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How low are helicopter fuel reserves kept?
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little as 20 minutes of fuel for R/W aircraft The reserves can be as
and 45 minutes for F/W aircraft
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What percentage of aircraft hours are designated as training?
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It has been estimated that approximately 20 percent of all fixed wing (F/W)
- flight hours and 40 percent of rotary wing (R/W) hours must be dedicated
- to training so pilots and crew members can maintain skill proficiency andcomplete the various training syllabi leading to the next designation
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How is deadheading calculated?
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one half of the number of flight hours spent deadheading shall count as crewmission time. Deadheading shall not be calculated as part of crew rest time
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What are the flight hours maximums, day, week, month and yearly?
- Consecutive Days A flight crew member shall not fly as a crew member more than 50 hours in
- any seven consecutive days.
- Thirty Consecutive Days A flight crew member shall not fly as a crew member more than 125 hours
- during any 30 consecutive days.
- 365 Consecutive Days A flight crew member shall not fly as a crew member more than 1100 total
- military/civilian hours during any 365 consecutive days.
- Alert Duty Flight crew members shall not be assigned alert duty for more than 24
- consecutive hours; they should have at least 10 hours off duty immediately
- before assuming alert duty. Alert duty is limited to 12 hours unless adequate
- crew rest facilities are available.
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What are limits and restrictions on donating blood?
- • Aircrew personnel shall obtain permission from the Commanding Officer
- before donating blood.
- • Aircrew personnel shall be grounded for a period of 3 days (72 hours) after
- a donation of 200 cc or more of blood.
- • Aircrew personnel shall be grounded for a period of 7 days after donation
- of 500 cc or more of blood. (The standard unit of donated blood is less
- than 500 cc).
- • Aircrew personnel shall not donate blood more than every 120 days.
- • Aircrew personnel should not be permitted to engage in-flights above
- 35,000 feet, night flying, or other demanding flights for a period of oneweek after blood donation
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What are the restrictions on donating bone marrow?
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• Aircrew personnel selected for and undergoing bone marrow donation aregrounded for a minimum of 30 days
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How close to an object can you taxi an aircraft without a wingwalker?
- When an aircraft is being taxied within 25 feet of obstructions, a two
- person (minimum) taxi crew is required. One member will serve as taxi
- signalman/wing walker, the other as an additional wing walker. Aircraft shall
- not be taxied at anytime within 5 feet of obstructions.
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What are air and water temps for ADC?
- Water Temp (W) Air Temp (A) Garment
- 70° F≤W and Any Flight Suit
- 60° F≤W<70° F and 85° F≤A Flight Suit
- 60° F≤W<70° F and A<85° F ADC
- W<60° F and Any ADC
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