Fort Campbell Pathfinder School: Sling Load Written Test with
Correct Answers TM 4-48.09 - Correct Answer Multiservice Helicopter Sling Loads: Basic Operations and Equipment TM 4-48.10 - Correct Answer Multiservice Helicopter Sling Loads: Single Point Rigging Procedures TM 4-48.11 - Correct Answer Multiservice Helicopter Sling Loads: Dual Point Rigging Procedures FM 3-21.38 - Correct Answer Pathfinder Operations FM 4-20.102 - Correct Answer Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Airdrop Platforms
- essential elements involved in sling load operations - Correct Answer Supported Unit
Supporting Unit (aviation unit) Receiving Unit What is the purpose of the Supported Unit? - Correct Answer -Advance coordination with the supporting unit -Actual rigging of the loads -Furnishing all equipment -Ensuring all loads are properly rigged and do not exceed the Allowable Cargo Load (ACL) What is the purpose of the Supporting Unit? - Correct Answer -Ensure that loads fall within the transporting aircraft's ACL -Provides assistance in the recovery and return of sling-load equipment -Establish coordination with the supported and receiving units What is the purpose of the Receiving Unit? - Correct Answer -Selecting, preparing and controlling the LZ -Receiving and de-rigging the load Provide the return of lifting equipment and or personnel. 1 / 2
What are the three types of loads? - Correct Answer High Density Low Density Aerodynamic High Density - Correct Answer -Offers the best stability Low Density - Correct Answer -Offers the least stability Aerodynamic - Correct Answer -This load is unstable until the load is streamlined What is the Allowable Cargo Load (ACL)? - Correct Answer -The maximum load capacity for a particular mission and determines what the helicopter can lift.What is the ACL based on? - Correct Answer -Type of aircraft -Age of the airframe -Pilot experience -Altitude above sea level -Temperature -Humidity -Aviation unit's SOP ACL of the UH-1 (Iroquois) - Correct Answer 5,000LBS ACL of the UH-60A (Blackhawk) - Correct Answer 8,000LBS ACL of the UH-60L/M (Blackhawk) - Correct Answer 9,000LBS
ACL of the CH-47 (Chinook) - Correct Answer Center Cargo Hook: 26,000LBS
Fore/Aft Hooks Individually: 17,000LBS
Fore/Aft Hooks Combined: 25,000LBS
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