SOP Flashcards
When is a flight plan required
All ops outside of KFAB airspace
When are hot weather procedures applied
Temp 35deg or more
Planned landing fuel
220KG
Min landing fuel
130KG
Closed pattern fuel burn
40KG
Breakout/re-entry fuel burn
60KG
S-I approach fuel burn
75KG
Holding pattern fuel burn
50KG
IAP fuel burn
150KG
Min distance for groundcrew when closing canopy
6m radius of canopy, or underneath the port wing/aircraft nose
Restrictions with a U/S barrier and alternate runway is unavailable
- No formation takeoff/landings
- Max xwind 25kt
- CO auth for solo trainees
Altimeter check limits after start
- HUD 20’
- HDFD 25’
- Baro 75’
Referenced to 2500’ AMSL
Transition alt/level
- 13,000’
- FL150
LHW settings
- LL sorties: 90% auth
- A/A sorties: 5000’
- Range sorties: 180’
PFL requirements to continue below 300’AGL
- LG down & locked
- Flaps selected DOWN
- HDG within 20deg of RWY
- AoB <45deg
- Between 160 & 190KCAS
- Clearance for Touch & Go received
No fullstops. Min threshold speed 140KCAS
Actions post-landing with unsafe LG indication
- Taxi clear of RWY
- Leave engine running until pins fitted by maintenance, then shutdown
Intercom failure: How to take aircraft control
Front: Fore/aft on control column
Rear: Left/right on rudder pedals
Actions on Overstress
- KIO
- Carry out BDCx if practical
- Controllability check should be carried out
- Only declare emergency if there is damage or controllability problems
Spinning over cloud requirements
- Clear horizon and cloud/sea pattern that makes rotation apparent
- Entry initiated >15,000’ above cloud tops
When is a G-warm required
- AWDP: anytime 5G is likely to be achieved in a sortie
- SOP’s: all BFM/ACM sorties
Can be flown as single A/C if required
By when are TSIC cx required to be completed
- Published IAP: Prior to descending below MSA
- Radar control: Prior to turning onto finals
Min alt for WSCx
5000’
Nav Phase MSD/LHW setting
- 300’
- LHW 270’
Night U/A training limits
- < 60deg pitch
- <135deg AoB
- Altitude such that the aircraft can be recovered by MSA+3000’
Max Fuel (No chute landing), SCN5
1100kg
Min taxi spacing in formation
- 300’ trail
- 150’ staggered
Close formation T/O crosswind limits
- 2ship: 15kts
- 3ship: 10kts
Formation T/O intervals
- Visual: 10sec (15sec for elements)
- Trail: 15sec
- Rejoin above cloud: 30sec
When are Formation landings prohibited
- Crosswind >15kts
- Standing water on RWY
- RWY widtch <125’
- T&G or any combination of fullstop & T&G
>5kts crosswind, wing will be on upwind side
When are Formation takeoffs prohibited
- Crosswind >15kts (10kts for 3ship)
- RWY widtch <125’
- Different flap settings due configurations
Min height for chase A/C on finals
300’
Min height as SAR OSC
2000’ AGL
LOP’s: 3000’AGL and above reserved for fixed wing (2k and below for SAR)
PFL Min Approach Speeds
- 160kt
- 145kt threshold
- 140kt flare
AF validity
72hrs
BF validity
24hrs
THR validity
8hrs
Verbal Altitude check requirements
Actual or simulated IMC
Every 5,000’ down to 5,000’AGL, then every 1,000’AGL
i.e. 8,000’AMSL
MARSA restrictions
- Only T165 on T165
- Must be a qualified IP
- Must have SA via DLINK and either TCAS or visual
6nm scale
Bingo profile
- Climb to 2x Range at standard climb speeds
- Cruise at 300KCAS/0.7 (95% range)
- Descend at 1.5 x height (in AGL) = 7.5deg ND, 300KCAS
Dropped Pin Procedure (in shelters area or after landing)
- Don’t try and reach the pin
- Inform other occupant and turn Command Eject-OFF
- Install the other pins and remain strapped in
- Taxi to the ‘dropped pin park’ adjacent to shelter 15 and shut down
- Unstrap once the expediter provides spare pin
Dropped pin procedure (at last chance)
- Don’t try and reach the pin
- Inform other occupant and turn Command Eject-OFF
- Install the other pins and remain strapped in
- Shut down
- Unstrap once the EOR member provides spare pin
Sortie can continue if found and retrieved
Taxiing at night, brake failure actions
Stop, shutdown, tell ATC, LEAVE NAV LIGHTS ON UNTIL MAINTENANCE TEAM ARRIVE