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CHAPTER 5
CONTINUATION TRAINING
This chapter outlines the tasks, aircraft hours, and simulation device hours that an aviator must complete to support the unit's mission. TC 1-210 lists the requirements for maintaining RL 1. The required performance standards are in Chapters 6 and 7 of this manual.
5-1. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
a. Semiannual Flying-Hour Requirements--Aircraft. The minimum requirements are as follows:
NOTE: At least once annually, the commander will require all aviators to conduct a familiarization flight in the crew station opposite the one designated. This requirement may be accomplished in the aircraft or the AH64CMS. During familiarization training in the aircraft, a UT, an IP, or an SP will occupy the other seat.
*(2) IP; SP; IE; ME; and dual-seat-designated MP, UT, and PC.
(a) FAC 1--70 hours, of which 15 hours must be flown in each crew station.
(b) FAC 2--50 hours, of which 7.5 hours must be flown in each crew station.
(c) FAC 3--not applicable.
b. Semiannual Flying-Hour Requirements--Simulation Device. Minimum requirements may be met in the AH64CMS (device 2B40) only or in both the AH64CMS and the CWEPT. The minimum requirements in the simulation device, when available, follow.
(1) Aviator.
(a) FAC 1--15 hours in the designated crew station, of which 10 hours must be flown in the AH64CMS.
(b) FAC 2--9 hours in the designated crew station, of which 6 hours must be flown in the AH64CMS.
(c) FAC 3--24 hours in the designated crew station, of which 21 hours must be flown in the AH64CMS.
*(2) IP; SP; IE; ME; and dual-seat-designated MP, UT, and PC.
(a) FAC 1--15 hours, of which 4.5 hours must be flown in each crew station. A minimum of 10 hours must be flown in the AH64CMS.
(b) FAC 2--9 hours, of which 3 hours must be flown in each crew station. A minimum of 6 hours must be flown in the AH64CMS.
(c) FAC 3--not applicable.
*NOTE 1: Unit trainers and evaluators may credit hours completed while performing unit trainer and evaluator duties at the I/O station toward their semiannual flying-hour requirements. However, they must fly a minimum of 3 hours in the appropriate crew station semiannually.
*NOTE 2: A maximum of 12 hours flown in the AH64CMS may be applied toward semiannual flying-hour requirements of a(1) and a(2) above. For example, a FAC 1 aviator flies the AH64CMS 20 hours during a semiannual period. This reduces his flying-hour requirements by 12 hours. The aviator must fly 58 hours in the aircraft and 51 hours in his designated crew station. IPs, SPs, IEs, MEs, and dual-seat-designated MPs, UTs, and PCs may not reduce hourly crew station requirements.
c. Annual Task and Iteration Requirements. The required minimum annual tasks and iterations are specified in Figures 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3 under the iteration columns D (day), NS (night system), and SM (simulator). Simulator iteration requirements for all appropriate crew station base and mission tasks are indicated in Figures 5-1 and 5-2.
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Figure 5-1. Aviator base task and annual iteration requirements
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*Figure 5-2. Aviator mission task and annual iteration requirements
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Figure 5-3. Maintenance test pilot mission task and annual iteration requirements
(1) Tasks annotated with an asterisk will be evaluated in the CMS if they cannot be performed in the aircraft. However, if they cannot be evaluated in the aircraft and a CMS is not available, they are not considered mandatory evaluation tasks. (The grade slip will be annotated to reflect that condition.) The absence of an X in the crew station column does not preclude performing that task from that crew station.
(2) During an evaluation, an iteration performed in a more demanding mode of flight may suffice for an iteration per-formed in a less demanding mode of flight. (The commander deter-mines which mode of flight is more demanding.) However, to meet annual task and iteration requirements, aviators must perform day, night, NVG, and NVS task iterations separately.
(3) In addition to the required minimum annual tasks and iterations, MPs will perform a minimum of four iterations of the MTF mission tasks annually. The commander should incorporate six hours per test pilot into the annual flying-hour program for MP and ME training and evaluations. MEs will perform two iterations from each flight crew station annually. Each MTF mission task listed is mandatory for an MTF standardization evaluation.
NOTE: Personnel who are required to perform MTF duties in an additional or alternate aircraft will perform four iterations of the required tasks in each additional or alternate aircraft.
(4) The requirement to perform instrument tasks in additional aircraft, in category, will be at the discretion of the commander.
(5) Tasks identified with an X in both the S and I columns may be evaluated during either or both evaluations.
5-2. NVS CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS
a. To be considered NVS current, an aviator must--
(1) Participate every 60 consecutive days in a one-hour flight in the aircraft at night or during the day with blackout curtains or in the AH64CMS while using the NVS.
(2) Participate every 120 consecutive days in a one-hour flight in the aircraft at night while using the NVS.
NOTE: An aviator who is designated in both crew stations can meet the requirements stated above by participating in a one-hour flight in either station.
b. An aviator whose NVS currency has lapsed must complete, as a minimum, a one-hour NVS proficiency evaluation given at night in the aircraft by an IP or SP. Minimum tasks to be evaluated are the NS tasks listed in Figure 5-1.
5-3. NVG CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS
a. To be considered NVG current, the aviator must--
(1) Participate every 45 consecutive days in a one-hour flight in the AH64CMS or in the aircraft at night while wearing NVG.
(2) Participate every 90 consecutive days in a one-hour flight in the aircraft at night while wearing NVG.
b. An aviator whose NVG currency has lapsed must complete, as a minimum, a one-hour NVG proficiency evaluation given at night in the aircraft by an IP or SP. Minimum tasks to be evaluated are listed below.
(1) Task 1017, Perform hovering flight.
(2) Task 1018, Perform a normal takeoff.
(3) Task 1028, Perform VMC approach.
(4) Task 1032, Perform slope operations.
(5) Task 1068, Perform or describe emergency procedures.
(6) Task 1083, Perform or describe inadvertent IMC procedures/VHIRP.
(7) Task 2072, Perform emergency procedures for actual or simulated NVG failure.
5-4. ANNUAL NBC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
Annual NBC training is mandatory for all FAC 1 aviators and those FAC 2 aviators selected by the commander. NBC training is not required for FAC 3 aviators. Aviators must wear MOPP4 gear during NBC training.
a. The specified aviators will receive NBC training in the base tasks listed below and will perform at least one iteration annually. The commander will also select mission tasks or additional tasks based on the unit's mission.
(1) Task 1005, Perform preflight inspection.
(2) Task 1007, Perform engine-start, run-up, hover, and before-takeoff checks.
(3) Task 1016, Perform hover power check.
(4) Task 1034, Perform terrain flight takeoff.
(5) Task 1035, Perform terrain flight.
(6) Task 1037, Perform NOE deceleration.
(7) Task 1038, Perform terrain flight approach.
(8) Task 1098, Perform after-landing tasks.
(9) Task 1140, Engage target with Hellfire.
(10) Task 1141, Engage target with the ARCS.
(11) Task 1142, Engage target with the AWS.
(12) Task 1143, Perform weapons initialization procedures.
b. While conducting NBC training, the commander will ensure that--
(1) Aircrews use extra care when performing flight duties or training in aircraft when the wet bulb globe temperature is above 75°F.
(2) A qualified and current aviator, without protective mask, gloves, or NBC boots, is at one set of the flight controls at all times.
(3) Aircrews do not receive emergency procedures training in flight while wearing MOPP gear. (They will complete this training in simulation devices or static aircraft.)
(4) NBC training is coordinated closely with the local flight surgeon.