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1
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7 HLZ Site Selection Factors (Technical Consideration)

A 
Landing Formation
Obstacles
Type of Loads
Approach and Departure
Atmospheric Condition
Surface Condition
Size of HLP
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HLZ Consideration Factors Categories

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Tactical and Technical

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3 HLZ Site Selection Factors (Tactical Consideration)

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METT-TC
Location of objective to HLS
Size of the element being moved

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4
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MH-6/AH-6 TDP Size

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Size 1: 10 meters

Max Ground Slope: 8

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UH-72A/OH-58D TDP Size

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Size 2: 15 meters

Max Ground Slope: 8

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AH-1W/AH-64/UH-1Y TDP Size

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Size 3: 20 meters

Max Ground Slope: 6

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UH-60 TDP Size

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Size 4: 25 meters

Max Ground Slope: 15

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MV-22B TDP Size

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Size 5: 30 meters

Max Ground Slope: 9

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CH-47/CH-53 TDP Size

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Size 6: 35 meters

Max Ground Slope: CH-47 15 and CH 53 6

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10
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Size 7 TDP

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Desert/Snow LZ
Sling Load AC(Day)
100 meters

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Size 8 TDP

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Sing Load long lines

125 meters

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Size 9 TDP

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Sling Load AC (Night)

150 meters

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13
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9 Standard AC Formations

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Trail
Staggered trail left
Staggered trail right
Echelon left
Echelon right
Heavy left
Heavy right
Diamond (most secure)
Vee
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14
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3 things you can do to an obstacle on a HLS

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Reduce, Remove, or Mark

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What is an Obstacle

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anything 18” high, wide or deep

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16
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AC with Max Ground Slope of 6 degrees

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UH-1 and CH-53

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AC with Max Ground Slope of 8 degrees

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MH-6 or OH-58

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18
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AC with Max Ground Slope of 9 degrees

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MV-22

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19
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AC with Max Ground Slope of 15 degrees

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UH-60 and CH-47

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20
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Air Assault what unique capabilities to CDRs?

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Can extend the battlefield
Rapidly concentrate combat power like no other
designed to capitalize on speed and mobility to achieve surprise.

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21
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What do PF mainly provide to Air Assault task force

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navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in AOR.
Secondary mission: provide advice and limited aid to units planning air assault or airdrop ops

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Ideally, CDRs assign PF teams to what?

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Combat aviation battalion

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23
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5 Plans of Air Assault

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Ground Tactical (normally developed 1st)
Landing (supports the ground tactical plan)
Air Movement (based on the ground tactical plan and landing plan)
Loading (based on air movement plan)
Staging (based on loading plan)

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24
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No existing units below ________ level that are capable of unilaterally conduction effective air assault ops

A

Division

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Lowest level that has sufficient personnel to plan, coordinate and control an air assault op

A

Battalion

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26
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Foundation of a successful air assault op

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Ground unit Commander’s tactical Plan

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27
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PF prepare equipment in the following order

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Radios
navigation aids
Weapons
Essential individual equipment
Assembly aids
Other items as needed
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28
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Air Mission Brief

A

last coordination meeting of key participants

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29
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Aviation assets are designed in to

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Lifts, serials, and loads

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Load

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Personnel and/or equipment that are designated to be moved by a specific AC. Ex. within a lift of 10 AC, there are AC 1 thru 10.

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Serials

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a tactical group of two or more AC under the control of a serial commander and separated from others by time or space. No more than 6 AC in a serial.

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Lift

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One sortie of all utility and cargo AC assigned to a mission.

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Sequence of Departure

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base upon the mission to be accomplished by each subordinate unit upon landing.

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34
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Air Assault Company CDR

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Overall responsibility
Plans op
briefs subordinate leaders
issues the OPORD
conducts rehearsals
Rides in AMC AC for C2
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35
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PZCO

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controls and coordinates ops in PZ.
(S4 selects and controls logistical PZs)
Forms the control group
XO, 1SG, or PL at the Company Level
S3 Air at the BN level
Establishes commo.
plans & initiates fire support and security
clears PZ of obstacles
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PZCNCOIC

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1SG, PSG, Squad Leader or Section SGT at the Company level

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RTO

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2 radios: 1 on Combat Aviation and 1 on Company Command Net (at the company level)

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38
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1 TDP Signalman

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Should have a seat on the lead AC

39
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Chalk-linkup guides

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1 per chalk. primary duties to assist in link-up and movement of chalks from the unit AA to the chalk AA. (at the company level)

40
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Sling Load Team

A

A signalman, hook-up man, and static probe man.

41
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AC Troop CDR/Chalk Leader

A 
Responsible for:
Seating arrangement
loading procedures
use of safety belts
In-flight procedures
Offloading procedures
42
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PF responsibilities at PZ

A

GTA commo
Inspects sling loads
Prepares site
Assist PZCO

43
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PF Site Team Leader

A 
Supervises:
Organizes at OBJ RP
Recons
Designating sling load points
emplacing GTA operator
clearing or marking site
44
Q

4 factor that determine extra PF

A

Size of landing site
density of air traffic
number & type of visual and electronic aids
tactical situation

45
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Distance between TDPs

46
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ACs with Crosswind and Tailwind limitation of 15kts

A

UH-1N
UH-60 A/L/M
CH-53
MH/AH-6

47
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MV-22 crosswind and tail wind limitations

A

crosswind: 30
tailwind: 10

48
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OH-58 crosswind and tailwind limitations

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crosswind: 35
tailwind: 20

49
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UH-1Y crosswind and tailwind limitations

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crosswind: 40
tailwind: 40

50
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CH 46/47 crosswind and tailwind limitations

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crosswind: 45
tailwind: 10

51
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AH-64 crosswind and tailwind limitations

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crosswind: 45
tailwind: 45

52
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OH-58 # of emergency exits

A

2 crew doors

53
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UH-1 # of emergency exits

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4: 2 pilot doors and 2 troop doors

54
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UH-60 # of emergency exits

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6: 2 cockpit doors, cabin windows

55
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MV-22B # of emergency exits

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6: door, Ramp, 2 pilot windows, 2 blow out windows

56
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CH-47 # of emergency exits

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11: 3 primary, 8 secondary windows

57
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UH-1N Airspeed

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cruising: 110
max: 120

58
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UH-1N Airspeed

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cruising: 110
max: 120

59
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UH-1Y Airspeed

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cruising: 158
max: 164

60
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UH-1Y Airspeed

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cruising: 158
max: 164

61
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UH-60L/M Airspeed

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cruising: 150
max: 159

62
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UH-60L/M Airspeed

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cruising: 150
max: 159

63
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SH-60 Airspeed

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cruising: 146
max: 180

64
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SH-60 Airspeed

A

cruising: 146
max: 180

65
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CH-47D/F Airspeed

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cruising: 130
max: 170

66
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CH-47D/F Airspeed

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cruising: 130
max: 170

67
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CH-53E Airspeed

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cruising: 150
max: 200

68
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CH-53E Airspeed

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cruising: 150
max: 200

69
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CH-53K Airspeed

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cruising 160

max: 200

70
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CH-53K Airspeed

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cruising 160

max: 200

71
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V-22 Airspeed

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cruising: 220
max: 250

72
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V-22 Airspeed

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cruising: 220
max: 250

73
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PF primary employment for Air Assault

A

select, mark, improve, and control landing sites. Engineers in direct support (DS) of lifted ground units.

74
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PF secondary employment for Air Assault

A

control aviation unit base airfield
perform map and aerial photographic work
perform routine maintenance on their equipment

75
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Graphic control measure

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SP: topo feature easily identifiable from the air used as navigational aid. Normally no closer than 3 to 5 km from PZ. 2 min planning time.
RP: 3 to 5 km from LZ.
ACP or CCP

76
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2 key elements of an air movement plan

A
  1. Flight routes, w/ flight route overlays
  2. Air Movement table
    primary and alternate for both
77
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3 types of flight routes

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Restricted flight route: restricted to heading and altitude.
Flight corridor: extend 200-300 m on either side and 500 ft above and below.
Flight axis: set width but no specific altitude.

78
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3 types of terrain flight modes

A

NAP of the earth
Contour
Low level

79
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Tactical Integrity of Units

A

intact on the same aircraft

80
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Tactical cross load

A

all leader and crew serve weapons on different AC

81
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PZ posture: what is the time before pick up

A

15 minutes

82
Q

when to units arrive to staging area?

A

1 hour prior to pick up

83
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Who makes an air movement table

A

air liaison officer and ground unit CDR coordinate with PF to make

84
Q

Who is responsible at the company level for the bump plan

85
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Load time

A

3 mins for day

5 mins for night

86
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Flight time formula

A

T=Dx60/Sx1.84
T: Time
D; Distance
S: Ground Speed in knots(AMC provides this)
1.84: converts knots to kilometers per hour
round up to the next whole # after computing.

87
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Air movement table

A

1: AVN unit
2: Lifted Unit
3: Lift
4: Serial
5: Load
6: Pick Up Zone
7: Load Time
8: Takeoff Time
9: SP Time
10: RP Time
11: Landing Zone
12: Land Time
13: Remarks

88
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Airloading Table

A

1: Personnel Equipment
2: Pickup Zone
3: Arrival Time
4: Load Time
5: AVN Unit
6: Lift
7: Serial
8: Load
9: Remarks

89
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Slope Angle Formula

A

Slope Angle=VD x 57.3/ HD

90
Q

What advisory is given if slope exceeds AC requirements

A

Terminate at a hover

91
Q

Approach and Departure buffer?

A

50 meters or 5:1 ration (whichever is greater)
Added to approach and departure ends of the HLS.
10 meters to both sides of the HLS.

92
Q

Density Altitude

A

Humidity
Altitude
Temperature
This increase, AC performance decreases

93
Q

Prioritizing landing direction

A

1: Long axis of the site
2: Wind direction & Speed
3: Slope at the site

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