SIFT Emergency Procedures and Safety Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of a pre-flight inspection checklist?
Answer: To systematically verify that the aircraft is airworthy and all systems are functional before flight
The pre-flight inspection checklist ensures that no critical airworthiness item is overlooked, using a systematic approach to verify every component before accepting the aircraft for flight.
What does CRM (Crew Resource Management) emphasize in Army aviation safety?
Answer: Effective communication, teamwork, and use of all available resources among all crew members
CRM emphasizes that effective communication, assertiveness, shared situational awareness, and collaborative decision-making among all crew members significantly reduces human error accidents.
What is 'settling with power' (vortex ring state) in helicopter flight?
Answer: A condition where the helicopter descends into its own downwash, causing a loss of lift that more power cannot overcome
Vortex ring state (settling with power) occurs when a helicopter descends into its own rotor downwash, disrupting lift; adding power worsens the condition until the aircraft exits the vortex.
What does the Army's 'risk assessment' process require before a flight mission?
Answer: Identifying hazards, assessing probability and severity, implementing controls, and accepting residual risk at the appropriate command level
Army risk management requires systematically identifying hazards, evaluating likelihood and consequence, applying controls, and having residual risk accepted by the commander at the appropriate level.
What is a 'power check' performed before takeoff in a turbine helicopter?
Answer: A hover check to verify the aircraft can achieve and maintain a stable hover with available power
A power check (hover power check) confirms that the aircraft has sufficient power margin to hover safely at current density altitude, weight, and atmospheric conditions before committing to flight.
What does 'brownout' refer to as a hazard in Army helicopter operations?
Answer: A complete loss of visual reference caused by rotor downwash stirring up dust or sand during low hover and landing
Brownout occurs when rotor downwash lifts sand or dust into a dense cloud that eliminates the pilot's external visual reference during hover and landing, requiring instrument-referenced flight.