carrier qual Flashcards
When is a case I recovery utilized?
recoveries, departures, and landing procedures conducted in VMC condition of 3,000/5 or greater within the carrier control zone
Following the rendevous, what is the flow of controllers?
Warning Area controller
Ship’s Marshal
Tower
When crossing the beach line, what will the Lead instruct the flight to do?
Feet wet checklist
What is the feet wet checklist?
Anti-skid: OFF
Lights: OFF
Box: INS
What information will marshal give to the flight upon check in?
case recovery holding instructions assigned altitude ship's weather altimeter setting BRC bingo information
In the marshal holding pattern, what position is the ship in?
1 o’clock
What is the diameter of the marshal holding pattern?
No more than 5nm
What is the minimum altitude for the marshal holding pattern?
1,500’ AGL
How much vertical separation is there between flights?
1,000’
When are descents initiated from the marshal holding pattern?
abeam and aft of the ship
What is the signal to leave the marshal holding pattern?
Charlie
Where will Lead fly to when given the signal “Charlie” from the marshal holding pattern?
Depart to the initial with an initial heading 210 degrees from the BRC
What is the position of the formation when flying to the initial?
Right echelon
When are case II recoveries used?
Weather is less than 3,00/5 but greater than 1,000/5
When VFR penetration cannot be made
What is the maximum number of aircraft in a case II recovery?
2 in a section
Where is the marshal holding pattern during a case II recovery?
Aft of the ship’s BRC at a DME of altitude in thousands of feet plus 15
What is the configuration for the case II holding pattern?
200 KIAS with one-minute inbound legs
How is the case II recovery from the holding pattern conducted?
- At the fix, inbound to the ship, commence 250 KIAS descent at 4,000-6,000 ft/min with speed brakes
- At platform, retract speed brakes
- 2,000 ft/min descent
- Descend to 1,200’ AGL and 10 NM
- Slow decent rate
- Arrive at initial at 800’ and 300 KIAS
What is the initial for the BRC?
- 3 NM initial
- 800’
- 300 KIAS
What will Lead do if tower instructs Lead to spin?
- Begin climbing left turn at the bow of the ship to 1,300’ AGL
- Remain within 3 NM and 300 KAIS
- Reeneter toward initial
When will Lead break?
no earlier than 1 NM past the bow
When can you descend to pattern altitude?
When established on downwind
What is pattern altitude?
600’ AGL
How are power corrections for a low ball different at the ship?
Power corrections for a low ball need to be larger due to high winds
How are power corrections for a high ball different at the ship?
High ball requires smaller power reductions
Where is the location of the 180 in relation to abeam at the ship?
They are colocated
What rate of descent do you initiate at the abeam position?
200-300 fpm
What should your altitude be at the 45?
325-375
If the ship is creating its own wake, where will centerline be moving?
consistently to the right
After conducting a touch and go, when do you turn to parallel the BRC?
when the aircraft is abeam the bow
When do you turn downwing?
when interval is at the 7 o’clock position
What is the direction of the waveoff?
up the angled deck
When can students initiate their own waveoff?
- Ball call has not been rogered by the in-the-middle position
- Emergency dictates
What is the configuration for the delta easy pattern?
130 KIAS with speed brakes retracted
What is the delta clean configuration?
200 KIAS
1,000’ MSL or the altitude directed by tower
All aircraft remain within 3 NM
When may the pilot takeoff her mask when refueling?
When the aircraft is choked and chained
Who are the only people allowed to direct movement of the aircraft?
yellow shirts
What is the pilot signal for a brake failure?
dropping the arresting hook and turning on the lights
If you have to conduct a cold start, how do you get to the aircraft?
You will be escorted
When conducting the cold plane inspection, what should the position of Ant-skid switch be?
On-rear cockpit
Off-front cockpit
Who authorizes the plane to start?
Brown shirt
When conducting a cold start, when do you conduct the takeoff checklist?
Prior to the aircraft being broken down by the yellow shirt
What is extra in the takeoff checklist at the boat?
Anti Skid-OFF
Trim set to 3.5
After a cold start, how do you signal that you are ready to taxi?
Give “up and ready” call to tower with gross weight when no one is on the ball
When must your oxygen mask be on?
Whenever the aircraft is not choked or chained
When hot switching, what signifies that the incoming pilot is ready?
“up and ready call”
Will be followed by a thumbs up by the yellow shirt
What is the position of the canopy during refueling?
Down and locked
What crew is used for refueling?
purple shirt
When do you give the cut signal during refueling?
When you have reached 3,000 lbs on the engine page
When do you notify tower that the weight board is off?
when the difference is more than 1,000 lbs off
When must the takeoff checklist be completed?
Prior to crossing the JBD
What must you do prior to extending the launch bar?
Roger up the weight board
What is the hang fire signal?
Catapult officer/CSO extends right hand index finger overhead and points horizontally at left palm vertically
When will the ACCEL light illuminate?
Launch bar is retracted below max rpm
During the catapult launch, what is the minimum airspeed to cross the bow of the ship?
120 KIAS
