1Touch and Go Limitations
7.2:
Gross Weight: 635,850
Min Runway: 7,000'
Min rwy width: 150'
Min ceiling/vis: 300 ft // RVR 40 (3/4 SM) (1200 meters)
RCR: 12
Do not accomplish on slush covered runways
Do not exceed max crosswind component for the normal zone
2Can touch and gos be done with cargo on board?
Yes, reference 7.2.2.8
No haz cargo
Home station touch and gos can be done with diesel vehicles onboard
3Cat II practice approach limits
Weather no lower than Cat I mins
Max crosswind 15 knots
When Cat II ILS DH is not published - DH for training based on 100 ft HAT
Do not combine with no-flap approach
4No Flap Approaches (Practice)
May be conducted for training or evaluations
Only flown to a full stop
Max crosswind component: 15 knots
Max gross wieght: 525,000
5Flight Training Restrictions (Manuever//Altitude)
Instrument missed or low approach // MDA/DA/DH
Visual Low Approach / Planned Go Around // No lower than 100' AGL
Personnel or Equipment on Rwy // above 500' AGL
Simulated Engine Failure -- NA unless you go reserves
4 Engine Go Around // above 100' AGL - IP/EP plan on initiating no lower than 100' AGL
3 Engines -- NA Active Duty
6The C5M is/ is not certified for PBCS tracks
Is not
Reference Ch 8 and Table 8.1
7What are the RNAV/GPS approaches we can fly?
RNAV (GPS) Approach
RNAV (GNSS) Approach
RNP RWY XX Approach
8Is the C5M considered a SBAS-equipped aircraft with fault detection and exclusion? (Think of GPS appch alternate requirements 202v3)
No (8.4.5)
9Is BIP considered an FMS for RNP airspace?
No
10When operating in Eurocontrol's airspace, the ATC acknowledgement message is normally indicated by the _________ in the crew papers
TITLE ACK
11Validate the CFP by confirming:
Correct MDS
Routing
Cargo/Pax weight
Valid winds for expected departure time
Weights are considered valid if they are within 10k up to 1k miles or 5k for over 1k miles
If these are not met the FM will provide a new CFP or RRFL
12Minimum Planned Landing Fuel
Landing at primary or alternate destination
Higher of 18,000 lbs or sum of Alternate Fuel (as applicable) + 202v3 fuel reserves = total fuel quantity error (3,500 analog / 1,200 digital)
13Do / do not divert using hydraulic heat exchanger operation as justification?
Do Not
14When do you delcare "MINIMUM FUEL"?
When aircraft MAY land with less than 18,000
15When do you declare "EMERGENCY FUEL"
Aircraft MAY land with less than 202v3 Fuel Reserves + guage error (3.5k analog / 1.2k digital)
16Minimum Planned Landing Fuel (not when to delcare MIN FUEL)
Greater of 18,000 or the sum of Alternate Fuel + Computed Fuel Reserve + Guage error
17Bank Angle Restrictions (Approach)
Night - 30* below 1,000' AGL ... can do level turns at night (tactical) 45* at 500'.. 1000' AGL restriction still applies to final turn..
Day - 30* below 400' AGL
18Fully serviced LN2 dewars is ____ lbs
650
19How full much LN2 do you need prior to departing home station?
Both dewars should be fully serviced to 650 lbs
20Local Sortie LN2 Requirements
250 lbs for firefighting + 12 lbs per 1000' descent planned + 120 lbs for every hour of local transition
=1,210 lbs for 4 hours of transition and a 40k foot descent
21Do / Do not vent wings going into/within of threat locations
Do Not
22Is LN2 required for missions going into threat environment?
No
23AC must land scenarios
1. Nuclear weapons
2. Emergency
3. CAT II ILS approaches and landings below CAT I mins
4. Substandard Airfield Operations -- what is substandard for a C-5? "SERIOUS" pavement condition (AMCI 11-211 3.1.4)
24AC w/less than 100 PAI hours
1. cieling/vis less than 300' or RVR less than 40 (3/4 SM vis) ---- same as T&G weather
2. RCR less than 12
3. crosswind component greater than 15 knots
254.10 on CWAS processing
See it - Say it - Silence It
verbalize everything that pops up, to include reocurring CWAs
26Min Runway / Taxiway requirements
Length - 6,000 ft (1,830 meters)
Rwy width - 147 ft (45 meters)
Taxiway width - 75 ft (23 meters)
180* turns - 150 ft (46 meters) of stressed pavement for weights up to 732,500 // above 732,500 218 ft
27A minimum of ____ ft of either side of runway centerline should be cleared on snow covered runways
50 ft (100 ft total)
29Wind Limitations for takeoff/landing
From any direction: >50 knots
Tailwind component: >10 knots
Max crosswind component, corrected for RCR, as specified in the flight manual
30Do not taxi closer than ___ ft without a wing walker
25 ft
31With wing walkers you can taxi ___ ft from an obstacle
10 ft
32Wing walkers are required to have ___ wand(s) illuminated during night operations
1 wand
33Marshallers are required to have ___ duringnight operations
an illuminated wand in each hand
34Lateral clearance of components (Table 4.1) to an obstacle
Main Gear Pod: Less than 3 feet high (25' w/ walker & 10' without)
Outboard Nacelle: 3 ft high, but less than 6 ft high (25' w/ walker & 10' without)
Wing tip: 6 ft or higher (25' w/ walker & 10' without)
if this is confusing, draw it out.
35Do not back the airplane to within ___ ft with or without a marshaller
25 ft
36Refer to AFMAN 11-202V3 and the FIH Section D when temperatures are ____ *C or below
0*C
37When the temperature is 0*C or below correct which altitudes?
MDA, DA, or other altitudes inside the Final Approach Fix
38Below what temperature or in mountainous terrain are cold weather temperature corrections made to all altitudes on the approach plate?
-30*C
39Avoid any thunderstorms identifies as severe or giving an intense radar echo by ____ NM. (5.10.4.1)
20 NM
40Oxygen Requirements: From ETP to recovery, calculate up to ___ crewmembers using ________ and the remaining crew and pax using _____
5; CREW REGUULATORS ON 100%; PASSENGERS ON CONTINUOUS FLOW
41With the exception of instrument straight in approaches, ____ is required for night approaches (think circling, visual) to the runway of intended landing.
visual glide slope indicator
42Weather mins. Before starting an instrument approach or begiinning descent, confirm the existing weather reported to be:
At or Above the required vis for a straight-in or side step approach
Minimum RVR for Cat II ILS Appraoch is 1200 (350 meters)
Minimum RVR for precision approach radar (PAR) is 2400 (750 meters) or 1/2 mile vis (800 meters) with no RVR redout available
At or above the ceiling and vis for a circling for a circling approach
43When the runway approach lighting system is inoperative, increase the published visibility mins of an instrument approach by ____ or as noted by the NOTAMS, ATIS, or approach plate
1/2 SM
44If the ceiling is below the required value for a precision approach but the visibility is at or above the authorized minimums, verify compliance with ________ before initiating en route descent, penetration, or approach
Fuel reuirements
45Aircrew are permtted to execute ILS CAT I approaches with less than 2400 RVR at locations without touchdown zone and centerline lighting (or inop) when:
The min RVR is 1800 (550 meters)
the approach must be flown using the Flight Director or AP to DA
The approach plate itself must have anote authorizing FD, HUD, or AP to DA
*Special Authorization CAT I approaches are not authorized for C5 crews)
46Actual CAT II ILS restrictions
Max crosswind component is 10 knots or per the flight manual, wichever is lower
Both pilots must ve qualified and current
Special Authorization CAT II approaches are not authorized
47on CDFA approaches, approach advisory calls will be made in accordance with the 11-202V3 AMC SUP except "100 Above" and "Minimums" calls should be made in reference to the _____
DDA