FAA RVSM REQUIREMENTS

GP 6-6

1. Two independent altitude measuring systems

2. 1 altitude reporting transponder with ability to operate from either air source.

3. Altitude alterting system with ability to operate from either air source, 200' deviation between pilot/copilot.

4. Automatic altitude control system with ability to operate from either air source, +/- 65' deviation.

Note: Autopilot shall be engaged while cruising in RVSM airspace unless emergency requires disengagement.

NATOPS RVSM REQUIRMENTS

1. EO/IR fully retracted (blocks TCAS antenna)

2. Max inflight difference of 200' pilot/copilot

3. Max difference of 75' field elevation pilot/copilot

4. Max difference on ground 60' (5,001-10,000 MSL)

5. Max difference on ground 50' (SL-5000 MSL)

6. STBY altimeters do not meet RVSM requirements.

REQUIRED POSITION REPORTS

V - Vacating previously assigned altitude for new altitude

A - Altitude change while operating VFR on top

C - Climb or descent of >500 fpm not possible

A - Approach missed

T - TAS change of 5% or 10 kts (greater of)

E - Entering/exiting holding (include time/altitude)

R - Radio/navaid failure

S - Safety of flight concerns

If not in radar contact:

F - Frequency changes

E - EET to reporting point changes >3 minutes

W - Weather, unforseen

NOTAM SERVICES

(WHO PROVIDES THEM)

DINS - DoD Internet Notam Service

DINS interfaces with USNS (FAA)

USNS - United States Notam Service

Q: "Who creates and updates NOTAMS?" 

INFORMATION FOUND IN GP

(BIG HITTER CHAPTERS)

CH 3 - FLIP program/overview

CH 4 - Flight Planning

>DD-175, DD-1801

CH 6 - Pilot Procedures

>RVSM, PBN codes, SLOP, South will rise again

CH 8 - Military Ops in Int'l Airspace

>Due regard, ADIZ procedures, Intercept

HOLDING ALTITUDES

0-6000 = 200 KIAS

6000-14000 = 230 KIAS

14000+ = 265 KIAS

NAVY AIRFIELDS = 230 KIAS

AIR FORCE AIRFIELDS = 310 KIAS

FIH RESOURCES

M - Meteorological

>PVSM, PIREP, TAF codes

E - Emergency Procedures

>FAA vs. ICAO lost communications procedures

E - Enroute Procedures

>Position reporting, xoceanic HF frequencies

T - Time Signals

>World wide time zones

C - Conversion Charts

>ACN's, Temperature F to C

A - Assistance

>Hijacking, intercept procedures

N - Notam Codes

IFR SUPPLEMENT RESOURCES

"Always Consult For Pilot Specific Needs"

A - ADIZ

C - Cruise Altitudes (MEA, MOCA, MRA...)

F - FACSFAC (Sealord/Giant Killer)

>Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility

P - Position Reports (FAA vs. ICAO, IFR vs. VFR)

S - SCATANA

>Security Control of Air Traffic and Navaids

N - New flight plan or change to current route

WEATHER WATCH (WW)

Shall not file into a WW unless:

Storm development has not progressed as forecast for the planned route and verified by a DoD forecaster or an FSS.

- VFR filing if route permits

- WX radar installed and operable

- IFR filing if VMC can be maintained

- Performance of aircraft permits flight above existing or developing storms

3710 MINIMUM FUEL REQUIREMENTS

No alternate: Takeoff to destination plus 10% planned fuel requirement

Alternate is required: Takeoff to approach fix serving destination, then to alternate plus 10%

In no case shall planned reserve after landing at destination/alternate be less than that required for 20 minutes of flight at 10,000' max endurance.

NATOPS FUEL REQUIREMENTS

Planned MODF at destination/alternate shall be 3710 prescribed, or 6000 lbs, whichever is higher.

During execution, a MODF of 5000 lbs may be used if unanticipated conditions affect fuel burn on a point to point flight after proceeding offtask and enroute to destination.

STAN NOTES FUEL REQUIREMENTS

PPC's shall declare "min fuel" when on deck fuel is predicted to be less than 5000 lbs total.

All OCONUS "island airfields" shall be considered IMC for planning purposes.

A fuel packet is required for every flight.

APY-10 RADAR

Berevity: Gadget

Tip: "WX NSIPS"

WX - 200nm, 6 RPM, TWS

NAV - 200nm, 6 RPM, TWS, No SCS

SCH - 200nm, 60 RPM, TWS, SCS

ISAR - 0 RPM, Radar is pointed or "searchlighted"

PERISCOPE - 32 NM, 300 RPM, TWS limited

SAR - Spot/strip mapping, Resolution 1-5, 300-450 kts GS

MX-20

Electro optical/infared

- Max speed: Vmo/Mmo

- Altitude: 41K

- Temps: Continuous 35+C in flight, 35+ on ground for 1H on 4H off

- Range of motion: 360 degree azimuth, +105/-120 elevation

- IR: 40/200/1000/3000mm zoom options

- EOW: x15 step zoom, 9-170mm

- EON: 600/1200/1900/3200mm

- Stowed position: 90 degree azimuth, +103 elevation

- TAWS: Target Acquisition Weapons Software

EWMU MODES

Electronic Warfare Management Unit

OFF - Power still applied to JTSN switch

MAN - Subsystems can still be turned on. Manual release of countermeasures. Air=armed/ready to release, Gnd=STBY

SEMI - EWMU sends cue to TTD/ICS for 10 seconds, operator must manually release within that time.

AUTO - EWMU automatically releases via preselectable dispense patterns

SSQ-62E

"Cadillac" 41 lbs

P - Power

P - Ping (0.1, 0.5, 1 second)

D - Depth (Shallow: 50/150/300 Deep: 90/400/1500)

R - RF Channel (1-99 except 57/58/93)

S - Sonar Channel (A: 6.5, B: 7.5, C: 8.5, D 9.5 KHz)

S - Scuttle (on command or 3 hours after splash)

Operating life: 60 minutes or 50 ping seconds

Can only be CFS'd to a lower depth

Can choose depths in either family

STABILIZED APPROACH CRITERIA

PATH - Aircraft is on correct flight path

PITCH - Only small changes in heading/pitch to maintain flight path

POWER - Thrust setting is appropriate for aircraft configuration

SPEED - Not more than Vref+20, not less than Vref

CONFIG - Aircraft is in correct landing configuration

RATE - Sink rate is no greater than 1000 fpm, or a special brief is required

BRIEF - All briefings/checklists have been conducted

STABILIZED APPROACH CRITERIA

(ILS/CIRCLING)

ILS - "One and within"

Should be flown within 1 dot of glideslope and localizer, or within expanded localizer scale

"Circle 300"

Wings should be level on final at 300' AGL

STABILIZED APPROACH CRITERIA

(VISUAL AND THRESHOLD)

"Visual 100"

100' HAT, aircraft positioned so flight deck is within, and tracking to remain within, the lateral confines of runway edges extended.

Crossing runway threshold: "Path, Position, Speed"

Path - Stabilized flight path using normal maneuvering

Position - Normal landing in TDZ, first 1/3 or 3000'

Speed - Stabilized on target airspeed to within +10 kts until arresting descent rate at flare.

WINDSHEAR

Uncommanded changes from normal steady state flight conditions below 1000' AGL

- 1 dot displacement from glideslope

- 5 degrees pitch attitude

- 15 knots indicated airspeed

- 500 fpm vertical speed

- Unusual thrust lever position for significant period of time

SNELL'S LAW

H - Higher

A - Away

L - Lower

T - Toward

Sound is lazy and moves toward slower sound speed areas.

SPEED OF SOUND FACTORS

"TSP 6/4/2"

Temperature: 6 ft/s for every 1 degree F

Salinity: 4 ft/s for every 1 PPT

Pressure: 2 ft/s for every 100 ft

Standard water column: 39 F/ 35 PPT/ Sea Level

MK-25 MLM

Marine Location Marker

- Day/Night: Yellow flame/white smoke

- 13-18 minute life

- Saltwater activated 10-20 secons after splash

- Mod 3 cannot be re-safed once armed

- Mod 4 will self scuttle 1-3 hours after ignition

MK-58 MLM

Marine Location Marker

- Day/Night: Yellow flame/white smoke

- 40-60 minute life

- Visible up to 3 nm

- Saltwater activated

MK-64 SUS

Signal Underwater Sound

- Single explosive source at 263dB

- 60' or 800' depth choices

- Armed by water pressure, 8-20 psi

- Weight: 7 lbs

- Lethal in water up to 18', injury up to 27'

- We do not carry 64's

Note: In pressurized aircraft, arming wire shall remain installed at all times (it's basically a grenade)

MK-84 SUS

Signal Underwater Sound

- Non-explosive signaling device to communicate with submerged submarine

-  Sea water activated for 45-120 seconds

Note: See SUS codes 1 through 5 in TPG or Maritime Manual

AGM-18D HARPOON APPX A

- Stations: 1, 2, 10, 11

- Employment

>340 kts or M0.82

>1G straight and level

>Altitude 40K max

- ESBL/MSHOT Prohibited

- Jettison similar to employment

- Weight: 1200 lbs full fueled

3710 CREW REST

- Opportunity for 8 hours uninterupted rest for every 24 hour period

- Flight crew day should not exceed 18 hours, if surpassed, 15 hours of continuous off duty time shall be provided.

NATOPS CREW REST

- 8 hours rest for every 24 hour period

- Should not be scheduled in excess of 18 hours

- Flights <6 hours, time to eat and get 8 hours sleep

- Flights >6 hours, minimum of 12 hours crew rest

- Unplanned/short notice flights >6 hours, CO can wave the above requirements, so long as crew has had 12 hours rest in last 24 hours.

- If 18 hour crew day exceeded; 15 hours rest shall be provided

- Multiple flights; 12 hours rest between first 3 flights, after 3rd flight 15 hours required for continued multiple flights

VP-16 SOP CREW REST

- Planned flights less than 6 hours

>Should not be scheduled to brief within 10 hours of scheduled land time from previous flight or ground event

- Planned flights greater than 6 hours

>No brief within 14 hours for flight or 12 hours from ground event

SSQ-125 MAC

Multi-static Active Coherent

P - Power (On/Off)

P - Ping

D - Depth (65, 175, 300, 500)

R - RF Channel (1-99 except 75, 58, 93)

S - Scuttle (15 minutes from command, 9 hrs splash)

S - SPL (source power level)

W - Wavetrain (continuous wave, hyperbolic freqs, sinusoidal freqs)

Life: 8 hours or 140 ping seconds

SSQ-101 ADAR

Air Deployable Active Receiver

35 lbs

P - Power

P - Processing Mode

C - Channel (1-16 and 32-99 evens only)

S - Sonic System Response (Lo/Hi band)

S - Scuttle

- Depths: 65, 300, 500

- 40 hydrophones on umbrella like frame

- Used in conjunction with SSQ-110 (SUS buoy) or MAC SSQ-125

- Requires minimum depth of 132' to operate

SSQ-36B

"Measure" 21 lbs - Bathythermograph "BT"

S - 1 - Sea state change of 1 or more

T - 2 - Temperature of +/- 2 degrees F

A - 2 - Ambient noise of 2dB or more

G - 5 - Gradient (below layer) of 0.5 degrees or more

S - 5 - Sonic layer depth of 50' or more

- 99 RF channels available (use 57, 58, 93 typically)

- Descent time 520 seconds to depth of 2625'

- Operating life is 12 min max

SSQ-53F

"Pointer" 23 lbs, Directional Frequency Analasis & Recording

C - Channel (1-99 except 57, 58, 93)

L - Life (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 hours)

A - Automatic Gain Control (we typically don't use)

P - Power

S - Sensor (DIFAR, CAL-OMNI, Constant Shallow Omni)

- DIFAR (5-2400 Hz)

- CAL-OMNI (5-20000 Hz)

- CSO (30-5000 Hz, 45 feet depth)

- Bearing error +/- 6 degrees

SONOBUOYS APPX A

Employment:

>300 kts or M0.7

>1G straight and level up to 30 degrees AOB

>Co-located buoys approved except 36B

Jettison:

>275 kts or M0.7

>Straight/level recommended

MK-39 EMATT APPX A

Employment:

>205 kts

>1G straight/level

>500-10,000'

Jettison:

>Free fall chute no liner

>275 kts or M0.7

>1G straight/level

>Only in emergency

MK-25/58 MLM APPX A

Employment:

>Free fall chute with liner

>300 kts or M0.7

>1G straight/level

Jettison:

>Free fall chute with liner

>275 kts or M0.7

MK 64/84 SUS APPX A

Employment:

>Free fall chute with liner

>300 kts or M0.7

>1G straight/level

Jettison:

>Free fall chute with liner

>275 kts or M0.7

>1G straight/level

MK-54 APPX A

- Stations: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

- Weight: 645 (warshot)

- Employment:

>340 kts or M0.82

>1G straight/ level

>300 AGL minimum recommended

>Typically employ at <300 kts to co-locate buoys

- Jettison:

>Similar, but altitude is full envelope

ALE-47 CMDS APPX A

- CCU-136 dispenser system (30 expendables each)

- Employment:

>MJU-32 A/B - Loaded forward and aft

>MJU-49B - Loaded forward and aft (cannot be jettisoned)

>MJU-57A/B - Loaded forward only

- Weapons bay door closed when dispensing

- In air mode, jettison switch is active in all modes including OFF

MK-39 EMATT

Expendable Mobile ASW Training Target

- 8 kts for up to 10 hours in pre-programmed or default profile modes (12 run choices)

- Depths from 50-600'

- Activated at 35' depth, begins run profile at 70'

- Minimum safe water depth is 100' for deployment and needs 50' cushion below profile depth

- 205 kts max deployment airspeed

- 500'-10,000' optimum altitude employment

ADIZ PROCEDURES (FAA)

"FTTPP - F*** The Police"

F - Flight plan requirements - IFR or DVFR (defense VFR)

T - Transponder with altitude reporting (Mode C)

T - Two way radio communications

P - Position reporting

>Normal IFR position reporting

>DVFR, must be filed at least 15 minutes prior to entry

>Foreign registry aircraft, file at least 1 hour prior

P - Position tolerances

>Land: +/-5 min ETA over point, +/- 10 nm of track

>Water: Similar time, +/- 20 nm of track

DUE REGARD REQUIREMENTS

Aircraft Commander must ensure ONE of the following:

- Operate in VMC

- Operate temporarily in less than VMC if AC determines risk to other aircraft

- Aircraft operates under continuous surveillance/comms

- Airborne radar that is sufficient to provide separation from all aircraft

3710 ALTERNATE FILING MINIMUMS

- 3000/3 or better at destination

>No alternate required

- 0/0 up to but not including minimums

>Alternate 3000/3 or better

- Published minimums up to but not including 3000/3

>Precision: published minimums plus 200 & 1/2

>Non-pre: published minimums plus 300 & 1

No PAR/ASR for selection of alternate if single piloted or operating aircraft with only 1 operable VHF/UHF radio