SOP G Flashcards
When shall you preflight?
Immediately following NATOPS/Mission brief
Weather Criteria
500/1 unless CCA or PAR available for recovery then launch mins are 200-1/2
Night form aircrew requirements
Should be scheduled with 2 aircrewman to max extent practicable but shall have a min of one NVD tacform qualed crewman
Aircrew requirements for night CAL/LZ flights
Should be scheduled with 2 aircrewman
When can FCF checklist items be done?
When crew includes an FCP
Min crew for engaged ground turns (non-FCF)?
One H2P and one PQM
Min crew for tactical training events unless otherwise specified
HAC/L3, PQM, aircrewman
Warm up flight requirements
If you haven’t flown in 45 days, should include autos, other fam type maneuvers
Night Currency
Pilots shall not fly at night as PIC unless night current
2.0 within preceding 45, CO can authorize day into night in the 45-60 day
When is a course rules brief required?
prior to flying in local flying area after being gone for 90 days, shall complete a squadron or det led course rules brief
Requirement before being scheduled as PIC or SO at LERT?
local area course rules brief and fam flight, or scheduled with a copilot HAC that has had fam flight
LSO call sign
paddles
FDLP requirement
if dlq currency lapsed at home base, OFT or night FDLP within 30 days. 3 evolutions
when a mini ISATT is req’d
OIC change, ship change of command except XO fleet up, reassignment to new ship, 60 days between embarked ops
Pre embarkation proficiency
should fly min of 9 hours within 45 days of fly on, and night/instr current. If 45 days or less between embarked ops, 6 hours and night/instr
night coupler currency
2 night coupler approaches within 60, if not current, can’t be scheduled for night SAR. to regain, must fly 2 with a coupler current HAC
instr currency
2 hours of sim or actual instr time in preceding 60, if currency lapses, it must be regained prior to flying any other mission as HAC
Crew rest
ashore, aircrew shall not be scheduled to brief a flight event until 10 hours after the completion of post flight duties. air crew should not be scheduled to brief a flight event until 12 hours after post flight duties
crew day
aircrew should not report earlier than 10 hours before scheduled completion of all flight and postflight duties. if crew day will exceed 12, shall require CO approval before performing flight duties
SDO and crew day
shall not be scheduled for flight the day after 24 hour sdo period, aircrew shall not be scheduled for flight the same day as a 0000-0800 watch
Shipboard radius of action
150 nm or max reliable comm nav range, whichever is less. radius of action beyond 150 in support of specific operational or training mission may be approved by ISIC
one way flights ship to ship shore to ship 150
ship to shore 200 (to point where a safe landing can be made)
Rules for PAX/orientation flights
no sim eps, practice autos, intentional a/c degradations, or ordnance release
swims are mandatory unless waived
appropriate screenings required
General min alt
unless operational rqmt or as directed by controlling agency, or approved training ranges
over land populated 1000; agl unpopulated 500’ agl
over water day night unaided 150 aided 100’ agl day 50’ for operational or tactical training flights
coupled hover alt
70’, once established, can be reduced to no lower than 40’ for live hoisting ops at PIC discretion