Regulations
These three documents provide guidance on the execution of simulated emergency procedures in the KC-135.
What is the
AFMAN11-202v3 AMCSUP,
AFMAN11-2KC-135v3,
and the
Inflight (II-1), Section 3-42?
Preferences towards VMC, avoiding strong gusty winds, and extended precision final approaches are all general considerations in this emergency checklist.
What is Landing With Inoperative Engines?
This speed serves as the target airspeed during the landing attitude demonstration.
What is Vth - 5? (or Vtd+5)
This is the abbreviated pilot checklist page for the Landing Gear Manual Extension Checklist.
What is E-51?
Outboard flaps must at least this far extended to provide full outboard ailerons.
What is 23 degrees?
This/these engine system(s) must be operating in order to perform in-flight simulated engine-out training.
What are all the PMCs?
These are additions to standard fuel flows when flying symmetrics for a simulated and actual engine out, respectively.
What is 1000 pph and 1300 pph?
This is the point on the runway where, as a technique, you execute a go-around during a LAD.
What is 2,000 feet of runway remaining?
These are the respective power setting changes required for the nose gear and each main landing gear.
What is 3% and 7%?
This is a pitch tendency of the aircraft when inboard flaps are lowered.
What is pitch up?
This altitude serves a limit, below which, simulated engine failures will not be initiated.
What is 200 feet AGL?
At these respective N1 RPM differentials the EFAS begins to provide rudder inputs and the ASM thrust light illuminates.
What is 500 and 1500 rpm?
This is the primary and secondary purposes of the landing attitude demonstration.
What is allowing pilots to see the proper landing attitude and demonstrating aileron and rudder control during the flare?
Landing gear retraction with this item installed should not damage the normal nose gear retraction/extension system; however, damage to the manual extension system is possible.
What is the nose gear ground downlock and release handle?
This is the total number of turns for inboard and outboard flaps to go to 50 degrees.
What is 810 turns?
These weather minimums restrict when simulated engine out training can be accomplished during the night.
What is max 15 knots crosswinds and 1000 ft and 2 statute miles visibility or circling minimums for the approach being flown, whichever is higher?
These 5 considerations, spelling the mnemonic IPAGL, are helpful discussion topics regarding 3 engine traffic pattern demonstrations.
What is
-In-flight minimum control speed (VMCA)
-Performance considerations
-Approach procedures
-Go-around procedures
-Landing techniques
This is a good technique to perform while on downwind with 20-flaps.
What is, note where the horizon passes through the windscreen, serving as a reference line on final to ensure a stable approach (aimpoint), and serves as the horizontal picture during the landing attitude?
This is how many crank turns opens the main wheel well doors and then releases the gear to free fall down, respectively.
This is how much you add to approach and threshold speeds if the leading edge flaps are not extended.
What is 6 knots?
These 4 particular in-flight maneuvers and demonstrations are authorized only for FTU/USAFWS
What is
-Simulated 2-engine landing
-No-airspeed/No AOA approach and landing
-Air Refueling Demos
-Compound Emergencies
Exceeding bank limitations with insufficent speed, Exceeding speed restrictions, Rushing the demo because of pattern concerns, and forgetting to raise the landing gear are all common errors of this in-flight demonstration.
What is the EFTOC demo?
This is a common error of the landing attitude demonstration.
What is: (will accept any)
•Teaching how to do a LAD vs demonstrating proper landing attitude
•Improper power control resulting in aircraft too high or touchdown too long
•Improper crosswind controls
•“Flat” landing attitude due to excessive speed / insufficient pitch
This a common error during the landing gear manual extension exercise.
What is?
•Not maintaining altitude and/or route
•Distracting interphone chatter
•Not increasing thrust as drag increases
•Forgetting to remove nose gear handle prior to retraction
•Not reducing power after gear retraction
This is how long the 3-3 suggests you allot for accomplishing the manual flap operation exercise on the ground and in the air respectively.
What is 15 and 30 minutes?