task o-2107 minnesota wing aircrew training: o-2107 prepare for a trip to a remote mission base
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Task O-2107
Minnesota Wing Aircrew Training: O-2107
Prepare for a Trip to a Remote Mission Base
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What’s the Rush?
Why do we go to so much trouble to train mission aircrew members and encourage members to spend the time it takes to stay proficient?
Time is such a critical factor in missing person or aircraft crash searches
Treat every minute after you been alerted as critical to the survival chances of the victims
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Survival Rates Of the 29% who survive a crash, 60% will
be injured:– 81% will die if not located within 24 hours– 94% will die if not located within 48 hours
Of those 40% uninjured in the crash:– 50% will die if not located within 72 hours– Survival chances diminish rapidly after 72 hours
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Response Times Average time from the aircraft being reported
missing to AFRCC notification:– 15.6 hours if no flight plan was filed– 3.9 hours if a VFR flight plan was filed– 1.1 hours if an IFR flight plan was filed
Average time from the aircraft being reported missing (LKP) to CAP locating and recovering:– 62.6 hours if no flight plan was filed– 18.2 hours if a VFR flight plan was filed– 11.5 hours if an IFR flight plan was filed
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What’s the Rush?
What do these statistics tell us?– We must take each mission seriously!– Strive to do everything better, smarter and
faster! Training, practice and pre-planning help
us accomplish these goals Also tells us, as pilots, to always file a
flight plan
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Leaving Home Base
Proper uniforms per CAPM 39-1 Required credentials Current charts for the entire trip (gridded,
if you have them) Personal supplies and money Equipment such as cell phone and
flashlights (including spare batteries) Charts and maps
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Leaving Home Base Check the Weight and balance, CO monitor
& Fire Extinguisher status, fuel reserve and management plan, Discrepancy Log
Tie-downs, chocks, Pitot cover and engine plugs
Equipment such as fuel tester, survival kit, binoculars, sick sacks, and cleaning supplies
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Leaving Home Base Obtain briefing and file FAA Flight Plan Complete “Inbound” 104 and get released by Mission FRO
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Leaving Home Base
“IMSAFE” IllnessMedicationStressAlcoholFatigueEmotion
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FROChecklist(60-1)
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Pre-flight begins even before you even get to the aircraft
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Crew Duty Limitations
Duty day rules apply to scanners and observers as well as pilots (CAPR 60-1)– 14 hour duty day max
Duty Day is defined as beginning when reporting to work or the CAP activity, whichever occurs first. It ends at engine shut down.
– 8 scheduled flight hours within a duty day max– Under no circumstances will flight time exceed 10
hours– 10 hours rest between duty days minimum
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Preflight Check the aircraft: Pre-flight (e.g., CAPF 71, CAP Aircraft
Inspection Checklist) Check the date and starting Tach & Hobbs times to ensure you
won't exceed:– mid-cycle oil change (40-60 hours, not to exceed four months)– 100-hour/Annual– 24-month Transponder inspection, Pitot-Static system inspection,
Altimeter calibration, & ELT inspection/Battery replacement date– 30-day VOR check for IFR flight
Check the AD compliance list Fill in the CAP flight log
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Preflight
Check the Discrepancy Log; ensure no discrepancy makes the aircraft unsafe for flight or reduces your ability to accomplish the mission
Verify any outstanding discrepancies during your aircraft preflight. If new discrepancies are discovered, log them and ensure the aircraft is still airworthy and mission ready
During loading, ensure that all supplies and equipment correspond to what you used in your Weight & Balance
Windshield and windows are clean, and that the chocks, tie-downs, and Pitot tube covers/engine plugs are stowed
Check and test special equipment
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Preflight Check parking area for obstacles, arrange for
marshaller or wing-walker The mission pilot will perform the passenger
briefing and review the emergency egress procedure. The pilot should also brief the crew on the fuel management plan and assumptions, and assign responsibility for inquiring about fuel status once an hour.
The pilot will review the taxi plan and taxiway diagram, and assign crew responsibilities for taxi
Once everyone is settled in, organize the cockpit and review the "Engine Fire on Start" procedure
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Departure Always use the checklists; use the
challenge/response method Seat belts and shoulder harness (always <1000
AGL) Collision avoidance! An increasing number of
taxi mishaps are the number one trend in CAP. Investigations reveal that pilots are: straying from designated taxi routes, not allowing adequate clearance, not considering the tail and wings during turns, taxiing too fast for conditions, taxiing with obscured visibility, distracted by cockpit duties, and not using other crewmembers to ensure clearance.
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Departure CAPR 60-1 taxi rules:
– Taxi no faster than a slow walk when within 10 feet of obstacles– Maintain at least 50' behind light single-engine aircraft, 100' behind small multi-
engine and jet aircraft, and 500' behind heavies and taxiing helicopters
Go over the crew assignments for takeoff and departure and make sure each crewmember knows in which direction they should be looking during each.
Remind the crew that midair collisions are most likely to occur in daylight VFR conditions within five miles of an airport at or below 3,000’ AGL! This means that most midair collisions occur in or near the traffic pattern. Since the pilot has only one set of eyes, this (and aircraft design) leaves several 'blind spots' that the observer and scanner must cover -- particularly between your 4 and 8 o'clock positions.
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Departure Be sure and include the DF unit's Alarm light self-test in your
scan during startup. The light should blink for several seconds; if it doesn't your unit may be inoperative.
Ensure that the DF, Audio Panel and FM radio are set up properly. If possible, perform an FM radio check. Select your initial VOR radial(s) and GPS setting (e.g., destination or flight plan).
Obtain ATIS and Clearance (read back all clearances and hold-short instructions). Then verify the crosswind limitation. Set up the navigational instruments (e.g., VOR radials and GPS destination, entry points and waypoints)
Once you begin taxiing, check your brakes
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Departure Sterile cockpit rules are now in effect Keep the checklist close at hand, open to Emergency
Procedures Check for landing aircraft before taking the active At takeoff, start the Observer Log with the time and Hobbs
for "Wheels Up“ The FAA's "operation lights on" encourages pilots to keep
aircraft lights on when operating within 10 miles of an airport, or wherever flocks of birds may be expected
While departing the airport environs practice collision avoidance and maintain the sterile cockpit until well clear of traffic and obstacles. Shallow S-turns and lifting a wing before turns may be used to check for traffic. The crew must keep each other appraised of conflicting aircraft and obstacles
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Arrival at Mission Base Obtain ATIS (or AWOS) as soon as possible. May
be able to contact mission base on FM radio. Review taxi plan/airport taxi diagram and make
crew assignments for approach, landing and taxi Make sure each crewmember knows in which
direction they should be looking during each. Remind the crew that midair collisions are most likely to occur in daylight VFR conditions within five miles of an airport at or below 3,000’ AGL! This means that most midair collisions occur in the traffic pattern, with over half occurring on final approach
Sterile cockpit rules are now in effect
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Arrival at Mission BasePractice collision avoidance by turning the
aircraft exterior lights on when within 10 miles of the airport.
Read back all clearances and hold-short instructions
Defer after-landing checks until clearLog and report "Wheels Down" Watch for Marshallers and follow their
directions, signal Ignition Switch OFF (hold keys out the window) so they can chock
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Arrival at Mission Base(with style)
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Arrival at Mission Base Secure the aircraft:
– Avionics/Control lock, Master Switch OFF– Tie-downs, chocks, Pitot tube cover and engine plugs– Close windows, Fuel Selector Switch in 'Right' or 'Left,' and
Parking Brake OFF; remove personal items and special equipment; lock the doors and baggage compartment.
Oil & fuel, clean windows and leading edges Close FAA flight plan, call FRO Check aircrew and aircraft into the mission Complete “Inbound” 104 Get sortie assignment Determine food and lodging