AFMAN 11-2KC-135 Vol 3 (10 Sep 2019) Flashcards
(122 cards)
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Waiver authority differences
CH1: General Information
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- 1 General
- For info where this pub is the source doc for info, use waiver authority outlined here
- For info where source doc is something else, use THAT doc for waiver authority
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Q
Who does this pub apply to?
CH1: General Information
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1.2 Applicability
Aircrew, Mx/support personnel, and managers
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Q
Difference between SHALL, SHOULD, MAY
CH1: General Information
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- 3 Key Words Explained
- WILL/SHALL: mandatory requirement
- SHOULD: Preferred, but not mandatory, method of accomplishment
- MAY: Acceptable or suggested means of accomplishment
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Q
When to deviate and/or use waivers
CH1: General Information
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- 4 Deviations and Waivers
- Don’t deviate unless to protect life, preserve safety of flight, or when an in-flight emergency requires immediate action
- Permanent waivers affect theater unique circumstances and are enduring. They will be listed in the MAJCOM supplement
- Long-term waivers
- Short-notice waivers, to operate with degraded equipment, are for specific missions in execution
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Q
CH2: Roles and Responsibilities
MAJCOM?
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2.1 Major Command (MAJCOM)
Provide guidance and approve waivers
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CH2: Roles and Responsibilities
PIC?
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2.2 Pilot in Command (PIC)
- Final authority for operation of the aircraft
- Ensure compliance with this pub and the following
○ HAF, MAJCOM, and MDS-specific guidance
○ FLIP and FCG
○ ATC clearances
○ NOTAMs
○ Aircraft Technical Orders
○ Combatant Commander’s instructions and other associated directives
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Q
CH2: Roles and Responsibilities
Names on Flight Auth?
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2.3 Aircrew
Individuals on the flight auths are responsible to fulfill specific aeronautical tasks
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
Typical crew complement?
When to add pax monitor?
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3.2 Aircrew Complement
- Minimum crew for local trainer is AC, Pilot/Copilot, Boom Operator
- Augmented crews must be current, qualified, and Mission Ready
○ 2 Acs, 1 copilot, 2 Booms
- Up to three crew chiefs DO NOT count against number of passengers
- Add Pax Monitor when more than 10 pax onboard
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
Pilot specific info:
When to augment crew?
missions with pax limitations?
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3.3 Pilots
- Augment the PIC for missions over 16 hours Flight Duty Period (FDP)
- Missions with passengers
○ Only qualified pilots will occupy pilot seat with passengers on board (does not apply to MEPs)
○ No-current but qualified pilot may fly with pax if under direct IP supervision
○ Pilots shall not fly touch-and-go landings with passengers or hazardous cargo onboard (does not apply to MEPs)
- ACs may perform receiver AAR from right-seat if under direct IP supervision
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
non-current Boom considerations
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3.5 Boom Operators
Non-current or unqual’d boom may be primary crewmember if supervised by qualified IB
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
What is standard for enroute ground time planning?
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- 6 Off-station/Enroute Ground Time
- Planners shall provide aircrew at least 17 hours ground time between engine shutdown and subsequent takeoff.
- C2 agents will not ask PIC to accept less than 17 hours ground time
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
What is standard alert/show timing?
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- 7 Alerting Procedures
- Normally 4+15 before scheduled takeoff (1 hr for reporting, 3+15 for mission prep)
- Individual locations may increase/decrease this time depending on specific capabilities
- OG/CC may establish self-alert procedures for local training
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
ALFA preflighting considerations
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- 8 ALFA Standby Aircraft Preflight Generation
- Accomplish once each day during normal waking hours
- Secure all hatches/door to show unauthorized entry
- Uncocking is required if aircraft is turned over to maintenance
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CH3: Aircrew Complement/Management
VIP flight attendant considerations?
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- 11 Flight Attendants on Distinguished Visitor Missions
- May fly as primary crewmember under authority of PIC (or Mission Commander if assigned)
- Egress briefing should be given to flight attendants prior to first mission leg
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
Can you operate with degraded systems?
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4.1 Objectives
Redundant systems may allow crew to safely perform mission with degraded equipment
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
MEL/degraded equipment considerations?
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4.2 Minimum Equipment List
- A PIC who accepts an aircraft with degraded equipment is not committed to subsequent operations with the same degraded equipment
- Once the PIC accepts an aircraft the MEL has priority over the Minimum Equipment Subsystems List (MESL)
- PICs are not committed to operations with degraded equipment accepted by another PIC
○ PIC should consider the possibility of additional failures during continued ops with inop systems. MEL not intended for indefinite period
○ All emergency will be installed IAW -135V3 Addenda A
○ Waiver rules: PIC prepared to operate with a degraded MEL item shall request a waiver thru C2 channels. Be prepared to provide:
- Nature of request
- Individual crewmember qualification
- Mission leg(s) requiring waiver
- Weather or other adverse condition
- Governing directive(s) of waiver request to include volume, chapter, or paragraph
○ Initiate waiver request as soon as possible
§ Plan at least 1 hour waiver process time
○ PICs operating with degraded equipment shall coordinate mission requirements (i.e. revised departure times, fuel requirements, mx requirements, etc) with C2 agency and/or flight manager
○ If beyond C2 communication capability, or when necessary to protect the crew or aircraft from situation not covered by this chapter and immediate action is required, PIC may deviate IAW paragraph 1.4
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
How do you request a waiver?
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4.3 Waiver Protocol
- PIC determines need for waiver, then mission execution authority coordinates through C2 channels
○ Wing/CC is waiver authority for all missions
○ ANG/AFRC directed missions
○ Other than MEL waivers. Determine source doc to ascertain waiver authority. Use C2 channels to notify appropriate authority
- Engineering Disposition
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
Who can provide technical assistance inflight?
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4.4 Technical Assistance
PIC may request technical support and additional assistance from their home unit or MAJCOM C2
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
Difference between Column A/B/, and one time flight waivers?
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4.5 MEL Table Definitions/Column Identifiers
- Column A: Home station
- Column B: Enroute or off-station
- One-time flight clarification
○ Must be approved by CC with mission execution authority
○ Red X must be downgraded thru Mx channels prior to flight
○ Priority is to move aircraft to repair capable facility
- One-time flight to nearest repair capable facility
□ Shortest enroute time
- One-time flight to a repair capable facility
- One-time ferry flights with non-std fuel loads
- Other Mission and Repair clarification
○ SHALL be repaired at next repair capable facility:
- Once maintenance action is initiated and it is determined repairs not possible, discuss with C2
○ Mission dictates requirement:
- PIC shall consider entire mission profile, not just next leg
SEE MEL TABLE
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
One Engine Inoperative Ferry Operations considerations?
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4.6 One Engine Inoperative Ferry Operations
- Only after exhausting all other avenues to return aircraft to Mission Capable Status
- Must be approved by MAJCOM/A3
- Only highly qualified crew from MAJCOM/A3V, NAF STAN/EVAL, or OG/STAN EVAL (OG/OGV) will conduct 3-eng ferry ops
○ Plan ahead to allow for mx prep. Fly to nearest destination with usable mx facility. Obtain clearances and alert all enroute, alternate, and abort bases along intended route of flight
○ Abide by all T.O.s
○ All primary systems not associated with failed engine must be fully operational
○ Download cargo prior to ferry ops. Max of two crew chiefs (one 7-level). No Pax or other non-essential personnel
○ Performance data must satisfy field length requirements, gear-down, 3-eng climb performance, and final segment two-engine asymmetric go-around capability
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
Gear stuck down flight considerations?
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- 7 Gear Down Flight Operation
- Only use to move aircraft to repair facility
- Climb charts do not account for gear down config. Do not takeoff unless reasonable assurance that they will achieve/maintain adequate obstacle clearance
- Time and communications capability permitting, validate takeoff data with MAJCOM/A3V or unit OG/OGV
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
PMC inop considerations?
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- 8 Power Management Control (PMC) Operations
- If PMC is found to be inop after engine start, PIC may (authorize) takeoff with one PMC inop on all missions
- Do not turn off operating PMC to practice PMC inop
- Sim engine out T/O and LDGs not authorized with PMC inop
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CH4: Aircraft Operating Restrictions
FDR fail considerations?
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- 9 Flight Data Recorder (FDR) Fail Light
- If you land with FDR fail during enroute mission, consult with Mx whether it is GO or NOGO (FLYABLE or GROUNDING)
- If flyable, would have to be rechecked after every sortie until it reaches repair facility
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CH5: Operational Procedures
Can you close out a checklist if you’re just waiting to change the altimeter?
Can you do the whole checklist from memory?
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- 1 Checklists
- Not complete until all items accomplished
- Can accomplish from memory if you come back to verify with checklist
- Items not applicable to unit/mission may be lined out
- May use fanfold in lieu of abbreviated checklist
- If multiple booms, designate a primary boom for checklist completion
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CH5: Operational Procedures
When are you allowed out of your seat?
5. 2 Duty Station
- Both pilots shall be in their seats during flight (may get up briefly for physiological needs
- PIC may authorize rest periods during non-critical phases of flight
- BO primary duty station is the navigator station when not occupied by a Nav
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CH5: Operational Procedures
Can you have a space-A pax sit up front for T/O?
5. 3 Flight Station Entry
- Passengers/observers may sit in the flight station during all phases of flight (only limited by seatbelts and oxygens
- NOT permitted to the pilot or copilot position
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CH5: Operational Procedures
T/O and Landing rules?
5.4 Takeoff and Landing Rules
- AC or above will occupy left or right seat during all takeoffs/landings
○ A-code not needed to occupy primary position
- AC or IP will make all heavy landings above 235K
- PIC with less than 100 AC hours will make all takeoffs/landings if:
○ Ceiling/visibilty less than 300 feet and 3/4 SM visibility (1200 m) and/or RVR of 4,000 ft (1200m)
○ RCR less than a wet runway
○ Crosswinds greater than 15 knots
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CH5: Operational Procedures
Does the COPILOT have to be the one to operate the gear lever?
5. 5 Landing Gear and Flap Operating Guidance
- Pilot flying commands configuration change
- Pilot monitoring verifies appropriate airspeed and configuration prior to actuating gear/flaps
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CH5: Operational Procedures
What does a jump seater do inflight?
5. 6 Outside Observer/Jump Seat Duties
| - Extra crew should assist in clearing during taxi, RCVR AAR, and below 10,000 AGL
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CH5: Operational Procedures
Can you plug-in your iPad to the jet for charging?
Can you hook up that iPad to the center MFD to watch Netflix on an oceanic leg?
5. 7 Portable Electronic Devices
- EFBs may be plugged into power when available
- Aircrew will not connect electronic devices into EEID RS232 data and/or VGA video port
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CH5: Operational Procedures
What are the mandatory advisory calls?
per this pub?
per 202V3?
5. 8 Advisory Calls
- Refer to 11-202V3 AMC SUP
- Per this pub, VMC approaches, 1,000ft and 500ft "stable/deviation" calls
- Automated advisory calls satisfy this requirement
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CH5: Operational Procedures
Minimum runway length?
runway width?
Taxiway width?
How much DBF?
Can you do a 180 on a taxiway?
5.9 Runway, Taxiway, and Airfield Requirements
- Minimum runway length: 7,000 ft
- Minimum runway width: 147 ft
- Minimum taxi width 74 ft
- Intersection takeoffs allowed if you have good TOLD
○ Never less than 7,000 ft
- Normally use 0.8 DBF
○ PIC may authorize 0.9 on case by case basis
○ OG/CC required for higher
- Headwinds: PIC may us 50% for operational necessity
○ OG/CC may authorize up to 100% of steady-state headwind component
- RAF Fairford/Mildenhall: RCR of 15 may be used for takeoffs with wet runways with no standing water
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CH5: Operational Procedures
When can you turn off TA/RA?
5.10 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
Operate with TA/RA at all times unless in cell formation, during AR, or operational necessity
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CH5: Operational Procedures
Can we use VNAV minima if shooting a GPS approach?
5.11 Terminal Area Navigation (RNAV) Procedures
Trained crews are authorized IFR RNAV operations including instrument departures, arrivals, and approaches using LNAV minima
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
What is a CONFERENCE HOTEL?
How do you do it?
6.1 In-Flight Emergency Procedures
- PIC may initiate a CONFERENCE HOTEL/SKYHOOK when additional expertise is needed
○ DSN: 743-5687
○ Commercial: 800-721-0422
○ Commercial: 206-655-9200
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
You forgot your Driver's License at home on a TDY, now what?
6. 2 Driver's License
- Valid license required on TDYs when using vehicles may be required.
- Contact Airfield Manager before driving on the flight line
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
When do you need your flight helmet?
6.3 Helmets and Oxygen Masks
If using PLZT, NVGs, or mission requirements dictate, you must carry personal helmet and oxygen mask
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
You left your checklist on the desk before stepping to the jet.
Can you use an iPad only for checklist items?
6. 4 Aircrew Publications Requirements
- Each primary aircrew member must carry an EFB with current pubs
- Each primary crew position must have a "hardcopy" of checklist
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
What to review before taking off from an airfield?
6.5 Departure Planning
- Review
○ IFR departure procedure
○ Instrument approach procedures
○ NOTAMs
○ GDSS Giant Report
○ Suitable terrain charts
- Departure planning priority
○ Ensure aircraft can make climb requirement with one engine inop (OEI)
○ If unable OEI, but able with AEI, use current SDP or subtract 48ft/nm
○ Use VFR departure per 11-202V3
○ Special Departure Procedure
- If FMAC says No-Go, but SDP data says should be possible, adhere to FMAC limits
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
How many Life Preservers Units do we need on a flight?
What is considered "overwater"?
When does the boom need to wear a harness?
6.6 Aircrew Flight Equipment
- Pax monitor will place a Life Preserver Unit within reach of each passenger for overwater flights
○ Overwater defined as 50nm off coast or a power-off glide distance (15:1), whichever is less
- If working near an open (or suspected open) door or hatch, wear the PCU-17/P restraint harness and HBU-6/P safety strap
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
How much oxygen needed?
6. 7 Oxygen Mask and Oxygen System Requirements
- Minimum oxygen aboard aircraft must be sufficient to fly from ETP to recovery. Calculate using 100% O2 in the in-flight manual
- EPOS should be available for each passenger
- Make sure that portable oxygen bottles in the Pilot/Copilot/Boom Fwd and Aft station are unmodified/modified2
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
Can we use VNAV minima if shooting a GPS approach?
When to go to NAV on an RNAV SID?
6. 8 Instrument Approach Procedures
- GPS approaches will be flown to LNAV minima
- RNAV SIDS: Ensure pilots primary course is set to FMS and ensure flight director is set to NAV prior to reaching 500 ft AGL
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
What CNS/ATM approvals do we have?
6.9 KC-135 CNS/ATM Operational Approvals
See table of everything approved
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
When would you pull the Flight Data Recorder/Cockpit Voice Recorder (FDR/CVR) circuit breaker?
6.10 Flight Data Recorder/Cockpit Voice Recorder (FDR/CVR)
- If involved in mishap or accident, AFTER landing, pull circuit breaker to prevent CVR from recording over itself
- Pulling circuit breaker disables
○ Cockpit Voice Recorder
○ Flight Data Recorder
○ Turbine Engine Monitoring System (TEMS)
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
Can you take a selfie on the wing to catch the sunset?
6. 11 Fall Protection
- Aircrew are prohibited from climbing onto upper fuselage or wing surfaces
- PIC will ensure nobody (except Mx or Ops) is allowed on wings
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
Who can check your Mode 5 inflight?
6. 12 In-Flight Check of the Mode 4 and Mode 5
- Can request Mode4/5 interrogation check on 364.2
- Callsign Bigfoot (Westcoast) or Huntress (Eastcoast)
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
What MFD config do you need to T/O/LDG?
What info needs to be displayed?
Does the boom need to load HQ/SV crypto each flight?
6.13 Aircraft Systems Operation
- Pilot Flying must have top MFD with full ADI for TAKEOFFS, FINAL APPROACHES and LANDINGS
○ Don’t touch MFDs, only clean with specific wipes/cleaner
- Weather and terrain monitoring should be displayed to max extent
- GPS, Mode4/5, and secure/HAVEQUICK keys will be loaded as required
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CH6: Aircrew Procedures
Minimum Aircrew Complement?
6.14 Aircrew Complement
Minimum is 2 pilots and boom operator
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CH7: Aircraft Security
What "Protection Level" do we fall under?
I.E. PL_#?
7.2 Security
Normally a "Protection Level 3 (PL3)" resource but mission may dictate higher PL in some cases
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CH7: Aircraft Security
When is aircraft security no longer needed?
7.3 Integrated Defense
- Aircraft will be parked and afforded protection IAW mission requirements
- At non-US locations, if PIC determines security to be inadequate, coordinate with C2 to depart to more secure location
- Security force must be made aware of all visits to aircraft
- Security support is a continuous requirement not negated by the presence of aircrew or ground crew. Support terminates after doors are closed and aircraft taxis
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CH8: Operational Reports and Forms
What can be purchased with the AIR card?
8.2 Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL) -
Aviation Fuels Documentation
AIR card is for fuel and oil charges
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CH8: Operational Reports and Forms
What is Wing Scheduling's responsibility for P.O.L. documents?
8.2.3. Wing scheduling Responsibilities.
- Provide a member to the AVPOL advisory group.
- By the 7th of each month, prepare monthly report for Invoice Control Officer. Include organization (squadron), MDS, programmed flying hours for previous and current months in the report.
- Include receivers’ MDS, command of assignment, unit or squadron, DoDAAC for USAF receivers, UIC for USN receivers, POC name, phone number, and home station name (for each in-flight refueling sortie) on the weekly schedule. (T-3).
- Maintain the wing’s current master list of receiver unit POCs and telephone numbers.
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CH8: Operational Reports and Forms
What are the air crew's responsibilities for P.O.L. documentation?
8.2.2. Aircrew Responsibilities.
- Record fueling actions in the 781H
- RT jets should record fuel onload. Record tanker info
- Collect RCVR info (MDS, unit assigned, home station)
- Record RCVR tail number
- Submit DD Form 791
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
Can you do multiple approaches/Touch-n-Gos with pax on the jet?
9. 2 Passengers on Training Missions
- Touch-and-go landings and multiple practice approaches are prohibited with passengers onboard
- MEPs not considered pax for this purpose
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
What are the limitations to do Touch-n-Go's?
9. 3 Touch-and-Go Landings
- Only under direct supervision of IP/EP or certified AC
- Limits
○ Gross weight not to exceed 200,000 lbs
○ Minimum ceiling/visibilty: 300ft and 3/4 SM (1200 meters) or RVR 4,000 ft (1200m) with an IP
* 1,000ft and 2SM vis for touch-and-go ACs
○ RWY must be DRY, WET, have an RCR of 9 or greater, or FICON of 4 or greater
○ Do not accomplish on SLUSH covered RWY
○ Max crosswind of 15 knots with direct IP supervision
* 10 knots for non-instructors
○ Can be performed with cargo depending on suitability. Check prior to first landing, then periodically (not to exceed 1 hour)
* PROHIBITED With Hazardous cargo
- All PMC operating
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
What are the restrictions for practicing simulated engine-out work?
9.4 Simulated Emergency Procedures In-Flight
- Engine-Out Limitations (simulated)
○ Do NOT simulate failure of TWO engines
○ FPCs and FPQs may practice engine-out under direct IP supervision
○ All PMCs must be operating
○ Weather
* Max crosswind for sim EO is 15 knots
* Day - circling mins for the approach being flown (600/2 if none)
* Night - 1,000ft and 2 SM or circling mins, whichever is higher
○ Sim EO will NOT be initiated below 200ft AGL
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
What are the PROHIBITED in-flight maneuvers
9.5 Flight Maneuvers
- Prohibited in-flight
○ Stalls and approach to stalls including the buffet
○ Dutch rolls
○ Emergency Descent
○ Unusual Attitudes
○ Compound emergencies
○ Tactics maneuvers
○ Bank angles greater than 45 degrees
○ Simulated jammed stabilizer demos
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
What is the max crosswind for T/O?
9. 6 Operating Limitations
- Takeoffs
* Max peacetime crosswind is 25 knots, unless authorized in specific circumstances
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
What minimum climb gradient is required for patterns, IFR approaches, low approaches, go-arounds?
9. 6. Operating Limitations.
9. 6.2. Performance Requirements.
Ensure climb gradient of 3.3% at threshold minus 10, 3 engine, flaps 30, gear down, symmetric N1, and selected asymmetric N1 (between idle and max)
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
Planned go-arounds not initiated lower than:
9. 6. Operating Limitations.
9. 6.3. Planned Go-Arounds and Visual Low Approaches.
○ Precision - DH or 200 HAT, whichever is higher
○ Non-precision - Missed Approach Point (MAP)
○ Visual approach or VFR - 100ft AGL
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
Normally, don’t exceed ____ degrees during the final turn
9.6. Operating Limitations.
Normally, don’t exceed 30 degrees during the final turn
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
Cloud restriction for doing manual gear and flaps?
9.6. Operating Limitations.
Manual gear and flaps accomplished clear of clouds (without an IP).
Can be DAY or NIGHT
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
Landing limitations?
9.6. Operating Limitations.
9.6.6.
○ Max peacetime crosswind is 25 knots, unless authorized in specific circumstances
○ Do not practice less than 30 flaps
○ Will not exceed 235,000lbs gross weight
* Touch-and-Go limited to 200,000lbs
○ Multiple full stop landings require computing brake energy prior to takeoff
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CH9: Training and Operating Limits
What do you do if you get a Hard Landing Indicator (HLI)?
9.6. Operating Limitations.
9.6.6.5.
○ Hard Landing Indicator (HLI) Instructions
- If HLI illuminated, do not retract gear, land as soon as practicable
- Complete AMC Form 97 (In-Flight Emergency and Unusual Occurrence Worksheet)
- Write "HLI Illuminated" in 781s
- FDR data will be analyzed prior to next flight
- If HLI illuminates and aircrew and crew states hard landing occurred and/or visual damage is noted, aircraft will be impounded for inspection
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
Who is responsible for checking flight plan against current pubs?
11.2 Navigation Databases
| Pilots responsible for ensuring accuracy of flight plan against current pubs
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
What Nav source needs to be primary to fly in RNP airspace?
11.3 Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Airspace
- To operate in RNP airspace, FMS must be primary source, with MMR1/2 or EGI1/2 as steering solution
* EGI must be in civil mode with INUx/GPS selected
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
What kinds of RNP airspace does the KC-135 comply with?
11.3 Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Airspace
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- With properly functioning steering solutions, KC-135 complies with
○ RNP-10
○ RNP-4
○ RNP-2 RNAV
○ RNP-1 RNAV
○ Time of Arrival Control (TOAC)
○ Basic Area Navigation
○ Precision Area Navigation (PRNAV)
○ RVSM
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
Can GPS be used as a secondary NAV solution?
11. 3 Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Airspace
11. 3.1.
GPS1/A/H (Pilot) and GPS2/A/H (Copilot) may serve as secondary solution
*In CIVIL mode
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
Regarding GPS,
Do we need to load crypto to both EGI's?
Can we operate in MIXED mode?
11.3 Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Airspace
- Use GPS keys to max extent possible
○ At MINIMUM encrypt keys loaded into EGI-1 at all times
○ Avoid use of "Mixed Mode". Permits the receiver free use of unencrypted GPS signals
○ ADS-C use while in MIXED Mode not authorized
*If ADS-C use required with expired keys, turn ADS-C off or remove INU from steering solution by selecting GPSx/A/H
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
Do we still need to do a NAV check every 30 minutes?
11.4 Navigation Systems Crosscheck
- Should obtain navigation system crosscheck every 30 minutes during cruise
○ Update as needed to remain within 5 NM of actual position
○ Write up in 781s if excessive drift
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CH11: Navigation Procedures
What do you compare the INU accuracy against?
11.6 Inertial Navigation System
- Use all available nav aids to monitor navigation performance
- Report any malfunctions degrading centerline accuracy to ATC
- For 40.x jets, steering should be through FMS pilot's steering source-autopilot tie-in, except when conducting AAR
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CH12: Aircrew Maintenance Support Procedures
If Mx not available, what basic servicing does the crew need to perform?
12. 2 Aircraft Servicing and Ground Operations
- For stops requiring minimum ground time, defined as 6 hours or less, and qualified Mx not available, crews current in G190 will do post-flight walkaround and check/service engine oil as necessary
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CH12: Aircrew Maintenance Support Procedures
If Mx not available, can aircrew be the refueling supervisor?
12.2 Aircraft Servicing and Ground Operations
- Crews current in G190 may AUGMENT qualified refueling supervisors.
- Crew not authorized to act as refueling supervisor
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CH12: Aircrew Maintenance Support Procedures
What fuel do we need to avoid filling the jet with?
12.2 Aircraft Servicing and Ground Operations
- Avoid refueling with JP-8+100 except in emergency situations
○ If used, defuel prior to next flight
○ Make 781 entry stating "Caution: Aircraft refueled using JP-8+100, preventative measures must be taken when de-fueling."
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CH12: Aircrew Maintenance Support Procedures
Why don't we always fly with a crew chief?
12. 3 Aircraft Recovery Away from Home Station
- If scheduled to land off-station, crew chief should accompany the aircraft
- PIC is responsible for ensuring jet is turned to meet subsequent mission taskings
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CH12: Aircrew Maintenance Support Procedures
What checklist need to be run before giving a "cocked on" jet back to Mx?
12.3 Aircraft Recovery Away from Home Station
When "cocked on" jet is no longer needed for alert, current and qualified crew should complete the "After Landing and Engine Shutdown" or the "Uncocking" checklist prior to turning jet over to Mx
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
What are some Boom's operator duties for cargo ops?
13.1 Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
- Boom is responsible for assuring all cargo is properly secured
- All cargo will be restrained with 3G forward restraint criteria
- Boom responsibilities:
○ Coordinate on/offload with air terminal operations or shipping agencies
○ Plans loads
○ Supervises on/offload operations
○ Performs pre/postflight checks of aircraft and systems
○ Computes aircraft weight and balance
○ Ensures safety and comfort of passengers and troops
○ Security of cargo, mail, and baggage during flight
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
Who is responsible for what during cargo ops?
Aerial port?
Boom operator?
Shipper?
13.2 Responsibilities Aircraft Loading
- AMC designated stations
○ Aerial port personnel responsible for a lot (…)
○ Boom responsibilities (…)
- also a lot
- The BO then briefs the PIC on any hazardous cargo and cargo jettison capability prior to engine start.
○ Loads planned by qualified load planners will normally be accepted by the Boom as planned, unless it will compromise flight safety
* Boom can deviate to facilitate ease of on/offloading and alleviate unnecessary reconfiguration
○ Mx responsible for upload and configuration of training mission equipment (baggage bins … etc) and cargo roller systems
- Locations without AMC support, shipper will assume responsibility
- Boom can also accept DD Form 2133 in certain circumstances
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
Emergency exits and safety isles?
13.3 Emergency Exits and Safety Aisles
- Passengers, troops, and crew must have ready access to emergency exits
- Load aircraft such that at least one unobstructed aisle in the cargo compartment allows movement from crew compartment to aft escape hatch and access to cargo for firefighting
○ Passenger hand-carried items must fit under seat
- Safety isle is 14 inch-wide space from fuselage or the edge of the canvas troop seat to the vertical extending from stacking line of cargo
- Tie downs permitted but must not obstruct hatches or emergency gear/flap ports
- Only adult English-speaking pax can sit next to emergency exit
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
13.4 Pre-Mission Duties
Boom will coordinate with port personnel to establish load times.
Times differing from normal pre-departure timing will be established with PIC coordination before Boom enters crew rest
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
Hazardous cargo considerations
13. 5 Airlifting Hazardous Cargo
- PIC will comply with AFMAN 24-204 and AFJI 11-204
- Annotate "Hazardous Cargo" on flight plan when carrying the following:
○ 1.1 though 1.3 Explosives
○ 1.4 explosives going through UK or Italy
○ Toxic chemical ammunition (group K)
○ Highly toxic substances
○ 6.2 infectious substances which require technical escorts and/or special protective equipment
○ Nuclear weapons
○ Class 7 radioactive material (yellow III label)
○ All other hazardous cargo exceeding 1,000 pounds
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
How often should we release seats for passengers?
How many pax can we carry? With or without pax monitor?
Other pax considerations?
13. 6 Passenger Missions
- Maximize seat availability on all missions.
- Passengers should be seated as far forward as possible
○ Seating aft of the aft escape hatch prohibited
- PIC final authority for seat release
- Basic crew can carry 10 pax.
○ With pax monitor, jet may carry 36 pax (40 souls onboard)
- APU must be shutdown prior to boarding pax, unless ear protection provided
- Brief pax using briefing checklist. Notify PIC that pax have been briefed
○ Demo use of life sustaining equipment
- Passenger info guide on every airline seat, or one for every 5 troop seats
- Latrine capacity and egress capabilities should be considered with rollers installed
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
Can somebody setup a sleeping bag on the baggage bin?
13.7 Passenger Handling
Pax will not lounge or sleep under or on top of cargo, baggage bins, or baggage secured to floor
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CH13: Cargo and Passenger Handling Procedures
Can passengers be seated by the bunk beds?
13. 8 Passenger Restrictions
- Number of personnel onboard may not exceed number of serviceable seats with seatbelts, or capacity of AFE
- Will not be seated aft of aft emergency hatch
- Consider latrine capacity when carrying pax
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CH14: Fuel Planning and Conservation
How often can we "tanker" fuel to another location?
How can we save fuel while taxiing?
14.2 Fuel Conservation
- Fueled and loaded per T.O. 1C-135-5-3, Fuel Loading Data
- Non-AMC may develop own standards
- Tankering fuel for convenience is prohibited
- TConsider two engine taxi after mission
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CH14: Fuel Planning and Conservation
If the jet is overfueled, do you reject the jet?
When can extra fuel be carried?
14. 3 Fuel Planning Procedures
- When actual fuel load exceeds required ramp fuel by more than 5,000 lbs, defuel
- Extra fuel may be added for
○ Availability of fuel at enroute stops
○ Known holding delays in excess of standard
○ Wx avoidance
○ Reliable wind data not available
- Airlift mission: Plan Long Range Cruise (LRC) at optimum altitude
- Tanker Mission: plan to and from AAR track at LRC and optimum altitude
- If not enough fuel for mission, call flight manager to resolve issue
- PIC is final authority for adding any fuel
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CH14: Fuel Planning and Conservation
What is the lowest PLANNED landing fuel?
You must land before reaching how much fuel?
How much extra fuel do you carry for thunderstorms?
For East Coast Ops?
14. 4 Fuel Requirements
- Zero fuel baseline is 4400 lbs
- When there is a conflict between on-time departure and defueling, OG/CC will determine which takes precedence
- 2500 lbs for STTO
- Thunderstorms extra fuel
○ 2500 lbs (15 minutes) if forecasted thunderstorms are scattered or numerous along route of flight
○ 1300 lbs (8 minutes) if forecasted thunderstorms are few along route of flight
○ 700 lbs (4 minutes) if forecasted thunderstorms are isolated along route of flight
- East coast Ops extra fuel
○ 15 minutes (3000 lbs) for to/from Andrews, Dover, Martinsburg, McGuire, Stewart, Westover
- Transition fuel
○ Computed at 7.5% of aircraft gross weight per hour
* Consider terminating trans when any main tank reaches 1000 lbs
- Depressurization
○ ETP calc'd at 10,000 ft
- Plan enroute descent whenever possible
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- Alternates
○ Per 202V3
○ Suitable military airfields preferred if within 75 nm
○ Plan 45 minutes reserve at alternate
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- Never PLAN to land with less than 13,000 lbs fuel remaining
- Crews WILL land prior to reaching 9,200 lbs (4400 zfw + 4800 reserve)
- Declare min fuel when crew can accept little to no delay upon reaching destination
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CH15: Air Refueling
How low can we refuel?
What terrain clearance do we need?
15.2 AAR Limitation
- 12,000 MSL or 10,000 AGL, whichever is higher
* Exception: A-10s or C-130 or C-17 can be down to 5,000 AGL
- Need 5,000 ft obstacle/terrain clearance within 5 nm either side of course centerline
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CH15: Air Refueling
When should you NOT do AAR ?
15.2 AAR Limitation
- Unless operational necessity , SHOULD NOT do AR on mission if:
○ Conditions result in marginal control of either aircraft or boom
○ Tanker or receiver (except B-52) has less than full number of operating engines
○ Tanker unable to retract landing gear
○ Pod Control Panel malfunction cannot be resolved
○ MPRS pod malfunction
○ Reduced visibilty on sighting window due to fluid accumulation
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CH15: Air Refueling
Do you need to tell the RCVR if autopilot is not engaged?
15.2 AAR Limitation
Tanker pilots should ensure the boom operator notifies receiver pilots when any axis of the autopilot is not used.
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CH15: Air Refueling
Delayed disconnect
AKA
AAR without disconnect capability
15.2 AAR Limitation
- AAR without disconnect capability
○ Boom cannot trigger immediate disconnect
○ Do not attempt further contacts with THAT PARTICULAR rcvr
○ If signal coil good, other rcvrs permitted
○ If it happen on TWO CONSECTUTIVE rcvrs, no more AR
○ Only accomplish if
* Minimum contacts to complete mission
* Limit duration of contacts to minimum for offload
* no limit demos
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CH15: Air Refueling
How is a "contact" defined?
Contact defined as boom initiated disconnect and return to astern
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CH15: Air Refueling
What is Manual Boom Latching and when do we do it?
15.2 AAR Limitation
- Manual Boom Latching means:
Normal tanker disconnect capability and automatic disconnect limits are inoperative.
○ For training and evaluations:
* Direct IP supervision onboard rcvr
* Limit contacts to minimum
* Demonstrate rcvr initiated disconnect ability
* No limits demos or practice separations
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CH15: Air Refueling
What must be done prior to a practice emergency separation?
15.2 AAR Limitation
- Coordination between the tanker pilot, BO, and receiver pilot is mandatory.
* must include information on when the separation will occur and who will give the command of execution.
- will not be called during the first contact event with each receiver.
- May be accomplished with passengers on board. Ensure all passengers are seated with seat belts fastened.
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CH15: Air Refueling
When can the boom do a Limits Demo?
15.2 AAR Limitation
Boom needs disconnect capability
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CH15: Air Refueling
What are the Wx limitations for AR?
15.2 AAR Limitation
○ Terminate if MOD TURBULENCE is encountered
○ Discontinue if visibilty is insufficient for safe ops
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CH15: Air Refueling
Search and Rescue Procedures?
15.3 Search and Rescue (SAR) Procedures
- IAW AFI 11-207
- Tanker notifies ATC
- Tanker provides on-scene commander duties as long as fuel remains
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CH15: Air Refueling
When can we do opportune AAR?
15. 4 Opportune Air Refueling
- Need permission from controlling authority (OG/CC, 618 AOC … etc)
- NOT with foreign rcvrs
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CH15: Air Refueling
Emergency AR tasking
15. 5 Emergency AR Tasking
- Units should fill using available resources
- Use training sorties first priority
- Alert sorties as secondary
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CH15: Air Refueling
AR with foreign rcvrs
15. 6 Air-to-Air Refueling with Foreign Aircraft
- Must be in SRD
- Must be tasked
- No opportune AR with foreign rcvrs
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CH15: Air Refueling
Coronet East Mission Over Flights in France
15. 7 Coronet East Mission Over Flights in France
- Follow explicit profile in French airspace
- Remain in formation at single altitude
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CH16: Mission Planning
When is mission planing accomplished?
16. 1 General
- Mission planning normally done day prior
- OG/CC may elect to use "same day mission plan"
- See specific MSN/CC checklist. Need to be qual'd as mission/cc
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CH16: Mission Planning
Pre-Deployment Briefings
16.2 Pre-Deployment Briefings
Crew should be assembled for brief description and purpose of mission, tentative itinerary, aircraft configuration, special equipment, fuel load, clothing required, anticipated housing and messing facilities, money to defray anticipated expenses, special clearance requirements, flying safety
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CH16: Mission Planning
When are we required to debrief?
Ops?
Mx?
Intel?
Crew?
16.3 Mission Debriefings
- Aircrew will attend ops and Mx debrief as directed by unit
- Intel debrief as req'd
- Aircrew debrief
○ Mission critiques and debriefing should be done after each mission
○ Utilize AMC debrief guide
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CH17: Employment
Which pub for employment guidance?
17.1 General
See 3-3
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CH17: Employment
When can we do tactics training in the jet?
Restrictions?
17.3 Tactics Flight Training
- Once certified, can be accomplished on training/operational missions, and with pax onboard
○ Notify pax prior
- Limitations
○ Tactical arrival/departure limited to VMC , 3 aircraft or less, max 45 bank, 500 AGL minimum
○ Scram limited to VMC, max 45 bank, 10,000 AGL minimum
○ In-place turn: max 30 bank, 90 degree HDG change
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CH17: Employment
Emergency airlift ops
17.4 Emergency Airlift of Personnel
- One small carry-on bag on lap permitted
- Max altitude will not exceed FL250
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CH18: Aircraft Formation
Who does the 3-3 form standards apply to?
18.1 General
| Applies to KC-135, KC-46, KC-10
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CH18: Aircraft Formation
Non-colocated formation ops
18.2 Formation Sequence of Events (SOE)
- Formation Briefing
○ Non-co-located formations should make every effort to conduct telephone briefing with joining tanker
○ Minimum, radio contact established NLT 15 minutes prior to join-up
○ Ensure altitude deconfliction
- Filing
○ If any jet non-RVSM, 2000 ft minima applied in RVSM airspace
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CH18: Aircraft Formation
Do we need HAVEQUICK and SECURE?
Does each jet get their own clearance?
18. 3 Ground Operations
- Make every effort to accomplish HAVE QUICK and Secure VOICE
- Lead should get engine start, taxi, and takeoff clearance for formation
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CH18: Aircraft Formation
Do we need interplane?
Radio silent ops?
Push or Go coms?
18. 4 Communication and Radio Procedure
- No form on training sorties without inter-plane capability
- If radio silent, lead will prebrief specific procedure for frequency change
- Lead ensures all members on freq before taking action or contacting ATC
- If not responding, try interplane, tertiary, or guard to get them on freq
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CH18: Aircraft Formation
How much time between takeoffs?
What speed to climb at?
Altitude blocks?
18. 5 Launch, Departure, and Level-Off
- Minimum 60 seconds between -135s and non-135s
- Normal timing is 30 sec between 135s
- Planned climb will not be less than heaviest jet's Vco + 50
- Above 10,000ft, 285 KIAS used
○ Mixed cell will use 295 KIAS (290 for KC-10's instruments) if KC-10 less than 500,000 GW
* 315 KIAS (310 for KC-10's instruments) if KC-10 above 500,000 GW
- Altitude blocks for intermediate and final level-offs
○ Need 500 ft separation minimum
○ If ATC unable altitude blocks, then need IFR separation, or hard IFR altitudes for each aircraft
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CH18: Aircraft Formation
Are we a Standard formation?
18.6 Non-Standard Formation
No. We are not within a mile and +/- 100 ft
- Add remark in flight plan
- Lead required to notify ATC on initial contact and sub-sequent controllers
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Does AE team need egress training?
Cabin temperature control?
20. 2 Ground Operations
- Teach LL03C (EGRESS TRAINING) to AE members
- Boom can do hands-on training prior to flight, or prior to patient coming onboard
- Temperature
○ Be cognizant of high cabin temps during ground ops. Can request AIREVAC priority handling throughout all phases of mission
○ Request A/C cart whenever patients/AE crew are onboard and ambient temp may exceed comfortable level
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Can we do a Gas-n-Go at an enroute stop with patient onboard?
20.3 Refueling Operations
Servicing with patients onboard NOT authorized
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Different ways to load patients?
20.4 Aircraft Configuration
- Modular Stanchion Litter System provided by AE
- Floor Loading patients
○ Shoring required
○ Do not place in front of exits, inspection windows
○ Max 8 patients
- Airstairs preferred for ambulatory patients
- High Deck Patient Loading Platform (HDPLP) or Patient Loading System (PLS)
- Ensure auto Pressurization is coordinated with AE crew
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Can we do both AE/Cargo/Pax mission simultaneously?
20. 5 Passengers and Cargo
- With MCD concurrence, max release seats
- Hazardous cargo will not normally be transported aboard AE mission
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Crash/Fire/Rescue considerations with AE?
20.6 Crash/Fire/Rescue (CFR)
Do not use MHE or PLS during ground evac as they may interfere with CFR
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Load message
20. 7 Load Message
- Pass through C2 channels
- Pass through ground control at civilian fields
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Can we onload patients with engines running to minimize ground time?
20.8 ERO Procedures
| NOT AUTHORIZED
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Circuit breaker considerations with AE?
Extra walk around bottles?
Patients using latrine?
20.9 Aircraft Systems and Equipment
- Use galley outlet receptacle
- Do not exceed 30 amp capability
- Coordinate with boom for pulling circuit breakers
- Ensure AFE configured IAW 135V3 Addenda A
- Should be configured home station with 5 extra walk-around bottles
- Double check latrine capacity required for flight
- AE crew will escort patients to latrine
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CH20: Aeromedical Evacuation
Can we accomplish AR with patients onboard?
20. 10 Aerial Refueling
- May be accomplished with patients onboard
- Careful of unplanned attitudes
- Everybody seated with belts fastened
- Practice emergency seps prohibited
