MH60T Trivia #401-425
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?
- Q: Angle of bank limits with a load on the hoist or external load?
A: In a hover 10°, 40-90 kts. 20°, 100-120 kts. 10°.
- Q: Max hoist load?
A: 600 lbs.
- Q: Max altitude for a practice physical grip of a survivor?
A: 10′.
- Q: Recommended altitude for an operational physical grip over water (e.g., to reposition a survivor from heavy surf to non breaking seas)?
A: 10′.
- Q: Practice AFCS off guidance?
A: Can be trained in the pattern, at cruise, or during approaches (including MATCHs and PATCHs).
- Q: Restrictions on practice emergencies while hoisting?
A: Not permitted during live hoists or DIW when committed.
- Q: Flight Manual definition of “committed”?
A: Committed is defined as a situation where a rescue device is on deck and connected to the hoist hook or is being deployed or retrieved through obstacles aboard a vessel that represents a possible hazard. An aircrew is not considered committed if only the trail line is on deck.
- Q: When are you required to use an instrument approach to the water (PATCH or MATCH)?
A: When the crew is not visual with the water at 300′ AWL or when visual references are not sufficient for a visual approach to the water.
- Q: Minimum safety calls during a PATCH?
A: Descent below 300′ prior to engaging the approach. Descent below 150′. Approaching (target hover altitude). Descent below (target hover altitude).
- Q: Minimum safety calls during a MATCH?
A: Descent below 300′ prior to glideslope intercept. Descent below 150′ AWL. Approaching (target hover altitude). Descent below (target hover altitude).
- Q: Minimum safety calls during a NATCH?
A: Descent below 150′ AWL. Approaching (target hover altitude). Descent below (target hover altitude). Rate of descent in excess of 400 fpm.
- Q: ITO pilot flying calls?
A: “Commencing ITO,” “departure complete, set radalt bug to ___ feet.”
- Q: Auto depart pilot flying calls?
A: “Engaging auto depart,” “departure complete, set radalt bug to ____ feet.”
- Q: Departure pilot monitoring calls?
A: “Auto depart engaged (if applicable),” “three positive rates of climb,” “safe single engine airspeed,” “approaching ___ feet (target altitude),” “depart light out (if applicable).”
- Q: Define the PATCH gate?
A: 1.4 nm. the gate decreases .1 nm for every 5 kts of wind.
- Q: If the PATCH is commenced from 300’ AWL and 70 KIAS it “should” result in a coupled hover from the hover fix (target)?
A: 500-1000′ downwind from the target (assuming a 50′ hover). *** The “PATCH gate” requires much more discussion- recommend you read the “General Considerations in Instrument Approach to a Hover Set Up” and “PATCH Gate” posts. ***
- Q: Minimum altitude you can “crank down” to in a coupled hover?
A: 30′ on the radalt. Flight manual says below 50′ it is an extremely demanding maneuver.
- Q: What is the minimum height for the finish of the standard PATCH profile?
A: The helo will fly to 40′ and then descend vertically to the altitude twisted into the pointentiometer.
- Q: MK 25 burns for?
A: 13.5-18.5 mins.
- Q: MK 58 burns for?
A: 40-60 mins.
- Q: Prohibited flight regime for flare deployments?
A: Never deploy from a hover (MK 25 cap/plug, MK 58 fireball/second stage candle).
- Q: Height of flame (MK 58)?
A: 50′ AWL .
- Q: Which flare can be safed?
A: The MK 25 (cap) can be safed. The MK 58 cannot (foil).
- Q: Max weight for the M/J rescue basket?
A: 600 lbs. - Q: Max weight for the litter?
A: 600 lbs.