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What is the catapults officer primary function?
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Final inspector only
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Will not participate in the removal of protective devices
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What life preserver is not authorized onbooard aircraft?
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Mk 1 life preserver vesdt type (float coat)
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When will mechanical latching of weapons be completed?
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Before the engines are started
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What will turbo prop a/c be turned up until they receive specific clearance from a flight deck director?
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1500 shaft power SHP
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During CARQUALS, the pilot shall transmit what information over the radio and when?
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Side #, fuel weight, and gross weight; Report it prior to initial launch, after refueling or when pilot switch occurs
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In what incredments can th weight board be changed?
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500 or 1,000lbs
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After arming a/c has been completed what does the ordanance supervisor signal to the pilot?
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"thumbs up during the day and at night with his/her red banded wand a vertical sweep then directs the pilot to the director
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Who must give permission to use the defeat interlock mode of the catapults?
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CO
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Who gives the signal to the topside safety petty officer to initiate hookup for launch?
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Launching officer
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What is considered a hangfire?
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If the catapult does not fire with in 10 seconds
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How many no loads must be fired after a hanfire on the catapult?
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2 successful no loads before it can be considered operational
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How does a helo pilot depart, Starboard or Port?
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Port and shall not cross the bow within 5 miles or the stern within 3 miles w/o permission from teh tower
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For a fixed wing a/c, what condition will all neccessary staring equipment be plugged in and all personnel associated with that a/c be standing by the a/c?
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Condition I
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In what condition for fixed wing a/c will flight crews not be required by the a/c but in the vicinity?
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Condition II
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What is condition III for fixed wing a/c?
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When flight crews shall be in full flight gear, briefed and standing by the ready rms equipment be near their stations
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In what condition can minor maintenance be performed on the a/c for fixed wing?
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Condition IV
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In regards to helicopters what alert time is alloted during the following conditions
Condition I- Condition II- Condition III- Condition IV- |
Condition I- 5 min alert
Condition II- 15 min alert Condition III- 30 min alert Condition IV- 60 min alert |
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Helicopters experiencing lost comms should remain below what feet, arc to enter what type of pattern?
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300 feet enter a delta pattern
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What is a case I departure?
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With weather conditions no lower than 3,000 feet and 5 nm visibilty
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What is the ceiling for case II departure?
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1,000ft and a visibity of 5 nm
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When will the ship utilize case III departures?
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During night operations or whenever existing weather at the ship is below case II
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What is the minimal launch intervals between a/c?
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30 seconds and 60 seconds when launching jet a/c after turbo prop
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At what miles from the carrier will case II/III rendezvous and on what side?
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20 and 50 nm and on the left side
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At what MSL shall the carrier a/c fly?
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below 18,000 feet MSL
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Who maintains control for optical landing aids and flight deck lighting?
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Prifly
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When will prifly be manned by both the air boss and the assistant air officer?
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During Case III ops and night operations
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How many spots are on a LHA? And on a LHD?
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10 spots; 9 LHD
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WHen operating a/c, the forward area consists of what spots for a LHA and LHD?
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Spots 1-5 for both LHA and LHD
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Where are spots 6-9 on LHA's and LHD's?
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the thereafter of spots 1-5
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What is the extra spot on LHA's used for; what is the name?
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Intended for H-1 helicopters alos known as spot 3A
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What color is is the tramline on LHA's and LHD's?
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White
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What color is the AV-8 Nozzle rotation line? Where is it located?
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Yellow; on the bow
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When prifly is displaying a amber rotating beacon what is that signaling?
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Engage/ disengae rotors
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When in Emcon what beacon would be displayed?
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Red,green,red
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When the Hotel/Foxtrot at the dip flag is displayed what evolution is occuring? And what does it mean?
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Setting of flight quarters ir means ship ready to conduct flight operations when wind conditions are suitable
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Jet efflux from an AV-8 will exceed what temp at a distance of what from the center of the spot if it is below 10 feet?
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200 degrees at 25 feet from the center
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During VTOL's what is the danger zone for pesonnel?
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50 all around the a/c
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During STO's and ground runnings whatis the danger area?
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40 feet in front of it 170 feet behind it and 55 feet out from there
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When blade spreading what is the max allowable winds for helos and for H-2's?
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Max winds are 45 MPH and for H-2's the conditions shall be less than 35 MPH
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If the nosewheel casters are out of limits (45 degrees) What will you use to straighten them?
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Tiller bar or tow bar
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With a one fimger turn up what is the rpm for the AV-8 from the launch officer on a short takeoff(STO)?
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RPM to 60 % (nozzles at specified STO Settings +or-3 degrees flaps 62 degrees) thumbs up, nozzles 10 degrees 25 degrees, thumbs up clear deck
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When using nose to tail procedures each a/c will be lined up and launched sequentially for every what foot marks?
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50 foot marks
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When if ever are you not allowed to launch off of spot 1?
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During night operations
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During night ops the pilot places the nozzles on an AV-8 back to 10 degrees what does the launch officer do?
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Shall flash a green wand 3 times
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What are the signals for a wet and dry launch?
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2 fingers for a dry launch and rotate the green wand ina horizontal circle with the red one NOT illuminated 5 fingers for a wet launch the green wand will be moved up and down with the red wand NOT illuminated
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What light will the pilot give to the LSE when he is ready to start APU?
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Red cock pit dome light on or red lens flshlight
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What is the pilot what when he turns his external naviagtion lights on steady dim?
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ready to start engines
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How do you know which pilot has control of the helo when arriving?
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When it is a right seat landing navigation lights on steady bright and when it is a left seat landing the navigation lights are on a flashing bright
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When is the pilot ready to engage rotors?
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external navigation lights on flashing dim
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Who needs to be present before the shuttle or grab be advanced or retracted along the track and has to be inspected and found clear?
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The catapult officer
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What is the minimum take off air speed for launching off the bow and for waist a/c?
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10-15 knots and for the waist 15 knots is recommended
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This launching bulletin outlines the basic content of the various bulletins how they prepared and specs in their use?
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0-10 A/C Launching Bulletin
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This a/c launching bullentin provides crosswind limitations for catapult and deck launches for each a/c.
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0-15 A/C Launching Bulletin
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When an a/c bulletin has a Q prefix what does this mean?
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Designed as war emergency bulletins
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How far from the center can an EA-6B be turned when the tag lock will disengage?
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56 degrees
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What size is the horizontal paint marking/strip in contrasting color for the three piece shuttle spreaders?
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2 1/4 " X 1/4"
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What is teh max time a shuttles be allowed to remain in battery?
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No more thatn 5 min
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When pilot stops in the wye what signal does the director then give to the pilot?
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Disengage steering
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What is the max speed that an a/c will approach the buffer?
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4 MPH
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Who will maintain an extra set of the Catapult Officers wands?
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The centerdeck operator
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What color and type of wand does the catapult officer/catapult safety observer have?
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1 red and 1 green standard
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What color wand does the topside petty officer use?
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1 white stubby
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What color/type wands do the directors use?
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2 amber standard
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What color/type wands do the plane checkers use?
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1 blue stubby
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What color/type wands does the centerdeck operator use?
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1 white stubby
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What color/type wands does the deck edge operators use?
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1 red standard
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What color/type wands does the ordnance safety use?
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2 red standard that are banded (means 2 3/4 inch bands spaced equidistant from the cone)
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What color/type of wands does the JBD use?
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1 whited stubby
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What color/type of wands does the bow/angle safety observers have?
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1 red and 1 green standard
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What color/type wands does the weight board person have?
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1 white stubby
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How far can the catapult officer buffer aft?
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Buffer aft 4-10 inches
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Where are cats 1 and 2 located?
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Fly 1
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