Rotary Wing
Flight time and max/cruise speed of the AH-64
3 hours, 180, 110-120 knots
Items needed at all times
ID Card, ID Tags, Earplugs
CASEVAC vs MEDEVAC
MEDEVAC receives care in flight
Can a company plan/coordinate AASLT? Why/why not
Size 5 HLP diameter & aircraft
100 Meters, sling load/unknown
3 missions for the UH-60
Any 3 of:
AASLT/Air Movement, CASEVAC, FRIES/SPIES, Rappelling/Airborne, Sling Load/Resupply
Crash position for CH-47
Bend forward at waist, muzzle down
Disadvantages of the OH-13 Sioux
No inflight care, extreme temperatures, enemy fire
C2/command
Mission of Pathfinders
Select, mark, improve, control LZ/PZ
Stay in comms/help control air
All cargo hook capacities for the CH-47
Fore & Aft - 17000lbs
Center - 26000lbs
Dual - 25000lbs
Avoiding flammable POL
DAME Acronym
Delivery of whole blood/biological, Air-crash rescue, Movement of medical personnel/supplies, Evac of select casualties
Differences of terrain flight modes
Contour follows contours, NAPOTE is as close as possible
All NATO aircraft formations
Crew and PAX for the LUH-72 Lakota
Pilot, Copilot, Crew Chief, 8 PAX/2 Litter
All exit directions during a crash (including CH-47/53)
3, 9, 12 o'clock (6 for CH-47/53)
All Special equipment
Hoist, Jungle Penetrator, Kendrick's Extrication Device, Litter, Sked-co
All stages of planning AASLT
Ground, Landing, Air Movement, Loading, Staging
Can a UH-60 land with 12 degrees ground slope and 6 knot tailwind
No, max tailwind is 5
Avg gallons per hour and fuel capacity for any aircraft
ah64 - 175,370
oh58 - 44, 112
oh58 - 110,112
uh60 - 178,362
ch47 - 514,1030
4 exits, 3 FAKs, 2 extinguishers
9-line
Grid, Freq/Callsign, # patients/urgency, equipment, litter or ambulatory, security of pickup, marking pickup, nationality, CBRN/terrain
Abort criteria
Weather, Available aircraft, time, Mission essential combat power, Mission criticality, Enemy
HLZ Setup Steps
Establish control facilities, length/width of LZPZ, Obstacles, Unusable area, Mark/clear TDP