95-1 Flashcards
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Aircraft lighting requirements:
Anticollision lights will be on when aircraft engines are operating except when conditions may cause vertigo or other hazards to safety.
Position lights will be on bright between official sunset and sunrise.
Commanders may authorize exemptions to lighting requirements in threat environments or for night vision device (NVD) flights when operating per AR 95–2.
What are the steps in mission approval (and description)?
1) Initial mission approval authority. Commanders or their designated representatives (operations officer, S–3, and so forth) determine the mission feasibility and either accept or reject the mission for the command.
2) Briefing officer. Commander or their designated representative that interacts with the mission crew or air mission commander to identify, assess, and mitigate risk for the specific mission. Mission briefers are authorized to brief regardless of risk level. Briefing officers must be a qualified and current pilot-in-command in the mission profile as determined and designated by the commander.
(3) Final mission approval authority. Members of the chain of command who are responsible for accepting risk and approving all aviation operations (ground and air) within their unit. They approve missions for a specific risk level. Final mission approval authorities may only approve those missions whose assessed risk level is commensurate with their command level.
Avoid national parks by how far?
2,000 feet
Purpose of the aircrew training program:
The ATP standardizes training and evaluation to ensure combat readiness.
After failing to meet ATP requirements, the commander will take one of the following actions (after completion of a 30 day investigation):
a) Authorize the crewmember up to a 30-day extension to complete the requirements.
b) Request a waiver of requirements
c) Recommend or convene a flying evaluation board
If an extension is granted after failing to meet ATP requirements, what restrictions are placed on the aviator?
Cannot perform pilot in command or briefing officer duties until ATP requirements are met.
If _____ days have elapsed since the last flight as pilot or pilot-in-command in the aircraft mission, type, design, and series (or series, group, per the applicable ATM) to be flown, the aviator will be administered a proficiency flight evaluation in the aircraft per the ATM
60
Pilot in command requirements/description:
The individual responsible and having final authority for operating, servicing, and securing the aircraft he or she pilots.
Qualified, current, and designated RL1 in the aircraft mission, type, design, and series.
Listed in the flight plan or unit operations log.
Responsible for crew and passenger briefings.
At a crew station with access to the flight controls.
Flight into icing conditions:
Aircraft will not be flown into known or forecasted severe icing conditions. If a flight is to be made into known or forecasted moderate icing conditions, the aircraft must be equipped with adequate operational deicing or anti-icing equipment.
Flight into turbulence:
Aircraft will not be intentionally flown into known or forecasted extreme turbulence or into known severe turbulence.
Flight into thunderstorms:
Aircraft will not be intentionally flown into thunderstorms.
For a VFR flight, what must destination weather be?
Destination weather must be forecast to be equal to or greater than VFR minimums at estimated time of arrival (ETA) through one hour after ETA. When there are intermittent weather conditions, predominant weather will apply.
Aviators may file flight plans to a destination within Class B, C, D, and E surface area airspace when weather conditions are forecast to be equal to or greater than known special visual flight rules (SVFR) minima for that airspace at ETA through one hour after ETA.
Helicopter SVFR minima:
1/2 mile visibility and clear of cloud unless a higher minimum is required at the airfield.
Destination weather minima for IFR flight:
Destination weather must be forecast to be equal to or greater than the published weather planning minimum for the approach procedure to be flown at ETA through one hour after ETA. When there are intermittent weather conditions, predominant weather will apply.
Aviators flying helicopters may reduce destination and alternate Category A visibility minimums by 50 percent, but not less than 1/4 mile or metric equivalent. Reduction of visibility for approaches labeled “copter only” is not authorized, and this reduction is applied after all other corrections
If there is no weather reporting service, what weather forecast do you use?
Area forecast
For all IFR flights and/or VFR cross country flights, when is the weather forecast void?
one hour and 30 minutes from the time the forecast is received provided the aircraft has not departed. Weather forecast may be extended after coordination with a weather facility.
The crew should update weather briefing information on stopover flights.
Who has flight plan approval authority?
The PC is responsible for the flight plan and has flight plan approval authority.
An alternate airfield is required when filing IFR to a destination under any of the following conditions:
(1) Radar is required to execute the approach procedure to be flown. (2) The instrument approach navigational aids to be used are unmonitored.
(3) The predominant weather at the destination is forecast at ETA through one hour after ETA to be less than— (a) Ceiling 400 feet above the weather planning minimum required for the approach to be flown. (b) Visibility one mile (or metric equivalent) greater than the planning minimum required for the approach to be flown. (4) An alternate is not required if descent from en route minimum altitude for IFR operation, approach, and landing can be made in VFR conditions.
An airfield may be selected as an alternate when:
the worst weather condition for that airfield is forecast for ETA through one hour after ETA to be equal to or greater than— (a) Ceiling 400 feet above the weather planning minimum required for the approach to be flown and visibility one mile (or metric equivalent) greater than the weather planning minimum required for the approach to be flown. (b) The VFR minimums and descent from en route minimum altitude for IFR operation, approach, and landing can be made in VFR conditions.
An airfield will not be selected as an alternate if:
a) If the approach procedure to be used at the alternate is shown not authorized in FLIP.
(b) If radar is required for the approach procedure to be used at the alternate.
(c) If the instrument approach navigational aids to be used are unmonitored.
(d) If a Class B, C, D, or E surface area airspace does not exist or is not in effect at the airport to be used.
(e) If the GPS is required for the approach.
What must the PC ensure with respect to weight and balance?
(1) The accuracy of computations on the DD Form 365–4 (Weight and Balance Clearance Form F–Transport/ Tactical).
(2) That a completed DD Form 365–4 is aboard the aircraft to verify that the weight and center-of-gravity will remain within allowable limits for the entire flight.
IFR takeoff minimums:
Helicopters—ceiling 100 feet and either visibility 1/4 mile, RVR 1,200 feet, or metric equivalent.
PC with 50 hours or more actual weather time has no takeoff minimums
Class B weather minimums:
3 SM visibility
Clear of clouds
Class C and D weather minimums:
3 SM visibility
500 ft below
1,000 ft above
2,000 ft horizontal
