Operations

Question 0

What are the three types of flight ops?

Answer 0

FLEXDECK, cyclic, and CQ’s

Question 1

What is the air plan and who signs it?

Answer 1

The air plan is a schedule of all flight operations of the day. It is signed by the Strike Operations Officer, the Operations Officer, and the Air Operations Officer

Question 2

What are FLEXDECK flight ops?

Answer 2

FLEXDECK flight ops are used in battle scenarios. The flight deck remains open and ready to continuously recover aircraft.

Question 3

What are cyclic operations?

Answer 3

Strict adherence to the air plan. Set times for launches and recoveries.

Question 4

What are CQ’s?

Answer 4

Operations that take place while pilots are working on their qualification to land inboard the carrier.

Question 5

What is METOC and what do they provide for flight ops?

Answer 5

AG’s work center. METOC provides weather information that is vital to flight ops.

Question 6

What is CVIC?

Answer 6

Carrier Intelligence Center, IS’s work center. CVIC provides Intel briefs to the pilots before missions.

Question 7

What is CDC?

Answer 7

Combat Direction Center, OS’s work center.

Question 8

Describe weapons release authority and state who in CDC has the authority.

Answer 8

Weapons release authority is the authority to release any weapons towards a target for the purpose of defending the ship. The Tactical Actions Officer (TAO) has been granted this authority.

Question 9

IFF

Answer 9

Identification Friend or foe, gives an alphanumeric readout of the aircraft a side number on a radar scope.

Question 10

RADAR

Answer 10

Radio detection and ranging

Question 11

TACAN

Answer 11

Tactical air navigation uses a bearing determining system to determine an aircrafts position and distance from a TACAN station.

Question 12

What does NATOPS stand for?

Answer 12

Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standarization

Question 13

Define shall as it pertains to NATOPS.

Answer 13

Procedure is mandatory

Question 14

Define should as it pertains to NATOPS

Answer 14

Procedure is recommended

Question 15

Define May as it pertains to NATOPS

Answer 15

Procedure is optional

Question 16

What are five weather phenomena’s that effect flight ops?

Answer 16

Lightening and Electrostatic Discharge, Hail, Icing, Turbulence, Fog/Stratus

Question 17

Where do Air Traffic Controllers work?

Answer 17

CATCC

Question 18

What does CATCC stand for?

Answer 18

Carrier Air Traffic Control Center

Question 19

How many parts are there to CATCC and what are they?

Answer 19

3

Air operations, air transfer office, and carrier controlled approach.

Question 20

What are the three cases of weather?

Answer 20

Case 1: Good weather
Case 2: Marginal weather
Case 3: Bad weather or night time ops

Question 21

Weather case 1

Answer 21

Good weather

Question 22

Weather case 2

Answer 22

Marginal weather

Question 23

Weather case 3

Answer 23

Bad weather or night time ops

Question 24

What is the role of the plane guard helo during flight ops?

Answer 24

Search and Rescue (man overboard recovery)

Question 25

How does EMCON affect flight operations and what special procedures does CATCC perform durning this time?

Answer 25

EMCON prevents CATCC from radiating their primary air search radar and from talking on frequencies. During EMCON, the E-2C Hawkeye's ciphered radar and voice communications.

Question 26

What is ramp time and who gives it to CATCC?

Answer 26

The ramp time is given to CATCC by the Air Officer. It is the time the Air Officer expects the first aircraft of the recovery to hit his flight deck. It is CATCC's responsibility to get the aircraft on the deck at that EXACT time +/- 15 seconds.

Question 27

Departure Controller

Answer 27

This controller talks to all aircraft as they are being launched. They are responsible for safety of aircraft during it's departure, and tanking operations.

Question 28

Marshall Controller

Answer 28

This controller talks to the aircraft while it's in the holding pattern (marshal stack). The marshal stack begins 21 miles away from the ship and 6000 feet in altitude. MARSHAL IS NOT A RADAR!

Question 29

Approach Controllers

Answer 29

These controllers (there are two) talk to the aircraft as they are approaching the ship. They are responsible for the safety of flight during the aircrafts approach, and for the interval between aircraft.

Question 30

Final Controllers

Answer 30

These controllers (there are two) give as aircraft a precision approach using the SPN46. They handoff the aircraft to the LSO at 3/4 of a mile.

Question 31

LSO

Answer 31

Landing Signal Officer. Visually controls aircraft from 3/4 of a mile to touchdown. Each squadron has their own LSO, usually an off duty pilot.

Question 32

SPN46

Answer 32

Precision Approach Landing System (PALS) has a range of 10nm (nautical miles), is unique in the fact that is has an automatic approach capability; Automatic Approaches can only be given to F/A-18's. Also knows as EASYRIDER.

Question 33

SPN41

Answer 33

Provides glide slope information of 3.5 degrees to aircraft. It has a 20nm (nautical miles) range. Common name for it is BULLSEYE.

Question 34

SPN43

Answer 34

Primary Air Search Radar