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

Chapter10. Step Through a Typical Mission10The purpose of this chapter is to walk and aircrew through the steps of atypical mission; starting when you leave home for mission base and ending whenyou arrive back home after the mission. Consider it a "mission checklist" anddiscussion. [A summary checklist is provided in Attachment 2, Flight Guide.]This chapter's material is best taught to mission pilots and observers together.This enhances Crew Resource Management capabilities and encouragesinteraction between the pilots and observers.Mission pilots will have covered a great part of this material in Chapter 9; ifthey are covering this material by themselves they may skip those portionsalready covered or use it as a review from the mission aircrew perspective.OBJECTIVES:1. Discuss the items you should check before leaving on a mission:(O & P; 10.1}a. Personal and aircraft items.b. CAPF 71.c. State the flight time and crew duty limitations.d. State the three unique entries made by a CAP pilot on an FAAFlight Plan and where they go on the plan.e. "IMSAFE" (or equivalent) and the flight release.f. Preflight and loading.g. Departure.2. Discuss the approach and landing, and your actions upon arrival atmission base including the general briefing. (O & P; 10.2 & 10.4}3. Discuss the six steps of ORM and the four principles involved.{O & P; 10.3}4. Discuss the aircrew briefing. (O & P; 10.5}5. Describe the information contained in and how to fill out the flightplanning and briefing sections of the CAPF 104. (O & P; 10.6}6. Discuss the items checked and actions taken before leaving on a sortie:(O & P; 10.7}a. Release and preparation.b. Preflight and departure.c. State when the "sterile cockpit" starts and ends.7. Discuss duties during the sortie, including: (O & P; 10.8}a. Preparations prior to entering the search area.b. Required radio reports.c. State when the "sterile cockpit" starts and ends.183