Operations I Flashcards
APC
Approach Power Compensator
AFCS
Automatic Flight Control System
DRO
Data Readout
EMCON
Emissions Control
LSO
Landing Signal Officer
PALS
Precision Approach and Landing System
CQ
Carrier Qualifications
What are the 2 leading causes of Weather-Related Aircraft accidents and incidents?
Lightning strikes
Electrostatic discharges
What does lightning do to make it so dangerous?
Flash blindness
Structure damage
Damage to Electronic Systems
How long can flash blindness last?
30 seconds
What is one of the worst hazards of thunderstorm flying?
Hail
What happens when ice forms on an aircraft?
Decreased lift, increased drag
What are the 3 primary movements of aircraft about the axis?
Pitch – Lateral - Elevators
Roll – Longitudinal - Ailerons
Yaw – Vertical - Rudders
Define Turbulence
Disturbed flow in the atmosphere
Case I
Will not encounter instrument condition
Visibility 3,000 feet and 5 nm respectively
Case II
May encounter instrument condition
Visibility 1,000 feet and 5 nm respectively
Case III
Will encounter instrument condition
Below 1,000 or 5 nm respectively;
a nighttime departure or recovery (1/2 hour after sunset and ½ hour before sunrise)
Purpose of rescuing aircraft crewmembers who may go down during ops
Mission of Plane Guard Helicopter – SAR
2 Spaces responsible for control of airborne aircraft:
CDC
CATCC
What is the responsibility of CATCC?
Control of aircraft operating within the Carrier Control Area
What is the distance of responsibility CATCC has around the carrier?
50 nm
Define Carrier Control Area:
A circular airspace within a radius of 50nm around the carrier
What are the 3 areas that CATCC is organized into?
Air Operations (Air Ops)
Carrier Control
Approach (CCA)
Air Transfer Office (ATO)
What are the positions in CCA?
Departure Control
Marshal Control
Approach Control
Final Control
Departure Control
Control of departing aircraft during Case I, II, and III
Initial radar contact with a/c and transfer of control to CDC
Monitors the location and package status of tanker a/c and low-state a/c
Marshal Control
Control of inbound a/c during Case I, II and III
Initial contact until transfer to PriFly during Case I or to Approach control during Case II and III
Establishes interval between a/c
Approach Control
Control of aircraft on approach during Case II and III
Handoff from Marshall and transfer to PriFly during Case II
Maintains responsibility of a/c separation and makes holes for bolter traffic
Final Control
Control of aircraft on final approach during Case III
Ensure optimum until transfer of control to LSO
Control of a/c glide slope and lineup performance
Cyclic Operations
Flight ops conducted in cycles
Aircraft are launched and recovered in groups
Groups are referred to as events
Events are assigned a numeric designator based upon their launch order
i.e. Event 1, Event 2, etc. Each aircraft in an event is referred to as a sortie
Sortie: Flight of one aircraft from launch to recovery
Ramp Time
Launch times are fixed but recovery times are not
Case III
Calculated by Air Boss
Break Time
Case II
Responsibilities of the LSO:
Visual control of aircraft in the terminal phase of the final approach and landing
Assumes control a ¾ nm.
Gives directions if necessary: commands wave off, debrief of performance
Bulls eye
Refers to the Independent Landing Monitor (ILM)
AN/SPN – 41
Gives pilot landing info used in conjunction with PALS
SPN-41
Bullseye system
Used in conjunction with Precision Approach and Landing Systems (PALS)
PALS
Precision Approach and Landing System
Enables pilots to perform instrument approaches under either Manual or Automatic Control
3 Components of PALS
APC – Approach Power Compensator
AFCS – Automatic Flight Control System
DRO – Data Readout
EMCON Definition
Restricts the use of electronic systems to deny information to the enemy for determining the location of the carrier
Events on the Air Plan
Types of Missions
Type of Aircraft
Scheduled to
Launch/Recover
Sunrise and Sunset Time
Who is the Air Plan Drafted by?
Strike Operations
FLEX DECK stands for
Able to launch and recover aircraft at short or irregular intervals of time
The normal cyclic interval of 90 minutes is typically reduced to between 40 and 60 minutes
Pilots experience electrostatic discharges at altitudes of how many feet?
43,000 feet
What is the difference between cyclic and flex deck?
90 minute to 40 – 60 minute intervals
Who signs the Air Plan?
OPSO, Air OPSO, Strike Officer
