What is an Actual Instrument Approach?
An approach conducted under actual instrument conditions below 1,000 feet above the airport/flight deck elevation.
What are Actual Instrument Conditions?
Conditions external to the aircraft in flight that do not permit visual reference to the horizon.
What are Aerobatic Maneuvers?
An intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in aircraft attitude, intentionally performed spins, or other maneuvers requiring pitch/dive angles greater than 45°, bank angles greater than 60°, or accelerations greater than 2 Gs. A maneuver that conforms to the model NATOPS manual (e.g., break, weapons delivery, autorotations, etc.) is not considered to be aerobatic flight.
What does Aircrew refer to?
A collective term that applies to all categories of personnel in a flight status either as crew or non-crewmember. Aircrew are military personnel on competent flight orders or civilian personnel whose duties require frequent and regular participation in aerial flights to perform inflight functions such as installation, maintenance, evaluation of airborne technical equipment (maintenance skins), communication specialists, photo specialists, etc.
Who is a Combatant Commander?
The commander of one of the unified or specified commands established by the President.
What is Control - Advisory?
The tactical control of aircraft by a designated control unit in which the pilot receives directions recommendations. Aircraft commanders are not relieved of responsibility for their own safety and navigation.
What is Control - Positive?
The tactical control of aircraft by a designated control unit, whereby the pilot receives orders affecting aircraft movements that transfer responsibility for the safe navigation of the aircraft to the unit issuing such orders. The ultimate safety of the aircraft is the responsibility of the pilot.
What is Control - Close?
The tactical control of aircraft by a designated control unit, whereby the pilot receives orders affecting aircraft movements. The pilot will not deviate from controller instructions unless given permission or unless unusual circumstances require immediate action for the safety of the flight. In either case, the pilot will inform the controller of the action taken.
What is the role of the Controlling Custodian?
The command exercising administrative control of assignment, employment, and logistic support of aircraft. Controlling custodians are identified in COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2A.
What does Crew Resource Management (CRM) entail?
The use of specifically defined behavioral skills as an integral part of every flight to improve mission effectiveness by minimizing crew preventable errors, maximizing crew coordination, and optimizing risk management.
What is a Cross-Country Flight?
A Cross-Country Flight is a flight that either does not remain in the local flying area or terminates at a facility other than a military facility.
What is the significance of the radar in flight operations?
An aircraft not held on the radar for periods in excess of 1 minute or five sweeps is being dead reckoned, impacting safety.
What defines the end of a flight?
A flight ends when the aircraft has been on the surface for 5 minutes after the engines are stopped or after a change in the pilot in command.
What is flight time?
The elapsed time computed in accordance with the definition of flight. Flight time is logged in hours and tenths of hours and is creditable to the aircraft, personnel aboard, and equipment.
What is Flight Clearance?
A flight clearance provides temporary flight operating limits for an aviation system operating in a nonstandard configuration or to a nonstandard envelope, pending issuance of the technical directive or change to the NATOPS, NATIP, or tactical manuals. A flight clearance is a temporary airworthiness approval from COMNAVAIRSYSCOM.
Who is considered Flight Crew?
Personnel required on board a manned aircraft or at a control station for UAS to perform crew functions in support of the assigned mission (e.g., pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, crew chief, air observer, special crew, trainee, etc.).
What is Formation Flight?
A flight of more than one aircraft operating by prior arrangement as a single aircraft with regard to altitude, navigation, and position reporting, and where separation between aircraft within the flight rests with the pilots in that flight.
What is a Hazard?
A condition with the potential to cause personal injury or damage to equipment or mission.
What are Instrument Meteorological Conditions?
Meteorological conditions expressed in terms of visibility, distance from clouds, and ceiling less than the minimums specified for visual meteorological conditions. IMC conditions exist anytime a visible horizon is not distinguishable.
What is instrument time?
The portion of pilot time in either day or night under actual or simulated instrument conditions.
A. Actual instrument time will be logged by both pilots in a dual/multipiloted aircraft during flight in actual instrument conditions.
B. Simulated instrument time shall be logged only by the pilot actually manipulating the controls.
What is pilot time?
The portion of time a pilot is actually manipulating the controls of an aircraft.
Landing
A return to the surface; landings include touch and go (providing the landing gear touches the surface), bolter, forced, or crash.
Land Immediately
Execute a landing without delay.
Land as Soon as Possible
Land at the first site at which a safe landing can be made.
