CNAF Other Stuff Flashcards
Aerobatic Flight Maneuvers
An intentional maneuvers involving an abrupt change in aircraft 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 2gs. A maneuver than conforms to the model NATOPS manual is not considered to be aerobatic flight.
Aircraft Model
The basic mission symbol and design number (H-60).
Aircraft Series
The specific version of aircraft within the same model (MH-60R).
Aircraft Type
The broadest classification of aircraft as to the physical characteristics (rotary wing).
CRM
Crew Resource Management: 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 coordinations, and optimizing risk management.
Commanders shall ensure that all personnel whose duties involve flying as an aircrew member in naval aircraft receive annual CRM training including an academic portion and a flight/simulator evaluation.
Cross Country Flight
A flight that either does not remain in the local flying area or remains in the local flying area and terminates at a facility other than an active military facility.
Emergency and Humanitarian Operations
Naval aircraft operations are authorized in emergencies such as forest fire, search, rescue, major calamities, and for humanitarian reasons involving life-threatening circumstances. Notification of the operation shall be made to CNO or CMC, as appropriate, and the responsible local commander, but without delaying action when time is an essential factor. Squadron commanders and officers in charge will operate under the direction if assigned JTF commanders per Combatant Commander policy/guidance.
FAR/FAR Exemptions
Naval aircraft shall be operated in accordance with applicable provisions of FAR, Part 91, except:
- Where this manual prescribes more stringent requirements
- Where exemptions or authorizations issued to the DON/DOD permit deviation from FAR.
Users shall determine the expiration date, full scope and restrictions of an exemption prior to exercising it… Exemptions/authorizations which are currently on file that allow deviation from FAR Part 91 include:
- Aircraft speed
- Altimeter settings
- Operations in Class A airspace
- VFR Cruising altitude or flight level (drug interdiction ops)
- Alternate airport requirements
- IFR Cruising altitude or flight level (for MTRs)
- Aircraft lights (drug interdiction ops)
- Aircraft lights (NVD training for USMC helicopters)
Civilian Law Enforcement Officials (LEO)
Embarkation of civilian LEOs is authorized for helicopters, tilt rotor, and non-ejection seat aircraft. SECNAVISNT 5820.7 provides specific guidance for authorized missions. Authority to approve flights for LEO personnel and responsibility for establishing operational procedures is delegated to COMUSFLTFORCOM, COMPACFLT, COMNAVAIRPAC, COMNAVIRLANT, CMC, COMNAVAIRSYSCOM, and CNATRA for aircraft under their resepective control. Authority to approve flights may be delegated to numbered fleet commanders and type commanders. Flight requests for high-performance, ejection seat aircraft shall be forwarded to CNAF or CMC for approval.
Nonessential Flights
The use of aircraft for nonessential flights shall not be authorized. Any flight open to misinterpretation by the public shall be avoided. Examples of flights that are considered nonessential are as follows:
- Flights of a routine business nature for which commercial or other military transportation could be more economically substituted.
- Flights for any officer or group of officers, the sole purpose of which is the convenience and/or prestige of the officers concerned and not the performance of official duties or accomplishment of bona fide training.
- Repeated flights to the hometown area of flight personnel concerned.
- Flights coinciding with major sports events or civic celebrations.
R- Routine O-Officers H-Hometown M-Major
Personnel authorized to pilot naval aircraft
When qualified in accordance with current directives, the following personnel may pilot Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
Regular and Reserve personnel:
Regular and Reserve personnel on active duty under appropriate orders to duty in a flying status including:
- Naval aviators of the Navy and Marine Corps
- Coast Guard Aviators and aviation pilots
- Students undergoing authorized courses of instruction in flight training
- Rated pilots of the Air Force and Air Force Reserve
- Army and Army Reserve aviators
- Rated pilots of the Air National Guard and National Guard
- Aeromedical Dual Designators who are pilots and serving as such under the provisions of OPNAVISNT 1542.4
- Aviation Qualified Foreign Area Officers (AFAO) are 1710 designated officers previously designated as naval aviators (pilots), awarded the Aviation Qualified FAO (FFQ) and serving under the provisions of OPNAVISNT 1301.10 series.
Other provisions for Other Military Personnel, Civilian Aircraft Pilots, Foreign Military Personnel
Orientation Flights
- Orientation flights are typically one-time events for selected participants in a particular model aircraft. Orientation flight status shall not be used to circumvent normal training requirements for individuals required to fly multiple flights in naval aircraft. Orientation flights for midshipmen participating in official training programs are an exception and may involve multiple flights. More in CNAF 3.3
- Individuals are selected to participate in orientation flights for one of the following purposes:
A. To familiarize them with an aircraft, its operation, capabilities, requirements, concept of employment, or limitations.
B. To familiarize them with a base complex from the air for official purposes other than merely sightseeing or goodwill.
C. To allow FAA personnel to perform official functions that require their infrequent embarkation on naval
aircraft
D. To perform other military duties not assigned to the flight crew.
Orientation flight limitations
Only highly qualified flight personnel shall be selected to conduct orientation flights.
Embarkation of Passengers
No person shall be explained as a passenger nor shall any cargo be embarked on a naval aircraft unless authorization has been granted by competent authority in accordance with applicable directives. MSC personnel (i.e., Civil Service Mariners), DOD civilian employees, federal agency technical representatives (Tech Reps), and contract field services personnel may be authorized COD/VOD transportation with approval by complement authority in cases of official business. Reporting Custodians for helicopter units may authorize personnel to be embarked as passengers onboard their aircraft. This authority may be delegated to a designated detachment OIC when deployed or embarked. No person shall be carried in a taxing aircraft as a passenger unless such person is authorized to fly in it or has been authorized by competent authority to be embarked therein.
Helicopter and Tiltrotor passenger overwater flights at night
Helicopter and Tiltrotor passenger overwater flights at night are authorized subject to the following restrictions:
A. Ship launches and recoveries shall be made during daylight hours. This constraint may be waived by the Strike Group Commander, Amphibious Squadron Commander, Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander, or OTC in cases of operational necessity.
B. In cases of medical evacuations (MEDEVAC), a qualified medical attendant who is current in approved water survival training (non-aircrew underwater emergency egress as a minimum training requirement) and has been properly briefed on emergency egress procedures for that aircraft, may be transferred at night with approval form the ship’s CO.
C. This does not preclude troop movement in support of amphibious exercises, visit board search and seizure (VBSS) level III operations, or SPECOPS training and operational missions.
Embarkation of passengers, Transportation of personnel not otherwise qualified for SAR, MEDEVAC, Disaster Relief
The pilots in command/mission commanders of naval aircraft (while absent from home unit) may authorize air transportation for personnel and/or equipment not otherwise qualified for Government air transportations (i.e., civilian physicians, paramedic teams, sheriff department personnel, park rangers, search dogs, medical equipment, etc.) when required for the successful prosecution of a search and rescue SAR, medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), or disaster relief mission. This authority shall only be exercised when all practical means of obtaining authorization from competent authority in accordance with applicable directives have proven unsuccessful or unavailable. Appropriate authority shall be notified of such air transportation as soon as practicable.
Requirements to be a HAC
To be qualified as a HAC, the NATOPS manual shall establish the designation for the particular model, and an individual shall:
- Have completed the requirements for and possess to an advanced degree the knowledge, proficiency, and capabilities of a second pilot
- Have a minimum of 500 total flight hours
- Have 150 flight hours in rotary-wing aircraft
- Have pilot hours in class and model required by the CO or higher authority and demonstrate the proficiency and judgement required to ensure the successful accomplishment of all tasks of the unit mission
- Demonstrate ability to command and train the officers and enlisted members of the flight crew
- Demonstrate the qualities of leadership required to conduct advanced base or detached unit operations as OIC when such duty is required as part of the units mission or method of operation.
FOGOE Note
The provisions of paragraphs 3.7.1.1 and 3.7.1.2 shall not be used to circumvent normal NATOPS qualification procedures if the officer desires to physically pilot the aircraft. Flights that require a NATOPS-qualified crew shall not be physically piloted by any individual not so qualified; however, the flight may be directed by an officer in tactical command embarked who is not NATOPS qualified.
Command of Naval aircraft
A naval aircraft or formation of naval aircraft shall be flow under the command of a PIC, mission commander, or formation leader as appropriate, and so designated by the reporting custodian or higher authority. The status of each individual participating in the mission or formation shall be clearly briefed and understood prior to takeoff and muse be indicated as required by the GP… PIC, MC, or Form lead shall be specifically designated for each aircraft on flight schedule. Reporting custodians shall establish min requirements of initial qualification and requalification for each model aircraft in their custody and for each flight phase and/or mission normal to the aircraft models. They shall be guided by requirements of CNAF and NATOPS. Flight personnel meeting those requirements may be considered qualified in model and phase and are eligible for designation as PIC, MC, or form lead for a specific mission.
Critical Behavioral Skills of CRM
DAMCLAS
Decision Making Assertiveness Mission Analysis Communication Leadership Adaptability/Flexibility Situational Awareness
FCF Crew Composition
FCFs shall be conducted with the minimum crew required for safe flight. All flight personnel shall be fully qualified in accordance with this instruction and the applicable NATOPS manual. Appropriate maintenance QA and project specialist personnel required to accomplish the FCF may be utilized, provided they meet minimum NASTP training requirements. Passengers shall not be carried. The PIC shall be designated n writing by the CO as an FCF pilot for either a full-system check or the partial systems to be checked.
FCF Weather Criteria
FCFs should be conducted during daylight hours within the local flying area in VMC. If necessary to accomplish the assigned mission, unit commanders may authorized FCFs in conditions other than the above if in their opinion the flight can be conducted with an acceptable margin off safety under the existing conditions. The authority shall not be delegated. Those portions of the flights that are considered critical shall be conducted in the vicinity of a suitable landing area.
Reports of investigations of violations of flying regulations
The responsibility to conduct the investigation into an alleged flight violation belongs to the immediate superior in the chain of command of the individual involved.
The authority to issue a flight violation lies solely with the CNO.
FAA Reports and Cooperation
When requested to do so by the FAA, commands:
- Shall not release the names of the aircrew; names are to be release only by CNO.
- May furnish only factual information (excluding aircrew names) that would normally be available to ATC facilities; this response shall not contain any conjectures, assumptions, or hearsay.
Notes:
Each command shall ensure that all attached/assigned aircrew and air operations personnel understand that:
-They may make oral or written statements to FAA personnel, but that such a statement is voluntary and may be used against the individual making the statement
-Reports required by Part 91 of the FARs are mandatory; that are not included in the foregoing policy.