S270 - Basic Air Operations

Reviewed: 2003     Hours: 16

Course Description:

This course covers aircraft types and capabilities, aviation management and safety for flying in and working with agency aircraft, tactical and logistical uses of aircraft, and requirements for helicopter take-off and landing areas.  Note:  The regulations, procedures and policies addressed in this course are primarily those governing federal agency and ICS operations.  State, county, or other political subdivisions using this course will need to consult their agency having jurisdiction with respect to regulations, procedures and policies.

Objectives:

• Describe the ICS criteria for typing aircraft.
  
• Describe safety procedures to be followed while flying in or working with agency aircraft.
  
• Describe how density altitude, ground effect, and translational lift affect aircraft performance.
  
• Describe pilot and aircraft certification procedures.
  
• Describe the importance of flight planning and flight following.
  
• Describe correct procedures for loading cargo, transporting passengers, and emergency landing.
  
• Describe correct procedures for reporting aviation mishaps.
  
• Describe tactical and logistical uses of aircraft.
  
• Describe safety procedures to be followed by ground personnel during water and retardant drops.
  
• Describe standard target description techniques for directing pilots and indicators of effective water and retardant drops.
  
• Describe specifications and safety requirements for locating and constructing helispots.
  

Target Group:

Single resource bosses, incident commander type 4 (ICT4), and support dispatcher (EDSD).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

The lead instructor must be knowledgeable in the use of aviation resources in wildland fire suppression, agency aviation policy, and Federal Aviation Regulations.

Also see NWCG Instructor Qualifications at the beginning of the Field Managers Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

None

Offer Level:
Local

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 9-22-2008.

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