Test Your MILSIM Rotary-Wing Knowledge

What is the primary cause of a dynamic rollover?

• Lack of Situational Awareness

• Sunken collective while landed on a slope

• Improper collective input

• High-G High Turn Radius in-flight maneuvers.

Answer explanation

Lack of situational awareness is the core of most rotary stall situations. Inappropriate collective input is the core cause of a dynamic rollover.

What is another term for settling with power?

• In-Ground-Effect rotorwash stalling

• Rotary under-powered flight

• The reason that one pilot crashed in the OBL raid

• Vortex Ring State

Answer explanation

Settling with power is another older and out of use term for a vortex ring state. This stall was widely recognized when it caused a crash during the 2011 OBL raid.

Which of the following is not a mode of flight?

• Nap-Of-The-Earth

• Contour

• High-Level

• Low-Level

How do you calculate Time To Target?

• S=D/T

• T=D/S

• Any scalar quantity multiplied by the airframe speed

• D=S*T

Answer explanation

Time To Target (TTG) can be calculated using a simple physics calculation, time=distance/speed.

What line of a 9-line TACEVAC request should the airframe be taking off by?

• Line Five.

• Line One.

• When standby for 9-line is called.

• Line Nine.

Answer explanation

At line 5 of a 9-line TACEVAC request the responding unit should be taking off, any other information can be relayed en-route. The first 5 lines are essential to getting TACEVAC resources on station.

What does MSL stand for?

• Multi-line Standard Landing

• Mean Sea Level

• Match Speed Level

• My Son Lied

What is a helocast?

• How I met your mother

• An aerial open water infiltration technique

• The method used to cast a rappel drop rope

• The official term used for a sling load attached to any rotary airframe