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AIR DEPARTMENT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Two major hazards of jet engine exhaust | high temps and velocity of the exhaust gases exiting the tailpipe |
| Importance of raising and lowering the ships antennas | obstructions when raised and obstructions during UNREP |
| V-1 Flight Deck Directors | responsible for handling of all aircraft on the flight deck; includes spotting, directing, and operating aircraft-handling equipment |
| V-2 | N/A |
| V-3 Hangar Bay Directors | responsible for handling all aircraft on the hangar deck; includes operation of aircraft elevators and hangar bay doors |
| V-4 Fuels | responsible for the operation and upkeep of carrier aviation fuel and lube oil transfer systems |
| V-5 Air Admin and Tower Personnel | responsible for the communication on aircraft launch, recovery, tower communication and all administrative duties within the department |
| Tower/ PRIFLY | -Air Officer (Air Boss) -Assistant Air Officer (Mini Boss) -Primary Flight Control Superviser |
| Air Officer | responsible to the CO for the supervision and direction of aircraft launching, recovery, Visual Landing Aids (VLAs) and the shipboard handling of aircraft |
| Aircraft Handling Officer | overall supervision of the handling of embarked aircraft on the flight deck and hangar deck and assists the Air Officer in the conduct of flight operations |
| Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) | reports to Air Officer; responsible for visually signaling to the helo, assisting pilot in making a safe takeoff and/or approach and landing on the ship |
| Crash Crews | primary job is to save lives. Responsible for flight deck fire fighting, rescue, clearing flight deck crashes, and maintaining crash and fire fighting equipment |
| Flight deck lights: Red | foul deck. Only APUs and engines may be started with the exception of H-1 Aircraft. NOTE: H-1 Aircraft must have amber deck to start engines |
| Flight deck lights: Amber | Rotor engagement/ AV-8 run up. H-1 Engine start. |
| Flight deck lights: Green | Clear for Launch and recovery of fixed wing/Rotary wing aircraft |
| Flight deck lights: Blue | HERO |
| Vertical short Take-off and landing (V/STOL) | LSO computes footage, mark, trim and aircraft weight, wet or dry, and nozzle degree to insure a safe launch. |