APART Questions

Question 1

CURRENCY

Currency: If ____ days have elapsed since last flight as NCM in the aircraft mission, or type, the NCM must recieve a proficency flight evaluation.

Answer 1

90 days

Question 2

CURRENCY

Currency:

When do the semiannual training periods start?

Answer 2

The first training period begins the first day following the end of the NCM’s birth month and continues for six months.

The second period begins the first day of the seventh month and continues through the end of the NCM’s birth month.

Question 3

CURRENCY

Currency:

What are the minimum semiannual day/night flight hours while preforming crew duties for:

• National Guard/Reserve?
• Active Duty?

Answer 3

• National Guard/Reserve: 12 hours
• Active Duty: 24 hours

* Flight hour requirements for night unaided vary from unit and individual.

Question 4

CURRENCY

Currency:

What is the minimum number of semiannual NVG hours while preforming crew duties for:

National Guard/Reserve?

Active Duty?

Answer 4

Current NVG flight hour requirements are 5 hours semiannually.

Question 5

CURRENCY

Currency:

To remain NVG current, NCM must take part every ____ days in at least a ___ hour flight.

Answer 5

NCM must take part every 60 days in at least a 1 hour flight.

Question 6

CURRENCY

Currency:

Purpose of the APART?

Answer 6

Measures NCM’s proficency and readiness.

Question 7

CURRENCY

Currency:

What does the APART consist of?

Answer 7

APART consists of:

• Written examination
• Hands-on performance test (oral & demonstrated)

Question 8

CURRENCY

Currency:

When is the APART window?

Answer 8

The APART window is the final three months of the second semi annual period.

e.g. If the NCM’s birth month is January, the APART window is November/December/January

Question 9

Forms & Publications

What is covered in TC 3-04.33?

Answer 9

Aircrew Training Manual

Utility Helicopter, H-60 Series

Question 10

Forms & Publications

What is covered by AR 95-1?

Answer 10

Aviation

Flight Regulations

Question 11

Forms & Publications

What is covered in TC 3-04.11?

Answer 11

Commander’s Aircrew Training Program for:

Individual, Crew, and Collective Training

Question 12

Forms & Publications

What is covered in Army Regulation 40–8?

Answer 12

Temporary Flying Restrictions Due to Exogenous Factors Affecting Aircrew Efficiency

Question 13

Forms & Publications

What is covered in TC 3-04.93?

Answer 13

Aeromedical Training for Flight Personnel

Question 14

Forms & Publications

What is recorded on DD Form 365-4 (Form F)?

Answer 14

Aircraft Weight and Balance

Question 15

Forms & Publications

What publications are required in the aircraft prior to operation/flight?

Answer 15

• Operators manual w/ changes (-10)
• Checklist
• DD Form 365-4 (Form F)
• Aircraft Logbook

Question 16

Forms & Publications

How often must the DD Form 365-4 (Form F) be reviewed?

Where is it usually found?

Answer 16

Must be reviewed for accuracy every 90 days, and should be a configuration for all mission profiles.

Typically found in the logbook.

Question 17

Forms & Publications

What is the TM 1-1520-237-10?

Answer 17

OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR

UH-60 A/L

Question 18

What is covered in the

Department of the Army Pamphlet 738–751?

Answer 18

Functional Users Manual for the

Army Maintenance Management System – Aviation

Question 19

Operating Limits

Extend the landing light by ____ knots.

Don’t exceed ____ knots with light extended.

Answer 19

Extend the Landing light by 130 knots.

Don’t exceed 180 knots with light extended.

Question 20

Operating Limits

Extend the search light by ____ knots.

Don’t exceed ____ knots with light extended.

Answer 20

Extend the Landing light by 100 knots.

Don’t exceed 180 knots with light extended.

Question 21

Operating Limits

Velocity not exceeded - Vne

Answer 21

193 knots

Question 22

Operating Limits

Maximum speed with cabin doors open w/

sound proofing secured properly

or no sound proofing installed.

Answer 22

145 knots

Question 23

Operating Limits

Max speed with one engine inoperable

Answer 23

130 knots

Question 24

Operating Limits

Max airspeed with cabin doors open with sound proofing not secured.

Answer 24

100 knots

Question 25

# Operating Limits Max cargo hook weight

Answer 25

8000 lbs.

Question 26

# Operating Limits Cargo distribution over the floor area shall not exceed

Answer 26

300 lbs/sq.ft.

Question 27

# Operating Limits Flying along pretty fast, pilot wants to slew the searchlight out. You ask how fast we are going, he/she says 150 knots, can it be slewed?

Answer 27

No. Maximum speed to extend searchlight is 100 knots.

Question 28

# Operating Limits Maximum capacity for each storage compartment (Hell Hole) is ___ pounds.

Answer 28

125 pounds.

Question 29

# Operating Limits The four cabin ceiling tiedown fittings have a limited load capability of _____ pounds.

Answer 29

4,000 pounds.

Question 30

# Operating Limits The maximum weight that may be suspended from the rescue hoist is ___ pounds.

Answer 30

600 pounds.

Question 31

# Operating Limits Gunner’s window(s) may be fully open up to ___ KIAS.

Answer 31

170 KIAS.

Question 32

# Operating Limits The __ tiedown fittings installed on the cargo floor can restrain a ____ -pound load in any direction.

Answer 32

17 tiedown fittings 5,000-pound load

Question 33

# Operating Limits The 8 upper restraint rings are rated at a \_\_\_\_\_-pound capacity in any direction. Tests have demonstrated failure of the lower restraint rings when individually loaded at limits less than _____ pounds.

Answer 33

3,500 pound 1,350 pounds

Question 34

# Operating Limits The units of the force of gravity (Gs) needed to restrain cargo in four directions: Forward - Lateral - Up/Down/Rear

Answer 34

Forward - 12 G's Lateral - 8 G's Up/Down/Rear- 3 G's

Question 35

The max weight rating for the cargo net is

Answer 35

1000 lbs

Question 36

Tie-Down Fittings and Restraint Rings— How many are there? How much can they restrain?

Answer 36

Seventeen tie-down rings are installed on the cargo floor compartment. They can restrain a 5,000-pound load in any direction.

Question 37

The maximum cargo compartment weight capacity is _____ pounds. The maximum floor loading capacity is ____ pounds per square foot.

Answer 37

The maximum cargo compartment weight capacity is _13,830_ pounds. The maximum floor loading capacity is _300_ pounds per square foot.

Question 38

# Emergency Proceedures Land as soon as possible is defined as:

Answer 38

Executing a landing to the nearest suitable landing area without delay. The primary consideration is to assure the ***survival of the occupants***.

Question 39

# Emergency Proceedures Land as soon as practicable is defined as:

Answer 39

Landing at a suitable landing area. The primary consideration is the ***urgency of the emergency***.

Question 40

# Emergency Proceedures Autorotate is defined as:

Answer 40

Adjusting the flight controls as necessary to establish an autorotational decent and landing.

Question 41

# Emergency Proceedures Emergency Engine Shutdown is defined as:

Answer 41

Engine shut down without delay.

Question 42

# Emergency Proceedures Emergency exit release handles are (color)

Answer 42

Black and yellow striped.

Question 43

# Emergency Proceedures How many and where are the emergency exits?

Answer 43

6 emergency exits: 2 cockpit doors 4 cargo door windows

Question 44

# Emergency Proceedures What emergency equiptment is on board the UH-60?

Answer 44

4 - Scram Bags 3 - First Aid Kits 2 - Fire Extinguishers 1 - Crash Axe

Question 45

# Emergency Proceedures Ditching refers to:

Answer 45

preforming an emergency landing in the water.

Question 46

# Emergency Proceedures There are two types of ditching, what are they?

Answer 46

**Ditching power on:** Approach to a hover, crew and survival equiptment exit the aircraft, except Pilot on controls. **Ditching power off:** Jettison cockpit doors and crew doors prior to entering water. Exit when blades have stopped turning.

Question 47

If the cargo hook won't release with the normal method, what are 2 other ways to release a load?

Answer 47

1. **Manual release** of external cargo can be done from the cabin through a covered port in the floor or by ground personnel from outside the helicopter with power on or off. Turning the release control on the right side of the hook clockwise causes the latching mechanism to release the load beam. 2. **Emergency release** of an external cargo load is done by an electrically fired explosive cartridge, initiated from either of the collective stick grip switches marked HOOK EMER REL, or the crewman’s cargo hook control pendant marked EMER RLSE.

Question 48

Max angle of cargo in flight?

Answer 48

Cargo suspended from the cargo hook should not be over a 30° cone angle. To prevent damage to the cargo hook keeper, the pilot shall use extreme care to prevent placing load pressure on the keeper.

Question 49

The engine is anti-iced by two systems:

Answer 49

1. The engine anti-ice system 2. The engine inlet anti-icing system. Both of these systems are turned on by the **ENG ANTI-ICE NO. 1** and **NO. 2** switches.

Question 50

Engine anti-icing is a combination of \_\_\_\_-\_\_ and _____ \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_.

Answer 50

Engine anti-icing is a combination of _bleed-air_ and _heated engine oil_.

Question 51

The engine air inlets are anti-iced by \_\_\_\_\_-\_\_ from the engines.

Answer 51

The engine air inlets are anti-iced by bleed-air from the engines.