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Task O-2107
Prepare for a Trip to a Remote Mission
Base
Minnesota Wing Aircrew Training:
O-2107
Task O-2107
What’s the Rush?
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Why do we go to so much trouble to train
mission aircrew members and encourage
members to spend the time it takes to
stay proficient?
Time is such a critical factor in missing
person or aircraft crash searches
Treat every minute after you been alerted
as critical to the survival chances of the
victims
Task O-2107
Survival Rates
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Of the 29% who survive a crash, 60% will
be injured:
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81% will die if not located within 24 hours
94% will die if not located within 48 hours
Of those 40% uninjured in the crash:
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50% will die if not located within 72 hours
Survival chances diminish rapidly after 72
hours
Task O-2107
Response Times
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Average time from the aircraft being
reported missing to AFRCC notification:
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15.6 hours if no flight plan was filed
3.9 hours if a VFR flight plan was filed
1.1 hours if an IFR flight plan was filed
Average time from the aircraft being
reported missing (LKP) to CAP locating
and recovering:
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62.6 hours if no flight plan was filed
18.2 hours if a VFR flight plan was filed
11.5 hours if an IFR flight plan was filed
Task O-2107
What’s the Rush?
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What do these statistics tell us?
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We must take each mission seriously!
Strive to do everything better, smarter and
faster!
Training, practice and pre-planning help
us accomplish these goals
Also tells us, as pilots, to always file a
flight plan
Task O-2107
Leaving Home Base
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Proper uniforms per CAPM 39-1
Required credentials
Current charts for the entire trip (gridded,
if you have them)
Personal supplies and money
Equipment such as cell phone and
flashlights (including spare batteries)
Charts and maps
Task O-2107
Leaving Home Base
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Check the Weight and balance, CO
monitor & Fire Extinguisher status, fuel
reserve and management plan,
Discrepancy Log
Tie-downs, chocks, Pitot cover and
engine plugs
Equipment such as fuel tester, survival kit,
binoculars, sick sacks, and cleaning
supplies
Task O-2107
Leaving Home Base
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Obtain briefing and file FAA Flight Plan
Complete “Inbound” 104 and get released by
Mission FRO
Task O-2107
Leaving Home Base
“IMSAFE”
Illness
 Medication
 Stress
 Alcohol
 Fatigue
 Emotion
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Task O-2107
FRO
Checklist
(60-1)
Task O-2107
Pre-flight begins even before
you even get to the aircraft
Task O-2107
Crew Duty Limitations
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Duty day rules apply to scanners and
observers as well as pilots (CAPR 60-1)
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14 hour duty day max
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Duty Day is defined as beginning when reporting to work or
the CAP activity, whichever occurs first. It ends at engine
shut down.
8 scheduled flight hours within a duty day max
Under no circumstances will flight time exceed 10
hours
10 hours rest between duty days minimum
Task O-2107
Preflight
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Check the aircraft: Pre-flight (e.g., CAPF 71, CAP
Aircraft Inspection Checklist)
Check the date and starting Tach & Hobbs times to
ensure you won't exceed:
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mid-cycle oil change (40-60 hours, not to exceed four months)
100-hour/Annual
24-month Transponder inspection, Pitot-Static system
inspection, Altimeter calibration, & ELT inspection/Battery
replacement date
30-day VOR check for IFR flight
Check the AD compliance list
Fill in the CAP flight log
Task O-2107
Preflight
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Check the Discrepancy Log; ensure no discrepancy
makes the aircraft unsafe for flight or reduces your
ability to accomplish the mission
Verify any outstanding discrepancies during your
aircraft preflight. If new discrepancies are discovered,
log them and ensure the aircraft is still airworthy and
mission ready
During loading, ensure that all supplies and equipment
correspond to what you used in your Weight &
Balance
Windshield and windows are clean, and that the
chocks, tie-downs, and Pitot tube covers/engine plugs
are stowed
Check and test special equipment
Task O-2107
Preflight
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Check parking area for obstacles, arrange for
marshaller or wing-walker
The mission pilot will perform the passenger
briefing and review the emergency egress
procedure. The pilot should also brief the
crew on the fuel management plan and
assumptions, and assign responsibility for
inquiring about fuel status once an hour.
The pilot will review the taxi plan and taxiway
diagram, and assign crew responsibilities for
taxi
Once everyone is settled in, organize the
cockpit and review the "Engine Fire on Start"
procedure
Task O-2107
Departure
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Always use the checklists; use the
challenge/response method
Seat belts and shoulder harness (always
<1000 AGL)
Collision avoidance! An increasing number of
taxi mishaps are the number one trend in CAP.
Investigations reveal that pilots are: straying
from designated taxi routes, not allowing
adequate clearance, not considering the tail
and wings during turns, taxiing too fast for
conditions, taxiing with obscured visibility,
distracted by cockpit duties, and not using
other crewmembers to ensure clearance.
Task O-2107
Departure
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CAPR 60-1 taxi rules:
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Taxi no faster than a slow walk when within 10 feet of obstacles
Maintain at least 50' behind light single-engine aircraft, 100'
behind small multi-engine and jet aircraft, and 500' behind heavies
and taxiing helicopters
Go over the crew assignments for takeoff and departure
and make sure each crewmember knows in which
direction they should be looking during each.
Remind the crew that midair collisions are most likely to
occur in daylight VFR conditions within five miles of an
airport at or below 3,000’ AGL! This means that most
midair collisions occur in or near the traffic pattern. Since
the pilot has only one set of eyes, this (and aircraft
design) leaves several 'blind spots' that the observer and
scanner must cover -- particularly between your 4 and 8
o'clock positions.
Task O-2107
Departure
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Be sure and include the DF unit's Alarm light self-test
in your scan during startup. The light should blink for
several seconds; if it doesn't your unit may be
inoperative.
Ensure that the DF, Audio Panel and FM radio are set
up properly. If possible, perform an FM radio check.
Select your initial VOR radial(s) and GPS setting (e.g.,
destination or flight plan).
Obtain ATIS and Clearance (read back all clearances
and hold-short instructions). Then verify the crosswind
limitation. Set up the navigational instruments (e.g.,
VOR radials and GPS destination, entry points and
waypoints)
Once you begin taxiing, check your brakes
Task O-2107
Departure
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Sterile cockpit rules are now in effect
Keep the checklist close at hand, open to Emergency
Procedures
Check for landing aircraft before taking the active
At takeoff, start the Observer Log with the time and
Hobbs for "Wheels Up“
The FAA's "operation lights on" encourages pilots to
keep aircraft lights on when operating within 10 miles
of an airport, or wherever flocks of birds may be
expected
While departing the airport environs practice collision
avoidance and maintain the sterile cockpit until well
clear of traffic and obstacles. Shallow S-turns and
lifting a wing before turns may be used to check for
traffic. The crew must keep each other appraised of
conflicting aircraft and obstacles
Task O-2107
Arrival at Mission Base
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Obtain ATIS (or AWOS) as soon as possible.
May be able to contact mission base on FM
radio.
Review taxi plan/airport taxi diagram and
make crew assignments for approach, landing
and taxi
Make sure each crewmember knows in which
direction they should be looking during each.
Remind the crew that midair collisions are
most likely to occur in daylight VFR conditions
within five miles of an airport at or below 3,000’
AGL! This means that most midair collisions
occur in the traffic pattern, with over half
occurring on final approach
Sterile cockpit rules are now in effect
Task O-2107
Arrival at Mission Base
Practice collision avoidance by turning
the aircraft exterior lights on when within
10 miles of the airport.
 Read back all clearances and hold-short
instructions
 Defer after-landing checks until clear
 Log and report "Wheels Down"
 Watch for Marshallers and follow their
directions, signal Ignition Switch OFF
(hold keys out the window) so they can
chock
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Task O-2107
Arrival at Mission Base
(with style)
Task O-2107
Arrival at Mission Base
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Secure the aircraft:
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Avionics/Control lock, Master Switch OFF
Tie-downs, chocks, Pitot tube cover and engine
plugs
Close windows, Fuel Selector Switch in 'Right' or 'Left,' and
Parking Brake OFF; remove personal items and special
equipment; lock the doors and baggage compartment.
Oil & fuel, clean windows and leading edges
Close FAA flight plan, call FRO
Check aircrew and aircraft into the mission
Complete “Inbound” 104
Get sortie assignment
Determine food and lodging