Korea Local SOPs Flashcards
AK 95-1
8A procedures and rules
Miscellaneous
- Ready reading file at least quarterly
- Transition more than 5 time zones = 96 hour reset
- Each crewmember will have a radio during flight
- A/C Must have an operational ELT
Airspace
Class G - 700AGL or less
MIN Alt - 200ft AGL Day within 200ft of horizontal distance, 500ft AGL Night
If you have >1000ft, 3SM Vis, you are legal everywhere
IFF
- All A/C must squawk 1, 2, 3, 4 for all flights in Korea. Trail A/C squawk 1/2 unless directed otherwise
Lighting Requirements
Steady Bright from sunset to sunrise (within surface based airspace)
Crewmember requirements
-2xiteration of ASE scenarios per year
AK 95-3
Aviation at/or below 600ft AGL in P-518, NFL, NFAs
P518
- Includes NFA and is divided into 6 sectors
- NFA is between MDL and NFL
- Army Aviation Master Control Center is coordinating agency
- O5 and above must approve
Flight plan
- request clearance number for flight in NFA from guardian
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PC requirements 518
- Ensure crews understand audio/visual warning of DMZ
- Monitor VHF/UHF Guard, mantain 2-way commo with FCC
- Brief A Co requirements (518) in mission briefing CL
- 1:50,000 map of P518 (with a list of things to have on)
- Be qualified in sector/NFA you are entering, oriented in that given sector (means the boundaries which you have flown) and fly there every 180 days
Equipment requirements (P-518)
- GPS in A/C (at least lead A/C)
- RMI, Standby compass, 1 UHF/VHS w/Guard, 1 FM, working ICS
No Fly Area requirements
Must be NFA qualified aviator
- recieved orientation flight from UT. 3 training flights in applicable NFA
- can navigate with aid of map
- qualified trainers must have a flight there every 90 days. other must have qual flight again.
P-518 UT
- Flight along boundaries, NFL, NFA
- Major terrain features, NFA, NFL
- Familiar with procedures for lost communication, disorientation, HOT DOG and JACK RABBIT recall procedures
- Knowledgeable with UNC/CFC/USFK Reg 95-14, AK Reg 95-1, and this regulation.
Must mantain currency (every 180 days)
Chapter 4
P518 procedures
- Two-way radio failure. Squawk 7600, RTB, state intentions in blind. notify guardian
- If lose your position, turn 150-170 avoid P73
Night flights in to P-518
Flight into P-518 (except NFA) after sunset to sunrise
Night Flight into TZEA (tactical zone exemption area)
- Submit flt plan NLT 1500 day of
- Annotate P518 Entry Point (w/time) , Exit Point (w/time)
- changes nlt 2hrs b4
NFA Requirements
- NFA Entry point (w/time =/-15min)
- NFA Exit point (w/time =/-15min)
- Respond every 10min flight following
- must be flown with qualled PC. only lead must be qual
- 70kt max A/S
- Ctc FCC to confirm corridor flight is good
- Squawk 7721 South of NFL, 7731 North of NFL in NFA
DMZ Visual Warning aids
If you see these turn 150-170
- T-Markers (14X17) T is oriented north, 2000m South of DMZ, 2000m apart, near prominent terrain features
- A/C Warning Panels (2x2.4m) Orange panels 300-400m apart, parallel and south of DMZ, some are white Xs painted on face of the panel
DMZ Visual Warning Signals
- Will warn aviators with red smoke, white/red star clusters, red/white star parachutes
- last resort - fire 5.56 tracer ammo in front of A/C
DMZ Aural Warnings
“HOT DOG”
(repeated until A/C heads south)
- every 30s, utilizing all freqs. All A/C who hear it must turn South. When terminated you can resume mission
“JACK RABBIT”
(clear NFL/NFA/518)
- for emergency situations to clear the entire P518 airspace
- get out of P-518 by quickest means possible
TZEA, MPRC Corridor
TZEA doesnt require P518 orientation, night clearance, Wx Mins
- MPRC Corridor Wx Mins is 1000-3, MBO must be P518 /NFL/NFA current
AK 95-14 (Flight Following)
Standardizes coordination requirements
AIRADS
Submit airads using link in PDF file
VFR Flight Plans
Aircrews should stick to rules of the road (right)
To transmit flight plan to guardian following info:
C/S // UH60/G // Point of Dep // ETD // RT of Flight // ETE // Landing point // GND Time // Final dest // Total time // # PAX onboard
Position reporting (required) Callsign, location, min past hr, next destiation/ETA
Miscellanous
- Use of ipads authorized unless prohibited by AWR
- Using camera/video recorder not authorized unless annotated on brief sheet
- Cannot fly with overdue ALSE
- NVG flights with multi A/C need 2 RL1 CE’s
- Max of 5 in the pattern, plan only 4
- Aided/unaided won’t be mixed in same flight/formation
- Responsible unit must keep track of PAX, PC only must submit 2CAB organic names to flight ops
- When hovering, maintain 500’ slant range from population etc.
- Shift lag (showtimes adjust by 8hrs)
Wx Requirements
- Overwater mins will not be below 1000’ AWL and 3SM VIS in 2 quadrants
- Will update Wx every stopover
- IIMC will be briefed before every flight
- IIMC altitude is 7700 w/in 100nm of Seoul
Supplemental Lighting
- Must be blue-green interior lighting
- Must use HUD every 60 days with NVGs
ALSE Requirements
- FAK
- Extraction Device
- ASEK Knife
- FIre Starter
- Signaling Device
- Survival Radio
