FC 95-1

Question 1

Minimum altitude over North NOE area if not participating:

Answer 1

6,600 MSL

Question 2

Altitude over main post:

Answer 2

6,300 MSL - 6,500 MSL (ATC approval required for higher)

Question 3

Minimum altitude over Olympic skeet range:

Answer 3

1,000 AGL when active (red flag)

Question 4

Minimum altitude crossing the western boundary of the reservation (Highway 115):

Answer 4

8,000 ft MSL,

except for Entry/Exit Point (EEP) 1 and 2 which will be crossed at 9,000 ft MSL

Question 5

When can you fly below western boundary altitudes:

Answer 5

(1) Emergencies.
(2) Actual Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) missions.
(3) When entering the Range/Airburst Corridor south of Turkey Creek.

Question 6

Minimum altitude off post:

Answer 6

500 AGL

Question 7

Minimum altitude over Colorado Springs:

Answer 7

8,000 MSL (unless otherwise directed by ATC)

Question 8

Minimum altitude over Woodland park:

Answer 8

1,000 AGL

Question 9

Avoid town of Tyrone by:

Answer 9

1 NM

Question 10

Before and after a flight plan is opened, what can and can’t be changed (crew, tail number, PC)?

Answer 10

After being opened, PC and tail number cannot be changed, but PI can.

Before being opened, tail number and PI can be changed but PC cannot.

Question 11

What qualifies as a cross country flight, and what policies apply to cross country flights?

Answer 11

Any flight which terminates at a location other than BAAF/FC Reservation or which flies outside the LFA is considered a cross country flight.

(1) A DD Form 175 must be filed with BAAF Operations during hours of operations.
(2) The flight plan should be filed 15 minutes prior to the estimated time of departure for VFR flights

Question 12

If the date on the Wire/Obstruction Map exceeds 30 days, what must be done?

Answer 12

A daylight wire hazards reconnaissance must be performed prior to night flights below 500 ft AGL off the reservation or at terrain flight altitudes on the reservation.

Question 13

Flights departing BAAF and terminating at PCMS or departing PCMS and terminating at BAAF are (cross country or local)

Answer 13

Cross country

Question 14

What must be done prior to Hover checks, movement, or repositioning at BAAF?

Answer 14

A VFR traffic log entry, which may be phoned in to BAAF Operations.

Question 15

Mountainous, generally flat, and outside LFA minimums:

Answer 15

Mountainous terrain:
Day – 500 ft ceiling and one mile visibility.
Night - 1,000 ft ceiling and three miles visibility.

Generally flat terrain:
Day – 300 ft ceiling and 1/2 mile visibility.
Night – 500 ft ceiling and one mile visibility.

Outside LFA:
Day – 500 ft ceiling and one mile visibility.
Night - 1,000 ft ceiling and three miles visibility.

Question 16

SFVR minimums:

Answer 16

Day: 300 ft ceiling and 1/2 mile visibility
Night: 500 ft ceiling and one mile visibility

Question 17

BAAF traffic pattern altitude:

Answer 17

6,600 MSL

Question 18

When do unaided vs aided aircraft have priority in traffic pattern?

Answer 18

Unaided Army aircraft have priority use of closed traffic beginning at official sunset until one (1) hour after official sunset.

From one (1) hour after official sunset, until official sunrise, aided aircraft have priority use of closed traffic.

Question 19

Converging traffic at same altitude, who has right of way?

What should each aircraft do?

Answer 19

The aircraft to the right has the right-of-way.

Each aircraft alters course to the right when approaching head on or nearly so.

An aircraft in distress has the right-of-way.

Question 20

How many aircraft are allowed in each training area (North NOE Area, Confined Area, and Horseshoe Training Area)?

Answer 20

Day: 2
Night: 1
Multi ship: 4 (only 1 multi ship operation in each TA)

Question 21

Who has procedural control of training areas (North NOE Area, Confined Area, and Horseshoe Training Area) when BAAF tower is closed?

Answer 21

Each PC ensures collision avoidance and procedural control

Question 22

What do the different range status’ mean (CLOSED, COLD, HOT)?

Answer 22

CLOSED - The range is not occupied and the range danger fan is not active.

COLD - The range is occupied and activities; such as, range preparation, bore sighting, and Dry Fire Operations are in progress. Permission to penetrate a range fan is required from Butts Radio.

HOT - The range is occupied and hazards to non-participating aircraft exist. The range danger fan is active. Permission to penetrate the range fan is required from the using unit.

Question 23

Altitude and distance below gun target line that overlaps range corridor:

Answer 23

Below 50 ft and no closer than 1,000 meters to firing point

Question 24

How many aircraft are allowed in each air training area (T1-T7)?

Answer 24

Day: 4
Night: 2
Multi ship: 8 (day or night)

Question 25

How often must you you contact Butts Radio?

Answer 25

Render position reports every 20 minutes or as directed by Butts Radio.
During night operations maintain radio contact on the published Butts Radio FM frequency.

Butts Radio will initiate overdue aircraft procedures 30 minutes after a position report has not been received and contact with the aircraft cannot be established.

Question 26

Red Devil traffic pattern altitude:

Answer 26

200 AGL (East traffic only)

Night closed traffic maximum 4 aircraft

Question 27

Where will you enter Red Devil closed traffic from?

Answer 27

ACP Snake from the north

ACP Sawtooth from the south

Question 28

Minimum distance between operating aircraft (rotors turning) and refueling vehicles:

Answer 28

50 ft

Question 29

Dimensions of the range corridor:

Answer 29

Surface to 500 ft AGL, and 200 meters wide (100 meters either side of centerline)

Day/Night aided: Fly surface to 400 AGL

Question 30

Aircraft lighting during night/IFR BAAF ground operations and in BAAF Class D airspace:

Answer 30

Position lights steady bright

Anti collision lights on

Question 31

Minimum lighting for formation flights in BAAF Class D Airspace, the range, or Airburst Corridor:

Answer 31

Trail aircraft - anti-collision lights on and position lights steady bright.

Other aircraft in the formation - position lights steady dim.

Question 32

On the range, when may all aircraft lighting be turned off?

Answer 32

When in a numbered training area if no other aircraft are in the TA

Question 33

Max altitude in test flight area:

Answer 33

8,500 MSL (T1, T2)
7,500 MSL (T4)
Clearance to climb above this is required from Colorado Springs Approach Control

1,000 AGL min

Question 34

When are cold weather kits required?

Answer 34

All flights