MH60T Trivia #476-500

This trivia series distills over 20 years of flight manual study into 500+ focused questions and answers, posted in 25 question sets. It’s not a substitute for the manual, but rather an aid to facilitate study and strengthen airmanship. During your review, ask yourself: How is this operationally relevant? Do I need to memorize it, or just be familiar with it? Should I review more on this topic? 

476. Q: How do you terminate the climb on an auto depart? 
     A: Collective trim will engage RADALT HOLD at the current altitude. 

477. Q: When are the RADALT CAWS advisories heard? 
     A: “100′” at 100′ unless auto approach or hover coupler is engaged, “altitude, altitude” at your bug setting, “RADALT fail” during failure. 

478. Q: Pressing the cyclic EMER REL activates what and when? 
     A: Weight off wheels, if the cargo hook is armed, the hook will be forced open. If the overhead hoist control is in COCKPIT or ALL, the cable will be sheared. 

479. Q: If the overhead hoist control switch is in the COCKPIT position, which  hoist control stations are operable? 
     A: The crewman pendant hoist switch, hand grip hoist control and cyclic grip hoist control are operative. 

480. Q: If the overhead hoist control switch is in the COCKPIT position, how is the hoist shear affected? 
     A: Cabin position cannot shear the hoist. 

481. Q: How does the position of the hoist switch affect the hoist fan? 
     A: ALL or COCKPIT turns the fan on. Leaving the switch in the ALL or COCKPIT position can burn out the fan motor which results in a burning acrid smell that can be alarming until it is determined that it is coming from the hoist fan.

482. Q: What are the four options for swimmer deployments? 
     A: Direct, sling, free fall, harness (with or without sling). 

483. Q: Swimmer (only) recovery from free fall, harness and sling deployments? 
     A: Bare hook (with or without weight bag and/or sling). 

484. Q: Survivor recoveries from free fall, harness and sling deployments? 
     A: Litter, basket, MADPU and SADPU. 

485. Q: Swimmer and survivor recoveries from a direct deployment? 
     A: Physical grip, quick strop and double lift. 

486. Q: When do you “check swimmer” during a harness with trail line deployment of a swimmer  to a vessel? 
     A: Before you begin the hoist (prior to trail line delivery). 

487. Q: Check swimmer altitude during a free fall? 
     A: No higher than 30’. 

488. Q: Free fall altitude? 
     A: No higher than 15’, water depth no less than 12’, day. 

489. Q: Max height for physical grip training? 
     A: 10’. 

490. Q: Recommended height for repositioning swimmer and survivor via physical grip in high surf conditions? 
     A: 10’ AWL. 

491. Q: Where should swimmer be lowered on the wave? 
     A: On the backside of the preceding wave crest down to the trough. 

492. Q: Where is the crewman’s emergency release switch? 
     A: It is a covered switch on the crewman’s hover trim control panel. 

493. Q: Where is the crewman’s cargo hook release switch? 
     A: On the hoist pendant. 

494. Q: Within how many miles of a 406 EPIRB should you be able to hear and DF 121.5? 
     A: 5. 

495. Q: ELT DF frequency? 
     A: 121.5, 243.0 

496. Q: Optimal DF altitudes? 
     A: 2-4000′ AWL over open water, 4-6000′ AGL over land. 

497. Q: When is a trail line not used with a litter? 
     A: Trail line shall be used for litter hoists, except water hoists. 

498. Q: Trail line and water hoists? 
     A: A trail line shall not be used to deliver any device to a rescue swimmer  in the water. 

499. Q: When shall you lock the hoist hook? 
     A: Vertical surface swimmer deployments and litter recoveries. 

500. Q: When should you lock the hoist hook? 
     A: Litter deliveries and basket deliveries and recoveries.