AR 95-1

COMPUTATION OF FLYING TIME

As an Army Aviator you must comply with
1. Federal aviation __________, ______, and ______.
2. _______________________________ (____) regulations.
3. Host country __________, ______, and _____.
4. Military ___________.
5. Non-aviation federal and state ______ applicable to Army aviation operations.
6. DOD flight information publications (FLIP).Aircraft __________ __________ and
_____________ and applicable airworthiness releases

Pre Flight Planning Requirments:
The aviator will evaluate aircraft _______, _________, _______ and ________ data, ________ __ _______ (_______) (including GPS, DAFIF, TFF and local NOTAMS, host country ___________, Theater requirements (for example, ACO, ATO, SPINS, and so forth)) for the route to be ________, and appropriate DOD/US Government ______ per paragraph 5-1b.

Fuel Requirements:
At takeoff, aircraft must have enough fuel to reach the destination and ___________ ___________ (if required) and have a planned fuel reserve of –
· Rotary Wing
o VFR – ___ minutes at _______
o IFR – ___ minutes at _______

Flight Weather Planning:Pilots will obtain _________ , _________, ________, and _________ (if used) weather information before _________.

Flight into icing conditions. Aircraft will not be flown into known or forecast _______ icing conditions. If a flight is to be made into known or forecast _________ icing conditions, the aircraft must be equipped with adequate operational deicing or anti-icing equipment.

Flight into turbulence. Aircraft will not be intentionally flown into known or forecast ___________ turbulence or into known __________ turbulence.

Aircraft will not be intentionally flown into forecast severe turbulence unless ACOM, ASCC, DRU, or NGB commander has established clearance procedures and –
o Weather information is based on _____ forecasts.
o Flights will be made in areas where encountering severe turbulence is unlikely.
o Flights are for essential _________ essential __________ only.
o Flights are considered _________ ________ risk.
o Flights are terminated or _______ turbulence if severe turbulence is encountered.

Flight into thunderstorms. Aircraft will not be __________ flown into thunderstorms.

VFR Weather Requirments:Destination weather must be forecast to be _______ to or _________ than VFR minimums at estimated time of arrival (ETA) through _ _____ after ETA.

VFR Weather Requirments: When there are intermittent weather conditions, ____________ weather will apply. Aviators may file flight plans to a destination within Class __, __, __, and __ surface area airspace when weather conditions are forecast to be equal to or greater than known SVFR minima for that airspace at ETA through 1 hour after ETA

VFR Weather Requirments: Helicopter SVFR minima is _ ____ ________ and ______ of ______ unless a higher minimum is required at the _________. For airspace class, forecast en route weather must permit flight with separation from ________ and flight visibility equal to or greater than minimums state in table 5-1.

IFR Weather Requirments: Destination weather must be forecast to be _______ to or _______ than the published weather planning minimum for the __________ _________ to be flown at ETA through 1 hour after ETA.

When there are intermittent weather conditions, ______________ weather will apply. Of inoperative components for an approach exist, adjust the weather planning minimums as indicated by the DOD/US Government FLIP.

Aviators flying helicopters may reduce destination and alternate Category __ visibility minimums by ___ percent, but not less than __ mile or metric equivalent. Reduction of visibility for approaches labeled “____ ____” is not authorized and this reduction is applied after all other corrections. Category __ approach procedures may not be used in destination or alternate weather planning.

If there is no weather reporting service, the aviator may use the _____ forecast.
For all IFR flights and/or VFR cross country flights, the weather forecast will be void __ _______ ____ ___ _______ from the time the forecast is received provided the aircraft has not __________. Weather forecast may be extended after coordination with a _________ facility. The crew should update weather briefing information on __________ flights.

The pilot that does not meet the following on takeoff has the following minimums:
Helicopter’s departure ceiling – _____ feet and either visibility __ mile, RVR 1200 feet or metric equivalent.

During IMC flight, all instruments and communication equipment in the cockpit will be kept in the “___” position and immediately available for use.

Over-the-top flights. Aircraft will not be flown above a cloud or fog layer under VFR for more than ___ minutes unless –
· The aircraft is equipped for ____ flight per table 5-2 and not restricted from ____ flight. All instrument flight rules and requirements can be met for the remaining flight.

Dual VOR equipment requirements specified on approach charts do not apply to _____ aircraft. Off-tuning from the approach aid to identify an approach fix is authorized. Dual VOR approach minimums apply.

An approach may be initiated, regardless of ________ and ________.
Practice hooded approaches may be made to the ______ ______ or ______ _______ _______ when the aircraft has dual controls and a pilot is at one set of the controls. In all other cases, hooded approaches may not be made lower than _____ feet AGL.

The published missed approach procedure or other procedures as directed by ATC will be flown. __________ approaches may be flown provided _____, including reserve, is adequate. An ATC __________ must be requested and approved before proceeding to another airfield. A change of flight plan will be made per DOD/US Government FLIP if time permits.

An aircraft will not be flown below the published MDA or an approach continued below the DH unless the following exist:
1. The approach _________ of the runway, or the approach ________ or other markings, identifiable with the approach end of the runway or landing area, must be _______ visible to the pilot.
2. The aircraft must be in a ________ from which a ______ approach to the runway or landing area can be made.

Class 1 aircraft are those whose weight or center-of-gravity limits can ___________ be exceeded by loading arrangements normally used in _______ operations. Therefore, limited loading control is needed.

All DD Forms 365-4 (weight and balance) will be checked for accuracy at least every ___ days.
365-4 (weight and balance) will, as a minimum, be reviewed every ___ months. The last day of the month is the final day for completing the review.
Each aircraft will be weighed when –
1. ________ or major airframe ______ are accomplished.
2. Modifications or __ percent or greater of the aircrafts basic weight are applied.
3. Any modifications or component replacements including painting) have been made for which the weight and center-of-gravity cannot be ___________ computed.
4. Weight and center-of-gravity data records are suspected to be in _______.
5. The period since the previous weighing reaches ___ months for Class 1 aircraft and __ months for a Class 2 aircraft.

Oxygen will be used by aircraft crews and occupants for flights, as shown below:
1. Aircraft crews:
a. On flights above 10,000 feet pressure altitude for more than __ hour.
b. On flights above 12,000 feet pressure altitude for more than __ minutes.
2. Aircraft crews and all other occupants:
a. On flights above _______ feet pressure altitude for any period of time.
b. For flights above _______ feet pressure altitude, oxygen prebreathing will be accomplished by aircrewmembers. Prebreathing will be for not less than ___ minutes at ground level and will continue while ________ to altitude.

Proper wearing of fire-resistant flight clothing includes collars up, pant legs un-bloused, sleeves rolled down and the use of fire resistant flying gloves.
The following US Army approved clothing and equipment will be worn by all crewmembers when performing crew duties:
1. ________ boots
2. Flight ________
3. Flight ______ approved for aviation use
4. Under lay clothing made of ________, _____, ______ or materials approved for aviation use
5. ___ _____. All passengers will war approved hearing protection devices and passengers on tactical helicopter flights will wear protective military headgear as appropriate.