BWS Solo Exam Flashcards

1
Q

Weather

Take-Off

A

CURRENT OBSERVED weather, which is forecasted to remain

VIS 5 sm
Ceiling 1500 ft

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2
Q

Weather

Recovery/ Termination

A

If weather goes below

1500 ft Ceiling
5 sm VIS

If greater 1000’ and 3 sm -> Return to Shell
If below that: Weather PL

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3
Q

Weather

Wind

A

Surface wind below (including gusts) 15 kts and gust spread below 10

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4
Q

Prohibited maneuvers

A

EP training
Formation Flights
SVFR/ IFR flight
Dont take your smartphone out

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5
Q

General

Equipment

A

Minimum Essential Equipment has to be installed

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6
Q

General

Fuel

A

Min 1100 lbs in Main tank (Preflight)

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7
Q

General

Lights

A

Landing and Searchlight on and extended

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8
Q

General

Restart

A

Only with supervising IP

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9
Q

General

Preflight

A

Min. 1 IP per 5 Solo A/C

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10
Q

General

Landing

A

NO landing w/o permission or acknowledgement of Holmes or Chase

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11
Q

General

Passengers

A

…. No

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12
Q

General

RT selection

A

Marked as Solo and approved by IP

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13
Q

General

T/O after Precautionary Landing

A

No

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14
Q

General

Downtime

A

30 min before A/C downtime

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15
Q

General

Altitude

A

min. 600 MSL

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16
Q

General

RT Frequency

A

Monitor if w/in 3 km

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17
Q

General

RT Overfly

A

Not w/in 1 km w/o intention to land

18
Q

General

Callsign

A

Add “SOLO”

19
Q

General

Direct Return if..

A

Flight time > 2:30 hrs
Fuel < 200 lbs in the main tank

20
Q

General

Corridor Final Altitude

A

Climb to 1000’ inbound 3 km before entering WARHO

21
Q

General

Entering TP at Troy

A

Call Tower that you are entering

22
Q

General

Seat Swap

A

Cyclic neutral, Collective Locked, Twist Grips IDLE

Left seat first
Than right seat
Right seat comes left and holds controls
“Old” Left seat enters right side and sits down
New Left side enters and sits down

Start checklist at page N-23

23
Q

General

Right Seat Responsibilities

A

PC
fly the A/C

24
Q

General

Left Seat Responsibilities

A

Co-Pilot
Enhance flight safety

Take controls: Forced Landing, Incapacitation of PC

25
Q

General

Co-Pilots Duties

A

Pre T/O or Landing Checks
Clears A/C in turns
Assists in monitoring Mast moment
Fuel Consumption Checks
Other duties as assigned

26
Q

Refuel Procedure

A

Only if Fuel < 450 lbs in main tank

Right seat remains
Left seat is fireguard
Complete Checklist for Hot-Refuel

If something happens: Emergency Shutdown. Don’t reposition A/C

27
Q

Dynamic Rollover
Definition

A

Susceptibility to a lateral rolling tendency

28
Q

Dynamic Rollover
Physical Factors

A

Main and Tail Rotor thrust
Center of Gravity
Crosswind
Ground Surface area
Large Slope Angle
Low Fuel condition

29
Q

Dynamic Rollover
Human Factors

A

Inattention
Inexperience
Failure to take timely corrective action
Inappropriate Control Input
Loss of visual reference

30
Q

Dynamic Rollover
Common Errors

A

Failure to detect drift
Large Pedal Input
Large cyclic inout
Large and abrupt collective movement

31
Q

General

NOE/ Contour

A

No

32
Q

General

Solo LOST Procedure

A

When unable to re-orient w/in 1:15 hrs or Fuel < 350 lbs in main tank

Climb to 1000’ MSL
Remain VMC
Notify Chase and Holmes
If still unable: Enter WARHO in Garmin, direct to, remain 1000’ MSL
If still unable: Contact Cairns Approach
If still unable: Land ASAPossible

33
Q

General

Lost COMM Procedure

A

If one radio fails: Contact Chase

Complete:

Climb to 1000’ MSL
7600
Return to Stage- or Basefield

34
Q

Light Signals

Steady Green

A

Clear to Land

35
Q

Light Signals

Flashing Green

A

Return for landing

36
Q

Light Signals

Steady Red

A

Give way for other A/C

37
Q

Light Signals

Flashing Red

A

Airport unsafe - Do not land

38
Q

General

Lost contact with chase

A

Maintain 600’ MSL or above and continue planned route w/o RTs
After landing proceed to parking, if no IP’s available -> shut down

39
Q

General

Landing Off-Site

A

Attempt to relay location and reason for landing

If shutting down A/C, record exact location with Phone or CSEL
Remain in or close to A/C

At last resort use IMM on CSEL

40
Q

Settling with power

Conditions

A

(near) vertical descent > 300ft/min
Airspeed below ETL
20 - 100% power applied with insufficient power to arrest the descent

41
Q

Settling with power

Flight conditions conducive to settling with power

A

Downwind approaches
Formation flight
Hovering above max Hover ceiling
(Un-)Masking
Inappropriate Control input HOGE
Steep approach with high rate of descent

42
Q

Settling with power

Recovery

A

Initial: Arrest Descent
Later: Gain airspeed (lower collective if height permits)