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CHAPTER 2
NORMAL OPERATIONS
PREFLIGHT
The flight engineer (FE) accomplishes the exterior and interior checks. Once in the seats, the
pilots accomplish the following without reference to checklist:
Check oxygen
Checks flight instruments and navaids
Start INS alignment
Check radios
Adjusts the seats/rudder pedals
The C-130 cockpit and cargo compartment are a pressure vessel, containing electrical equipment
and hydraulic components with the potential to sustain combustion and produce combustion
products toxic enough to incapacitate the crew in seconds. The aircrew’s first line of defense is
the quick donning oxygen masks installed at each crew station. The oxygen regulators and mask
should be carefully checked prior to each flight.
Following preflight, the oxygen regulators
are left in the 100% O
2
– ON position to provide protection from inhaling smoke/fumes.
The mask hangs outboard of the pilots’ seats:
The quick don mask is designed to be worn over the headset and aircrew eye glasses. The
aircrew headset plugs into the quick don, and an integral mask microphone is activated when the
blue aluminum sides are rotated outwards from the stowed position.
Not shown in the following diagrams are the smoke goggles attached to the mask, designed to be
worn over eye glasses. The oxygen mask is equipped with an eyewash vent to purge the goggles
with 100% oxygen. The eyewash valve is located on the top of the nose piece, and provides
oxygen to vent the goggles when it is pulled OUT (away from your face).
Содержание Hercules C-130H
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