NS Fams (121-122)

=NS FAM 121=

Goal
Introduce NS low work and pattern work.

Discuss

 * NS operations/failures.
 * Cockpit lighting.
 * Crew coordination.
 * Comfort level.
 * Low altitude emergencies
 * Inadvertent IMC procedures.
 * Aircraft external lighting.
 * NS visual characteristics and limitations.
 * Scan techniques.

Introduce
=NS FAM 122=
 * Use of NS while performing taxi, basic low work, hover, and vertical takeoffs/landings at an unlit field or packed surface.

Goal
Practice low work, takeoffs/landings and pattern work while using NS.

Discuss

 * Solar Lunar Almanac Program (SLAP).
 * Light Interference Filters (LIFS).
 * Effects of shadowing on NS operations.
 * Effects of atmospheric conditions on NS performance.
 * Blooming/de-gaining.
 * Approach pattern.
 * External aircraft lighting.
 * Spectrum viewed by NS (FLIR/NS).

Practice

 * Use of NS while performing taxi, basic low work, hover, and vertical takeoffs/landings at an unlit field or packed surface.