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AETC Syllabus P-V4C-E

Flying Training

TH-1H Specialized

Undergraduate Pilot Training

May 2013

Air Education and Training Command

Designed for AETC Course Use

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AETC Syllabus P-V4C-E

Headquarters Air Education and Training Command

Randolph AFB TX 78150-4325 May 2013

This syllabus outlines the training required to achieve the proficiency specified in the course training standards. It prescribes the course content, instructions to conduct the training, and the approximate time necessary to successfully complete all requirements. Any training not specifically authorized in this syllabus or other AETC directives is prohibited without prior approval of this headquarters. Forward suggestions to HQ AETC/A3FP, 1 F STREET STE 2, RANDOLPH AFB TX 78150-4325. The next planned revision is May 2015.

OFFICIAL

TIMOTHY M. ZADALIS

Major General, USAF

Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Nuclear Integration

Supersedes AETC Syllabus P-V4C-E, May 2013

Pages: 55

OPR: HQ AETC/A3FP

POC: Mr. Roger A. Dellinger, DSN 487-3505

Certified by: Col Otto D. Habedank, HQ AETC/A3F

Accessibility: A .pdf file is available on the ―AETC Flying Training Special Publications‖ Web site.

Distribution: Authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. companies under DoD contract for this course only.

Releasability: Access to this publication is restricted. Refer requests for this document to the OPR.

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Contents

Chapter Page

1 — Course Description

2 — Course Administration

Section A — Syllabus Management

1. Syllabus Interpretation

2. Syllabus Waiver

3. Syllabus Deviation

4. Omitted Training

5. Physical Training (PT)

Section B — Training Management

1. Fuel Conservation

2. Flight Commander Responsibilities

3. Training Requirements and Restrictions

4. Flying Safety

5. Emergency Procedures (EP) Training

6. Briefing Requirements

7. Maneuver Demonstrations

8. Unsatisfactory Performance

9. Airsickness and Simulator Sickness

10. Crew Resource Management (CRM)

11. Additional Training (AT) Sorties

12. Supervisory Feedback Capture Point

Section C — Grading Procedures

1. Assessing Student Performance

2. Absolute Grading Scale

3. Relative Grading Scale

4. Maneuver Item File (MIF)

5. Maneuver Logging

6. Incomplete Sorties

7. Team Sorties

8. Student Management

Section D — Course Training Standards

1. Purpose

2. General Proficiency Standards

3. Employment

4. Tasks

3 — Academic Training ii

4 — Flying Training

Section A — Ground Training

Section B — Emergency Procedures

Section C — Contact

Section D — Instruments

Section E — Navigation

Section F — Remote

Section G — Day Tactical

Section H — NVG Contact / Remote

Section I — Night Tactical

5 — General Instructions

Section A — Prerequisites

Section B — Bibliography

Section C — Glossary

Summary of Changes

The following syllabus changes are made as a result of the regular 2-year review:

All references to 19 AF are removed

All references to AETCI 36-2205, Volume 4 changed to AETCI 36-2205, Volume 10

Navy Prerequisite training - T-34C Primary/Intermediate training is removed since USAF pilot students no longer accomplish that training

All syllabus sorties must be flown unless the student is proficiency-advanced; however, the total minimum hour requirement to graduate is reduced from 99 to 95 aircraft hours

Student simulator crew rest guidance added for clarification

Student Force Trim use guidance added for clarification

New MIF items added: Publications Check, Tactical Departure and Terminal Area Operations

Academic training; one Instructor-Based Training lesson deleted and 4 classes time reallocated to meet actual training needs results in decreasing IBT from 112 hours to 110 hours

Removes restriction for no more than six hours of testable academics total per training day. Now defaults to no more than eight hours of testable academics total per training day

Flying training; one flying sortie (Remote Team Solo) removed and sortie/flight time reallocated to night remote—flight time better utilized in student training in the night remote phase

Eliminating the Remote Team Solo eliminates one IP Chase sortie and 0.75 hours from the total syllabus flight time

Minor changes to Chapter 5 General Instructions aligns the first 18 scheduled training days with Rotary Wing

Fundamentals (F-V5B-C) syllabus

New training program at 23 FTS for Career Enlisted Aviator Rotary Wing Fundamentals (CEARF) sorties may be flown concurrently on SUPT-H flights. Guidance added to prioritize student pilot training when training conflicts arise

Chapter 1

Course Description

1. Title — TH-1H Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training

2. Identifier — P-V4C-E

3. Objective — Qualify undergraduate helicopter pilots for a USAF pilot rating and entry into follow-on training courses. Provide all foundation skills essential for success as combat aircrew members, military officers, and leaders.

Specifically, course graduates are proficient in:

a. Operating a helicopter in tactical, terminal and enroute airspace.

b. Flight planning and conducting flight operations under Visual or Instrument Flight Rules to include day, NVG and IFR operations in the terminal and enroute environment.

c. Conducting a mission profile in a defined area. Be able to understand and exploit the physics and handling characteristics of a turbine powered helicopter.

d. Hover Taxi, Normal, Marginal Power, and Max Performance Takeoffs; visual patterns and Normal, Shallow and Steep Approaches.

e. Straight ahead, low-level and hovering autorotations.

f. Control and performance concept of instrument flying, instrument procedures to include instrument takeoff, departure, enroute procedures, enroute descents, RNAV operations, and instrument approaches.

g. Tactical and formation procedures and operations, single-ship and 2-ship operations.

h. Remote procedures and operations to include NVG remote.

i. Tactical procedures and operations, to include NVG tactical procedures.

j. Task management, situational awareness, risk management / decision-making, CRM, and emergency procedures required to safely and effectively accomplish the mission.

k. The understanding of aircraft systems capabilities, aircraft directives, AFIs, and local procedures and demonstrate proficiency in applying procedures from all applicable source guidance.

4. Location — Ft. Rucker, AL

5. Duration — 120 Training Days. Contact AETC/A3RA for course duration data or see Quota Management

Worksheets at https://afkm.wpafb.af.mil/community/views/home.aspx?Filter=OO-OP-AE-57.

6. Entry Prerequisites — Completion of T-6 Joint Primary Pilot Training (P-V4A-J). Current Fitness Assessment

(FA) graded Excellent / Satisfactory prior to departing (within 30 days) Phase 2 training location.

7. Status Upon Graduation — Graduates of this course are awarded the USAF pilot rating and are instrument rated.

Units issue an AF Form 1256, Certificate of Training.

8. Equipment Required — See ETCA at https://etca.randolph.af.mil/.

9. Pyrotechnics and Munitions Required — None.

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10. Course Summary

Emphasis Area

Trng

Days

Acad

Hrs

Grd

Tng

Hrs

ATDs Aircraft

Total

Hours

No.

Msns

Supp

Hrs

Msn

Hrs

No.

Msns

Supp

Hrs

Msn

Hrs

a. Academic Training 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

IBT 110.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 110.0

CBT 17.5 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 17.5

b. Ground Training (GT) 0.0 103.5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 103.5

c. Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs) 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Aircraft Static (ACS) 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 4.0 0 0.0 0.0 4.0

WST 0.0 0.0 24 48.0 36.0 0 0.0 0.0 84.0

d. Flying 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Aircraft Flying (ACF) 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 65 292.5 105.0 397.5

Direct Support (IP Chase) 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 n/a 0.75 0.75

Total Training Data 120 127.5 103.5 25 48.0 40.0 66 292.5 105.75 717.25

Notes

1. The Glossary contains abbreviations for academic lessons, aircrew training devices, and flying training.

2. Hours only vs. events / hours are shown for academic lessons. The Glossary contains definitions.

3. Compute ATD and Flying Training Mission Support time as follows (total hours per mission × no. of missions).

4. Direct-Support (IP Chase) flight time is in support of training flight DT 2501. Since one chase flight is flown against the entire student class, an average of 0.75 hours per student per training sortie covers entire mission requirement.

Emphasis Area

Pre-

Briefing

Instr

Briefing

Crew

Briefing

Pre-

Flight

Post

Flight

De-

Briefing

Total Hrs

/Msn

No.

Msns

Total

Hours

WST 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 24 48.0

TH-1H 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 4.5 65 292.5

Chapter 2

Course Administration

Section A — Syllabus Management

1. Syllabus Interpretation

This syllabus is directive and must be followed as written. If no clear syllabus guidance exists, resolve the situation using the appropriate wing chain of command. If the logical course of action appears to conflict with other directives, OG Stan/Eval should contact the OPR, HQ AETC/A3FP, at DSN 487-3505.

2. Syllabus Waiver

An approved syllabus waiver is required for any planned exception to the syllabus caused by special or unusual circumstances. Permanent or blanket waivers are not authorized, but should be suggested as syllabus changes. Do not accomplish or omit any training requested in a waiver until notification of approval. Maintain a permanent record of all approved waivers in the student’s training folder. Submit syllabus and entry prerequisite waiver requests electronically or in writing, on AETC Form 6, Waiver Request, through HQ AETC/A3FP to HQ AETC/A3F.

3. Syllabus Deviation

A syllabus deviation is any unplanned variation from syllabus requirements such as prerequisite flow or Maneuver Item

File (MIF) requirements. Document all syllabus deviations in the student’s training folder.

4. Omitted Training

Accomplish all syllabus-directed training unless a waiver request is approved. If unforeseen circumstances result in an omission of required training, the OG/CC determines if the omitted training can be accomplished later in the syllabus flow without adversely affecting the quality of student training. Document OG/CC-directed corrective actions, and the accomplishment of the omitted training in the student’s training folder.

5. Physical Training (PT)

Physical training (PT) is designed to help students cope with the rigors of the flight training environment, improve their physical condition and to emphasize their warrior responsibility to stay fit. Team activities may be included in the PT program to build class unity. Conduct physical training IAW AFI 36-2905, Fitness Program.

Section B — Training Management

1. Fuel Conservation

AETC is committed to fuel conservation and maximizing training value for the command’s energy resource investment without compromising safety, air discipline, or negatively affecting the quality of our aircrew training product.

Aircrews must manage aviation fuel as a limited and costly resource. Consider fuel optimization throughout all phases of mission planning and syllabus execution. Ensure ground operations (engine start times / taxi routing) and flight profiles are optimized for efficient fuel use. Adhere closely to syllabus average mission durations (AMD). Do not exceed these flight times except for extenuating circumstances or to meet training objectives.

2. Flight Commander Responsibilities

The flight commander is the first echelon of command responsible for safely and efficiently scheduling people, mission and aircraft. The flight commander must know the capabilities and experience levels of all flight members and ensure they fly the right mission at the right time according to this syllabus and applicable directives. Safety must remain paramount in the flight commander’s mind. Flight commanders keep the operations supervisors informed of the training plan and any changes. Flight commander responsibilities specific to this syllabus include:

a. Supervise and monitor student training.

b. Assist students and supervisors with the training review process and provide for the discipline, physical and mental well-being, and general welfare of students. Be aware of each student’s progress in all areas, including the potential impact of any external factors (personal problems, etc.). Flight Commanders:

(1) Perform Student Counseling

(a) Counsel students when they are determined to be marginal performers or are placed on CAP.

Conduct follow-up counseling as often thereafter as necessary.

(b) Counsel students as necessary on appropriate management issues, including personal problems and disciplinary matters. If necessary, refer students to appropriate base support agencies (Chaplain, Legal Office, etc.) for further assistance.

(2) Maintain a military training folder / electronic training folder IAW AETCI 36-2205, Vol 10, Chapter 2, local guidance, and this syllabus.

Note: Maintain sensitive personal information in a secure location.

(3) Ensure proper management of student in-processing.

(4) Coordinate with academic supervisors on individual student performance.

(5) Brief class leaders on the scope and limits of their responsibilities.

(6) Assist in syllabus-directed functions.

3. Training Requirements and Restrictions

a. Minimum Sortie / Hour Requirement — Students require a minimum of 95 total aircraft hours. All syllabus sorties must be flown (Exceptions: Solo sorties C1701, DT2501; and NVG formation sorties NT5101 and

NT5201) unless the student is proficiency-advanced.

b. Instructor Duties and Responsibilities

(1) Instructors must ensure required training is accomplished.

(2) Instruct students in all aspects of job specific operations.

(3) Provide timely and accurate critiques of student performance.

(4) Complete student training folder and all other required training forms.

c. Events per Day — Students do not normally accomplish more than two aircraft / simulator syllabus events per day unless approved by the squadron CC/DO. An incomplete sortie due to an air abort or weather diversion need not count as an ―accomplished‖ event.

(1) Do not schedule students to fly more than eight hours total, including jump seat time.

(2) Students can combine academics, simulator and/or flying, on the same day. However, they’re limited to a 12-hour duty day.

d. Flying and Simulator Restrictions

(1) Students will follow Crew Rest procedures, as defined by AFI 11-202V3, for all flying and simulator sorties.

(2) The student normally occupies the right seat when flying in the aircraft.

(3) Students may occupy the left seat on simulator sorties.

(4) Students may fly with the Force Trim off in the C11xx and C12xx units. Students will use Force Trim beginning on flight C1301 and all flights throughout the remainder of the syllabus. Students demonstrating aircraft control deficiencies may be allowed to temporarily fly with the Force Trim off, at the IP’s discretion, following C1301 but must return to using Force Trim as soon as the deficiencies are corrected.

(5) While performing jump seat duties, students perform duties deemed appropriate by the instructor and are graded accordingly.

(6) Syllabus team sorties consist of two students without an instructor; the student in the right seat flies the aircraft.

e. Concurrent Instruction — When Career Enlisted Aviator Rotary Wing Fundamentals (CEARF) training occurs on a SUPT-H sortie, IP will coordinate with the instructor flight engineer (IF) in advance of crew briefing to deconflict training requirements. When training conflicts, student pilot training shall take priority.

f. Students do not coach fellow students during formal training. Coaching masks or hinders the instructor’s ability to determine student proficiency and sets up the one receiving coaching for future failure. Coaching should not be confused with Crew Resource Management (CRM). Normal CRM interaction is expected. Calls and assistance such as speed, altitude, etc. are not only acceptable, but are required. If a student is determined to be coaching, the IP takes corrective action. If a student has been repeatedly corrected for coaching, the Flt/CC or

SQ/DO may choose to take further disciplinary action.

g. Definitions

(1) Category — Begins with the first sortie (flight or simulator) in Contact, Remotes, Instruments, Day

Tactical and Night Tactical. It ends with the final flight check or last sortie in that section.

(2) Unit — Series of common lessons (academic, simulator or flying) with the same lesson type codes followed by 2 digits (i.e. C11XX, SEP12XX, SI11XX etc.)

4. Flying Safety

Develop flying safety awareness by emphasizing emergency procedures, air discipline, and judgment.

5. Emergency Procedures (EP) Training

Conduct EP training on all dual aircraft and simulator sorties; this training may be accomplished in the aircraft or during a briefing.

6. Briefing Requirements

Briefings set the tone and allow the instructor to assess the student’s readiness to fly the mission. Instructors thoroughly brief specific objectives, techniques, training rules, and procedures to be employed in accomplishing these objectives before each sortie with all aircrew members involved. Instructors debrief the sortie to measure the success of accomplishing training objectives and identify root causes in each deficient area. Students should learn and practice self-analysis critiquing methods during later portions of each category.

7. Maneuver Demonstrations

a. IP Demonstrations — Maneuvers should be demonstrated by the IP based upon maneuver difficulty and student ability. As a guide, consider demonstrating maneuvers not accomplished in simulator training or maneuvers involving critical phases of flight, i.e., visual formation, autorotation, etc.

b. Jump Seat — At the IP’s discretion, demonstrations may apply to the student in the jump seat as well as the student occupying the flying seat.

8. Unsatisfactory Performance

a. Unsatisfactory Sortie Restrictions

(1) Following an overall unsatisfactory on end-of-category sorties, students do not progress to or perform a sortie in another unit, medium, or category until the objectives of that sortie are satisfactorily achieved. Fly a repeat sortie and grade overall NG (pass) or U (fail). Exceptions:

(a) Ground training (GT) missions, academics, and academic testing may be accomplished.

(b) Sorties graded unsatisfactory for mission planning, ground operations, general knowledge, or emergency procedures may be cleared in the simulator or with a ground Check with squadron CC/DO approval.

(c) If unable to fly that day because of a failed examination, record flight as cancelled because of operations and reschedule the sortie.

(2) Following an overall unsatisfactory on complete sorties (not including end-of-category sorties or checks), students continue with normal training unless the U triggered a progress check.

b. Unsatisfactory Ground Performances — Students who have completed C1404 and demonstrate an unsatisfactory level of knowledge during standardization emergency procedures briefings (Stand-up) or Flightline

Quizzes (FLQs) do not fly a syllabus sortie that day. Students failing Stand-up are graded unsatisfactory on that sortie. Fly a remedial sortie (e.g., C1404 (2)) and grade overall NG (pass) or U (fail). Students who fail a FLQ

(given either before or after a sortie) are graded ―U‖ for General Knowledge and receive an overall ―U‖ for that sortie. Following the failed FLQ, the student is given directed study and accomplishes a reexamination. If the failed FLQ was given after a syllabus sortie, the reexamination occurs on the next training day. In this case, the

DO, CC, RM, or FLT/CC determines whether the students either (1) accomplish a reexamination, then fly, or (2) accomplish directed study and a reexamination only. Factors to assess include student category, amount of time to perform directed study, and flight commander recommendation.

c. Unsatisfactory Academic Examinations — Academic instructors administer examinations to assess student progress in fulfilling course objectives. Minimum passing score on all academic tests is 85%. After failing an academic examination, a student does not accomplish any other syllabus training until correcting test to 100%.

Students continue to re-test until demonstrating satisfactory performance or enter the Commander’s Review process. Re-tests may be written or oral. Students may fly that day, after correcting test. If unable to fly that day due to failed examination, record flight as cancelled due to operations and repeat sortie.

d. Category, Progress and Elimination Check Procedures

(1) Authorized Check Pilot — The following table identifies personnel and types of checks they are authorized to administer.

Authorized Check Pilots Category

Check

Progress

Check (PC)

Elimination

Check (EC)

Squadron Commander / Operations Officer X X X

Assistant Operations Officer(s) X X

Standardization / Check Pilots X X

Additional duty check pilots X

(2) Category Checks (XXX90)

(a) These missions ensure students have achieved the required MIF for a category. The MIF identifies the minimum required maneuvers (+ items) and standard (grade) which students perform to complete each check. A student needs a G or E overall to pass (refer to Section C — Grading

Procedures).

(b) Just like any other mission, student maneuvers are graded using the absolute rating scale.

Normally, the student’s performance is graded on the first attempt at a maneuver. However, a maneuver effectively discontinued by a student does not necessarily constitute a first attempt. Or, if the student’s first attempt was significantly affected by some unusual factor, which a student would not be expected to handle without some IP assistance, the check pilot may provide guidance or allow the student to reattempt the maneuver.

e. Progress Check (PC) — Figure 2-1 depicts PC triggers. Additional training sorties are an option prior to the

PC, but are not required. The squadron commander may authorize each student up to two additional training sorties before the PC. These sorties are not automatically given to every student, but are reserved for cases when the squadron commander feels some training irregularity or anomaly has occurred and the student has demonstrated the potential to complete SUPT-H. For PCs generated in a unit, give appropriate instruction in all areas throughout the mission. If the PC is generated by an unsatisfactory category check, the person administering the PC may offer instruction in order to assess the student’s potential to complete the course. However, give no instruction on items graded below standards that triggered the PC, or that have been a trend item on practice missions. The overall grade is NG (pass) or U (fail) (Exception: When the PC substitutes for a category check).

Document a PC as XXX88 and include in the student’s training folder. PCs for procedural knowledge alone are normally ground Checks. These Checks may include a simulator mission. Procedural PCs that do not include a simulator are recorded as zero time in the category where the deficiency was noted.

f. Elimination Check (EC) — Reference Figure 2-1 for a listing of EC triggers. Additional training sorties are an option prior to an EC, but are not required. The squadron commander may authorize two additional training sorties before the EC. These sorties are not automatically given to every student, but are reserved for cases when the squadron commander feels some training irregularity or anomaly has occurred and the student has demonstrated the potential to complete SUPT-H. When assigning an overall grade, the EC pilot must assess the student’s ability to accept instruction, potential for course completion within syllabus constraints, and demonstrated potential for success in follow-on training. The overall grade is NG (pass) or U (fail) (Exception:

When the EC substitutes for a category check.). Document an EC as XXX89 and include in the student’s training folder. ECs for procedural knowledge alone are normally ground Checks. These Checks may include a simulator mission. Record procedural ECs as zero time in the category where the deficiency was noted. A student who fails an EC is entered in the commander’s review process.

g. Passing a PC/EC — Passing a PC/EC fulfills the requirements of the sortie that caused it to be flown and may be used to complete a unit if appropriate. If the next sortie is a category check and all check objectives are satisfied on the PC/EC, the PC/EC substitutes for the check. In this instance, the PC/EC receives an overall grade that is recorded as the check score for assignment / order of merit purposes. Note: Students may receive only one

PC and normally one EC throughout P-V4C-E.

h. Commander’s Review Process — Figure 2-1 depicts the triggers and decision-making flow for progress checks, elimination checks, and commander’s reviews. Reinstatements following the commander’s review are handled as follows:

(1) Flying Deficiencies — After flying additional training sorties authorized by the wing commander, the student flies an Elimination Check.

(2) Academic Deficiencies — After appropriate extra instruction, the student re-accomplishes the examination that led to the Commander’s Review.

9. Airsickness and Simulator Sickness

a. Manage airsickness IAW AETCI 36-2205, Vol. 10. Document incidents of airsickness as part of the

Situational Awareness grade in all training categories. Active airsickness results in an overall grade of U for the sortie.

b. If Simulator Sickness is so severe that no simulator training can be accomplished, refer the student to the flight surgeon for evaluation of alternatives. Because Simulator Sickness is usually unrelated to airsickness, do not consider students for elimination based solely on Simulator Sickness episodes. All WST sorties may be accomplished off-motion due to Simulator Sickness at the IP’s discretion.

10. Crew Resource Management (CRM)

Crew Resource Management (CRM) — Integrate CRM skills into flight briefings and debriefings IAW AFI 11-290, Cockpit / Crew Resource Management Training Program, and AFI 11-290 AETC Supplement 1. Grade sheets include the following CRM grading items IAW AFI 11-290, AETC Sup 1:

a. Mission Planning / Briefing / Debriefing

b. Communication

c. Risk Management / Decision-Making

d. Situational Awareness

e. Task Management

f. Crew Coordination / Flight Integrity. Crew Coordination is graded on all non-team sorties and Flight Integrity is graded on all formation sorties

Progress Check Triggers

Three Unsatisfactory sorties of last five

(not including evals and AT sorties), regardless of phase, or

Three Unsatisfactory Flightline Quizzes, or

Failed Category Check, or

SQ/CC directed for failure to progress, attain or maintain required procedural knowledge, or complete training within syllabus constraints.

Return to

Training

Elimination

Check

Elimination Check Triggers

Failed Progress check, or

SQ/CC directed for failure to progress, attain or maintain required procedural knowledge, or complete training within syllabus constraints, or

Previous passed progress or elimination check, and

Occurrence of any progress check trigger.

Pass

Commander’s

Review

Figure 2–1 — Commander’s Review Process

Commander’s Review Triggers

Failed Elimination check, or

Three academic examination failures, or

Officership/Lack of Adaptability, or

SQ/CC directed for failure to progress, attain or maintain required procedural knowledge, or complete training within syllabus constraints. SQ/CC

Recommendation

Progress

Check

Reinstate

Eliminate

Fail

Return to

Training

Return to

Training

Wing CC

Decision

Pass

Fail

Process IAW

AETCI 36-2205

OG/CC

Review

11. Additional Training (AT) Sorties

AT sorties (coded XXX87, XXX87A, etc.) provide extra training to students in specific circumstances. Fly AT sorties in the current unit or the most recently completed unit and coded for that unit. These sorties do not satisfy any maneuver requirements in any unit. AT sorties are normally graded NG, but may be graded unsatisfactory (U) for safety of flight, flight discipline, or airsickness reasons. (Note: following an AT sortie graded U, return the student to the normal syllabus flow or the next AT sortie). An AT sortie graded U does not count toward triggering a PC or EC, nor does an AT sortie graded NG break a string of unsatisfactory syllabus sorties. Grade all maneuvers the student accomplishes NG. The IP will make a comment in the student’s training folder for all maneuvers observed below MIF.

Any item observed below MIF on an AT sortie must meet MIF by the end of the unit unless the next sortie is a category check or PC/EC, in which case, the maneuver must be evaluated on that sortie. Maneuvers accomplished on 87 sorties cannot bring any item up to MIF that was previously below MIF. Any item graded below MIF before the 87 sortie is still below MIF regardless of how it was graded on the 87. Do not document AT sorties as incomplete except when objectives are not met because of unusual circumstances. In this event, the flight commander determines if the event is reflown. Document authorization for all AT sorties in the student’s training folder. Additional procedures for allocation of AT sorties are contained in AETCI 36-2205, Vol. 10.

a. Break-in-Training Events — The flight commander may authorize one AT sortie for each instance of a break-in-training. Use this authority only when remaining syllabus sorties are insufficient to compensate for the student’s break-in-training. Except for extenuating circumstances, consider more than seven calendar days without an aircraft sortie (any category) as a break-in-training. Code these sorties XXX86 and document in the student’s training folder. An additional AT sortie for the same break-in-training period requires SQ/CC approval. For team solos, if a delay of more than four calendar days has passed since the last sortie in the category, an XXX86 sortie is required prior to team solo.

b. Unusual Extended Break-in-Training — In unusual circumstances when a student experiences a significant break-in-training not as a result of a CR, such as extended DNIFs or medical / administrative hold, and is returned to training, the SQ/CC develops a ―spin up‖ training plan. Use academic reviews, simulators and aircraft sorties as necessary to return the student to the proficiency level attained prior to the unusual events. OG/CC approves the plan. Code these sorties XXX86.

c. Total Flying Time Sorties — AT sorties to meet minimum syllabus sorties / flying time are normally full mission profile. Flight commanders may authorize these sorties when it becomes apparent they are needed. When possible, schedule these sorties prior to checks to enhance student proficiency. Code these sorties XXX87.

d. Progress / Elimination Check — The squadron commander may authorize up to two AT sorties before a

Progress / Elimination Check. Code these sorties XXX87.

e. Reinstatement by Commander’s Review — The wing commander authorizes these sorties for students who are reinstated into training. Code these sorties XXX87.

f. Adaptation to Corrective Lenses — The FLT/CC may authorize a maximum of two adaptation sorties. Code these sorties XXX84.

12. Supervisory Feedback Capture Point

Supervisory feedback to previous pipeline training organizations closes the communications loop to ensure students arrive in a ready condition so they may seamlessly continue mission qualification training. The specific time this occurs is the Supervisory Feedback Capture Point. At the capture point, the flying training squadron commander or designated representative evaluates whether the previous flying training organization adequately prepared a student for admission to follow-on / mission training. To standardize this process, accomplish supervisory feedback in accordance with

AETCI 36-2206, Aircrew Graduate Evaluation Program (AGEP), and this syllabus via the Internet at https://www.my.af.mil/agepiftprod.

Section C — Grading Procedures

1. Assessing Student Performance

There are two methods of grading student performance: an absolute grading scale for rating individual maneuver items and a relative grading scale for assessing overall sortie performance.

2. Absolute Grading Scale

Judge the student’s performance of maneuvers against the course training standards (CTS). Grade maneuvers on the student’s characteristic performance. This grade does not consider the student’s type and amount of training.

Proficiency Grades MIF Level Description

No Grade (NG) 1 Used primarily for grading team sortie maneuvers. The student appears to perform the operation, maneuver, or task to at least a fair level and the highest possible grade is NG. Or, the IP demonstrates the maneuver on a dual sortie.

Unable / Unsatisfactory(U) 2 The student is unsafe or lacks sufficient knowledge, skill or ability to perform the operation, maneuver, or task.

Fair (F) 3 The student performs the operation, maneuver, or task safely, but has limited proficiency. Deviations occur which detract from performance.

Good (G) 4 The student performs the operation, maneuver, or task satisfactorily.

Deviations occur which are recognized and corrected in a timely manner.

Excellent (E) 5 The student performs the operation, maneuver, or task correctly, efficiently, and skillfully. Minor deviations occur which do not detract from the overall performance.

3. Relative Grading Scale

a. Use the relative grading criteria to assess overall sortie performance with grades of Excellent (E), Good (G), Fair (F), or Unsatisfactory (U). Students are expected to progress as they advance in training. Students may receive grades of F or U on individual maneuvers new to them, but still receive a grade of E for overall sortie performance. A student’s continued lack of progress should be reflected in an overall sortie performance grade of

F or U, even if only a U is required for the maneuver proficiency. Grade the student with an overall grade of U if any maneuver is graded U when an F or G proficiency level is required. Instructors may assign any overall grade only if all MIFs are met. Consider the previous sortie(s) when determining an overall grade for a repeat sortie after an incomplete sortie(s).

b. Regression Rules — Regression is defined as the student failing to maintain a proficiency level previously required by the syllabus.

(1) When advancing to a new category (i.e. contact to instruments), regression may occur on an unlimited number of maneuvers common to the previous category. The reason for regression should be directly related to the new category. If the reason for regression is not directly related to the new category then an overall grade of F or U may be warranted.

(2) Within the same category (i.e. contact), once the student reaches the end-of-unit sortie and reaches MIF, the same MIF level is required for the next unit. Regression may occur from G to F (where a G was required in the previous unit) on a maximum of three maneuvers. If regression occurs on more than three maneuvers, the overall grade is U.

(3) Any maneuver grade of U, once F or G is required for that maneuver, is not acceptable and the overall grade is U. Within the first unit of a category, if the MIF for a maneuver is F the student may receive a maneuver grade of U and still be graded F, G, or E overall.

(4) Assign an overall U if any MIF level is not met on end-of-category, progress check, and elimination check sorties. On all other sorties if a maneuver is F when G is required, the overall grade may be as high as

F.

4. Maneuver Item File (MIF)

Maneuvers followed by a plus (+) must be accomplished in the specified unit. Maneuvers with a number and no (+) are optional and if performed must meet the specified level of performance. Do not accomplish maneuvers that do not show a grade next to them on the MIF.

5. Maneuver Logging

IPs grade all demonstrated maneuvers and all maneuvers the student flies or attempts to fly.

6. Incomplete Sorties

The student flight commander or the operations supervisor determines when a sortie is incomplete and grade it NG. If any maneuver is graded U when an F or G proficiency level is required, the sortie is complete and the overall grade is

U. The student need only perform those required maneuvers not flown to complete the repeat sortie for any sortie.

7. Team Sorties

Team aircraft sorties are not required. Do not incomplete team aircraft sorties or repeat unsatisfactory team sorties.

Overall and individual maneuver grades are either U (fail) or NG (pass).

8. Student Management

a. Training Folder — Record each training flight, team and simulator sorties, and ground training events in

GTIMS. Retain the training folder IAW AETCI 36-2205, Vol. 10.

b. Instructor Continuity — The flight commander determines the total number of instructors a student may fly with based on the student’s demonstrated ability.

Section D — Course Training Standards

1. Purpose

These standards outline the tasks and proficiencies required of all graduates of this course.

2. General Proficiency Standards

a. Course training standards equate directly to an absolute grading scale of Good unless stated otherwise.

b. Accomplish achievement of training standards for VMC maneuvers in conjunction with clearing visually outside the aircraft.

c. Aircraft control must be smooth and positive. Momentary deviations are acceptable if timely corrections are made and safety of flight is not compromised.

d. Procedural knowledge and application must be in accordance with applicable directives and allow the mission to be accomplished efficiently.

e. Additional standards are listed in the course training standards tables.

3. Employment

The course flow and lesson prerequisites regulate student progression to meet required standards before category completion. Instructors evaluate student performance against these training standards.

4. Tasks

a. The student must meet all maneuver standards for flying before graduation.

b. Specific performance, conditions and standards required are described in the following tables and may be performed in either the TH-1H or the TH-1H WST.

Performance Conditions Standards

A. Supervisory Functions — Include such things as safety, situational awareness and management of mission resources and mission requirements. While aircraft commanders are ultimately responsible for supervising the crew and the mission, discipline demands each crewmember perform supervisory functions to a certain extent.

A.1. Mission Planning / Briefing / Debriefing

001. Perform Mission Planning /

Briefing / Debriefing.

a. Appropriate Mission Planning:

(1) Perform Map / Chart

Preparation.

(2) Perform Navigation Log.

(3) Perform Mission Data Card.

(4) Perform Communication Plan.

b. Appropriate Flight Briefing.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

b. Flight room or base operations environment.

c. Record of ―student‖ performance.

d. Appropriate flight planning / weather data.

e. Applicable forms, publications, and aeronautical charts available.

f. Plotter, air navigation computer, calculator, and/or mission planning software.

g. Appropriate briefing guide.

a. IAW applicable technical orders (TOs).

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Check aircraft performance.

d. Plan mission in a timely manner to meet all maneuver requirements.

e. Clearly define the mission overview and mission goals with briefing guide.

f. Provide specific information on what must be accomplished.

g. Ensure crewmember duties and expectations for the mission are clearly stated and understood.

Performance Conditions Standards

A.2. Crew Coordination

002. Perform effective communication using the principles of CRM.

a. Communicate and coordinate effectively with other crewmembers without confusion or delay.

b. Consider the needs, responsibilities, abilities, and inputs of all crewmembers.

c. Works effectively with all members to accomplish the task of the mission.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Use proper terminology to identify different crew positions.

d. Use proper terminology when maneuvering aircraft.

e. Use all the members of the crew and flying package to accomplish the mission at hand.

f. Exercise leadership, responsibility, assertiveness, conflict resolution, hazardous attitudes, behavioral styles, and team building.

A.3. Risk Management / Decision-Making

003. Perform Risk Management /

Decision-Making.

a. Accurately completes a safety risk assessment program to mitigate risks.

b. Updates risk analysis throughout the mission and keeps crew informed of changes.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Exercise sound judgment, flight discipline in problem solving, and check of control measures.

d. Implement the risk management process, tools, breakdowns in judgment and discipline, problem solving, check of hazards, and control measures.

A.4. Situational Awareness

004. Demonstrate Situational

Awareness.

a. Awareness — Keeps track of what is happening on the ground, in the air, and with other crewmembers. Copes with any subsequent mission impact as a result of these happenings.

b. Flexibility — Copes with rapidly changing situations or conditions, inflight or on the ground. Adjusts mission as needed to obtain desired objectives.

c. Capacity — Cognizant of the awareness level of self and other crewmembers and acts to maintain a high level of situational awareness for all.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Recognize the loss of situational awareness in self or crew and the need for action.

d. Demonstrate the ability to maintain awareness and minimize the effects of adverse factors on the crew. Factors to be considered include, but are not limited to:

weather conditions, airspace and approach restrictions, high-density traffic, aircraft capabilities and limitations, formation responsibilities, and fuel considerations.

e. Aware of performance level of self and other crew / flight members.

f. Never allow the crew to exceed their capability to fly safely.

A.5. Task Management

005. Perform Task Management.

a. Demonstrate ability to alter a course of action based on new information

b. Maintain constructive behavior under pressure.

c. Act as mission manager within the aircraft and/or as formation lead.

d. Actively delegate and ensure assigned tasks are completed.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Demonstrate adaptability / flexibility.

d. Prioritize tasks.

e. Manage resources.

f. Recognize complacency, over / under load and take appropriate action.

g. Follow Standard Operating Procedures.

B. Aircraft Systems — Operation / monitoring of aircraft systems are normally accomplished in conjunction with completing checklists or accomplishing tasks listed elsewhere. Consequently, for most of the tasks listed below, measure only knowledge.

However if the operation is accomplished elsewhere, then measure both performance and knowledge.

B.1. Fuel Management

006. Accomplish fuel management.

a. Bingo fuel.

b. Mission-capable fuel.

c. Minimum continuation fuel.

d. Fuel consumption rate.

e. Endurance / loiter time.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

b. Applicable forms, publications, and aeronautical charts available.

c. Plotter, air navigation computer, calculator, and/or mission planning software.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Update / validate planned fuel computations as required to safely and efficiently accomplish the sortie.

d. Compute a fuel burn rate if necessary

±50 PPH.

B.2. General Knowledge

007. Demonstrate General Knowledge.

a. Demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of aircraft systems, procedures and associated directives and instructions.

b. Demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of National Airspace System rules and procedures.

c. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of aircraft system capabilities, aircraft directives and Air Force Instructions.

d. Demonstrate the ability to apply procedures from all applicable sources of guidance.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

b. Applicable forms, publications, and aeronautical charts available.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

B.3. Emergency Procedure Knowledge

008. Demonstrate Emergency Procedure Knowledge. Apply specific TO procedures to resolve a hypothetical aircraft emergency whether in the ATD, aircraft, or briefing room.

a. Describe the characteristics of systems emergencies.

b. Describe the characteristics of in-flight emergency procedure maneuvers.

c. Describe the characteristics of ground emergency maneuvers.

d. Demonstrate sound judgment when no specific guidance exists.

e. Resolve the emergency and carry to a logical conclusion.

a. Appropriate flight planning / weather data.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Must state proper steps in critical-action procedure in sequence, from memory, without error.

d. Use checklists effectively.

C. Normal Operations — Include preflight and inflight duties.

C.1. Preflight Procedures

009. Perform Preflight Procedures

a. Review Aircraft Forms.

b. Locate, identify, and answer questions pertaining to aircraft systems, to include system limitations.

c. Configure aircraft for NVG operations, when applicable.

d. Operate cockpit and cabin seat belts, doors, and windows.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

b. Applicable forms, publications, and aeronautical charts available.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

C.2. Takeoff and Landing Data

010. Accomplish TOLD / Cruise Data

a. Compute and complete takeoff and landing data (TOLD).

b. Reconfirm power requirements as appropriate.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

b. Appropriate flight planning / weather data.

c. Applicable forms, publications, and aeronautical charts available.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Gross weight: 200 pounds.

d. Power Available: 2%

e. Airspeed: 5 KIAS.

f. Vne: 2 knots

C.3. Basic Aircraft Control

011. Perform basic aircraft control.

Govern the handling of the aircraft under all conditions not specifically covered by another course training standard.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Aircraft control is smooth, positive, and coordinated.

d. Heading: 10° of assigned heading.

e. Altitude: 100 feet of assigned altitude; no less than established altitude for low-level flight.

f. Airspeed: 10 knots of assigned / briefed airspeed.

C.4. Ground Operation

012. Perform ground operations.

a. Begins when departing for the airfield and ends when torque is applied for liftoff to hover / takeoff.

b. Begins again when aircraft sets down on landing spot and continues until torque is increased for a subsequent hover / takeoff or when postflight duties are complete and the aircrew is clear of the aircraft.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

b. Applicable forms, publications, and aeronautical charts available.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Attain NOTAMs for planned airfields.

d. Update weather as needed.

e. Determine aircraft status and accept or reject aircraft.

f. Ground servicing procedures completed, to include hot refueling.

g. Proper ground operation of aircraft systems.

h. Ensure clearance of line personnel and ground equipment before activation of aircraft subsystems.

C.5. Radio Communications Procedures

013. Perform radio communication procedures. Perform / assist in verbal communications to include normal and emergency radio transmissions with all appropriate agencies and other aircraft as appropriate.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Use precise, properly formatted radio calls with standard terminology.

d. Acknowledge all communications.

e. Able to understand and prioritize transmissions in a multiple communications environment.

f. Ask for and provided clarification when necessary.

C.6. Checklist Procedures

014. Perform checklist procedures.

Includes all normal and emergency checklists.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Complete checklists in a timely manner with all items addressed without prompting from instructor.

d. Use CHALLENGE-RESPONSE (from memory) for normal checklists and

CHALLENGE-RESPONSE-RESPONSE

for emergency and hot refueling checklists.

C.7. Hovering / Taxi Operations

015. Perform hovering / taxi operations.

a. Begins when torque is applied to the aircraft for liftoff and ends when transitioning to forward flight for takeoff or when aircraft is on ground with no torque applied.

b. Begins again when aircraft terminates approach to hover and ends when aircraft is on ground with no torque applied to aircraft or when transitioning to forward flight for subsequent takeoff.

c. Includes the following tasks:

(1) Takeoff to hover.

(2) Hover taxi.

(3) Hovering turns.

(4) Sideward hover.

(5) Backward hover.

(6) Formation Taxi.

(7) Landing from a hover.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Altitude: 4 feet ±1 foot.

d. Heading: ±10° of specified heading.

e. Drift: ±2 feet in hover; ±1 foot during takeoff to hover and landing from a hover;

no lateral or rearward drift upon touchdown.

f. Taxi Operations: Constant ground speed.

C.8. VFR Takeoff

016. Perform normal takeoff.

017. Perform marginal power takeoff.

018. Perform maximum performance takeoff.

a. All ATD and flight training categories.

a. IAW applicable TOs.

b. IAW Air Force, MAJCOM, and unit directives and guidance.

c. Power: Briefed torque ±4%.

d. Heading: ±10° of specified heading below and in trim above 50 feet AGL / barriers.

e. Clear all obstacles actual / simulated by 10 feet during takeoff.

f. Constant ground track.

g. Announce intentions at briefed abort point.

C.9. VFR Navigation

019. Perform VFR navigation. Include all navigation and map interpretation point-to-point via visual contact with ground checkpoints at or above 300 feet

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