139 Flashcards
(75 cards)
Define mission empty weight
Weight of the aircraft configured to fly minus fuel
What’s are the lighting requirements in the acft for winching
2 white lights controllable by the winch operator
2 white lights operable by the pilot and usable in animus and elevation without moving hands off the flight controls
Working ICS system
How far should thunderstorms be avoided By?
5 Nm on take off and 10 Nm when manoeuvring in flight
What is max floor loading in cabin?
300kg/m2
Define max gross weight MGW
Max weight never to be exceeded
What are BED checks?
Baralt- set local QNH
Engage ALT
Disarm floats
What is the actions and precautions on winching during a double gen failure?
Confirm battery on
Complete winch and suspend ops
Battery life limited to 10 min
What is max acft weight for winch ops?
6800 kg
At what height are visibility min measured at?
500’
What is the stretcher bag rated to?
50 kg
What are the acceptable faults when using NVG?
Black spots
Fixed pattern noise
Chicken wire
What is the weight restrictions for ARV?
Min 14 kg
Max 180 kg
What speed does the pilot control for the winch operate at?
30m/min 100ft/min
Or 50% of the nominal speed
What is the limit on the SPS?
260 kg
Weighs 44.5 kg
What is the winch speed at max load?
45m/min. 150ft/min
What is max floor loading in cargo compartment?
550kg/m2
What is the slope limit and time restrictions for parking
What is landing and TO slope limit
10deg for 1 hour
10 deg all round
What is the max allowable in a strop?
200 kg
What is Max load weight:
In cabin
In baggage compartment
In cabin. 1000kg
In baggage compartment 200kg max load height 600 mm
What are the unacceptable faults using NVG?
Shading
Bright spots, emissions,
Edge glow
Flickering and intermittent ops
What are the limits and calls for IFR Operations? Angle of bank Heading deviation Rate of descent Assigned altitude
Exceeds 30 deg angle of bank. “Angle of bank”
Exceeds 10 deg from heading. “Heading”
Exceeds 1000 ft min descent rate of descent ”rate of descent”
Exceeds +/- 200ft of assigned altitude. “Altitude”
Define VTOSS
Take off Safety Speed.
Speed at which the aircraft can maintain 100 ft/min with critical engine inoperative
40kts helipad and short field
50kts runway T/O
Define Vy
Speed for best rate of climb OEI
150ft/min up to 1000ft above take off point
Vy. 80 kts
What is safety distance for radar ops
15m at an arc of 270 deg