TD 73

Question 1

WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR AN ENG FIRE IN FLIGHT?

Answer 1

Engine fire - Confirm
Emergency engine shutdown - when conditions permit

land as soon as possible

Question 2

WHAT ARE THE OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ANVIS (CALMWWADSOS)?

Answer 2

Color discrimination
Air/Ground speed limits
Lights
Magnification
Weather
Weapons
Aircraft lighting
Depth perception and distance estimation
Scanning techniques
Obstruction detection
Spatial disorientation

3-04.4 pg.4-17

Question 3

WHAT ARE THE NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT SOURCES?

Answer 3

Artificial: AC position lughts, anti-collision lights, runway lights, beacon lights, artificial lights in metropolitan areas
Natural: Moonlight. The sun for up to one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise. Starlight, mostly in near infrared range and invisible to the naked eye.

3-04.93 pg.8-3

Question 4

EXPLAIN METEOROLOGICAL EFFECTS THAT CAN CHANGE LIGHT LEVELS DURING NIGHT FLIGHT AND LIST THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ONTRIBUTE TO THESE CONDITIONS.

Answer 4

Fog: Acts similar to clouds in decreasing ambient light but also may obsuce ground lights
Rain: scatters light and reduces contrast, distance estimation, and depth perception.
Snow: density of snowflakes will determine how much illumination and luminance is blocked
Sand, dust, and obscurants:

3-04.4 pg.4-5