FSXXI Basic Warfighter Skills
Daily Questions
These questions are yours for the duration of the course. Answer each question thoroughly and read all material pertaining to the subject area. You will be expected to answer and discuss the daily questions without reference to your notes, with the exception of “laundry lists”. All answers will be in your handwriting on a separate sheet of paper. You will be required to turn in your answers to your assigned IP before you are phase complete.
TD 91
Bring Maps to Class
Read Chapter 5, Section I FM 3-04.203
TD 92
1. What are the actions of the P* when inadvertent IMC is encountered? (FTG)
2. What procedures are to be performed if both crewmembers have encountered inadvertent
IMC?
3. After aircraft control is established in IIMC, what actions must be conducted IAW 1-212th SOP?
4. After the hover power check is done, the TQ differential is 13%. What maneuvers can be performed? (FTG)
5. What are the actions of the P under the task “Maintain Airspace Surveillance”? (FTG)
6. What are the slope limitations in the OH-58 and TH-67?
7. What are the abort criteria for slope landings?
8. What are the torque limits for the OH-58 and the TH-67?
9. What is spike knock?
10. While flying you experience a left yaw, drop in engine RPM, drop in rotor RPM, low RPM audio alarm, illumination of the ROTOR RPM warning light, ENGINE OUT warning light, and change in engine noise. What are your immediate action steps?
TD 93
1. What is the format of a spot report? Explain the “W” portion of the spot report. (FTG)
2. How long after enemy contact has been initiated do you wait to send a spot report?
(FM 3-04.126)
3. What are the ways a pilot can determine the wind direction and velocity? (FTG, FM 6-30)
4. What are the standards for the task Perform Aerial Observation?
5. Describe the three visual search techniques and when they are used?
6. What factors affect our ability to Detect?
7. When conducting a terrain flight takeoff, what are the actions of the P*? (FTG)
8. When conducting a terrain flight approach, how will the crew determine the landing direction? (FTG)
9. When conducting a terrain flight approach, what are the actions of the P*? (FTG)
10. While flying you experience a right yaw, a rapid increase in both rotor and engine RPM, and in increase in engine and rotor noise. What are the immediate action steps?
TD 94
1. When is reconnaissance performed? (FM 3-04.126)
2. When considering Aerial Observation, why is it important to report all information even though it may appear unimportant initially? Are negative enemy sightings important? (FTG)
3. What are the standards for masking and unmasking an aircraft? (FTG)
4. What are the fundamentals of reconnaissance? (FTG/FM 3-04.126)
5. When performing the fundamentals of reconnaissance, what are some options for developing the situation? (FM 3-04.126)
6. While flying you experience a sudden increase in engine RPM, decrease in rotor RPM, left yaw and activation of the low RPM audio, and illumination of the ROTOR RPM warning light. What are your immediate action steps?
7. While performing an autorotation you notice that the rotor RPM decays with the engine RPM as the throttle is reduced to the engine idle position when entering an autorotational descent resulting in a loss of autorotational capability. What are the underlined steps for this maneuver?
TD 95
NO DAILY QUESTIONS
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LIMITATIONS EXAMINATION
TD 96
1. What actions are performed upon contact with the enemy? (FTG)
2. Why must contact with the enemy be maintained after initial contact has been made?
(FTG, FM 3-04.126)
3. What is the main criteria for selecting a Course of Action (COA) normally?
4. What is the possible COA that may be selected during actions on contact? (FM 3-04.126)
5. What are the five elements of an attack helicopter target handover? Give an example of a target handover to an attack helicopter using all five elements. (FTG)
6. What are the methods of target location used in an attack helicopter target handover? (FTG)
7. What is the minimum information required for an attack helicopter target handover? (FTG)
8. You are flying NOE above the trees and you experience an engine failure and a landing in trees is your only option. What do you do?
9. You have inadvertently exceeded the flight envelope and the main yoke has contacted the mast. What are your actions?
TD 97
1. Discuss the techniques of movement and when they should be used? (FTG/ FM 3-04.203)
2. What are the most important factors for the pilot to do for hazard avoidance?
3. What visual cues can be used to indicate enemy activity?
4. Based on a temperature of +30 degrees C and a PA of +570 feet what torque setting and airspeed should be used to obtain your maximum rate of climb?
5. How do you squawk emergency on the transponder in the TH-67 and the OH-58?
6. When will hot-mike procedures be used in accordance with the 1-212th SOP?
7. While flying in A.O. Vanguard, in the contour mode of flight, you hear a sharp rumble or a series of loud reports, severe engine vibration and a rapid rise in TOT depending on the severity of the surge. What should you do?
TD 98
1. What are the tactical considerations when recommending an LZ/PZ? (FTG, FM 3-04.126)
2. What are the technical considerations when recommending an LZ/PZ? (FTG, FM 3-04.126)
3. What are the meteorological conditions evaluated when conducting an LZ/PZ reconnaissance? (FTG, FM 3-04.126)
4. During the selection of an LZ/PZ, what are some important considerations for the location? (FTG, FM 3-04.126)
5. What are some principle concerns when determining the suitability of an LZ/PZ for air assault operations? (FM 3-04.126)
6. When conducting an LZ/PZ reconnaissance how close should you get to the objective area? (FM 3-04.126)
7. While flying in A.O. Vanguard you experience surges in engine RPM. What are the underlined steps?
TD 99
1. What information must be known prior to conducting a route reconnaissance? (FTG)
2. What is the purpose of a route reconnaissance? (FTG/FM 3-34.170)
3. Give four examples of why a route reconnaissance would be conducted? (FTG/FM 3-34.170)
4. List and describe the three different types of bypass conditions? (FTG/FM 3-34.170)
5. Describe the characteristics of the three different road surface types (X, Y, and Z)?
(FTG, FM 3-34.170)
6. Describe the seven factors to road classification? (FTG, FM 3-34.170)
TD 100
1. What are the six elements of a call for fire broken down by each call? (FTG, FM 6-30)
2. State and explain the four types of missions which normally are communicated during the first call for fire transmission? (FTG, FM 6-30)
3. What are the three methods in which target location can be communicated to the Fire Direction Center (FDC)? (FTG, FM 6-30)
4. What is included in the target description? (FM 6-30)
5. When a target is “neutralized”, what percentage of destruction is the goal? (FM 6-30)
6. Define EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN.
7. If an engine underspeed occurs, what actions must be performed?
TD 101
1. What is terrain flight? (FM 3-04.203, TFMPG, SOP Extract)
2. What are the steps for tactical flight mission planning IAW the FTG? (FTG)
3. What is the definition of an Air Control Point (ACP)? What is the definition of a Check Point (CP)? (TFMPG)
4. Describe the barrier and contingency selection process IAW the TFMPG.
5. Describe the three modes of terrain flight and when they should be used. (TFMPG)
6. How far apart should ACP’s be placed when using a 1:50,000 map? (FM 3-04.203, TFMPG)
7. During tactical flight mission planning, when should time tick marks be used? (TFMPG)
8. What are the four categories of terrain flight hazards? (FTG/FM 3-04.203)
9. What are the six types of wires? (FM 3-04.203)
10. While flying in A.O. Vanguard, you experience a right yaw, rapid increase in both rotor and engine RPM, and an increase in engine and rotor noise. What are your immediate action steps?
TD 102
1. Define aircrew coordination. (FTG)
2. What is meant by coordinate action sequence and timing as a crew coordination measure? (FTG)
3. Why is standard cockpit terminology important when communicating in the tactical environment? (FTG)
4. What are the five steps in the risk management planning process? (FTG)
5. What is the goal of risk management? (FTG)
6. While hovering to the takeoff pad at Shell Army Heliport, you experience a left yaw, drop in engine RPM, drop in rotor RPM, low RPM audio alarm, illumination of ROTOR RPM warning light, ENGINE OUT warning light, and change in engine noise. What are your actions?
7. If a fire is observed during flight, what are your actions?
TD 103
1. What are the PC’s responsibilities in regard to weight and balance? (AR 95-1)
2. Where will the hover power check be performed? (FTG)
3. When should a hover OGE check be performed? (FTG)
4. What maneuvers require OGE power? (FTG)
5. While flying in a formation, you start to receive varying degrees of feedback, binding, resistance, or sloppiness. There is no indication that there is a hydraulic malfunction. What are you experiencing and what should you do?
6. What are the airspeed limits for the TH-67 and the OH-58A/C?
7. What are the rotor limits for the TH-67 and the OH-58A/C?
TD 104
1. Define dynamic rollover. (FTG, FM 3-04.203)
2. What is the critical angle? (FM 3-04.203)
3. What are the contributing factors that can affect the critical rollover angle? (FTG, FM 3-04.203)
4. What is the recommended control input if the onset of dynamic rollover is encountered?
(FM 3-04.203)
5. What is Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness?
6. What are the factors which may be present that can significantly influence the severity of the onset of LTE?
7. What are the N1 Gas Producer limits for the TH-67 and the OH-58A/C?
TD 105
1. What are the wind limitations for the TH-67 and the OH-58A/C?
2. Define Aerobatic Flight. What aerobatic flight maneuvers are prohibited?
3. What control movements are prohibited? What is the CAUTION associated with control movements?
4. What are the flight restrictions at low “Gs”?
5. What are the engine tachometer limits for the TH-67 and the OH-58A/C?
TD 106-110
Review previous daily questions, emergency procedures, limitations and flight characteristics.
Be prepared to complete the course critique in class the last training day before the first day of checkrides.