DES Study Flashcards
SVFR minimums for helicopters are ______ mile(s) visibility and _______, unless higher minimum is required at the airfield.
1/2 mile vis day, 1 mile vis night, and clear of clouds.
What three conditions must exist simultaneously for settling with power to occur?
A vertical or near vertical descent of at least 300 ft. per minute, low forward airspeed, and 20-100% of available power applied with insufficient power to arrest descent.
Any crew members affected by a waiver or extension that has not completed all components of the annual proficiency and readiness test (APART) (written and hands on performance test) within the preceding _____ months will be designated RL _____ pending completion of the missing component(s). This may not be waived.
24, RL3
Impaired judgement, decreased coordination, impaired speech, and cyanosis are some signs of what stage of hypoxia?
Disturbance
Type ______ is the most dangerous type of spatial disorientation.
Type 1 (unrecognized)
Dark adaption door optimal night vision acuity approaches its maximum level in about ____ to ____ minutes under minimal lighting conditions.
30 to 45
IAW SATCOM 10-10 NVG/NVSRL1 aviators will have a minimum of _______ NVD hours semi-annually in their primary aircraft. If RL1 in more Han 1 NVD, they will log a total of _____ NVD hours semi-annually with a minimum of _____ hours using each NVD.
9,9,3
The differential (unequal) lift between advancing and retreating halves of the rotor disk caused by the different wind flow velocity across each half is known as what?
Dissymmetry of lift
To file VFR to a destination, the weather at the destination must be greater than VFR minimums at the estimated time of arrival (ETA) through 1 hour after ETA. When there are intermittent weather conditions, __________ weather will apply.
Predominant
Army VFR minimums for Class C airspace.
3 miles vis
500’ below
1,000’ above
2,000’ horizontal
Item 14 “Fuel On Board” of the DD 175 (Military Flight Plan) will indicate the time the aircraft can stay aloft flying the planned profile ___________.
With fuel available at initial takeoff.
As described in the “Perform Firing Techniques” task in the ATM, who will operate the ARM/SAFE button?
Non-flying crew member.
IAW joint brevity (FM 1-02.2), when alerting a friendly aircraft or ground position that you have positively identified their position, you would use the word ___________.
Visual
A maximum of _______ FCR target symbols are displayed on the FCR page for a given scan.
16
Moving target symbols become stale after ____ seconds. Stationary target symbols become stale after ______ seconds.
5,30
The maximum effective range of the 30mm is ____________.
1500 to 1700 meters
What condition(s) will cause the symbolic engine(s) torque on the flight page and HDU to become boxed?
98% torque displayed dual engine
100% torque displayed single engine
Do not fly the aircraft greater than ____ knots TAS when firing the Hellfire AGM 114F-A missiles. Targets shall be a minimum of _______ meters from the firing point for hover fire and ______ meters for running fire engagements.
90,700,800
The two types of fire are ______ and ______.
Indirect and direct
You are engaging a target with an AGM 114-K, in the LOAL mode, from an altitude 600’ above the intended target. You must increase the minimum range for the engagement by ________ meters.
1000
IAW AWR 2007D-A05, what is the minimum engagement range when engaging with an AGM-114K-2A?
800 meter per the warning on page 2 of AWR 2007D-A05
True or False: flight into known or forecast trace or light icing conditions is authorized and not considered a hazard unless the condition is encountered for an extended period (over 30 minutes).
False:
b. Flight In Icing Conditions. Intentional flight into moderate icing conditions is prohibited. Flight into known or forecast trace or light icing conditions is authorized and not considered a hazard unless the condition is encountered for an extended period (over one hour).
For BURST LIMIT settings other than 50, the gun duty cycle can be generalized as;
For BURST LIMIT settings other than 50, the cycle can be generalized as no more than 300 rounds fired within 60 seconds before allowing the gun to cool for 10 minutes, after which the cycle may be repeated.
Minimum range to target when firing Flechette rockets is ________.
800 meters
On the AN/AVR-2A Laser Detecting Set (LDS) System, each sensor unit provides a ________ degree field-of-view (FOV) and +/- ______ degrees of coverage in elevation.
100,45
IAW the CAB Standardization SOP, aviators will arrive at least _____ minutes prior to their simulator takeoff time to back brief their mission to the trainer/operator.
30
IAW the CAB Standardization SOP, the minimum weather for all NVD flights other than Night Unaide or NVD RL-3 training is _______ cig and _______ vis.
700/2
The ___________ must approve all flight operations below 500’ AGL off a military reservation.
BN Commander
IAW the CAB Standardization SOP, Night SVFR minimums are ___________.
500’
1 mile vis
Clear of clouds
The altitude for rotary wing traffic operating at Butts AAF is ___________.
6,600’ MSL
True or False: VFR operations that terminate or involve engine shutdown at locations outside the reservation require a DD Form 175 to be completed according to the appropriate FLIP or GP.
True
Aircraft recovering to BAAF carrying live ordinance may use Butts AAF as an emergency recovery airfield. Aircraft doing so will position on the northeast corner of the ramp with the firing weapons system oriented ________ and shutdown the aircraft.
?
If encountering IIMC while operating on the Fort Carson military reservation, climb to an altitude of _________.
9,000’ MSL
To be current in your aircraft you must have had a flight as a pilot or pilot in command within how many days?
60 days
