Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
201 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
APU
|
Auxiliary Power Unit
|
|
|
APP
|
Auxiliary Power Plant
|
|
|
ASW
|
Anti-Submarine Warfare
|
|
|
COMMS
|
Communications
|
|
|
ETA
|
Estimated time of arrival
|
|
|
ETD
|
Estimated time of departure
|
|
|
FDD
|
Flight Deck Director
|
|
|
FOD
|
Foreign Object Damage
|
|
|
FPM
|
Feet per minute
|
|
|
HAC
|
Helicopter aircraft commander
|
|
|
HCO
|
Helicopter control officer
|
|
|
HCS
|
Helicopter control station
|
|
|
HIFR
|
Helicopter in-flight refueling
|
|
|
HLS
|
Helicopter Landing System
|
|
|
ICS
|
Internal communication system
|
|
|
IMC
|
Instrument meteorological condition
|
|
|
LAMPS
|
Light airborne multi-purpose system
|
|
|
LSE
|
Landing signalman enlisted
|
|
|
NATOPS
|
Naval aviation training and operating procedures and standardization
|
|
|
NICAD
|
Nickel Cadmium
|
|
|
NVD
|
Night vision device
|
|
|
NVG
|
Night vision goggles
|
|
|
NSW
|
Naval surface warfare
|
|
|
PRI-FLY
|
Primary flight control
|
|
|
OPS
|
Operations
|
|
|
RA
|
recover assist
|
|
|
RAST
|
Recover, assist, securing, and traversing
|
|
|
RSD
|
Rapid securing device
|
|
|
SAR
|
Search and Rescue
|
|
|
VERTREP
|
vertical replenishment
|
|
|
VMC
|
Visual Meteorological condition
|
|
|
VOD
|
Vertical onboard delivery
|
|
|
Where can I find where the tie-down points and egress points are for every aircraft?
|
In the NA-00-80t-122 or aircraft specific NATOPS
|
|
|
Droop stops
|
Support rotor blade when rotor head is stationary or at Low RPM
|
|
|
How do you know if a helicopter has droop stops?
|
3 blades or more=has droop stops 2 blades=no droop stops
|
|
|
Primary Mission AH-1 Cobra
|
Attack
|
|
|
Missions for H-1 Iroquois(Huey)
|
SAR, Utility, VIP, Troop transport
|
|
|
Rescue Hoist Factoids
|
All helos with rescue hoist have same weight limitations. 600lb max/ 200lb prefer.
|
|
|
Missions of H-3 Sea King
|
SAR, Logistics, VIP
|
|
|
What is the primary method for starting the H-3 Sea King?
|
External ground power. Apu for the VIP models.
|
|
|
Missions of H-46 Sea Knight
|
VERTREP, SAR, VIP, Utility
|
|
|
Where is battery located on H-46 Sea Knight?
|
Port stub wing
|
|
|
Missions of the H-53D Sea Stallion
|
Logistics, VOD, Troop transport
|
|
|
What is the primary method for starting the H-53D Sea Stallion?
|
APP
|
|
|
Added danger of the H-53s
|
H-53s produce 50-120 knots of rotor downwash and up to 200,000 volts of static electricity.
|
|
|
Missions of H-53E Super Stallion
|
AMCM, Logistics, Troop transport, VOD
|
|
|
Missions of TH-57 Ranger
|
Training, VIP
|
|
|
What 3 types of Helos of skid type landing gear?
|
AH-1 Cobra, H-1 Huey, and TH-57 Ranger
|
|
|
Missions of the H-60
|
VERTREP, SAR, CSAR, ASST(Anti Submarine Surveillance and Targeting), USW (Under Surface Warfare)
|
|
|
Mission of the HH-65 Dolphin (USCG)
|
SAR
|
|
|
What are the down and lock colors for the H-3, H-53D, and H-65?
|
Red, white, blue
|
|
|
Mission of the SA-330 Puma
|
Utility, VERTREP
|
|
|
What is the primary method for starting an H-46?
|
APU
|
|
|
What are the main differences between the H53-D and H53-E?
|
Echo has canted tail, Echo has 7 blades Delta has 6, Echo has 3 engines Delta has 2, Echo is used for MCM
|
|
|
What type of landing system is the H-60 designed to be used with?
|
RAST, Recover assist securing and traversing
|
|
|
The US Navy is currently utilizing what civilian helo?
|
SA-330 Puma
|
|
|
Who is the overall safety observer of the flight evolution while supervising all flight operations?
|
Helicopter control Officer (HCO)
|
|
|
How does HCO coordinate movements?
|
Obtains permission from the OOD on the bridge to start
|
|
|
Who is the primary safety observer ON the flight deck?
|
LSE
|
|
|
Which manual contains the proper hand signals to be used.
|
NA-00-80t-113
|
|
|
What is the primary responsibility of the crash and salvage crew? (SD)
|
Save lives, fight fires
|
|
|
Who are members of the crash and salvage crew directly responsible to? (SD)
|
Damage Control Assistant (DCA)
|
|
|
Who establishes and oversees the FOD walkdown? (SD)
|
Helicopter Control Officer (HCO)
|
|
|
What is the CO responsible for?
|
safe helicopter operations on their ship
|
|
|
Who maintains a running maintenance status of all aircraft? (LD)
|
Aircraft handling officer
|
|
|
From where does the Air Officer direct all aspects of flight deck operations? (LD)
|
Primary Flight Control (Pri-Fly)
|
|
|
Who moves and secures all aircraft? (LD)
|
Aircraft handling crew
|
|
|
Who provides additional supervision on the flight deck? (LD)
|
Flight Deck Chief (FDC)
|
|
|
Who is the Crash and Salvage Crew directly responsible to? (LD)
|
Air Bos'n
|
|
|
What is the FDO responsible for? (LD)
|
Supervises all LSEs, directors, tractor drivers, phone talkers, elevator operators, crash and salvage crew, and blue shirts
|
|
|
What is the Air Boss responsible for? (LD)
|
Directly responsible to the CO for all flight operations.
|
|
|
What is the Fly petty officer responsible for? (LD)
|
supervises a particular section of the flight deck known as a FLY
|
|
|
What is the Combat Cargo Officer responsible for? (LD)
|
safe and orderly flow of troops, passengers, mail, and cargo on/off board amphibious ships
|
|
|
What is the Air transfer officer responsible for?
|
safe and orderly flow of troops, passengers, mail, and cargo on/off board aircraft carriers
|
|
|
What color are the deck edge lights on a Small deck?
|
Red
|
|
|
What is the purpose of the landing circle? (SD)
|
to maintain a safe rotor clearance, indicates desired position of helo
|
|
|
What is the touch down spot? (SD)
|
solid circle painted white, center of the landing area
|
|
|
What is the marking for HIFR? (SD)
|
painted white "H" located port side aft on the flight deck.
|
|
|
What markings are illuminated at night by the overhead floodlights and the deck surface floodlights?
|
the landing circle, touch down spot and HIFR "H"
|
|
|
Dashline
|
must hover with the center line of the aircraft directly over the dash line
|
|
|
"T" Line
|
helo must hover with main and tail rotor hubs on or aft of the "t" line
|
|
|
"T" Ball Line
|
helo must hover with its main and tail rotor hubs on or aft of the "t" ball line. Used by large rotor diameter aircraft.
|
|
|
Double "t" line
|
helo must hover with its main and tail rotor hubs between the two "t" lines
|
|
|
VERTREP illumination
|
Vertrep markings illuminated at night by the overhead floodlights and deck surface floodlights
|
|
|
What do vertrep markings indicate?
|
safe rotor clearance on which the facility is certified for pick up and delivery of cargo during vertrep evolutions.
|
|
|
Homing Beacon
|
white rotating beacon, located high on the ships mast, visual reference for the ships location
|
|
|
Overhead floodlights
|
mounted above flight deck, colors are red, white, or amber
|
|
|
Deck surface floodlights
|
along the port, starboard, and aft peripheral, illuminates the deck surface, colors are red or white
|
|
|
Hangar Door Markings
|
painted alternating red and yellow stripes, rising from port to starboard, indicates a safe clearance to move the helo in and out of hangar
|
|
|
What are the 2 deck status indicating systems?
|
Deck status light system and rotary beacon signal system
|
|
|
What do the different status colors of the indicating systems mean?
|
Red-foul deck, launches and landings unauthorized
Amber-authorized to engage or disengage rotors Green-indicates clear deck |
|
|
How many indicating lights are illuminated at once?
|
only one light will be illuminated at a time.
|
|
|
When is Deck status light system used?
|
on single spot ships
|
|
|
When is Rotary beacon signal system used?
|
required on multi spot ships
|
|
|
Horizon Reference set (HRS)
|
provides a stable, external, visual horizon reference to aid pilot, used for inclement weather or at night
|
|
|
Stabilized glide slope indicator (SGSI)
|
indicates safe approach path to the ship, green=path is too high, amber=approach is good, red=approach is too low
|
|
|
Wave off lights
|
mounted on side of the SGSI, flashing red lights, which provide a visual cue to the pilot when an unacceptable landing condition exist
|
|
|
What are the 3 categories of aviation facilities?
|
Aviation, amphibious, air capable
|
|
|
What is the purpose of the peripheral marking?
|
marks outer edge of the operating area
|
|
|
Where must the pilot/LSE position the helicopter forward main mounts, nose wheel or skids to maintain a safe rotor clearance?
|
Within the landing cirle
|
|
|
What are the four different types of vertrep markings?
|
dash line, "t"line, "t" ball line, double "t" line
|
|
|
What light illuminates the entire operating area of the flight deck?
|
overhead floodlights
|
|
|
What two light systems give you the true status of the flight deck?
|
Deck status light system and rotary beacon signal system
|
|
|
What light produces a tri-color beam of light that indicates a safe approach path to the ship?
|
Stabilized Glide Slope Indicator (SGSI)
|
|
|
How many fly's on an amphibious ship? How about aircraft carrier?
|
2, 3
|
|
|
What color are wheel spots for an H46 painted and where are nose spots located?
|
white, centered forward of the main wheel spots just aft of the horizontal line
|
|
|
What color are wheel spots for an H53 painted and where are the nose spots located?
|
yellow, centered forward of the main wheel spots on the horizontal line.
|
|
|
How can you identify main wheel spots at night?
|
Red marker lights
|
|
|
Where are the ordnance line up lines on LHAs, what about LHDs?
|
located on spots 3 and 3A (LHA) spots 1 and 3 (LHD)
|
|
|
Portable and fixed wheel stops
|
fixed wheel stops are white, portable wheel stops are alternating red and yellow
|
|
|
What is the purpose of the landing spot?
|
Landing direction and position
|
|
|
What color are portable Bomb Jettison wheel stops?
|
Red and yellow
|
|
|
Which landing spots are designated for arming/disarming on an LHA?
|
3/3A
|
|
|
Where is VERTREP conducted at night on amphibious ships?
|
Areas A&C
|
|
|
What color are the deck edge lights on large deck ships?
|
Blue
|
|
|
What is the purpose of Ordnance line up lines?
|
arming and disarming
|
|
|
What type of status light is used on large deck ships?
|
Rotary Beacon Signal System
|
|
|
Which instruction requires the use of double hearing protection on the flight deck?
|
OPNAVINST 5100.19 Series
|
|
|
What is the only authorized flotation device when working on the flight deck.
|
MK-1 MOD "O" utilizes only the automatic inflator assembly that is identified by a red toggle, not used by passengers aboard aircraft
|
|
|
Where can further information on color codes of flight deck clothing and equipment be found?
|
NA 00-80T-122, app. D, NA 00-80T-120(CV NATOPS) NA 00-80T-106 (LHA/LHD NATOPS)
|
|
|
What color are the signal wands used by LSEs on Air Capable and Amphibious Ships?
|
Amber
|
|
|
What color are the signal wands used by LSEs on CVs?
|
red and green
|
|
|
Which aircraft are polyurethane chocks (NWC-4) used with?
|
all aircraft having a wheel base diameter of 45 inches or less.
|
|
|
How are chocks positioned?
|
the sliding portion of the chock will face aft to ensure easy removal
|
|
|
What happens to the working load of improperly installed tie down chains?
|
it is reduced to 6,000 lbs
|
|
|
What is the size of the white reflective tape on the back and front impact shell of the cranial?
|
6x6, 3x6 on the front
|
|
|
Tiedown chains come in what two lengths?
|
9 and 14 feet
|
|
|
The working load of the tiedown chain is?
|
10,000 lbs
|
|
|
How is the distress marker light stowed in the MK-1 MOD "0" life vest?
|
light facing down
|
|
|
Who is identified by 3 vertical orange stripes on the flight deck cranial?
|
a supervisor
|
|
|
Which tiedown is designed to prevent improper installation?
|
TD-1B
|
|
|
(T/F) On the flight deck, the deck hook of a tie down should be pointed up when installed?
|
True
|
|
|
What types of floatation devices are used by personnel embarking on helicopters?
|
LPU-32/P or LPP-1/1A
|
|
|
What are the mandatory hand signals?
|
Wave off and hold.
|
|
|
Which manual contains NATO approved hand signals?
|
NA 00-80T-113
|
|
|
What are the 3 types of helicopter flight deck evolutions?
|
vertrep, hoisting, HIFR
|
|
|
What hand signal is executed for an emergency breakaway during a HIFR evolution?
|
wave off
|
|
|
Hand signals listed in the hand signal NATOPS that are dark silhouetted are what type of hand signals?
|
NATO approved
|
|
|
(T/F) Mandatory hand signals wave-off and hold are used when an emergency condition exist or when an unsafe situation arises.
|
True
|
|
|
When does blade flapping usually occur?
|
low rpm, gusty winds
|
|
|
What is the first signal given by the LSE for hung droop stops?
|
Engage rotors
|
|
|
What causes ground resonance, in regards to tie-down chains?
|
tight hight point tie-downs
|
|
|
What signal is used by the pilot to indicate an immediate landing with complete electrical failure and no comms
|
Red flare seaward
|
|
|
What are the 3 categories of airborne emergencies
|
Crash/ditch, immediate emergency shipboard landing, precautionary emergency shipboard landing
|
|
|
What is thermal runaway?
|
When the battery overheats
|
|
|
How shall personnel enter or exit the rotor arc?
|
90 degree
|
|
|
What are the two types of engine fires?
|
Internal and external
|
|
|
Which manual list pilots/aircrewman emergency procedures?
|
NATOPS
|
|
|
(T/F) During engine start-up the fireguard will face the LSE
|
True
|
|
|
Navedtra 43426-0
|
Flight Deck Familiarization
|
|
|
Navedtra 43436-c
|
LSE PQS book
|
|
|
NA 00-80R-14
|
A/C fire fighting and rescue
|
|
|
NA 00-80R-14-1
|
A/C emergency manual
|
|
|
NA 00-80R-19
|
A/C crash and salvage manual
|
|
|
NA 00-80T-96
|
Basic handling safety manual
|
|
|
NA 00-80T-120
|
CV NATOPS
|
|
|
NA 00-80T-106
|
LHA/LHD NATOPS
|
|
|
NA 00-80T-113
|
Aircraft Signals Natops manual
|
|
|
NA 13-1-6.1-2,5,7
|
survival equipment
|
|
|
NTTP 3-50.1
|
naval search and rescue manual
|
|
|
NWP 4-01.4
|
underway replenishment manual
|
|
|
NA 00-80T-122
|
helicopter operating procedures for air-capable ships
|
|
|
NAEC-ENG-7576
|
shipboard aviation facilities resume
|
|
|
NAVAIRWARCENALDIULKE-4.8.10.4
|
aviation facilities bulletin no.1h
|
|
|
NA 16-35AVS-7
|
AN/AVS-6
|
|
|
SW215-AK-MMO-010
|
PVS-7
|
|
|
MAWTS-1
|
marine air weapons training squadron 1
|
|
|
Who is directly responsible for the safe movement of the helicopter?
|
Director
|
|
|
When may chock and chain persons be used as pushers?
|
never
|
|
|
What color deck status light is displayed during engine start?
|
Red
|
|
|
What color deck status light is displayed during rotor engagement or disengagement?
|
amber
|
|
|
Who sets flight quarters?
|
OOD
|
|
|
When will the LSE direct from inside the rotor arc?
|
Never
|
|
|
(T/F) Appropriate slack should be left in all high point tiedowns during flight operations.
|
True
|
|
|
Who must the LSE call if they are not trained to look for droop stops?
|
Aircrewmen
|
|
|
After engines have been shut down what color is the deck status light?
|
Red
|
|
|
Who is the overall safety observer of the entire VERTREP evolution?
|
HCO
|
|
|
Who is responsible for ensuring a safe zone is maintained for emergency landings?
|
Cargo Supervisor and FDO
|
|
|
Who briefs all essential personnel prior to each VERTREP evolution?
|
VERTREP officer
|
|
|
Who is responsible for connecting the cargo load to the helicopter?
|
Hookup person
|
|
|
(T/F) After the load is on the deck and the pendant is slack, the LSE will give the "release load" hand signal?
|
True
|
|
|
Who is the primary director once the helicopter is in a hover over the deck?
|
Aircrew
|
|
|
What does IPD stand for?
|
inter pupillary distance
|
|
|
What are the three types of NVG's currently used?
|
ANVIS 6, ANVIS 9, PVS 7
|
|
|
What is your best visual acuity while wearing ANVIS-6 goggles?
|
20/40
|
|
|
What is your FOV while wearing NVDs?
|
40 degrees
|
|
|
What two human factors are greatly reduced during night vision goggle use?
|
near depth perception, color perception (eye fatigue, headaches)
|
|
|
What is the primary natural light source for NVD use?
|
moon light
|
|
|
What are the two levels of maintenance involving NVDs
|
O and I
|
|
|
Who performs the O-level maintenance on the goggles?
|
the users
|
|
|
What is the minimum weight placed into the canvas bag during hoisting operations?
|
5 lbs
|
|
|
When is it permitted to hoist personnel at night?
|
Hoisting of personnel at night is prohibited except in emergency situations
|
|
|
How are both HIFR rig hoses grounded?
|
internally
|
|
|
Who signals the true status of the fueling hose?
|
pump paddle person
|
|
|
Who ensures the rescue strop is properly secured to the hoistee?
|
assist person
|
|
|
How fast can the helicopter's static charge rebuild?
|
1 second
|
|
|
When is emergency breakaway achieved using the NATO high capacity rig?
|
450 lbs of tensile force
|
|
|
What hand signal is given for emergency breakaway, during a HIFR evolution?
|
waveoff
|
|
|
Hoisting of cargo should not exceed how many pounds, due to aircrew limitations?
|
200 lbs
|
|
|
What is the minimum number of hose tenders required during a HIFR evolution?
|
Two
|
|
|
What is the correct signal for "am pumping fuel" at night?
|
green over red wands
|
