Chapter 3 - Ground Operations Flashcards
For a formation sortie, if only one electrical power source is available, who will get what? Why?
Lead will get air and Wing will get external power.
Lead will burn more gas on the ground. Wing will burn that slop staying in position (Bowe’s reasoning).
Normal delegation of ground ops tasks (781/walk around)
FCP: 781 review and stowage
RCP: walk around
Who is responsible for initiating checklist procedures, avionics, configuration changes and ensuring challenge and response items are verbally acknowledged by other crew member?
PF (pilot flying)
What is check in time?
15 minutes prior to takeoff
If not ready at check in time, what should you state on AUX?
Time needed and why
Initial formation check ins will be on what frequency?
Duty Desk Frequency
Monitor what frequency during engine start?
Ground
Lead’s direction to change to ground frequency is clearance to _____.
Start
88 FTS assigned aircraft: after engine start, flight members will ___
switch back to Duty Desk frequency
Coordinate with ___ for a spare aircraft. Pass all tail number changes to ___.
Maintainence
the Duty Desk
If an aircraft in a formation has to abort after start, what will other aircraft in the formation do? How will the formation know the member who had to abort an aircraft is ready to start up on their new tail?
Shut down as directed by lead and monitor Duty Desk frequency
In formation, calling in the new tail number to the Duty Desk indicates the pilot is ready to start
What is the signal to Lead the flight members are ready for taxi?
Chocks pulled and crew chied standing in front of the aircraft
Lead will initiate a _____ prior to takeoff.
B/E check from the designated B/E or an alpha check from a specified point/NAVAID
On a B/E or alpha check respond “same” if within __ and ___.
1 nm and 3 degrees
What is different about a B/E or alpha check in a 4-ship?
The check is between #1 and #3. #2 and #4 only respond if their check doesn’t match.
