CNATRAINST 1542.53F
9 OCTOBER 1998
PERIOD
REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIPTION
DURATION
MOD 3-2
FNFAM
Night Familiarization Flight
2.0
TH-57B/C
RIGHT SEAT
Terminal Objective: Following this
DUAL
event the AMS DUAL will be familiar
with the night flying environment FI
including vertigo and disorientation
often associated with night flight
Discuss
a.
Dark adaptation
b.
Emergency procedures and landing site
evaluation at night
c.
Use of lights
d.
Helicopter preparation for night operations
e.
Night hover scan
f.
Vertigo
g.
Night course rules, Whiting Field/Duke
h.
Engine failure at night
i.
Crew coordination
j.
Night visual flight techniques
Demonstrate
a.
Autorotation - night power recovery
b.
No-hover landings
c.
Night area FAM
Introduce
a.
Night ground procedures
b.
Night taxi, hovering, vertical
takeoff/landing, turn on spot/clearing
turn
c.
Night transition to forward flight
d.
Night course rules
e.
Normal approach at night
f.
Simulated emergencies
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