Wing SOP Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
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Changes to flight schedule
A
Must be annotated on master schedule and approved by CO
2
Q
Changes to flight schedule underway
A
Approved by ship CO and det OIC
3
Q
Minimum weather
A
500/1
If positive radar control and a CCA or PAR is available for recovery, minimum launch is 200/ 1/2
4
Q
FCF checklist items
A
shall only be conducted when the crew includes a designated FCP
5
Q
Minimum crew for tactical training events
A
HAC/L3, PQM, and aircrewman
6
Q
Window for warmup flight
A
Pilot who has not flown in 45 days
Should include autorotations and other FAM type manuevers
7
Q
Night currency
A
2 Hours within 45 days
Between 45 and 60 days the CO may authorize day to night transition
After 60, shall fly with night current HAC
8
Q
LSO designation
A
Shall be designated in writing by ship’s CO
Unless short evolution (DLQ’s or ISATT)
9
Q
DLQ currency lapses
A
Shall conduct OFT or night FDLP within 30 days of requalification
Shall complete no fewer than 3 evolutions
If all pilots lose currency CO shall attempt to use HAC from another unit
If operational situation waiver from WING commander to allow non-current HACs to regain currency
10
Q
What needs to be rebased following OIC change, ship COC (fleet up exempt), reassignment to a new ship, more than 60 days between embarked
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Day and night landing requalifications Emergency flight quarters Crash on deck drill Hot refueling Straightening and traversing evolutions ELVA/smoke light approach Lost Plane Homing
11
Q
Flight hours prior to embarkation
A
9 hours within 45 days
12
Q
Night currency and insturment currency prior to embarkation
A
2 hours within 45 days night
2 hours insturment within 60 days
13
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Intervals of 45 days or less between embarked ops hours
A
minimum 6 hours and achieve night and instrument currency
14
Q
SAR capable currency
A
2 night automatic approaches utilizing windline rescue pattern to a coupled hover within 60 days
Failure to meet shall not be scheduled to fly night SAR missions
15
Q
Dip currency
A
2 Night dip to dip patterns at night to a coupled hover in 60 days
To regain shall fly with a coupler current PIC
16
Q
Instrument currency, how to rebase
A
2 hours simulated or actual within 60 hours
Can be in SIM
Must be regained prior to flying any other mission as HAC
17
Q
Crew rest
A
Shall not be scheduled to brief a flight event until 10 hours after completion of post flight duties
18
Q
Shipboard radius of action
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150 NM or max reliable nav/comm range whichever is less
19
Q
One way flights radius of action
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150 NM shore to ship, ship to ship
200 NM ship to shore
20
Q
Prohibited with passengers/orientation flights
A
Simulated emergencies
practice autorotations
intentional aircraft degradations
ordnance release
21
Q
Overland minimum altitude
A
1000 ft AGL populated
500 ft AGL unpopulated
22
Q
Overwater minimum altitude
A
50 ft day
150 ft unaided night
100 ft NVD
23
Q
Coupled hover minimum altitude
A
70 ft
Following stable hover, may be reduced to 40 ft to conduct live hoisting ops
24
Q
Terrain flights (Low level) minimum altitude
A
200 ft AGL on approved routes and ranges
25
SACT minimum altitude
100 ft AGL Day
| 500 ft AGL night
26
Checklist
Challenge reply reply up to rotor engagement
| When necessary to avoid interference may be done silently
27
If STAB AUTO MODE PBS not illuminated when AC power is applied
Stab lockpins shall be visually checked prior to flight
28
Rescue hoist op check
should be completed on the first flight of the day to ensure SAR capability
29
Called on the first takeoff of each flight
Safe single engine airspeed and stab programming
30
Shall be called after reengaging the AUTO mode after a simulated or actual stab failure
Stab programming
31
What checklist needs to be completed when transitioning from pad to runway or viceversa
Landing checklist
32
Any time the mission is altered from what is briefed
In-flight mission change checklist
33
Passengers during hot refuel
Shall not occupy the aircraft
34
Aircrewmen during hot refuel
Shall assist in monitoring refueling operations
35
What needs to happen during crew swaps
shall be a PIC to PIC verbal turnover
36
What checklist to start with after hot seat
Step 9 of the post engagement checks
37
With rotors turning how far aft can you go?
Shall not proceed aft of countermeasure dispensers, unless arming/de-arming the system
38
Air taxi
Shall ground taxi to the greatest extent possible whenever possibility of damage from rotor wash exists
39
Inter-Squadron ops
Require a joint brief between PICs, may be face to face, phonecon, message, email or per SOPs
40
Use of seat belts
Seat and gunners belts shall be utilized to the max extent possible
All occupants should be in a crash worthy seat with seat and shoulder harness secured during take-off and landing
41
Flyover manuevers
Non-manuevering wings level passes of one to two aircraft (waiverable to four)
Single pass over a fixed point at a specified time
42
Flyover altitude and airspeed
No lower than 500 ft AGL
| No slower than 60 KIAS
43
Deviations from Flyover specifications
Requested through type wing TYCOM approval
44
`Concurrent det aircraft ops
Single spot ship with 2 helicopters utilizing RSD shall not conduct concurrent ops unless an emergency landing site (shore or ship) is available within 50 NM for the duration
45
Concurrent det ops Terminating at other than parent ship
Both aircraft can be up if flight ends at other than parent ship
46
Concurrent det ops for fly-on
50 NM alternate does not apply, thorough mission planning shall be conducted and no-go criteria determined for hangar delays
47
Concurrent manned/unmanned flight ops
50 NM alternate does not apply
48
Photography
All staged or mission related photography must be approved by the CO
unplanned and non-briefed photography is prohibited
49
APU operations
When required in flight, should be started on deck to the max extent possible
50
Vertrep power margin
10 percent margin between Intemediate rated power IRP and max power required when a load is lifted from the deck
51
Radalt DH setting at night overwater
Below 500 ft should be set no lower than 10 percent less than altitude
Shall verbalize DH settings and activation of warning tones
52
Prior to down dome
Establish a steady coupled hover
Adjust lat and long pots
Groundspeed no greater than 2 kts
53
Required for all dipping sonar ops
Cable angle hover mode shall be operable
54
Max wave height and beaufort scale for dipping
15 ft waves
| beaufort scale 6
55
When to verbalize cable angle deviationa and take action to correct
If cable angle exceeds the 4.25 degree inner circle
56
POCL with less than 1000 ft ceiling
No more than half the ceiling
800 ft ceiling = no more than 400 ft POCL
57
POCL with ceiling above 1000 ft
No more than 500 ft below ceiling
1200 ft ceiling = no more than 700 ft POCL
58
Operation ASW involving a submarine POCL
under conditions that preclude a freestream recovery, no POCL restrictions
59
Hung dome personnel
Air boss and HCO shall ensure all personnel are clear with the exception of the minimum number of maintenance personnel (approximately 4)
60
Hung dome deck environment
Consideration to securing a mattress or padding to the deck POCL dependent with tie down straps
61
Hung dome LSE position
Should be positioned in the best location to provide signals
62
Before maintenance personnel handle the dome
Ensure it is grounded to prevent electrical shock
63
Sufficient POCL for maintenance to work
Shall detatch the dome then aircraft begin a descent and cable walked with 2 person integrity away from the landing spot
64
Insufficient POCL for maintenance to work
Crew may opt to lower the dome onto padding then slide over to land
65
Hung dome and can't maintain a stable hover
execute appropriate emergency procedure to facilitate a safe recovery
66
After landing with hung dome
Chocks and chains
| Cable should be placed in the aircraft cabin prior to shutdown
67
EKB usage
Authorized
| shall brief crewmembers who is using a tablet for what purpose and other crewmember duties while heads down
68
Hot refueling with live ordnance ashore
prohibited
69
What ordnance can be carried while hot refueling
CATM, REXTORP, empty DRL, sonobuoys, smokes, SUS, and door guns
70
When can you hot refuel with HELLFIRE's ashore
If the event is part of NAWDC or weapons school sponsored training
71
Hot refueling on ship with ordnance
Permitted with ships CO approval
72
Number of approaches and landings with missiles and/or rockets loaded
One approach and one landing
73
Shipboard straightening, maneuvering, traversing with Hellfire CATMs
Limited to traverse qualified personnel
Traverse training is prohibited
Downloading warshot missiles shall be conducted prior to traversing
74
M-299 and APKWS/DRL release and control checks
shall only be conducted with the extended pylons in the ready for flight position
75
What crew served weapon can passengers be embarked with
M240, shall be kept in the stowed position when not in use and ammo cans shall be secured to prevent missile hazards
Shall not be embarked with GAU 21
76
Range clearance for live GUNEX
Minimum of 5 NM beyond maximum weapons employment envelopes
77
Distance from coast for smoke markers
Shall not be dropped closer than 10 NM, except emergency
78
Smoke markers that can't be dearmed
Shall be jettisoned outside 10 NM from coastline prior to returning to homebase and/or final landing
79
Live ordnance over populated areas
With the exception of sonobuoys and smoke markers, shall be avoided
If mission requires flight to a facility near populated area, most direct route that will minimize exposure shall be used
80
Removal or replacement of Sonobuoy launcher cover with rotors turning
Should not be performed
| If it is required, two person integrity shall be utilized
81
Minimum number of sonobuoy cover attachment bolts
11 with all corner bolts
| Missing bolts shall be MAFd
82
Static display requirements
Battery disconnected and appropriate circuit breakers pulled
Sonobuoy launcher bottle pressure vented
All intake plugs/covers installed
Rotor brake lock on
All doors/panels closed unless crewmember present
No unescorted visitor
No access up top or tail pylon
83
After static display
Preflight with particular attention to interior switches and external areas, antennas, fueling, pitot
84
Ordnance during static displays
Live ordnance is prohibited
| Inert external stores, procedures promulgated by CO
85
Hearing protection
Single within 200 ft rotors turning
Single within 50 ft APU only
Double within 30 ft rotors turning or APU for extended period
Double not required inside aircraft
86
Rings while operating or working on aircraft
Shall not be worn
87
Working on top with engines on
Not allowed unless both engines secured
Allowed with APU up with PIC approval
FOD check prior to continuing with engine start
88
Required to work on top
Cranial or helmet with strap fastened
| May be relaxed if headgear restricts proper accomplishment of maintenance
89
Entering/exiting the rotor arc
At the three or nine o'clock position
Only when directed by PC after approval from PAC
If no PC, PAC can allow them in
Shall not enter/exit when pilots or entering/exiting the cockpit
90
Max number of popped fasteners
| Tail gearbox cowling
2 in a row
| 3 total
91
Max number of popped fasteners
| Intermediate gearbox cowling
2 in a row
| 3 total
92
Max number of popped fasteners
| Vertical driveshaft cover
2 in a row
| 2 total
93
Max number of popped fasteners
| Other driveshaft covers
1 in a row
| 1 total
94
Popped Corner fasteners
Flight is not recommended, should be fixed as soon as practicable by maintenance
95
Maintenance qualifications
CO can authorize maintenance qualifications from other commands, if fully qualified and current
96
Replenishment at sea RAS and ship weapons firing
Aircraft should be airborne or hangared
For ras should be hangared when shot lines are being fired
97
Deviation from paint scheme
Approval from type commander
| Sonobuoy cover approval from CO
98
Corner fasteners on sonobuoy cover`
May be shifted one bolt hole if the corner bolt hole is MAFd as stripped
99
Simulated emergencies with exception of SAS/AFCS
Shall be introduced in the aircraft under the cognizance of a designated HAC
100
Compound emergencies
Degradaion of two or more unrelated systems shallnot be introduced, initiated or practiced
101
Pulling of Circuit breakers for simulated emergency
COs may authorize ANI and current FRS aircrew instructors for simulating rescue hoist, cargo hook, RAST, mission power, Radar, and acoustic malfunctions
102
Practice Autos at night
Prohibited
103
Authorized simulated EPs at night
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Single engine to a prepared surface with adequate overrun and underrun
Single engine running landing
Boost off and failed SAS/AFCS
Simulated lost ICS
STAB auto mode failure
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104
Required for practice autos
Pilot and copilot radalt indicators
105
Single Engine HOGE
Shall only be initiated over a surface where a run-on landing can be made
106
EPs requiring DECU lockout
| dual engine malfunction, tail rotor drive, total AC power failure
Shall only be accomplished in the OFT
107
DECU lockout
Prohibited except for FCF training flights
108
H2P/H2P flight prohibited manuevers
Simulated emergencies
Movement of PCLs from FLY
Night Coupled approaches
180 degree practice auto's
109
Shipboard H2P/H2P flight
Scheduled by OIC with permission from squadron and ship CO
| Shall be day VMC non-tactical training flight
110
CAL/LZ
Shall be conducted on approved ranges
Shall conduct power available check
10% intermediate power available margin
111
Eye safe laser range finder ELRF usage
Can be used outside of the range but shall not be used on personnel or wildlife
Crew acknowledment when selecting ELRF
112
NVD Nite lab periodicity
Shall be 24 months from the last day of the month when the training was recieved
May be accomplished within 60 days preceding expiration and is still good for 24 months from original month
Shall not fly NVD aided events unless nite lab current
