Vol. 4, Unit 3: Scheduling & Flying Hour Management Flashcards
What must maintenance personnel do in order to provide mission capable aircraft to meet the units mission requirements?
Keep up with routine and scheduled maintenance
Which type of mission provides air interdiction (A1) and close air support (CAS)?
Counter land
Crew rest includes at least how many hours of uninterrupted sleep?
8
When does the flight duty period end ?
When aircraft engines are stopped at the end of a mission.
When forecasting air refueling requirements, each scheduling office must forecast requirements for the next fiscal year plus…
5 years
Tanker support is not final until…
It is published in the quarterly air refueling schedule.
Which publication would you use to find information on special-use airspace and it’s controlling agency?
Appendix A of DOD Flight Information Publication
What must you do as a ground scheduler?
Determine which task takes priority and resolve scheduling issues as they arise.
Within how many working days upon receipt of the flying hour allocations does the annual planning cycle start?
10
When building a quarterly plan, operational requirements are provided to maintenance…
No later than 25 days before the affected quarter.
Which scheduling plan includes aircrew names and aircraft tail numbers?
Weekly
Which base agency would you contact to safeguard the aircraft?
Security Forces
What are the four basic scheduling factors?
Mission requirements, equipment or aircraft availability, aircrew availability, and allocated flying hours.
What mission requirements are determined by maintenance?
Aircraft or equipment availability
Which AFI would you refer to for information on the procedures and requirements for obtaining AR support?
11-221, Air Refueling Management
