Helicopter SOP's Flashcards

1
Q

VFR Weather Minimums class G airspace

Day

Night

Night W\O NVG’s

A

Day: 1000ft & 3 miles

Night: 1000ft & 5 miles

Night w/o NVG’s: 1500ft & 5 miles

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2
Q

Special VFR weather minimums (controlled airspace)

Day

Night

A

Day 600ft & 2 miles

Night 600 & 3 miles

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3
Q

Fuel calculations

Gal -kg

Fuel burn kg- hr

A

1 gal = 3Kg

Fuel burn 180-200Kg / Hr

18-20 Kg / .1 flying time

Fuel planning: 20 min = 60Kg.

Do not take off with less than 20 min (60Kg) of fuel

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4
Q

Terrain and obstacles clearance

A

Day 300ft

Night 500ft

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5
Q

NVG ops

Currency for carrying pax

Currency for acting as PIC/logging NVG ops

Max NVG duty time

A

FAR 61.57

Pax: 6 NVG ops within the 2 calendar months prior to the month of the flight

PIC: 6 NVG ops within the preceding 4 calendar months prior to the month of the flight

Proficiency check: Ref training manual

Max 6 hours NVG time/ 24 hrs

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6
Q

Minimum airspeed enroute

A

60 Kts

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7
Q

Minimum rotor clearance

Obstruction

Other helicopter

A

Obstruction 15ft

Other helicopter 20ft

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8
Q

Rotors turning

Hot loading/unloading

Pilot at controls

A

Hot loading/unloading

Only when necessary

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9
Q

Cold weather ops

Definition

A

40 Deg F (5 Dec C)

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10
Q

Flight following

Overdue aircraft

A

15 minutes overdue: phone search

20 min overdue: company PAIP

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11
Q

Landing Zone and Scene Operations

Equipment required

LZ Size day/night

Rate of Decent

Wind/Lighting

A

Equipment: searchlight & RadAlt

Recommended LZ Size Day: 75ft X 75ft
Recommended LZ Size Night: 100ft X 100ft
Min day/night 2X size of the helicopter, 15ft clearance from blade tip

Max ROD 200fpm within 300ft of the ground

Wind reference and adequate lighting req’d

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12
Q

SAR Ops

A

7bar can Search, not first responder, requests must come through dispatch & approved by hospital program admin

Landing zone must be “set up” by ground personnel

30 min max without review with ops, 2 hrs max without approval by hospital program

Medical transport flights have priority

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13
Q

Base Weather

A

Green = go

Yellow = weather check must be performed before acceptance of a flight

Red = no flight requests, must be updated every 2 hours

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14
Q

MEL repair categories

A

B

C

D

A

A: Time interval specified in “remarks” section

B: 3 calendar days

C: 10 calendar days

D: 120 calendar days

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