The Air Assault School Phase I homework – Flashcards
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What is one physical feature used to distinguish between the AH-64A and AH-64D?
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Fire Control Radar (FCR) Cheese Wheel
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What is the cleared diameter of a size 1 landing point?
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25 Meters
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What are the dimensions for additional touchdown point lights at night for utility aircraft?
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5 Meters
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When working with obstacles, what are the four R's?
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Remove Reduce Red Radio
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Which terrain flight mode is defined as flying as near as possible to the earths surface with varying speeds and altitudes?
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Nap of the Earth
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What is the cleared diameter of a size 5 landing point?
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100 Meters
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What are the nine standard aircraft flying/landing formations?
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Trail Echelon left Echelon Right Heavy Left Heavy right Staggered Trail left Staggered Trail right
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What is the Allowable Cargo Load (ACL) of the UH-60A with seats?
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11 with seats
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What is the ACL of combat equipped troops on the the CH-47 (Army Standard)
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33
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What reference material covers Pathfinder Operations?
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FM 3-21.38
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There are 3 portions of the aircraft that you must avoid at all times, what are they?
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Main Rotor Tail rotor Cargo Hook
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How many Red Cross Markings are on the HH-60?
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5 markings
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If the aircraft catches fire, what is the first thing you are going to do?
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Exit immediately
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Who is the nucleus of the Air Assault Task Force?
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Infantry
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The OH-68D Kiowa Warrior has a cruising speed of what?
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80 knots
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UH-60A has a hook or lift capacity of what?
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8000 lbs
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How many medics are assigned to the crew of a CH-47 during mass casualty evacuation? (MASCAL)
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1 medic to 6 casualties
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Who is overall responsible for the mission?
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Platoon Leader
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What is the distance between the base light and the number one touchdown point?
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14 Meters
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Who collects all personnel and equipment left behind on the PZ?
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Chalk Leader
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What is known as using the mobility of rotary wing assets and total integration of available fire power, maneuvering under the control of a ground or air maneuver commander to engage enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain?
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Air Assault
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What is the cleared diameter of a size 4 landing point?
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80 Meters
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In what direction do the Windows fall on the UH-60?
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They fall out and down, away from the aircraft
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What are the five stages of the revers planning sequence?
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Ground Tactical plan Landing plan Air Movement plan Loading plan Staging plan
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If the height of the tallest obstacle is 5 meters, how far must you walk into your PZ/LZ to place your number one touchdown point?
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Walk 50 M into PZ Because we multiply the 5 M by 10
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What is the ACL for the HH-60 Mode Blackhawk?
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6 Litter and 2 ambulatory 3 litter and 5 ambulatory Or 8 ambulatory
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What aircraft is commonly referred to as the "Angel of Mercy"?
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OH-13 Souix
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The crew consists of what for the AH-64 Longbow Apache?
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2 The Pilot-rear Co-pilot/gunner-front
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Aircraft that require different landing point sizes must be separated by how much?
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100 meters
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What is the primary mission of the OH-58D?
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Reconnaissance
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What is the cleared diameter of a size 3 landing point?
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50 meters
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What are the dimensions of the inverted Y?
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7 x 14 x 14
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What size landing point does a UH-60 require when being used for a sling load operation?
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100 meters
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Winds are blowing 10 knots or above, in what direction must the aircraft land?
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Head wind ONLY
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What is the distance between the two stem lights?
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14 metees
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What are 3 items that you must have on you at all times when working around the rotary winged aircraft?
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ID Card ID Tags Ear Plugs
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All litters have a rated capacity of what?
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400 lbs
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The UH-1V has an ACL of what?
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ACL Normal Configuration = 3 litter and 4 ambulatory ACL prior notification = 6 litter OR 9 ambulatory
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What is the lowest level with assets for an air assault operation?
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Division Level
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If the ground slope exceeds 15 degrees, which aircraft (A/C) can land?
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NO aircraft can land
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What is the distance between the base light and directional light?
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7 meters
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How much fuel can the 2 large inner pods hold on the ESSS and how long can it extend the flight time by? (ESSS) External Store Support System
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Inner Pods= 450 gallons by 3 hours Outer Pods= 230 gallons by 60-90 minutes Fully fueled=11 hours and 30 minutes
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What are the dimensions for the additional touchdown point lights at night for cargo aircraft?
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10 meters
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You can find how many fire extinguishers on the CH-47?
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3 fire extinguishers
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What classification by precedence is saving life, limb or eye sight?
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Urgent is the classification by precedence for saving life, limb or eye sight
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What is the cleared diameter of a size 2 landing point?
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35 meters
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What is the location of the signal person during sling load operations?
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At a predetermined location outside of the rotor disk diameter of the aircraft
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What is the primary mission or the AH-64D?
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Anti-armor is the primary missoon
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What is the maximum speed of the AH-64A?
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140-145 knots
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Winds blowing from 1-5 knots, in what direction must aircraft land?
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Anywhwre
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What is the lowest level that anchor assault operations can be planned and coordinated?
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Battalion level
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What is the first step in establishing a PZ/LZ?
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Selection
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What does control facilities consist of?
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(GTA) Ground To Air Communications
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Name one capability of an Air Assault operation?
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Going over obstacles
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What size landing pint does an AH-64 require?
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50 meters
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How do you approach he CH-47?
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From the rear at a 45 degree angle
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Name the crew for the UH-60M?
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Pilot, co-pilot, and 2 crew chiefs
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How many Hellfire II missiles are equipped on the OH-58D?
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4 missiles equpped
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What is the ACL for the CH-47 when conducting mass casualty evacuation ?
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24 litter and 1 ambulatory or 31 ambulatory
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In the event of a water landing, when would you exit the aircraft?
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When the belly of the aircraft is up. When there is not risk of getting hit by the wings of the aircraft
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How many emergency exits at located on the CH-47?
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10 emergency exits
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Winds are blowing from 6-9 knots, in what direction must aircraft land?
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Side wind and Head wind
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What piece of equipment is used for an individual suspected of a spinal injury?
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Kendrick's extrication device
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How many first aid kits does the CH-47 have?
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7 first aid kits
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What like covers CBRN and what does it stand for?
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Line 9 covers CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
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When requesting for a 9 line MEDEVAC, what two lines change during wartime and peace time?
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Line 6 and line 8
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Define H-Hour?
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When the first aircraft lands The planning phase
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How many lines are required to get a MEDEVAC aircraft in the air?
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The first 5 lines
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What are the two different speeds for the High Performance Utility Hoist?
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Fast= 250 FT per minute Slow= 125 FT per minute
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What size landing point does an OH-58D require?
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25 meters
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If the ground slope exceeds 7 degrees, which type of aircraft cannot land?
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Aircraft with skeds
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Name one limitation of the Air Assault operation?
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Adverse Weather
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How many cargo hooks come equipped with the CH-47?
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3 cargo hooks Fore Aft Center
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Which line of the 9-line MEDEVAC request may be omitted?
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Line 9 may be omitted
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What are the three methods to controlling an aircraft?
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Visual (Red markings for obstacles) Electronic Verbal ; the Clock method
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Define low level?
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Flying at a low consistent altitude
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What is the maximum speed if the UH-60L?
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156 is the max 125 is the cruising
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How do you determine the area of unusable?
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By using the 10-1 ratio
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What is the reference material for Combat Assault Operations?
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ATTP 3-18.12
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The Platoon Sergeant devises and disseminates what?
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The bump plan
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How many 2.75in FFAR are equipped on the AH-64D?
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76
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What reference material covers Aeromedical Evacuation in Theater of Operations?
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FM 8-10-6
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The UH-60 has how many first aid kits?
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3 first aid kits and 2 fire extinguishers
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The four basic aeromedical evacuation missions are what?
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(DAME) 1) Delivery of whole blood and biological 2) Air crash rescue support 3) Movement of medical personnel and supplies 4) Evacuation of selected casualties
