SOP Flashcards
Min altitudes: Overland- Overwater- Coupled Hover- MIO/VBSS- Terrain- SACT-
Min altitudes:
Overland- 1000’ populated, 500’ unpopulated
Overwater- 50’ day, 100’ NVD, 150’ Night
Coupled Hover-70’, down to 40’ if live hoisting
MIO/VBSS- not below 100’ enroute, 60’ min once on station
Terrain- 200’ only on approved low level routes and ranges
SACT- 100’ Day, 500’ Night
Shipboard radius of action?
150 NM or max reliable nav/comm range, whichever is less
One way flights shall be limited to:
150 NM ship-to-ship, Shore to ship
200 NM Ship to Shore
All weather criteria limits at 500/1 except for what?
Shipboard operations with a CCA or precision approach. Minimum is 200-1/2
FCF- 1000/3
SACT- 1000/3 with visible horizon
DLQ (FRP only) - 700/3
During sonar training without a submarine POCL shall be no more than ________ of the ceiling up to 1000ft. After that pocl shall be no more than _______ below ceiling.
During operational ASW or when you have conditions that preclude a free stream then _________.
1/2
500ft
POCL need not be restricted, ORM shall be conducted to minimize the risk to the transducer
Enlisted aircrew (should/shall) be utilized to the max extent practicable on all flights
Should
Minimum aircrew for FCF is a _______ and _________.
FCP and EP/BITS complete PQM
Minimum crew for ground maintenance turns (should/shall) be ______ and______
Shall
PQM
Personnel briefed on the applicable items for the FCF
Minimum aircrew for tactical training events are:
HAC/L3, PQM, Aircrewman
*passengers should not be embarked in tactical training
CVW commanders and dep commanders may fly in any cockpit position
Any pilot who has not flown in 45 days (should/shall) fly a warm up flight with a current HAC.
Warm up flights (should/shall) include ______________, ____________, _____________, and _____________.
Shall
Should
Autos, single engine, dip-to-dip nav, and FAM maneuvers determined by CO
______ (should/shall) complete an EP exam, a course rules exam, and an EP simulator prior to their first flight.
During deployment, who will fly the initial warm up flight if all pilots haven’t flown in 45 days?
Newly Reporting Pilots
shall
OIC
Night currency is :
2 hrs within 45 days
Between 45-60 days CO can authorize a day to night transition.
60 days they must fly with a night current HAC
Pilot that are returning from longer than 90 days (should/shall) complete the following 3 things:
Shall
Course rules
EP sim
EP bits flight
If night DLQ currency lapses the pilot (should/shall) conduct a DLQ sim or FDLP flight within ______ days. It must be a minimum of ____ approaches and landings.
Shall
30
3
If OIC or ship change of command occurs or more than___ days elapse between embarked operations, the following must be be conducted:
60 DLQ requal Emergency flight quarters Crash and smash Hot refueling Straightening and traverse ELVA Lost Plane homing
Monthly night time (should/shall) be ______ of the total monthly flight time
Should
30%
Pre-deployment mins should be what?
Shall be what?
9 hrs within 45 days
2 hrs of instrument (60 days) and night (45 days)
Night SAR currency is what?
2 night automatic approachs utilizing wind line rescue patterns to a coupled hover within 60 days
Crew rest ashore:
shall not report earlier than 12 hrs prior to the scheduled completion of all flight and post-flight duties
for night flights, Should not report earlier than 10 hrs prior to the scheduled completion of all flight and post flight duties
Aircrew should not be scheduled to brief a flight event until 12 hrs after completion of post-flight duties, or sims.
Aircrew shall not be scheduled to brief a flight event until 10 hrs after completion of post-flight duties, or sims.
Aircrew (should/shall) not be scheduled to brief a flight event until ____ hrs after completion of post flight duties. They (should/shall) not be scheduled to brief until ___ after completion of post-flight duties or flight support duties on the previous day.
Should
12 hrs
Shall
10 hrs
Pilots (should/shall) not fly the same day that they are relieved as SDO unless CO approves it.
Shall
What 4 things shall not be performed with passengers, or with orientation/Indoc flights?
Simulated EPs
Practice autos
Intentional aircraft degradations
Ordnance release
To take a mission specialists or orientation personnel what 3 things should happen?
OIC shall make a plan to minimize the risks
Approval from squadron CO
Any HAC may fly with midshipmen as pax. However they must be a STAN pilot if the midshipman will have access to the controls
All checklist (should/shall) be verbally completed using ___________ up to rotor engagement. After that they may be what?
shall
Challenge-reply-reply
Challenge-reply
If STAB Auto push button is not illuminated when AC power is applied to the aircraft then?
Stab lock pins shall be checked prior to flight.
