Part 133 Rotorcraft / 138 Airwork

Question 1

Requirements to operate below mimimum heights

Answer 1

1 VMC
2 essential crew/ patients only
3 PIC satisfied area clear of Obs prior to descent
4 if VMC is lost, must climb 1000ft AGL
5 operate PC2 or higher except at medical transport operating site
6 at medical transport operating site, conduct ops IAW opsman
7 mimimise ops below minimum height unless medical reason exists and safe to do so
8 essential ops only and at speeds that minimise OEI risks
9 by night, must be NVIS op

Question 2

What is additional fuel?

Answer 2

Fuel required after an engine failure to:
1 fly to alternate, and
2 orbit aerodrome at 1500’ abv elev at ISA, and
3 app and land

Question 3

What is contingency fuel?

Answer 3

For unforeseen factors. Not less than the greater of:

1 10% of trip fuel
2 holding 1500’ abv planned Dest for 5mins at ISA

Question 4

What is destination alternate fuel?

Answer 4

Fuel required to do following:
A missed app from dest
B climb to cruise alt
C flight to dest
D descent to app point
E approach
F land at alt

Question 5

What does the final reserve fuel consist of?

Answer 5

Fuel remaining in tank after

IFR 30mins at holding speed, 1500’, ISA

VFR 20mins at range speed, 1500’, ISA

Question 6

Instrument requirements
- VFR day

Answer 6

IAS
ALT
HDG
TIME
SLIP
OAT
1 x Radio

Question 7

Instrument requirements
- NVFR

Answer 7

IAS
ALT
HDG MAG
TIME
SLIP
ATT
STBY ATT
IVSI
GYRO HDG
OAT
2 x Radios
1 x GNSS unit or VOR
1 x AP or SAS if insufficient external surface ques exist (NVIS OK)
Cockpit lighting
Cabin lighting
Torch per flight crew
2 x landing lights
Transponder

Question 8

Instrument requirements
- IFR

Answer 8

IAS
ALT with alt static source
MAG HDG
GYRO HDG
TIME
SLIP
ATT
STBY ATT with 30mins alt power
IVSI
OAT
2 x Radios
2 x GNSS or VORs
1 x AP or SAS
2 x landing lights (by night)
HTWAS
Transponder

Question 9

NVIS flight equipment

Answer 9

RADALT
- instantaneous height and rate of change
- audio and visual warning
- positioned to be seen clearly

Search light - plt steerable

Question 10

What’s required to land/take-off from a HLS - Basic during an Air transport operation?

Answer 10

Medical transport Op - Part 133

IFR or NVFR must have
1 - NVIS flight that is a MTO
2 - 2x NVIS equipped crew
3 - 2 x lights (landing or search)

Question 11

What is required to land/take-off from a HLS - Basic during air work operations?

Answer 11

Part 138 - SAR or Sapol ops

1 - be an NVIS operation
2 - 2 x NVIS equipped crew
3 x 1 x pilot steerable search light