HSM Wing SOP Flashcards
Who is responsible for overseeing the execution of the daily flight schedule? Who approves changes to the flight schedule? In their absence who approves it
The SDO is responsible for oversight.
Changes must be annotated/approved by the CO.
If CO is not available priority is XO-OPSO-SDO
When embarked who approves changes to a published flight schedule?
Ships CO and Det OIC
What is the minimum weather required for Shore or Ship operations?
500-1
Unless positive radar control and a CCA/PAR are available for recovery in which case mins are 200-1/2
Can visiting aircrew have their qualifications recognized by a different command or do they need to go through the board process again? Who’s SOP shall they comply with?
Yes, and the reporting custodian’s SOP (I.e. the skipper of the aircraft that you fly)
Enlisted Aircrew _____ be utilized ______ on all flights
Should, to the max extent practical
FCF checklist items _____ only be conducted when the crew includes a ____. ______ Personnel shall not be carried on FCF’s for the sole purpose of _________.
Shall, FCP. Temporary Flight Orders, accumulating flight time.
Minimum crew requirements for tactical training events unless otherwise specified are:
HAC/L3, PQM, Aircrewman
Any pilot who has not flown in _____ days shall fly a warm-up flight with a _____. Warm-up flights should include ______
45 days, current HAC. Autorotation and other fam type maneuvers.
Pilots ____ not fly at night as PIC unless they are _____. To be considered _____ a pilot shall have flown a minimum of ____ night hours within the preceding _____ days. Between ____ and _____ days the ______ may authorize a day into night transition. After ______ days currency shall be regained by flying with a _____ PIC
Shall, night current. Night current, 2.0 night hours, 45 days, 45 and 60 days, squadron CO. 60 days, night current
For embarked dets who designates LSO’s? When operating for a short duration evolution (DLQs/ISATT) the LSO ____ brief the _____ or _____ prior to commencing DLQ operations.
Ships CO’s designate LSOs. The LSO shall brief the Ship CO or OOD
Pilots whose night DLQ currency lapses at home shall conduct an _____ or _____ event within _____ of DLQ requalification period.
How many evolutions need to be completed and what should be emphasized?
When practical what crew should it consist of?
OFT or FDLP within 30 days
3 TO/Downwind/Approach/Landings should be conducted emphasizing DLQ comms and CRM
When practical it should include the same crew as attending the DLQs
If the currency of all the pilots within a squadron or detachment lapses while deployed, how shall you attempt to regain currency?
If operational situation precludes compliance what must be done?
A current H-60 HAC (Sierra pilot)
A waiver to the unit’s major command ISIC (CVW or type wing) shall be submitted and a deliberate, risk mitigated approach shall be employed to allow non-current HACs to regain currency.
What are the reasons readiness must be re-established for an embarked detachment?
What are the required training events?
Is an ISATT observer required during this warm-up period?
Dets experience an OIC change,
Change of ship command (not fleet up)
Re-assignment to a new ship
More than 60 days elapse between embarked operations
DLQs (night/Day) Emergency Flight Quarters Crash on Deck Drill Hot refueling Straightening and Traversing evolutions ELVA/smoke light approach Lost plane homing
ISATT observer is not required
______, pilots ____ fly a minimum of ___ hours within the ____ days preceding fly-on for an underway period. Pilots ______ obtain night currency (______) and instrument currency (________) prior to the embarkation flight. During intervals of ______ days or less between embarked operations, pilots _______ fly a minimum of _____ hours and achieve night and instrument currency prior to the next embarkation.
To the max extent practicable, should fly, 9 hours, 45 days. Shall obtain, (2.0 in 45 days), (2.0 within 60 days). 45 days, should fly, 6 hours.
What is the night coupler currency? If you are not night coupler current what mission are you not able to be scheduled for? How do you regain currency?
2 wind line rescue or Night/IMC dip-to-dip patterns automatic approaches to a coupled hover at night in the previous 60 days.
You cannot be scheduled to fly night SAR to include plane guard missions.
To regain currency, pilots shall fly two wind line rescue or night/IMC dip to dip patter to a coupled hover at night with a current PIC
What are the instrument flight currency requirements.
Are the currency requirements required to be actual/simulated and can they be done in the sim or the aircraft?
If your currency lapses what can you not do?
2.0 hours of simulated/actual time in the aircraft or sim the preceding 60 days.
It prohibits you from flying as PIC until you regain currency with a current PIC.
Deriving illumination information for planning and briefing night operations ______ be done in accordance with ______. The sumo tool, included in JMPS, is _______ for environmental planning
Shall be done, CNAF
Also permitted
Aircrew _____ not be scheduled to brief a _____ until ____ hours after _______.
Aircrew shall not be scheduled to brief a flight event until 10 hours after completion of post-flight duties.
What is the shipboard radius of action?
Can this radius be increased?
150 Nr or max reliable nav/communication range whichever is less.
Radius can be increased by ISIC when dictated by mission planning provided deliberate ORM has been conducted and time spent beyond 150 Nm shall be limited to the minimum required to accomplish mission objectives.
What are one way ship to ship and shore to ship limits. What is considered shore?
150 Nm ship-ship
200 Nm ship-shore
Ship to shore range is to a point at which a safe landing can be made.
What operations shall not be performed with passengers embarked or during orientation flights?
Simulated emergencies
Practice auto rotations
Intentional Aircraft Degradations
Ordnance release
Naval Aviaton Survival Training program is ______ for all orienteers unless _______ in rare cases but designated approval authority.
Mandatory
Waived
When can you go below the minimum age flight altitudes?
Dictated by operational requirements
Directed/Required by controlling agencies
Published restrictions
Approved training ranges
What are your overland, over water and coupled hover altitude limits?
Overland
Populated: 1000 AGL
Unpopulated: 500 AGL
Overwater
Day: 50 AGL
Unaided Night: 150 AGL
NVD: 100 AGL
Note: Flight operations down to 50 ft over water during day is intended for operational or tactical training flights where the altitude profiles support authorized mission or training objectives
Coupled Hover: 70 ft AGL
Note: Following establishment of a steady coupled hover at 70Ft, aircraft altitude may be reduced to no lower than 40 FT to conduct live hoisting at PIC’s discretions.
What are your Terrain Flight and SACT altitude limits?
TERF/Low Level: 200 ft AGL (only on approved low level routes and ranges).
SACT:
Day 100 AGL
Night: 500 AGL
Up to rotor engagement how shall checklists be completed?
After rotor engagement how shall checklists be performed?
Challenge-Reply-Reply
Challenge-Reply
When can checklists be performed silently?
When necessary to avoid interference with other cockpit duties and when safety of flight is not a consideration.
Items that require a response by another crew member must be verbalized.
If the stab auto mode PBS is not illuminated when ac power is applied what must be done?
Stab lock pins shall be visually checked prior to flight.
The rescue hoist op check _____ be completed on the first flight of the day to ensure _______
Should, to ensure SAR capability.
When shall single engine airspeed and stab programming be called?
First takeoff of each flight.
Stab programming shall be called after re-engaging the auto mode after actual or sim failure.
The landing checklist _____ be completed when transitioning from ____ to _____ or vice versa
Shall be completed, pad to runway
In flight checklist ____ be utilized any time that the mission is altered from what was briefed.
Shall