FAM 6N Flashcards
Night Considerations: altitude changes
Any changes in altitude while the aircraft is not under positive IFR control or in an airfield traffic pattern shall be verbalized to the crew. Execute Night/IMC Descent Over Water Procedures per NATOPS ch. 7
Who is required for night/IMC flights?
Aircrewman shall be required for all night flights, flights in IMC, overwater training, and flights with personnel in the cabin area other than temporary flight orders or mh60r qualified aircrewman
One aircrewman shall be required for all SACT events
Two event specific aircrewman shall be required for all TACFORM and CAL/LZ evolutions
Night currency requirements?
Pilots shall not fly at night as PIC unless they are night current. To be considered night current, a pilot shall have flown a minimum of 2.0 night hours within the preceding 45 days
What should you do for night environmental planning?
Deriving illumination for planning and briefing night operations shall be done in accordance with (a.) SUMO, which is included in JMPS, is also authorized for environmental planning
What are night time minimum altitudes?
Over water, unaided, at night = 150’AGL min
Over water, AIDED, at night = 100’AGL min
Required IMC Equipment (16 IMC; 18 IMC over water)
- both FDs
- both cockpit MDs or 2/3 MDs if qualified AW aboard. The WCA page shall be functional
- both EGIs. Valid attitude data shall be provided by both and valid heading data by at least one.
- One ADC, providing pitot-static information on both FDs
- slip/skid indicators on both FDs
- standby magnetic compass with current calibration card
- primary (MC) and backup (BC) mission computers
- radar altimeter, providing information on both FDs
- digital clock
- pitot heat
- windshield wipers
- all backup flight instruments (airspeed indicator, barometric altimeter, and attitude gyro)
- instrument, navigation, and cockpit lighting
- Comms equipment (1. VHF/UHF radio; 2. ICS all crew members; 3. IFF transponder, as required by ATC)
- TACAN or VOR
- SAS 2, Trim, autopilot
- LAWS (over water)
- Altitude hold (over water)
When flying at night time in NS Mayport airspace, what should you have your DH set to?
200’AGL so you don’t overfly the buildings too low
What should you have your DH set to for night time over water flight?
If you are flying below 500’AGL, set DH no lower than 10% less of current/planned altitude. (i.e. you want to fly at 300’AGL, DH shall not be set lower than 270’AGL)
Each pilot’s DH should be set to an altitude determined y the crew that best facilitates CRM.
Each crew member shall be verbalized to the crew their DH settings and activation of warning tones
In addition to night/IMC descent procedures, what should all crew members do?
Acknowledge when an altitude warning system aural tone is activated
(this is NOT expected when operating in a traffic pattern)
ALDIS lamp signals
On the ground
- steady green
- flashing green
- steady red
- flashing red
- flashing white
- alternating red and green
- red pyrotechnic (red flare)
- cleared for T/O
- cleared to taxi
- stop
- taxi clear of landing area (runway) in use
- return to starting point on airport
- general warning signal - exercise extreme caution
- N/A
ALDIS lamp signals
In flight
- steady green
- flashing green
- steady red
- flashing red
- flashing white
- alternating red and green
- red pyrotechnic (red flare)
- cleared to land
- return for landing (to be followed by steady green at proper time)
- give way to other aircraft and continue circling
- airport unsafe - do not land
- N/A
- general warning signal - exercise extreme caution
- notwithstanding any previous instructions, do not land for the time being
ALDIS lamp signals
Ground vehicles
- steady green
- flashing green
- steady red
- flashing red
- flashing white
- alternating red and green
- red pyrotechnic (red flare)
- cleared to cross runway
- N/A
- stop (hold short of runway)
- N/A
- Return to place of origin
- general warning signal - exercise extreme caution
- N/A
Rotating beacon/ALDIS lamp signals for Helicopter and VSTOL Ops
- start engines
- engages rotors
- launch
- recovery
- disengage rotors
- shutdown
- start engines = red
- engage rotors = amber
- launch = green
- recovery = green
- disengage rotors = amber
- shutdown = red
FRPs are ______ to perform a warerwash following the ______ of one engine waterwash evolution under __________.
Qualified,
Satisfactory completion,
The direction of a HAC
Unless otherwise directed by mx control, all aircraft shall:
taxi through the wash rack in the following instances:
- after the last flight of the day for that aircraft
- after each flight where over water hovering was performed
- after shipboard operations