General Ops Manual Flashcards
Who is responsible to notify the CHDO of accidents, incidents or significant events?
Director of Operations
How does the chief pilot maintain a current copy of the manual in all aircraft and in the portal?
Paper copy’s in all aircraft and electronic copies at base
Who manages OCC?
Director of Risk and Compliance
Who must develop an adverse weather plan?
Program Aviation Manager
Who maintains the responsible for the cleanliness of the aircraft exterior and aircraft’s cockpit?
PIC
What section of the GOM covers general flight operations?
Section 2
When shall the W&B information be entered on the DFL/Load manifest?
When the electronic process is unavailable
When encountering deteriorating weather enroute while VFR, what operations are available in accordance with the Air Methods GOM?
Divert, land or execute IIMC procedures
What 16 documents must be on board?
GOM, w/ OpsSpec,
maintenance log
Airworthiness certificate
Briefing cards
RFM
Current charts
If a pilot declares an emergency, who shall he forward the report to?
Director of Operations and Chief Pilot who will forward it to the FAA within 10 business days
If a flight is going to take a pilot beyond 14 hrs of duty time, how far can the pilot go?
GOM 2.22 and 2.22.1 - if assignment is upset for reasons beyond the control of the pilot (ATC delays, mechanical, weather or late arriving pax) up to 15 hrs. However the pilot shall not be allowed to return to duty until a minimum of 10 consecutive hrs of uninterrupted rest.
During hot refueling, a pilot trained for this procedure may go how far from the aircraft for the purpose of retrieving the fuel nozzle?
Without medical personnel on board may go beyond rotors
With medical person - 30’ beyond
Is the IIMC Procedure Template requires to be posted at the respective bases, available to the pilot in the aircraft, or both?
Yes
What are the steps used to maintain aircraft control during IIMC recovery?
-Level Attitude
-Maintain heading
-Adjust power to climb and for airspeed
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*Declare an Emergency
*Request vector to VMC
or
*Request nearest instrument approach
When requesting assistance from ATC, what are the two requests that should be made and in what order?
Radar vector to VFR or vectors to the closest approach
What steps are involved in the IIMC recovery procedure?
Maintain control
Climb to MSA
Goggle up and locked
Standard rate turn
Declare emergency
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Report:
Location
Altitude
Heading
Fuel
Souls on board
Where are documents for international operations found?
Flight deck and GOM 2.28
What are the requirements for operating in close proximity to other aircraft in flight?
Only pilot and necessary crew on board with an extensive briefing. Minimum rotor disc separation between helicopters
GOM 2.33
Are there times medical personnel are responsible to ensure passengers receive a safety briefing?
Medical crew can brief but the responsibility lies on the PIC
To prevent runway incursions, what must every pilot do prior to hover/taxi operations?
Review airport diagrams
Review all NOTAMs
In unfamiliar with airport request progressive taxi instructions
Who must participate in shift change briefings?
Duty medical crew
Discuss:
Weather
Mechanical issues
Flight restrictions with inopt equipment
Public related events
Ride-along
Schedule training
other impact
When shall sterile cockpit be in effect?
Cristal phases of flight
Taxi to hover
Landing
All operations below 10,000’ except at cruise
Are Air Methods crew authorized by the FAA to conduct VFR flight operations base solely on indications by the ADDS HEMS Tool?
No, it is only to support the decision
Air Methods pilots will use one ore more of approved weather sources for IFR and VFR flight planning. name Them?
nation weather service, ForeFlight, 1800wxbrief
OpsSpec A010
May helicopter pilots conduct LASHO?
No
While on approach or departure, obstruction should be clear by a min of?
30’ on approaches and departures
15’ on ground
What is the minimum rate of descent below 300’ AGL during an approach other then normal approach to a clear area?
300 fpm
To maintain a safe environment in an LZ the aircraft state may be one of the following:
Shutdown
Ground idle w/ locked controls
Idle w/ pilot in cockpit
Outside of regulatory requirements, as an Air Methods pilot you are required to maintain a minimum cruise altitude of______ when able?
1,000’ AGL
What item must a pilot announce on 123.025?
Approaching
5 miles to land
1 mile to land
Departure
Liftoff
1 mile from departure
5 miles from departure
When making a departure from anywhere other than an airport, a turn on course will not be made until the aircraft has climbed at least.
Day: 300’ AGL
Night: 500’ AGL
*unless there are obstacles
What are the minimum ceiling and visibility requirements for SVFR operations IAW the Air Methods GOM?
Day: 700’ ceilings / 2 SM visibility
Night: 800’ ceiling / 3 SM visibility
What type of airspace is required to grant SVFR clearance?
Controlled
While at the hospital, you have just written up an aircraft discrepancy eligible for deferral IAW the Air Methods MEL for your aircraft. What procedure will you use to sign off the discrepancy in the aircraft logbook?
Entry will be made in the aircraft logbook and deferral discrepancy log. Item of question will be placarded
Upon returning from a flight where you had to defer an aircraft discrepancy, what are your administrative actions should the mechanic not be available?
Must faxed to Machanic support rep within 24 hrs
Who may operate tugs and other devices to move aircraft?
Trained pilot
Maintenance
Or trained crew
When is wing walking required?
Any close quarter movement
What type of operational control does Air Methods use?
(GOM 2.1)
Two-tier system
Tier 1 - Managers and Directors
*complete flight (CF) computer system
*Operation Control Center (OCC)
*Communication Center
Tier 2 - PIC
*has the final authority over the operation
*determines if the flight can be
-accepted, initiated, conducted, or terminated
*makes inflight decision base on CFR GOM and Ops manual
