Checkride Prep

Question 1

Number and location of FED initiator handles, and which ones require pilot’s or LM’s FED ARM switch is in ARM

Answer 1

7
M/D Hatch (ARM)
Fwd LM Station (ARM)
FEDs hatch openings (x4)
Upper leading edge of left wing root fairing

Question 2

Life raft number and size

Answer 2

3 46-man (69 overflow)

Question 3

Escape Ropes

Answer 3

10
M/D hatch
L/R troop doors (2)
Cockpit sliding windows (2)
FEDS hatches (4)
Forward Emer Escape Hatch

Question 4

First Aid kits

Answer 4

Storage for 26, 6 normally installed:
2 aft side of R EPC
2 on either side of cargo compartment

Question 5

Hand Fire Extinguishers

Answer 5

9
2 cockpit
1 crew rest area
6 cargo compartment
bromochlorodifluoromethane (CBrClF2)

Question 6

EEBD

Answer 6

Emergency Escape Breathing Devices
6
2 crew rest area
1 fwd LM station
1 aft of crew entrance door
1 either side of cargo comparment
Inspection paper blue is good, pink is bad

Question 7

EPOS

Answer 7

5 minutes heavy workload
20 minutes light load
60 minutes while sitting

Question 8

Crash axes / chop out areas

Answer 8

2 x crash axes

Question 9

Underwater Locator Beacon

Answer 9

Signal heard 2 miles in any direction for 30 days, operates down to 20,000 feet

Question 10

Walk-around bottles

Answer 10

10
2 cockpit
1 Crew rest area
1 Lavatory
1 Fwd LM station
5 cargo compartment

Question 11

Windshear definition

Answer 11

airspeed changes greater than 15 knots, vertical speed changes greater than 500 fpm.

Question 12

Detect windshear

Answer 12

Hesitant/excessive airspeed buildup on takeoff or +-10 KCAS on approach.
Uncommanded FPV change of 2 degs or VVI 500 fpm.
Excessive radar altitude sink rate.
Excessive nose high/nose low pitch attitude

Question 13

Windshear Caution v. Warning

Answer 13

Caution: “WINDSHEAR” at bottom of PFD for performance increasing windshear
Warning: “WINDSHEAR” in center of PFD + CAWS alert for performance decreasing windshear

Question 14

Takeoff Windshear Recovery

Answer 14

Prior to Go:
Reject takeoff
After Go:
MAX thrust
Delay rotation, no later than 1,000 ft remaining
Pitch for 1-2 degrees FPV, to no more than 15 degree pitch attitude. Below 200 feet can increase to stick shaker/CAWS alert
Do not follow F/D guidance
Raise the gear after an extended period of positive climb rate has been established and ground contact is not a concern, no less than 1,000 AGL.
Maintain 1/2 flaps, index unchanged, until windshear is exited and VMFR is attained

Question 15

Approach Windshear Recovery

Answer 15

MAX Thrust
TOGA and disengage AP/ATS, disregard F/D.
Pitch for 1-2 degrees FPV, to no more than 15 degree pitch attitude. Below 200 feet can increase to stick shaker/CAWS alert.
Raise the gear after an extended period of positive climb rate has been established and ground contact is not a concern, no less than 1,000 AGL.
Maintain 1/2 flaps, index unchanged, until windshear is exited and VMFR is attained