MART Vol. II MO/MP - NESA - Civil Air Patrol

• Cargo tie-down or cargo net (preferred)• Chocks and tie-downs (both wings and tail)• Survival kit (contents determined by each Wing)Loading the AircraftDuring loading, ensure that all supplies and equipment correspond to whatyou used in your Weight & Balance.Ensure your aeronautical charts are current and cover all assigned areas.Also ensure you have all necessary maps and gridded charts to carry out themission, and that the crew has markers for their charts/maps and a clipboard towrite on.Ensure that the windshield and windows are clean, and that the chocks, tiedowns,and Pitot tube covers/engine plugs are stowed. If this will be a videoimaging mission and you will be shooting from the right window, remove thewindow holding screw and stow it in a safe location.Check and test special equipment such as an airborne repeater, acamera/camcorder, computer and portable GPS (including the spare batteries).Make sure the parking area is clear of obstacles; arrange for a wing-walker ifone will be needed to clear obstacles.Before Engine StartPerform the passenger briefing and review the emergency egress procedure.Brief the crew on your fuel management plan and assumptions, and assignresponsibility for inquiring about fuel status once an hour.Brief the crew on the taxi plan and taxiway diagram, and assign crewresponsibilities for taxi. Go over the crew assignments for takeoff and departureand make sure each crewmember knows in which direction they should belooking during each. The PIC should inform the crew that an announcement willbe made when the flight is in a critical phase of flight, or give a detailed briefing ofthe various phases of flight that are considered busiest and critical for thecrewmembers to avoid distractions. The PIC should also tell the crew that safetyof flight items are always appropriate to be brought to the immediate attention ofthe PIC. Safety concerns would be such items as potentially conflicting traffic andpotential mechanical problems with the aircraft (i.e., electrical smoke or smoke ofan unknown origin, or leaking fuel).Enter settings into GPS (e.g., destination or flight plan, entry and waypoints).Turning off all radios and navigation equipment separately before turning on theAvionics Master switch reduces the load on the battery sufficiently for you toprogram your settings into the GPS.Once everyone is settled in, organize the cockpit and review the "Engine Fireon Start" procedure.9.5.2 Engine Startup and TaxiAlways use the checklists in CAP aircraft. Whenever possible, have the rightseatcrewmember read the checklist items to you while you check the items andrepeat back accomplishment of each item (i.e., the challenge-response method).Make sure you or the right-seat crewmember keeps the checklist close athand so that it can quickly be opened to confirm and complete emergency items.173