Operations Manual, Company Policies

Question 1

Inadvertent IMC Procedure

Answer 1

FLY THE AIRCRAFT
-Attitude indicator - Level atitude.
-Airspeed - Safe AS
-Collective - Begin climb to 10000’

Upon reaching 10000’:
-Begin turn to heading 180
-Call LA Center 124.85
-Declare an emergency
-Comply with instructions

Question 2

Irregularity Report

Answer 2

Submit on flightandduty as soon as practical after an irregularity, incident, or SFAR deviation.

Question 3

Passenger Briefing

Answer 3

• Smoking
• Use of seat belts
• Doors and exits
• Location of survival equipment
• Flotation equipment
• Use of oxygen (above 12,000’)
• Fire extinguisher location/operation
• Approaching and exiting the helicopter (rotor avoidance)

Question 4

Special Evacuation Assistance Briefing

Answer 4

Consicely brief additional consideration for those requiring special assistance.

Seat the passenger near, but not right next to an emergency exit.

Question 5

Lap Child

Answer 5

A child under the age of two may be held by an adult. An approved child restraint system may be utilized.

Not in exit seat

Question 6

Cargo Handling

Answer 6

Cargo must be weighed and loading of it supervised by the PIC.

Question 7

Flight Locating Procedures

Answer 7

All information that would be included in a VFR flight plan.

ETA +10 min: Flight followers will atempt to establish radio contact.

ETA +20 minutes: A search aircraft will be launched.

ETA +30 minutes: President notified.

ETA +35 minutes: Additional search aircraft launched and FAA tower of FSS notified.

Question 8

Flight Time Limitations and Rest Requirements

Answer 8

500 hrs in a quarter.
800 hrs in 2 consecutive quarters.
1400 hrs in a calendar year.

8 hrs flight time in 24 hour period.
10 consecutive hours rest before flight.

13 rest periods of 24 hrs in each quarter.

Question 9

Flight time exceeded

Answer 9

By less than 30 min: 11 hrs rest.
By 30-60 min: 12 hrs rest.
By more than 60 min: 16 hrs rest

Question 10

Service Difficulty Reports

Answer 10

Must report certain malfunctions or aircraft emergencies to the FAA

Question 11

Operations Specifications

Answer 11

Approved by the FAA. A set of rules that an operator agrees to operate by.

Question 12

MEL

Answer 12

Find in GOM appendix D

Log in aircraft MEL logbook

Question 13

Seating assignment for minors

Answer 13

Under 15 years of age should be accompanied and not sit in emergency exit seat.

Question 14

Weather limitations

Answer 14

Guidelines:

Winds 30-35 knots or gust spread 20+ knots

Stay 5nm away from lightning
Ceiling below 200’ agl
Visibility less than 1 mile
Turbulence moderate to severe

Question 15

MEL Repair Categories

Answer 15

Category A: Repair in the specified (in remarks) time interval.

Category B: Must be repaired within 3 consecutive calendar days.

Category C: Must be repaired within 10 consecutive calendar days.

Category D: Must be repaired within 120 consecutive calendar days