TD-174 ✔ Simon Flashcards
- When pressing the soft key HAT on the TAC/MFD and enabling (W+C) what does the red and yellow tinting indicate? What is default height value for the yellow tinting?
Warning elevation will display a red tinting for areas that are above the current helicopter barometric altitude. Caution elevation will display a yellow tinting for areas that are below the current helicopter barometric altitude but above a specified height delta defined via the CONFIG submenu. The default value is 200 feet.
- What is the WARNING in UH60M AWR 1726 associated with the Height Above Terrain (HAT) warning elevation reference?
WARNING
The MFD HAT warning elevation reference erroneously displays 100 feet above the helicopter barometric altitude. This reference should be equal to the helicopter barometric altitude. Personal injury or loss of life may occur due to the MDF not displaying red shading as described in reference 1.
- According to the Tactical Flight Mission Planning Guide, what is meant by the term cockpit teamwork? Prior to arriving at a checkpoint, what should the navigator tell the pilot?
The ability of the crew to work as a team is crucial to the success of the mission. The navigator must give the pilot timely, clear and accurate information. The pilot should acknowledge that information and question anything not understood.
Prior to arriving at a checkpoint the navigator should tell the pilot the following:
a. The description of the checkpoint coming up.
b. The direction and magnitude of the turn, if any.
c. The change in airspeed, if any.
- What are the three modes of terrain flight as listed in the FM 3-04.203?
- Nap of the earth (NOE) flight
- Contour flight
- Low Level flight
- Blue Force Tracker (BFT) is a tracking system which __________ ________ ________ locations to ground forces and aircrews within the battlefield on a digital map display. Using currently deployed satellite systems it has ____ ___ __________ and __ ___ ____________ capability to share BFT situational awareness among ground vehicles and aviation units.
Blue Force Tracker (BFT) is a tracking system which identifies friendly force locations to ground forces and aircrews within the battlefield on a digital map display. Using currently deployed satellite systems it has Over The Horizon and On The Move capability to share BFT situational awareness among ground vehicles and aviation units.
- The retina’s light-sensitive elements are unable to perceive images in motion, so crewmembers should use a _______________________ scanning pattern to compensate. For each stop, crewmembers should scan an area about 30 degrees wide, to include an area about 250 meters wide at a distance of 500 meters. Each stop’s duration is based on the _________________________, but no stop should last more than 2 to 3 seconds. When moving from one viewing point to the next, crewmembers should overlap the previous field of view by 10 degrees.
- The retina’s light-sensitive elements are unable to perceive images in motion, so crewmembers should use a Stop-turn-stop-turn scanning pattern to compensate. For each stop, crewmembers should scan an area about 30 degrees wide, to include an area about 250 meters wide at a distance of 500 meters. Each stop’s duration is based on the degree of detail required, but no stop should last more than 2 to 3 seconds. When moving from one viewing point to the next, crewmembers should overlap the previous field of view by 10 degrees. TC 3-04.93 Aeromed manual, para. 8-51
- In reference to formation flight, what is sight picture and why must an aviator become proficient and comfortable with sight picture?
Sight picture is a particular angle, based on particular components a trailing aircraft sees or cues on when flying in formation on another aircraft. This is based on aircraft type and may cue on formation lights – especially at night or with NVDs.
An aviator must become proficient and comfortable with this sight picture as it allows an aviator to judge attitude changes and relative position to the preceding aircraft.
- What is a “close” formation and how is this distance determined for an aircraft in flight?
Close.
The horizontal distance for close is three to five rotor disks.
Formations are defined and expressed in rotor diameters (based on type of aircraft being flown) between tip path planes or the rearward edge of the disk on the leading aircraft and the forward edge of the disk on the trailing aircraft.
I don’t know how this distance is determined.
