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Go to chapter 7 of your BIG NATOPS. All the answers are there. Don't wait until the night before, it's all there study it ahead of time so you don't have to stay up late. Also, Chapter 18. Get familiar with the NAV receiver, ADF, and GPS, that way the instructor can spend more time going in depth on how to use them, rather than showing you how you messed up the checklist.

=Radio Calls RWOP Chapter 5= Call Base/Skeds: Get ATIS Call Clearance Delivery (CH 2) Call Ground Call Tower
 * "Eightball base (skeds) N8E123, LT. Shmuckatelle, destination, Outbound"
 * "Clearance Delivery, Navy 8E123, NDZ 101, 2 Souls, Clearance on Request"
 * expect Clearance Delilvery to comeback with your clearance limit (ie: HUEEY, MONTE, etc), altitude assignment, departure freq, and TRANSPONDER CODE
 * "S. Whiting Ground,Navy 8E123 Taxi with Clearance, NDZ 101, from spot B2, with information delta"
 * "S. Whiting Tower, Navy 8E123, number one holding short spot 1, Request ITO"
 * look through RWOP for new takeoff/landing spots from A,B,C,D and E lines
 * also refresh your memory on the fuel pits, since you'll be using those more often.

=Basic Instrument Syllabus= See MPTs and BI's for details. Overview: 5 sims, 6 flights, 1 check ride 2 required night flights You will fly Inst Takeoffs, Inst Approaches and Inst Departures, so don't forget to look at an approach plate or two

=Pubs Carried on BI Flights=
 * L 21/22
 * Volume 19 and 14 Approach plates
 * NOLA Sectional (New Orleans – VFR Sectional)
 * Student Approach Plates
 * PCL (Pocket Check List)
 * TW-5 On-Scene Commander Checklist (SAR Checklist)
 * Pensacola Area Training Chart
 * Approach Brief
 * Partial Panel Card and Hood
 * these are cutouts. The patterns are found in the Pubs room.  The "hood" gets stuck up under your visor, and the PP card covers the Instruments.
 * many instructors choose to simply pull CBs rather than use a potentially FOD creating card, be prepared for erroneous Gyro indications.
 * Yankee Brief (DD-175-1, weather brief)

=Checklists= See PCL

Prestart
Pre-start Checklist Intermittent Engine out horn <55% ±3 Ng Steady Rotor Low <90%Nr
 * 1. Pedals		ADJUSTED
 * 2. Seatbelt and inertia lock		 “Fastened and Adjusted”
 * 3. Flight controls		FREE AND COUPLED
 * 4. Searchlight		OFF
 * 5. Lower circuit breakers		IN
 * 6. ©	Lower avionics Master Switch	OFF
 * 7. Avionics		OFF (check UHF, VHF and XPDR)
 * 8. ©	Voltmeter select switch		MAIN BAT
 * 9. ENG ANTI-ICING		OFF
 * 10. HYD SYSTEM		ON
 * 11. ©	Normal / Recover Switch		NORMAL / RECOVER
 * 12. Instruments		“All instruments indicate zero. Clock wound. Correct time, OAT ___ o C”
 * 13. Radar altimeter(s)		SET (To Zero)
 * 14. ECS Switch		OFF
 * 15. Overhead switches		OFF
 * 16. Overhead circuit breakers		IN
 * 17. INST LT		ON / OFF
 * 18. ©	Upper Avionics Master Switch	OFF
 * 19. Cabin heat Valve		OFF (Located in overhead)
 * 20. Cockpit lights		OFF
 * 21. ©	Rotor brake lever		STOWED
 * 22. ANTI COLL LT		ON / OFF
 * 23. POS LT FLASHING		ON
 * 24. Helmets		ON
 * 25. Battery / APU		ON, “Battery __ v (24v min)
 * 26. ICS		CHECK
 * © a) NORMAL / EMERG switch NORMAL
 * © b) INT VOL knobs – AS DESIRED
 * © c) Headphone audio select buttons – AS DESIRED
 * © d) Microphone selector switches- AS DESIRED
 * 27. AUD / MUTE Switch	AUD THEN MUTE
 * 28. FIRE DET TEST		TEST (<15 sec to avoid damage to sys)
 * 29. CAUTION LT TEST
 * T-xmsn oil press
 * H-hyd press
 * E-eng out
 * R-rotor rpm low
 * G-gen fail
 * ©	S-stby gen	“Five/Six Normal, full panel, continuity checks.” (Hold button in for 2 seconds – check for continuity of all chip light circuits plus clear chip light)
 * 30. FORCE TRIM		ON
 * 31. FUEL quantity		CHECK, “indicates ____ gal.”

Start
(Check fuel open, idle stop, and close positions first) “Sir, you get the fuel valve in case of a Hot Start. Tell me if the rotors aren’t turning by 25% Ng, **Starting on the____ ” (Gen Fail and Rotor Low RPM) (xmsn oil press light may still be on, takes a while for press to build)
 * 1. Twist grip	        CLOSED
 * 2. Fuel valve		ON, “Fuel pressure in the green.” (4-30)
 * 3. BAT switch         ON
 * 4. Rotors		“Blade is clear right, left, no tie downs”
 * 5. Fire guard		SET
 * 6. ENGINE START
 * Starter switch ON  ____ Volts (>17v)
 * © Battery Relay Caution Light (on for battery start/ off for APU start)
 * Rise in Eng Oil Pressure
 * TOT less than 150° C
 * 15% Ng. Twist grip to FLIGHT IDLE
 * Light Off – monitoring TOT
 * Transmission pressure rising
 * (Must be positive by 30%Nr)
 * Ng at or above 58%, Starter Off
 * © Battery Relay Light – Checked Off
 * 7. ENG / XMSN oil pressures	 “Engine Oil Pressure in the green (Secure if <50 PSI, up to 70 ok if cold) transmission oil pressure normal for this phase.” (Must be pos, 50 psi ok if cold)
 * 8. POSITION LIGHTS		STEADY ON / OFF
 * 9. APU		REMOVED / NOT USED
 * 10. FORCE TRIM		ON
 * 11. AUD / MUTE		AUD
 * 12. Instruments		CHECK
 * 13. Caution Panel	  CHECKED NORMAL

ITO

 * 1. Set altimeter to current barometric pressure and note any altimeter error. (<±75 ft)
 * 2. In a hover, check turn needles, heading indicators, attitude indicators, magnetic compasses in a left and right turn.
 * 3. Check IVSI for indications of climb / descent
 * 4. Check airspeed indicator for zero or wind across the deck.
 * 5. Check RAD ALT set
 * 6. Check all Radios, Navaids, Transponder properly tuned and set.
 * 7. Check clock set and running.
 * 8. Check engine and transmission instruments normal.
 * 9. Check Nf / Nr 100%
 * 10. Perform Hover Check on Duty Runway
 * 11. Switch Transponder to ALT, Note: time, fuel on board, and switch to departure as directed.

Shutdown
NOTE: After 2 minutes at FLIGHT IDLE, and TOT stabilized for 30 seconds: “Good Nr/Nf split. WARNING Do not secure engine with fuel shutoff valve.
 * 1. Twist grip		“Flight Idle started on the ___.”
 * 2. ©	STAB		OFF
 * 3. ENGINE ANTI-ICING		OFF
 * 4. LDG LT / SEARCH LT		OFF
 * 5. ©	STBY ATT IND		OFF
 * 6. ©	STBY GEN		OFF
 * 7. PITOT HEAT		OFF
 * 8. DEFOG blower		OFF
 * 9. Cabin heat valve		OFF
 * 10. ©	Avionics Master switches		OFF
 * 11. Avionics		UHF OFF, VHF OFF, XPDR OFF
 * 12. ©	Voltmeter select switch		MAIN BAT
 * 13. ECS		OFF
 * 14. AUD MUTE SWITCH		MUTE
 * 15. MAIN GEN		OFF
 * 16. POS LT		FLASHING / ON / OFF
 * 17. Twist Grip		CLOSE
 * 18. ©	ROTOR BRAKE		“Nr between 38 and 30% apply”
 * 19. OVERHEAD SWITCHES		OFF
 * 20. BAT		“TOT stable below 400°C and Ng zero, battery off”

Hot Refuel
When in the fuel pits:
 * 1. 	VHF radio - OFF.
 * 2.	Navigation equipment - OFF.
 * 3.	Transponder - OFF.
 * 4.	Radar altimeter circuit breaker - Pull.
 * (C) 	5. 	DME circuit breaker - Pull.
 * 6.	Searchlight/landing light - OFF.
 * 7.	Twist grip - FLT IDLE.
 * (C) 	8. 	STAB - OFF.
 * 9.	Crew/passengers - Disembark.
 * 10.	Monitor UHF radio and make no transmissions, except in an emergency, while the fuel nozzle is attached to aircraft.

Hot Seat

 * 1. 	Desired COMM/NAV equipment - ON.
 * 2. 	Transponder - STBY.
 * 3. 	Radar altimeter circuit breaker - In.
 * (C)	4.	DME Circuit Breaker - In.
 * 5. 	Flight controls - Check.
 * 6.	COMM/NAV equipment - Tune.
 * 7. 	Flight instruments - Check.
 * (C)	8. 	Normal/recovery switch - Check.
 * 9. 	Takeoff Checklist - Perform.

(5-8)Hot Seat Only

=Comm/Nav checklist=

The Instrument FTI (page 2-4) contains the 'C' comm/nav checklist, including instructions on how to test each component.

=CRM brief= The NATOPS Brief is the aircraft commander's plan for the conduct of the flight. Therefore, the NATOPS Brief is the time to develop your crew coordination plan. Crew coordination is the team work that rises from effective cockpit communication. It is a strategy and a tool by which aviators work cooperatively to accomplish the mission, safely and effectively. It is not simply the apportionment of cockpit chores. Read Cockpit Crew Coordination items directly from the briefing guide in the Pocket NATOPS. These are the things you will brief - don't forget them in the flight. If your instructor takes the controls and promply wraps it up to a climbing 45 degree AOB turn, question his actions and be prepared to take controls back.
 * a.	Safety of flight.	The nonflying pilot will monitor performance instruments, question anything exceeding the following parameters and be prepared to assume the controls:
 * 1.	AOB > 30°
 * 2.	Rate of descent/climb > 1,000 fpm
 * 3.	Airspeed errors > 10 KIAS
 * 4.	Altitude errors >100’
 * 5.	Heading errors	> 10°
 * 6. 	vertigo / disorientation
 * b.	During approaches
 * 1.	The nonflying pilot will follow progress of the approach on his approach plate.
 * 2.	The nonflying pilot will assist with timing as required
 * 3.	The nonflying pilot will Maintain a lookout for the airport:
 * (a)	When the airport is positively in sight, report that fact with the words, “Airport in sight"
 * (b)	Control will / will not be transferred, and	until landing is assured, the nonflying Pilot will maintain an instrument scan.
 * c.	During missed approaches, the nonflying pilot will read missed approach instructions and assist the flying Pilot as directed.

=Angle of Bank for Standard Rate Turns= Standard Rate turns are at a Rate 3 degrees per second. 45 degrees in 15 seconds; 90 = 30 sec; 180 = 60 sec Varies with speed; approximately 20% of KIAS.

"Gouge" power settings and AOB's used for simulator events (Values are taken from NATOPS charts corresponding precisely to Simulator settings)