Active duty and inactive duty

101
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What is the order of application for flight time?

A

Current month, up to 2 months back ( in a grace period), up to 5 months forward

102
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What ASC is assigned to an aircrew member who has been medically disqualified?

A

03

103
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What rule may a commander waive a Parachutists jump requirements because the member is unable to jump due to absence of jump equipment or aircraft?

A

Rule 3

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What rule may a commander waive jump requirements because the member is unable to jump due to being engaged in combat operations in a hostile fire area?

A

Rule 4

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