Squadron SOP Flashcards
Personnel should not be scheduled for a CREW DAY exceeding ____ hours?
10 Hours
If expected recovery is past 2359 personnel should not be scheduled for a crew day exceeding ___ hours?
8 hours
Personnel should be afforded ___ hours of crew rest?
12 Hours
Who all can sign the flight schedule?
- CO
- XO
- OPSO
- DH’s
- SDO
Flight extensions greater than ____ minutes need CO/XO approval and shall be coordinated with the ______ _______?
15 min, and Operations Officer
Pilot hasn’t flown in 60 days what do you need to do in order to fly?
Closed booked Natops exam
After 60 days no fly, first flight or sim shall be with a _____ ______ _____?
Stan board member
RDS: Crew shall not report to work more than _____ hours prior to the end of their assigned alert?
18 Hours
Unless otherwise directed RDS crew are on a ____ hour alert and ARE/ARE NOT required to preflight or brief on their duty day?
4 hour alert and ARE NOT
RDS: Upon recall, crews shall muster at the squadron within ______?
1 hour
Fuel Transfer: Pump 1 on ____ days and Pump 2 on ____ days
Pump 1 on odd number days
Pump 2 on even number days
APU on, A/C folded, can we release the rotor brake?
NO
Can the APU be started/shut down with personnel topside? Can they climb up top if APU is already running?
- NO
- If APU is already on, then they can go up
Can the Backup Pump be on with personnel topside?
NO
IF MX needs to be topside, with Backup pump pressurized what needs to be ensured?
- Thoroughly briefed
- Under control of PC / LSE
- Under ICS with pilot and maintenance crew
TRUE or FALSE: Personnel are allowed topside with engines running?
FALSE
HIT CHECKS : where?
Should be on the ground to the MAX extent possible
When should we utilize the wash rack? When shall we not use it?
Utilize them during:
- Shipboard ops
- SAR overwater training
- Last flight of the day
Not utilize them:
- Shall not post TERF
When shall we do a RESCUE HOISE OP CHECK?
First Flight of the day
Rotors engaged:
Tail wheel manipulation:
- What 2 things do we need to make sure prior to people going aft of the exhaust ports?
- Which side do people transit aft of the exhaust ports?
- Parking brake set and A/C chocked
- Transit on the PORT SIDE (LEFT)
Rotor engagement/disengagement with tail wheel lock-pin inoperable, Aircraft needs to be?
Double Chocked
When the AO’s are removing / replacing safety pins / ordinance on the aircraft, what are right and left seat responsibilities?
Right Seat - PAC
Left Seat - Hands up and visible until AO leaves Rotor Arc
Air Capable ship:
- No ready deck within 50 NM
- 2 helos airborne and single deck available
- each flying aircraft should maintain ___ ___ fuel split from the other and should maintain a minimum of ___ ____ of fuel on board?
1 hour fuel split
1 hour of fuel on board
- End of ops the lower fuel state aircraft should land first, refuel, and launch to allow sufficient time for the second aircraft to land, shutdown, fold and stow.
Every 30 days pilots should accomplish?
A.B.S
- Autos
- Boost off landing
- Single Engine Landing
When are DRIFIRE shirts authorized?
OAT is 80 F or above and water temp is 74 F or above
First go of the day what is the Default Gear does the Co-pilot responsible for?
PC cards, TAC/NAV bag
Who is authorized to perform an engine wash?
PQM
Aircraft shall taxi through wash rack unless what?
Configuration, aircraft discrepancies, mission, or weather prevents use of wash rack
When embarked what training should be completed when VMC?
2 hellfire or APKWS, 3 strafe patters, 2 aerial gun patters, and 2 SAR scenarios
What checklist should be utilized on an alert 5 and 15?
Alert Launch checklist
How often do Alert 5 and 15 need to be rest? how about 30?
12 hours and 24 hours for Alert 30
What should the crew conduct in an expeditious launch at night or IMC?
DG-HI (with heading availabl) on EGI 1, Allow EGI 2 to conduct default power on alignment and transition itself into an In-Flight Alignment once airborne
What are some precautions taken when setting up a static display?
- Battery disconnected
- All internal stores removed
- All intake plugs/covers installed
- All doors/panels closed
- Minimum of 1 crewmember
For a crew to be current who among the crew must be current for the mission planned?
HAC and UA
On the flight schedule what would HAC- HAC recurrency mean?
Two HAC and/or two UAs may fly together to regain currency for that mission
When is a warm up flight required?
if they have not flown in the last 30 days
How many night/NVD hours are required to remain current?
2 hours in the last 45 days
Currencies described in appendix B of JOINT SOP?
NVD Currency
TERF Currency
UPL Currency
Strafe Currency
Live Fire
CSW
What is required for engine start? Rotor Engagment?
you need PQM / H2P and osbserver up on ICS
What is required to proceed beyond bingo?
Two-way radio comms with the ship
Positive position date (visual, TACAN, radar contact, L16)
What’s the 10% rule for the RADALT?
Bug set at 10% below operating altitude
Below 500 AGL RAD ALT should be set no lower than what?
50 Feet
What should be used to the max extend possible when in night IMC?
AFCS and Altitude hold
What are the rules regarding simulated EPS?
- shall be briefed and prefaced with the word simulated with the exception of FRS events and check flights
- Shall not be practice with PAX on board (exception Rescue Hoist)
- All crewmember shall be up the same ICS
- During night/IMC major systems hall not be changed: boost off/ Servos off and single engine training with the PCL out of FLY shall not be conducted at night. SAS off only overland with prepared surface
- Practice unusual attitudes shall be initiated above 1000 AGL and recovery completed no lower than 500 ft AGL
- Practices such as opening doors to make “realistic noises” are prohibited
- Unrelated compound simulated EPS shall not be introduced
- HAC shall announce the completion of all simulated emergencies and ensure aircraft is returned to a normal configuration
- Simulated EPs shall not be practices on orientation flights
What are the hard deck rules?
Over water ditching with ONE PCL out of FLY - no lower or slower than 100 FT / 50 KIAS
- all other scenarios no lower than 50 FT AGL
What emergencies shall not be simulated in the A/C by actually changin the configuration?
Loss of T/R control
T/R Drive Failure
Dual Gen Fail
Primary Hyd servo malfunction
Boost off during overwater over or at night.
What conditions shall be met to select/deslect SAS/BOOST in a hover?
Pre-briefed
Pre-announced
DAY/VMC overland
What should flight control emergencies should be executed to, prior to landing?
20 FT hover
When is a boost off or single engine landing to a spot prohibited (When what is installed?)
MTS turret
What is required for practice AUTO’s?
APU and C-Power ON
Aircraft gross weight > 18,000 LBS
Operable RAD ALT on both flight displays
Practice night autorotations are prohibited
What is required for DECU lockout training?
Day VMC
On ground/hover/safe single engine in flight
Landing environment with prepared surface
What are the rules for DECU lockout training?
- shall not transition to forward flight in lockout
- restoring back to normal shall be accomplished only on deck or safe single engine
- Dual engine lockout is prohibited
- In-flight maintenance troubleshooting utilizing LOCKOUT is prohibited
When are Hyd bay doors straps required?
10 knot winds or embarked
When should you consider using C-PWR?
Shipboard landing/takeoffs, VERTREP, hoisting, coupled approaches/hovers, CALs, first auto of the day, TAC approaches, and high altitude landings.
When are the strafe training weather mins and hard deck?
1000/3 day, night, live and dry
Day 100 ft AGL
Night 200 ft AGL
