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
Terrain flight low level route alt
200’ and only on approved routes
Sact training alt
day 100’
night 500’
Stab auto mode button no illuminated with AC power
stab lock pins shall be checked visually prior to flight
Rescue hoist op check
shall be completed on the first flight of the day
First take off calls
single eng airspeed and stab programming, stab programming shall be called after any reengagement
switching from pad to rwy or rwy to pad
landing checklist required
in flight mission change checklist
crews shall utilize any time mission is altered from what was briefed
PIU power off and aux tank
can be hotseated, verify no faults or fails first
Hot refueling
pax shall not occupy a/c
aircrew shall monitor refueling
helo shall be under control of helicopter pilot
verbal hac to hac turnover
new crew step 9 of post engagement checks
hot refuel at LERT
crews shall not hotseat while hose is attached or pentograph in rotor arc
how far aft can we go with engines turning
countermeasure dispensers unless arming/dearming
Exceedances
check for exceedances on every sortie, if there is an exceedance notify mx, shall not taxi until notified by mx that you’re still SFF
ground taxi vs air taxi
ground taxi whenever possibility of damage from rotorwash exists
seat belts on t/o and landing
all occupants should be in crashworthy seats with seat and shoulder harness locked
flight demo guidelines
nonmaneuvering, wings level 1-2 a/c (waiverable to 4)
single pass of fixed point at specific time
no lower than 500’ agl
no slower than 60 kias
det concurrent ops
shall not conduct unless an emergency landing site is available within 50 nm for duration
only applies when parent ship is intended point of landing
doesn’t apply to fly ons
does not apply for unmanned ops
photography
all staged or mission related photography shall be approved by CO
where/when to start APU
on ground to max extenct practicable
VERTREP power margin
for training, 10% between MRP and max power required to lift load off deck