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TOW TEST
Tow Test for Towing Aircraft
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Minimum personal req'd for emergencies is: | 3 (Tow Super, Uke Drive, Brake Rider) |
| Aircraft shall not be towed with in how many minutes of GSS shutdown? | 20 minutes |
| When bleed air ducts are removed or disconnected, do not what? | Tow |
| If aircraft is to be towed with APU's running, what cannot be relied on as an emergency signal? | Whistles |
| Aircraft may be towed with engines removed as long as: | Cowlings are closed and within ground handling limits (CG Limits) |
| Aircraft should not be pivoted around the MLG boggie (__ to __ degrees towing angle) to prevent MLG scrubbing | 80 to 85 degrees |
| Tow in straight line '(what' and 'what') completing a turn to relive stress from the MLG | Before and After |
| Towing speeds on turns are? | 2 MPH |
| Towing speeds on straightaways are | 5 MPH |
| Tow as fast as the 'what' on the team? | Slowest walker |
| Both APU accumulators must have at minimum of, what psi? | 3,600 psi |
| CG limits are located in what? | 1B-1B-5-2 |
| NLG struts should be no less than how many 'what', but less than 'what'? | No less than 5 inches, but no more than 15 inches? |
| MLG struts should be no less than 'what'. but no more than 'what'? | No more than 2.25 inches, but less than 13.50 inches |
| Tires must be checked and or serviced within how many hours of the tow or current Pre-Flight | 72 hours |
| Ensure all applicable access panels, doors, and hatches are closed IAW, with? | 51JG-00-01 and 51-00-00 |
| To prevent injury or death, do not what, until within 6 inches of tow vehicle | approach pintle hook |
| Ensure 'what' switch is set to OFF? | ANTISKID |
| Ensure EMERG brake control switch is set to 'what' position? | EMERG position |
| Ensure BATT switch is set to 'what' position? | AUTO ON |
| If loaded with Towed Decoy System (TDS) tailwalker must stay how many ft from the right and left of the TDS launcher? | 10ft |
| One wing walker at each wingtip while towing within how many ft of obstructions? | 50ft |
| One person at tail when backing jet or when what clearance is critical? | Vertical Stabilizer |
| Prior to completion of towing, aircraft must be what? | Stopped short and/or beyond to check for cuts and F.O.D |
| PARKING BRAKE switch light shall not be held longer than how many seconds? | 30 seconds |
| After holding down the PARKING BRAKE switch light, how long is the req'd cool down? | 5 minutes |
| Ensure NLG is set to 'how much', degree of the center? | 0.0 (+ or - 1) |
| Prior to approaching aircraft, uke drivers will stop outside how many ft, of air craft until marshaller signals in? | 50ft |
| If aircraft has fault brakes how many ft of clearance must be maintain between Aircraft and structures? | 150 ft |
| IF the aircraft has fault brakes, what AFOSH must be followed to know the clearance you must maintain with? | AFOSH STD 91-100 |
| Minimum of how many brake applications with fully charged accumulators? | 7 |
| To find out the minimum of break applications you can do, with fully charged accumulators, where would you look at? | 32GS-00-1 PG 9-69 |
| What shouldn't you do on the tow bar? | Ride on it |
| Where shouldn't you walk between during a tow? | Nose of aircraft and uke |
| How much pull force for ground wire from receptacle? | 8-14 LBs |
| Where would you find the lbs of pull force needed to take out the ground wire from its receptacle? | 00-25-172 |
| Aircraft will not be towed closer than how many ft of an active runway? | 100ft |
| Where would you find the tow clearance an aircraft should be from an active runway? | AFOSH STD 91-100 |
| Where must an Uke driver get clearance from, prior to entering an active taxiway or runway? | Control Tower |
| Where would one find the means of finding who the Uke driver should call, prior to entering an active taxiway or runway? | AFOSH STD 91-100 |
| At night or during inclement weather, all ground members of the tow are req'd how any light wands? | 2 light wands |