SOP Flashcards
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Who is responsible for overseeing the execution of the daily flight scheduled, and who approves changes?
The SDO oversees the execution of the daily flight schedule, and when changes need to be made, they must be annotated on the master flight sked. The order of approvers is: CO, XO, OPS, and in the event none of them are present, the SDO.
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What happens when making changes to a published flight schedule while conducting embarked detachment operations?
The changes shall be approved by the ship’s CO and the Det OIC
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Wx limitations
Shore or Ship Operations- 500/1
*Note: if positive radar control and a CCA or PAR is avail for recovery, min launch wx mins are 200/ 1/2
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SVFR
Min of 500/1 for the weather
Can have up to 4 a/c in the pattern with 2 in the parallel
All aircraft on deck prior to IFR traffic entering within 2 miles of airspace
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Crew Requirements:
CO’s may elect to recognize…..
CO’s may elect to recognize the qualifications (HAC, SWTI, NSI, etc) of specific H-60 series aircraft qualified aircrew from outside of their command and may also recognize the qualifications of any H-60 series aircrewman. Qualification documentation shall be provided upon request. All visiting aircrew shall adhere to the reporting custodian’s SOP
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Enlisted ___ ___ be utilized to the ___ ___ ___ on all flights
Aircrew should, max extent practicable
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Crew Requirements
FCF Crew
FCF checklist items shall only be conducted when the crew includes a designated FCP.
COs shall designate minimum crew requirements for ground maintenance turns.
TFOs shall not be carried on FCFs for the sole purpose of accumulating flight time.
Minimum crew for HSM-48 non FCF ground turns is two designated H2Ps.
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What is the min crew requirement for tactical training events?
HAC/L3, PQM, and an aircrewman
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Any pilot who has not flown ______________ fly a warm-up flight with a current HAC
in 45 days shall
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What should warm-up flights include?
Autorotations and other fam maneuvers as determined by Squadron COs
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Standardization flights and pilots returning from extended deployments
In addition to the above requirements, all pilots checking into the squadron must fly a standardization flight with a Standardization Board member and pass and HSM-48 SOP exam.
Pilots returning from extended deployments over 90 days must pass a HSM-48 SOP exam and should complete an EP simulator.
All Aircrewmen who have not flown within 45 days must complete a flight with a current aircrewmen.
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Warm-up flights ___ be at least ____ and ____reiview ___.
should, 1.0 HR long, should, autorotations, single engine to a spot, and boost-off landings (ASBO)
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Pilots _____ fly at night as ___ unless__
shall not, PIC, they are night current
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What is considered night current
A pilot shall have flown a min of 2 night hours within the preceeding 45 days.
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When may a Day into night transition be authorized?
Between 45 and 60 days, the squadron CO may authorize day into night transition to regain night currency.
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After ___ days currency ___ be regained by flying with a night current PIC
60, shall
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Crew Currency
DLQ Currency
Pilots whose night DLQ currency laspes while at the parent squadron’s home base shall conduct an OFT or night FDLP within 30 days of scheduled DLQ requal periods.
During this event, pilots shall complete no fewer than 3 (takeoff, downwind, approach, landing) emphasizing comms and CRM.
When practical these events should be conducted with the same crew expected to participate in the scheduled DLQ requalification flight.
If the currency of all pilots within the squadron or detachment lapses while deployed, the CO shall attempt to regain currency through use of a H-60 series current HAC from another unit.
If the operational situation precludes compliance a waiver to the unit’s Major Command ISIC shall be submitted and a deliberate risk mitigated approach shall be employed to allow non-current HACs to regain currency.
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Currency Requirements
OIC Change
If dets experience an OIC change, Ship Change of Command, reassignement to a new ship, or more than 60 days elapse between embarked ops, the det shall conduct the following embarked training evolution to reestablish readiness before resuming operations and/or continuing work up schedule.
It is not required to have an ISATT observer present during this warm-up period:
D- Day and night landing requals
E- emergency flight quarters
C- crash on deck drill
S- straightening and traversin evolutions
H- Hot refueling
E- ELVA/smoke light approach
P- lost plane homing
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What are the pre-embarkation proficiency rq’s
To the max extent practicable, pilots should fly a min of 9 hrs w/i 45 days proceeding fly-on for an underway.
Pilots shall obtain night currency (2 hrs w/i 45 days) and inst currency (2 hrs w/i 60 days) prior to embarkation.
During intervals of 45 days or less btwn embarked ops, pilots should fly a min of 6 hrs and achieve night and inst currency prior to the start of the next embarkation.
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Night Coupler Currency
Pilots shall have flown 2 windline rescue or night/IMC dip-to-dip patterns to automatic approaches to a coupled hover at night in the preceding 60 days.
Pilots failing to meet this requirement shall not be scheduled to fly night SAR missions (to include plane guard).
To regain currency, pilots shall fly 2 windline rescue or night/IMC dip-to-dip navigation patterns to a coupled hover at night with a night coupler current PIC.
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Currency rq’s
To be considered instrument flight current
Pilots shall have flown a min of 2 hours of actual or simulated instrument time within the preceding 60 days.
If currency lapses, it must be regained prior to flying any other missions in the aircraft as the PIC.
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To be considered LSF and SACT current,
the HAC should have flown the event within the preceding 220 days.
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What is the night TACFORM currency?
For operational NVD TACFORM flights, CBR currency shall be used.
Training flights should adhere to the 220 day currency for NVD TACFORM.
For non-deployed training evolutions, NVD TACFORM pilot currency is 120
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Currency Requirements
LSO
All pilots/LSOs shall complete the LSO qualification with a current LSO.
For embarked detachments, qualified LSO shall be designated in writing by the Ship’s CO for deployment.
When acting as LSO for a short duration exercise (DLQ, ISATT), the LSO does not need to be designated, but shall brief the CO or OOD prior to commencing DLQ operations.
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CAL/LZ Ops
Pre-mission planning shall be conducted to calc power avail. and pwr rq’d given expected conditions at CAL site. A power avail check shall be conducted at planned landing altitude before commencing the approach.
The MRP available versus maximum power required margin shall be 10% or greater to proceed with with approach. Operational CAL/LZ flights other than those of operational necessity shall also adhere to this power margin.
Practice CAL/LZ operations must only be conducted when annotated on the flight schedule.
Practice unaided CAL ops are prohibited after EENT.
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Restricted Areas/Warning Areas
Rhino Farm
Jax Zoo
(North bank of St. John’s River for noise abatement)
Numerous warning areas to the east
Restricted areas to the south by pine castle
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What are additional requirements for checklists?
1 ) If STAB AUTO MODE PBS is not illuminated when AC pwr is applied, Stab lockpins shall be visually checked prior to flight
2) Rescue Hoist Op Check should be completed on the first flight of the day to ensure SAR capability
3) Single Eng airspeed and stab programming shall be called on the first takeoff of each flight and stab programming shall be called after reengaging the Auto mode subsequent to simulated or actual fail
4) the landing check shall be accomplished when transitioning from pad to runway operations or vice versa
5) In-flight mission Change checklist. Aircrew shall utilize the In-Flight Mission change checklist found in the sop any time the mission is altered from what was briefed.
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All checklists shall be __-___-___up to ___ __. After that checklists shall be in the ___-___ format. When may checklists be done silently, and by whom?
Challenge-reply-reply, rotor engagement. Challenge-reply.
Checklists may be done silently by the PNAC when necessary to not interfere with other cockpit duties and safety of flight is a consideration with the exception of items that require a response by another crew member.
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Pax/Orientation Indoc Flights:
References A through D provide guidance on the embarkation of passengers and minimum crew requirements. Simulated EPS, Practice Autos, intentional aircraft degradations, and ordnance release shall not be performed with passengers embarked or during indoc flights (to include midshipman fam flights). Per reference A, squadron CO’s may waive the NASTP requirements for oriented day overwater flights. This authority extends to flights with mission specialists (photographers for official tasking, spotters for NSFS missions, etc) as well as judicious use of airborne flights for reenlistments and orientation flights for ship or detachment members in these cases:
- The OIC shall generate a plan to minimize the risks ( taking into consideration the sea state, water temp, flight duration, Go/No go criteria, etc). CO permission is required for any non-passenger transfer of personnel
- Approval from the squadron CO shall be obtained in advance and documented using enclosure 4 which shall be signed in advance by the orientee acknowledging the risks
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Emergency/helo pad locations
UF Health, St. Vincent, Baptist medical center
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Hot Refueling/Crew Switch Procedures
Passengers shall not occupy the aircraft during hot refueling evolutions. Aircrew shall assist in monitoring hot refueling evolutions. During crew switches, the helicopter shall be under the control of a designated helo pilot and there shall be a verbal PIC to PIC turnover. The new crew shall begin with step 9 of Post engagement Checks.
Personnel shall not proceed aft of the CMDS unless arming/dearming the system while rotors are turning
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Lost Communications
600FT, Pos lights flashing.
