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CNAF Glossary HSM-50 Flashcards

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Actual Instrument Approach

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When actual instrument conditions are encountered below 1,000’ above the airport/flight deck elevation during an inst approach.

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Actual Instrument Conditions

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Conditions external to the a/c that do not permit visual reference to the horizon

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Aerobatic Flight maneuvers

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An intentional maneuver involving

an abrupt change in a/c attitude,

intentionally performed spins, or other maneuvers requiring

pitch/dive angles greater than 45 deg,
bank angles greater than 60 deg,
Or accelerations greater than 2 Gs.

A maneuver that conforms to the model NATOPS manual (i.e. autos) is no considered to be aerobatic flight

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Aircraft Class

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A broad classification as to the general mission purpose of an a/c design (i.e. attack, fighter, helicopter, patrol)

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Aircraft Commander Time

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The individual flight time during which an individual, designated as a qualified a/c commander in the a/c model being flown, is serving as pilot in command. A/C commander time is a measure of command experience rather than of pilot experience.

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Aircraft Model

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Basic mission symbol and design number (H-60)

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A/C Series

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The specific version of a/c w/in the same model (MH-60R)

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Aircraft Type

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The broadest classification of a/c as to physical characteristics (Rotary wing, fixed wing, tilt rotor)

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Aircrew

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A collective term that applies to all categories of personnel in a flight status either as crew or noncrewmember.

Aircrew are:

Military personnel on competent flight orders or…

Civilian personnel whose duties require frequent and regular participation in aerial flights to perform inflight functions

(i.e. installation, mx, veal of equipment, comm specialists, photo specialists)

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Civil A/C Ops

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A/C ops other than public ops

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Combatant Commander

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A commander of one of the unified or specified combatant commands established by the President

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Advisory Control

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Tactical control of a/c by a designated control unit in which the pilot receives directions and recommendations. A/C commanders are not relieved of responsibility for their own safety and navigation

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Close Control

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Tactical control of a/c by a designated control unit where the pilot receives orders affecting a/c movement.

Pilot WILL NOT deviate from controller instructions unless given permission or unless unusual circumstances require immediate action for the safety of the flight.

In either case the pilot will inform the controller of the action taken.

Requires: 2 way radio comms and radar contact.

Controller is responsible for safe separation of the a/c and the pilot must be informed whenever the a/c is not held on the radarscope for periods in excess of 1 min or 5 sweeps.

Ultimate safety is responsibility of the pilot

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Positive control

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Tactical control of the a/c by a designated control unit where the pilot receives orders affecting a/c movements that transfer responsibility for safe nav of the a/c to the unit issuing such orders.

The ultimate safety of the a/c is the responsibility of the pilot.

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Controlling custodian

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The command exercising administrative control over the assignment, employment, and logistic support of the a/c.

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CRM (Glossary Def)

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The use of specifically defined behavioral skills as an integral part of every flight to improve mission effectiveness by

minimizing crew preventable errors,
maximizing crew coordination and
optimizing risk management

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Cross Country Flight (Glossary Defn)

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A flight that either

does not remain in the local flying area or

remains in the local flying area but terminates at a facility other than an active military facility

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Designation (glossary defn)

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A one time occurrence and remains in effect until removed for cause

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DIFCREW

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Duty for enlisted personnel in a flying status involving operational or training flights

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DIFDEN

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Duty involving flying denied;

Duty in a flying status for an officer not involving flying

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DIFOPS

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Duty in a flying status for an officer involving operational or training flights

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DIFTEM

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Duty in a temporary flying status performing special missions as a noncrewmember

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Emergency Landing (Forced Landing)

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An immediate landing, or or off and airport, necessitated by the inability to continue further flight

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Flight (operational purposes)

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One or more a/c proceeding on a common mission

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Flight (Helicopter)

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Begins when the a/c lifts from a rest point or commences ground taxi

And ends after airborne flight

When the rotors are disengaged or the a/c has been stationary for 5 minutes w/ the rotors engaged

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Flight Clearance

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Provides temporary flight op limits for an aviation system operating in a nonstandard configuration or to a nonstandard envelope.

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Flight Crew

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Personnel whose presence is required on board a manned a/c to perform crew functions in support of the assigned mission

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Flight Support Personnel

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Personnel immediately involved in the mx, fueling, towing/moving, start-up, taxi, or launch and recovery of a/c

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Flight Time

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The elapsed time computed in accordance with the defn of flight.

Logged in hours and tenths of hours and is creditable to

The a/c
Personnel aboard and
Equipment

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Formation Flight (glossary defn)

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A flight of more than one a/c operating by prior arrangement as a single a/c w/ regard to

Altitude
Nav
Pos reporting

And where separation between a/c w/in the flight rests with the pilots in that flight

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Hazard

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A condition with the potential to cause personal injury or death, property damage, or mission degradation

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IMC (Glossary Defn)

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Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of

Visibility, cloud distance, and ceilings

Less than minimums specified for VMC (Chap 5)

IMC conditions exist anytime a visible horizon is not distinguishable

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Instrument Time

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The portion of pilot time in either day or night under actual or simulated instrument conditions

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Actual instrument Time

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Will be logged by both pilots in a multipiloted a/c during flight in actual IMC

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Simulated instrument time

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shall be logged only by the pilot actually manipulating the controls

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Landing (Glossary defn)

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A return to the surface (touch and gos, bolter, forced, crash)

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Local flight (glossary defn)

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A flight that remains in the local flying area and terminates at either the same facility or another military facility with which the originating station has direct station to station comms

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Local Flying Area (Glossary Defn)

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The area in the vicinity of an air installation in which locally based aircraft can operate during a average/typical sorties flight time.

Shall not exceed 350 NM from an air installation and be designated as such in the Air Ops Manual by the CO

In so far as practicable, shall be bounded by prominent terrain features and/or air nav aid radials/distances

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Mission Commander Time

A

Flight time during which an individual,

Designated as a qualified mission commander in the a/c model being flown

Is serving as the mission commander.

Measure of command experience rather than flight experience

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Multipiloted A/C (glossary defn)

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Any a/c having 2 sets of flight controls and instruments

Operated by 2 pilots, both NATOPS qualled for that model

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Night Time (Glossary Defn)

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The portion of flight time during darkness (i.e. between the official time of sunset and sunrise on the surface below the a/c in flight, regardless of IMC or VMC)

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Oceanic

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No radio comms and is greater than 250 NM from nearest navaid

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OTC (Glossary defn)

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The senior officer present eligible to assume command or the officer to whom he has delegated tactical command

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Official business

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The necessity to contact personnel, units or orgs

for the purpose of conducting transactions in the service of and in the interest of the US government.

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Operational Necessity

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A mission associated with war or peacetime operations in which the consequences of an action justify accepting the risk of loss of a/c and crew

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ORM (glossary definition)

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The process of dealing with the risk associated w/ military ops, which include

Risk assessment
Risk decision making
Implementation of effective risk controls

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Orientation flight (glossary defn)

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A continuous flight in a DOD a/c

performed w/in the local flying area

Terminating at the point of origin

Intended to further the understanding of particular programs concerning the roles and mission of the DOD

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Passenger (glossary defn)

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An individual who is not part of the aircrew

traveling in an a/c designed or normally configured for pax carrying capability

On a point to point flight

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PIC (Glossary defn)

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The pilot assigned responsibility for the safe and orderly conduct of the flight

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Precautionary landing

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A premeditated landing, on or off an airport, where further flight is possible but not advisable

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Public a/c ops

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A/C owned by armed forces or

used by armed forces and operates outside of its FAA airworthiness certificate

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Reporting custodian

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An organizational unit of the lowest echelon of command accepting responsibility (involving accountability to the CNO) for a/c as designated either by CNO or by the controlling custodian

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Risk (glossary defn)

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An expression of possible loss in terms of severity and probability

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Risk assessment

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The process of detecting hazards and assessing associated risks

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Simulated instrument approach

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An inst approach flown under simulated inst conditions

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Simulated inst conditions

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Conditions external to the a/c are VMC but pilot vision is limited primarily to the interior of the a/c

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Single piloted A/C

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Any a/c that has only one set of flight controls or a tandem cockpit

Or

Any a/c that has 2 sets of flight controls and instruments and is being operated by only one pilot who is NATOPS qualled for that model

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VIP (Glossary defn)

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Flag officers
DOD officials equal to or senior to flags
High profile public figures
Elected members of congress

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VMC

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Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of ceiling, cloud distance, and visibility that are equal to or better than mins in chapter 5

MH-60R HAC HSM-50 (73 decks)

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