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What are the requirements when calculating LSALT for routes operating under RNP 2?
Add 1360ft (no towers) or 1000ft (to towers >360ft) 5nm either side of track
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When can you fly night VFR below LSALT?
- - Taking off in vicinity of departure aerodrome
- - When destination aerodrome in sight and descent made within 3nm
- - Being vectored
- - With 'night sun' per dispensation
- - NVGs (min 2 crew on goggles per AIP ENR 1.1 4.9.2 Note)
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If on goggles, what must you advise ATC of when below LSALT?
"Request 'not above' ____ NVG"
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Class C/E VMC?
- Vis: 5km
- Cld: 1500m hor / 1000ft vert
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Class D VMC?
- Vis: 5km
- Cld: 600m hor / 1000ft vert above or 500ft vert below
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Class G VMC?
- < 10000ft:
- Vis: 5km
- Cld: 1500m hor / 1000ft vert
- At or below 3000ft AMSL or 1000ft AGL, whichever highest:
- Vis: 5km
- Clear cloud and in sight of ground/water
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Special VFR?
- For entering/leaving CTR
- By day only
- Clear of cloud
- >800 m vis
- At speed to see and avoid obs
- IAW CAR 157 above ground (500ft)
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Min operating altitude when conducting law enforcement operations?
- Day:
- 1000 ft over city >30 kias
- 700 ft if needed
- 700 ft everywhere else
- 500 ft if needed
- Night:
- 1000 ft >30 kias
- 700 ft if needed IF you have serviceable 'night sun'
- EMS/SAR
- Day:
- 300 ft over land
- 200 ft over water
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What do you need to operate below LSALT at night?
Night sun per permit
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What is the minimum external lighting and can it be reduced at all?
- Anti cols on but can be reduced to nothing if operationally required
- Call POLAIR 61 BLACK if lights out
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What are the helo alternate minima requirements?
- By day and night,
- no cloud >SCT below 1500ft AGL
- Vis >8km
- If helo VMC is allowed at destination (ie, CTAF by day)
- no cloud >SCT below 1000ft AGL
- Vis >3km
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According to CAO 20.11, what are the requirements for carrying life jackets for both SE and ME aircraft?
- SE: when outside auto distance to land
- ME: When >50nm from land
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According to CAO 20.11, what are the requirements for carrying life rafts for both SE and ME aircraft?
- SE: If flying > than 30 min cruise or 50nm
- ME: If flying > than 120 min cruise or 400nm
Any flight >50nm according to OPs Man Part A Sect 6-18-4-2
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For pilot with >50hrs NVIS, what is the min NVIS flight currency req?
3hrs inc 3x takeoffs, ccts and landings in previous 6 mths or NPC/CCF in previous 6 mths
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For pilot with >50hrs NVIS, how often do you conduct a NVIS proficiency check?
Annually
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For pilot with >50hrs NVIS, what is the currency req for operations to other than a NVIS standard HLS?
Once every 3 months
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For pilot with >50hrs NVIS, what is the currency req for NVIS winch operations?
- 1 take off, circuit and landing to HLS devoid of cultural lighting in previous 3 mths
- Can be unaided
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For pilot with >50hrs NVIS, what is the currency req for Fast Rope/Rappel operations?
Once every 12 mths
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Min aircraft equip for NVIS Ops?
- - Serviceable RADALT that:
- 1- displays instant impression of absolute ht and
- 2- displays easily understood rate of change of ht
- Incorporates:
- 1- System with audio and visual warning of preselected ht
- - Serviceable steerable searchlight adjustable in pitch and azimuth
- - If below 500ft or from NVIS BASIC HLS using IR searchlight, IF there's a NVD failure, the pilot can:
- 1- revert to white search/landing light or
- 2- If 2 pilots with dual controls, hand over
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Besides min equip for NVIS Ops, what additional NVIS req are there?
- 1- Aircraft has min equip for NVFR/IFR flt
- 2- NVG and mounting system for helmet
- 3- Each crew has NVIS compatible torch
- 4- Each crew has lip light and may use finger light
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When can you descend below LSALT over water at night?
- - Req FD inc ALT HOLD which is not to be disengaged until base/finals and in sight of water
- - No overwater transits below 1000ft AGL (NB need personal reason to be below LSALT anyway)
- - Descent below 1000ft only when in cct area for landing or in surveillance area
- - Descent below 500ft only when surface visible/discernable and no descending turns
- - All altitude changes announced
- - All tgt altitudes set on RADALT before descent
- - All altitudes below 500 ft called
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What are your restrictions if conducting single pilot NVIS Ops?
- - to/from ONLY HLS ANVIS Standard
- - Not below 1000ft except takeoff and landing
- - further descent to 700 ft is allowed if night sun/TRAKKA operational
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What are NO-GO faults for goggles?
- 1- Shading
- 2- Edge glow
- 3- Flickering, flashing or intermittent ops
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What are acceptable faults for goggles?
- 1- Fixed pattern
- 2- Black spots
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#### BABCOCK ### What risk mitigators must be observed when using NVIS ops with reduced planning minima?
- 1- Serviceable night sun/TRAKKA
- 2- Maps accessible
- 3- Pilot familiar with area and full time pilot at base
- 4- Pilot is CAPT and approved to use reduced minima
- 5- Spare goggles in reach
- 6- Have instrument rating
- 7- If transiting below LSALT IAW reduced minima then 2nd NVIS qualled pax up front
- 8- Normal alt requirements
- 9- Recover plan briefed
- 10- Complete NVIS hazard risk where possible
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#### BABCOCK ### What are the Reduced Flight Planning Minima?
- - IFR equipped aircraft is 1000 ft cloud base within 2nm of track
- - VFR equipped aircraft is 2000 ft cloud bar within 2nm
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Define HLS-NVIS Standard?
- - Conforms to CAAP 92-2
- - Unlit
- - No windsock
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Define HLS-NVIS Basic?
- - Doesn't conform to CAAP 92-2
- - Unlit
- - Unprepared
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How long is a duty day and can you work longer if required?
- Depends what time you start but a general rule is 10hrs
- You can increase by 1 hr if feeling good
- Dep Chief or Chief Pilot can approve a further hour
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#### BABCOCK ### How much sleep is required in a 24hr period IAW the FRMS Manual?
8 hrs continuous rest where you can lie down in a 24hr period
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What equip is req'd to conduct winching over land at night?
- 2x white lights controllable by Aircrewman illuminating winch area and cable, 2nd light may be torch; and
- 2x independent white lights controllable by pilot without moving hands from controls
- Winch down light illuminated
- Cyalume attached to hook
- 2 way intercom
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What must you have to conduct winch over water by night?
- NO WINCHING BY NIGHT OVER OCEAN OR LARGE WATER AREA WITHOUT REFERENCE
- Aircraft attitude must be referenced against external object AND
- Lights and intercom per over land winch
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What height restriction for live load winch training?
- Only above 15ft if:
- Training approved by Chief Pilot /TFO
- Detailed plan/ brief conducted
- TFOI must be on board
Where possible, all training areas should have vehicle access.
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What do you do when you hear isolate isolate isolate?
Turn winch off
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Where can you find the areas in Australia considered as remote location?
ERSA: Gen Fis Inflight
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What equipment do you need if flying in remote areas?
Survival equipment to sustain life appropriate to area being overflown
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What items of emergency equipment are on board each aircraft?
- BK117 B-2
- - Emerg door and window exits
- - Fire ext beside pilot
- - First Aid kit on left clam shell door
- - EPIRB on person and in aircraft near bty compartment rear right
- - life raft if fitted
- - Switlik life jacket with heliograph, pen flares, strobe and epirb
- AS365 N3
- - Emerg doors
- - 1 x fire ext ....
- - EPIRB on person and aircraft ...
- - Life raft if fitted
- - Switlik per above
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Where will you find the legislation regarding minimum aircraft equipment required for NVG flight?
- CAO 82.6 Night vision imaging system
- CAO 20.18 Aircraft equipment
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NVFR recency requirements?
1x take off, circuit and landing previous 6 mths
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What's in the MEL for NVG requirements before flying?
- All channels of the CSAS/AP
- Full RADALT inc audio warning
- NVG cockpit and cabin lighting
- 1 x serviceable steerable search light
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How do goggles work?
- Light into objective lens: pic turned upside down
- Photocathode: photons into electrons
- MCP: electrons multiplied
- Phosphor screen: electrons into visible photons
- Eyepiece lens: image righted into eye
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Privileges and limitations of all endorsements?
- Privileges
- Pilot / PIC aircraft, use equipment if:
- Completed CASA approved course of instruction by qualified people
- Assessed as competent by CASA approved assessing officer
- Fly approaches assessed on
- Limitations
- Can't use quals in aircraft not assessed on
- Can't use in aircraft not approved for torre of flying
- Can't use if haven't completed course
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NVIS or NVFR take off minima?
Require VMC conditions for departure and at LSALT
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Can your OPC/NPC/IPC be carried out in sim or aircraft or just aircraft?
Both sim and aircraft
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Grade 1 vs grade 2 NVG qual?
Grade 1 requires instrument rating
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