Limits Flashcards
Nozzles ground idle limit
77-83%
Nozzles mil limit
0-45%
Nozzles MAX limit
50-100%
Oil pressure start limit
With a minimum of 10% N2 and minimum oil pressure of 10 psi within 30 seconds
Oil pressure ground idle limit
35-90 psi
Oil pressure steady state (MIL/MAX) limit
80-150 psi
Engine vibration fan VIB limit
1.6 ips max
Engine vibration core VIB limit
2.2 ips max
CG limitation
16.8-31.8% MAC
Gross weight field takeoff/inflight limit
66,000
Gross weight field landing/FCLP/T&G limit
50,600
Gross weight catapult limit
66,000
Gross weight carrier landing/barricade limit
44,000
Refueling probe extension/retraction airspeed limit
300 KCAS
Refueling probe extended airspeed limit
400 KCAS
Landing gear normal extension/retraction airspeed limit
250 KCAS
Landing gear emergency extension airspeed limit
170 KCAS
Nose gear tire limit
195 KGS
Main gear tire limit
210 KGS
Flaps airspeed limit
250 KCAS
Canopy/wingfold limit
60 knots
Flaps HALF or FULL AOA limit
0-14 degrees AOA
Flaps HALF or FULL angle of bank limit
less than or equal to 90 degrees
Flaps HALF or FULL symmetrical acceleration limit
0.0-2.0g
Flaps HALF or FULL asymmetrical acceleration limit
0.5-1.5g
Max range AOA
3.4 degrees
Max endurance AOA
4.8 degrees
Prohibited maneuver: Flight in lightening or ____
Thunderstorm
Prohibited maneuver: Use of RALT hold below ____ AGL
500’
Prohibited maneuver: Selection of ____ with the ECS MODE switch
MAN
Prohibited maneuver: Landing with auto-pilot engage except:
a. ____
b. ____
c. ____
Mode 1 ACL
Field landings with FPAH/ROLL
PLM engaged
Prohibited maneuver: ____ departures/spins
Intentional
Prohibited maneuver: Takeoff with a FADEC ____
DEGD
Prohibited maneuver: ____ g except transient
0
Prohibited maneuver: ____ release of fuel tanks or ARS
AUX
Prohibited maneuver: Aerobraking with greater than ____ knots crosswind, pitch greater than ____ degrees, airspeed less than ____ KCAS, GAIN ORIDE, FCS AIR DAT caution or FLAP SCHED caution
5, 10, 80
N2 start limit
Greater than or equal to 10%
N2 flight idle limit
Greater than or equal to 61%
N2 maximum steady state limit
100%
N2 maximum transient limit
102%
N1 steady state limit
100%
N1 transient limit
103%
EGT steady state MIL limit
932
EGT steady state MAX limit
952
EGT transient start limit
871
EGT transient MIL limit
976
EGT transient MAX limit
976
Flight in lightening or thunderstorms is ____. If thunderstorm penetration is unavoidable, fly at ____ cruise airspeed but not less than ____ KCAS if above ____ feet
Prohibited, optimum, 250, 35,000
Flight through known icing conditions should be ____
Avoided
If possible icing conditions, inlet temperature should be maintained at a minimum of ____. An inlet temperature of ____ is desired. Maintain less than ____ AOA to prevent LEX ice accumulation
+5 C, +10 C, 6 degrees
On the ground if the ambient temperature is less than ____ and visible moisture is present, engine anti-ice should be on
45 F
For cold weather starts, avoid actuating any hydraulic system for ____ minute(s) after both engines are online
2
During cold weather starts in temperatures less than ____, up to ____ FCS exerciser BITs may be required to get a successful FCS reset
0 C, 3
If the landing gear has accumulated snow or slush, leave the landing gear down for ____ minute(s) after takeoff to allow the snow or slush to clear
1
During cold weather starts, oil pressure may appear invalid if the pressure is above ____ psi. The maximum oil pressure 2.5 minutes after start is ____ psi
200, 180
Can you take off with any channel of the FADEC degraded?
No
F414-GE-400 thrust at MIL
13,900 lbs
F414-GE-400 thrust at MAX
20,700 lbs
Zero g flight (except transient-over ____ seconds between ____g and ____g) is ____
2, -0.2, +0.2, prohibited
Negative g flight over ____ seconds is prohibited. A minimum of ____ seconds should elapse between negative g maneuvers
10, 30
A L/R AMAD PR caution indicates a loss of respective ____. It could indicate an AMAD ____ and result in possible engine or AMAD ____
AMAD oil pressure, AMAD oil leak, fire
A L/R OIL hot could indicate either:
- ____
- ____
- The our of limit parameter will be highlighted and surrounded by <> on the ENG page
High AMAD oil temperature, high engine oil temperature
Do not catapult with an external tank that is not empty (____) or full (____)
<100 lbs, >2700 lbs
Do not perform a carrier arrestment or touch and go with more than ____ lbs in an external tank
800
Pulling any FCS ____ except when directed by NATOPS is prohibited
Circuit breaker
Selection of ____ on the ECS mode switch is prohbited
MAN
Selection of ____ with the ECS mode switch while the aft cooling fan shutoff valve is open may cause the fan to overspeed causing a catastrophic fan failure potentially leading to a loss of OBOGS
MAN
The emergency oxygen located in the seat pan provides oxygen for approximately ____ minutes. Under less than optimal conditions (low altitude, heavy breathing, loose mask), it may provide as few as ____ minutes of oxygen
10-20, 3
Zero airspeed ____ and intentional ____ are prohibited
Tailslides, spins/departures
Yaw rates above ____ are prohibited
40 degrees per second
Holding roll inputs (lateral stick or rudder pedal) past ____ is prohibited
360 degrees
Inflight selection of ____ on the SPIN switch is prohibited
RCVY
Pushing above -1g and above ____ KCAS and below ____ feet is prohibited
700, 10,000
Holding lateral stick past ____ bank angle change when pushing between 0.0 and -1.0g’s
180 degrees
Abrupt full stick (full aft stick within 0.5 seconds) with less than ___ lbs of fuel is prohibited
3500
Flight with GAIN ORIDE selected above ____ AOA, above ____ KCAS (Flaps AUTO), ____ KCAS (Flaps HALF), ____ KCAS (Flaps FULL) is prohibited
10, 350, 200, 190
Nominal hydraulic pressure is ____ psi
3000
High pressure (____ psi) is commanded by the FCCs when airloads are high during high speed flight
5000
Hydraulic caution (1A/1B/2A/2B) comes on when pressure falls below ____ psi
1400
RLS:
- System A off: ____%
- System A on/System B off: ____%
- System A on/System B on: ____%
50, 30, 15
For field takeoff and in-flight, the maximum lateral weight asymmetry is ____ ft-lbs. For the asymmetry calculation use stations ____ through ____ stores, pylons and external fuel and include internal wing fuel split with a ____ caution
29000, 2, 10, FUEL XFER
For field landing, FCLP and T&G landings, the maximum lateral weight asymmetry is ____ ft-lbs. For the asymmetry calculations, use stations ____ through ____ stores, pylons and external fuel and include ____ fuel splits
33000, 1, 11, internal wing
For catapult launches, the maximum lateral weight asymmetry is ____ ft-lbs when using stations 2 though 10 stores, pylons and fuel and not to exceed ____ ft-lbs when using stations 1 though 11 and including internal wing fuel imbalance
29000, 30800
For carrier landings, the maximum lateral weight asymmetry is ____ ft-lbs and uses stations 1 through 11 and internal wing fuel imbalance in the calculations
30800
For MC OFP H3E and up, the lateral symmetry is calculated and displayed on the CHKLST page. The ____ value is used for field takeoff, catapult maximum asymmetry and in-flight. The ____ value is used for landing events and catapult end speed and weight board calculations
FLY, LAND