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ALDIS LAMP SIGNALS
Acknowledge during the day by moving your rudder and/or aileron on the ground and by rocking your wings inflight. At night, flash aircraft lights.

Lost communication procedures

ICS failure procedures

1. Cords, switches, and connections for proper position and condition.
2. Volume knob on the audio panel. Ensure it is full vol.
3. Hot mike (HM) communications attempts.
4. Shout or pass notes.
5. If front pilot wants to transfer the controls aft, he will
   Pat his helmet and then point to the aft pilot. The pilot taking control will:
   Shake the stick to signify assuming control. The front pilot will
   Lift his hands above his shoulders to confirm.
6. If rear pilot wants to transfer the controls aft, he will:
   Shake the stick to signify assuming control. The front pilot will
   Lift his hands above his shoulders to confirm he has given controls.
   Rear pilot will shake again.
7. Mirrors if necessary.

Radio failure procedures

1. Squawk 7600
2. PRC-90 Attempt communications.
3. ATIS on VOR 114.00
   OR
   Fly over NAS Corpus at 3,500' to determine duty runway - by looking for aircraft in the pattern or in the in the ground runup, or wind direction of windsock.
4. Radio calls in the blind
5. Rock wings when inbound for the break.
6. On Short final: look for ALDIS lamp signals. If none, WAVEOFF, if no ALDIS lamp signals on second pass,
   Land if the runway is clear.

Generator Failure

1. Starter Switch ..................................... OFF (Both cockpits)
2. Generator Switch ................................ ON (Reset)
   If annunciator remains illuminated:
3. Electrical Control ................................. TAKE COMMAND
4. Generator Switch ................................. ON (Reset)
   If generator does not return to line:
5. Electrical Load...................................... Reduce
6. Land As Soon As Practical

WARNING
- Complete loss of electrical power: Instrument flight NOT possible.
- Operating on battery power <20 min.

Inverter #1 or #2 Failure
If inverter annunciator and master caution illuminate:

1. Other Inverter ............................................ SELECT
   If annunciator remains illuminated:
2. Electrical Control ....................................... TAKE COMMAND
3. 115-VAC, 1A Circuit Breaker.................... IN
4. Inverter control relay circuit breaker ........... IN

Battery failure - low voltage reading
If the generator is functioning normally, battery failure may be indicated by smoke and fumes emitting from the battery box or abnormal, high charging rates. Failed battery cannot be restored.

On ground
a) Battery switch - OFF
b) Return to parking spot and secure
In flight
a) Battery switch - OFF
b) Until landing, maintain normal flight procedures. Land as soon as practical.

Interior light failure in flight
With the lights extinguished:
a) Activate and use utility/emergency light
b) Check corresponding circuit breakers - IN
c) Check corresponding switches - ON

Restoring electrical power
If the fire extinguishes, use the following procedure to activate essential circuits, allowing sufficient interval to isolate the faulty circuit:

1. Utility bus switches - OFF
2. Essential bus circuit breakers - PULL (2/7, 13, 3/4, 7)
3. All electrical and avionics switches - OFF (UHF, inverters, TACAN, VOR, transponder, avionics master)
4. Battery switch - ON
5. Generator switch - ON/RESET (OFF if faulty)
6. Avionics master switch - ON
7. Avionics & electrical equipment essential to continued flight ON.

New Maneuvers for this event:

Outlying Field Break
An overhead transition, with interval, from cruise to the downwind configuration.
Break altitude - ________ ft at OLFs, __________ ft at Waldron

Break Interval - You are #1 for the break when:

1. The aircraft ahead is:
   a. Turning crosswind
   b. Has completed at least 90° of turn and is abeam or behind your wingtip
2. The aircraft ahead is:
   a. On downwind
   b. At least 15° behind your wingtip
3. The aircraft ahead is:
   a. Departing in accordance with course rules
   b. Executing a simulated LAPL
4. At a tower controlled field:
   a. All the above conditions are met
   b. You are cleared by the tower

Pattern Interval

No Flap Landing: When the aircraft ahead is abeam or behind your wingtip
Full Flap Landing: Same as break interval rules except that you may begin your turn when the aircraft on downwind is 15° ahead of your wingtip

Landing Pattern:

1. The Break, IAW course rules: 1000’ AGL, 170 KIAS, ¼ WTD on pattern side.
   FLOP 45°
   CHOP 300 ft-lb
   CHECK below 150 KIAS...
   DROP Gear
2. Downwind: ¾ WTD, 100 KIAS, 800’, 500-550 ft-lbs
   Landing checklist HLBIL up to F
3. Transition:
   SLOWER 300 ft-lb (275 NF)
   LOWER Flaps
   TRIM for 90-knot descent
   TURN 30° AOB
   TALK "______ Tower/RDO, R________, 180°, 3 down & locked, touch-n-go/full-stop"
   TALK "Gear down, flaps down, landing checklist complete"
4. 90°: 450', 90 KIAS (96 NF)
   TALK "Gear down, negative paddles"
5. Final: The groove, 100-150’ AGL, 85 KIAS, wings level, 1200-1500 from point of touchdown.
   NOSE at the numbers
   FLARE / POWER to idle once committed to flare
6. PCL full Beta / Brakes as required. or...
   SPOOL UP power firewalled, NOSE UP
   Reset Power 1015, FLAPS up, 100 KIAS
   500' MAX until cleared crosswind or departing

No Flap approach and Landing
* The No Flap approach and landing are the same as the Full Flap approach & landing with exceptions:

1. 15° prior to abeam - Power 275 ft-lbs
2. 180° - 95 kts
3. Maintain 95 kts throughout final/approach
4. Climbout airspeed after touch and go - 100 kts

Waveoff

1. Spool Up 1015 ft-lbs, level the wings, center the ball
2. Nose Up to climbing attitude, climb out at 100 kts. TRIM
3. 300' AGL / 400' MSL, raise flaps if necessary, accelerate to 100 kts. TRIM
4. Move to pattern side of runway to avoid traffic and to keep aircraft on runway in sight.
5. With interval, call Crosswind to re-enter the Downwind or depart the pattern.

Radio Calls:

T/O
3: “Navy Corpus Ground, Ranger ___, taxi from ____B/C/G line with information _____ATIS”
3: “Navy Corpus Ground, Ranger ___, further taxi”
4: “Navy Corpus Tower, Ranger ___, takeoff”
4: “Ranger ___, cleared for takeoff / hold short [13L/13R/17/31L/31R/35]”
ICS: “Time is ______, Transponder Altitude, Pitot heat off, strobe lights on, T/O checklist complete”
ICS: “Engine and flight instruments checked...
         Torque 500 ft-lbs, ITT ____, Prop 2200 RPM, Fuel Flow 335, N1 _____%,
         Oil Temp & Pressure in the green, Fuel ___ left, ____ right, RMI aligned.
ICS: “Fuel caps secure, 1-2-3 up and locked”
CH. 8:  “Corpus Departure, Ranger ___, Off Navy Corpus, working [north/south] [high/low]”
ICS: Engine instruments normal, fuel is _____ left and _______ right, and our position is _______”

Working High
8:  “Corpus Departure, Ranger ___ [Bob Hall Pier, Mustang Beach, Portland] terminate”
...           “Ranger ___”
17: “Corpus Approach, Ranger ___, (position), what’s available [north/south] high”
...           “Ranger ___ claims ____”
ICS: Engine instruments normal, fuel is _____ left and _______ right, and our position is _______”
17: “Corpus Approach, Ranger ___ leaving area ______"

Working Low
17: “Corpus Approach, Ranger ___, _____ situation, _______ position, _____ intentions”
       ex: “Corpus Approach, Ranger ___, course rules to Waldron"

Bouncing at Waldron / A-Cty
8: “Corpus Approach, Ranger ___: “Corpus approach, Ranger ___, [Shrimp Ponds / Nine-Mile], terminate.”
15: “[Waldron Tower / RDO], Ranger ____, [Shrimp Ponds / Nine-Mile] inbound, touch-n-go's"

Returning home
8: “Corpus Approach, Ranger ___, (position), (alt), (intentions) with information ___”
8: “Corpus approach, Ranger ___, [Pt. Shamrock/Pt. Lima], terminate.”
4: “Navy Corpus Tower, Ranger ___, [Pt. Shamrock/Pt. Lima], [full stop/ touch and go]”
4: “Navy Corpus Tower, Ranger ___, initial for [13L/13R/17/31L/31R/35]”
4: “Navy Corpus Tower, Ranger ___, numbers for the break”
4: “Navy Corpus Tower, Ranger ___, 180, three down and locked, [full stop/touch and go]”
ICS: “Gear down, paddles checked”
4: “Navy Corpus Tower, Ranger ___, waveoff” (if necessary)
3: “Navy Corpus ground, Ranger ___, (position), taxi to my line”

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