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Pathfinder Test 1 Exam/56 Questions andAnswers
FM 3-21.38 - -Pathfinder Manual
-FM 3-04.120 - -ATC Manual
-FAA 7110.65P - -FAA Publication on ATC
-ATC - -Agency that promotes the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic
-Four Purposes of Pathfinder ATC - -Prevent Collisions
Expedite Traffic
Provide Flight Information
Aid in Search and Rescue
-Three Pathfinder ATC qualitites - -Accuracy
Speed
Knowledge
-Six Commo Techniques - -Speak in a normal conversational tone
Speak directly into the microphone
Speak with confidence
Avoid a montonous pitch
Avoid speaking too fast/slow
Avoid emotion, nervousness, indecision or excitement
-Two types of flight info - -Pertinent: directly to your landing sight
Advisory: pilots must know in order to avoid a potentially hazardous
situation. Be advised
-Pertinent Info - -Conditions at landing sight
Description of the landing sight
signal on call
field elevation of the landing sight (night)
-Advisory Info - -Turbulence at our near sight
Obstacles/hazards
Artillery/Mortar Fire: location, direction of fire, range, ordinance
Enemy Situation
Weather
-Three Cardinal Rules for arriving/departing aircraft - -Arriving aircraft
cannot be given clearance to land until all preceding aircraft have taxied or
, flown forward of the designated landing point. Departing aircraft cannot be
given clearance to depart until all preceding aircraft have flown clear of the
forward landing point. Never fly a load over troops or equipment.
-Pathfinder knowledge breaks down into two sub categories - -Ground Unit
Commanders Intnet
Pathfinder Mission
-Determine Turbulence (two ways) - -From site History
From previous lift
-Obstacle classification - -18" high/wide/deep
-Info for friendly mortar fire - -Location
Direction
Range
Max Ordnance
-How is direction related to bird - -In relation to the bird
-Red Helicopter Light - -On the pilots left
-Green Helicopter Light - -On the pilots right
-Size of traffic pattern - -One statute mile
-Pattern Altitude - -METT-TC
Crew Proficencey
Airframe
-Six Traffic Patterns - -Standard Left/Right
Closed Left/Right
Modified
Straight In
-Standard Traffic Pattern Legs - -Upwind (Flying in direction of heading)
Crosswind
Downwind
Base
Final
-Where does a rotary wing aircraft enter a pattern - -Anywhere in the
pattern
-Where does a fixed wing aircraft enter the pattern - -Any leg during the
first 1/3 of that leg @45 degrees
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