HOIST AND CARGO SYS

Question 2

What are the two types of rescue hoists? What are their variable speeds?

Answer 2

Breeze-Eastern – 0-215fpm
Lucas-Western – 0-250fpm

Question 3

What weights are the rescue hoist brake, boom, and hook rated to?

Answer 3

brake = 600 lbs.
boom = 1000 lbs.
hook = 3000 lbs.

Question 4

How many feet of useable cable does the rescue hoist have? What is different about the first and last 20’ of cable?

Answer 4

the hoist contains 200’ of useable cable

the first and last 20’ are bright orange to warn of end approaching

Question 5

From the cockpit, the pilots can control the rescue hoist at a fixed speed of what?

Answer 5

100 fpm

Question 6

In backup control power, the hoist is controlled at a fixed speed of what? What do you lose in backup control?

Answer 6

85 fpm

the limit switches are inoperative in backup control

Question 7

What function do the limit switches for the rescue hoist serve?

Answer 7

whenever the hoist issuing raised or lowered at a speed exceeding 50 fpm, it will automatically decelerate to 50 fpm approx. 10’ from full-up or 5’ from full-down