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1.1 Introduction This is a Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service (BLM/USDA) operational document and is developed to provide information and guidance for their employees and contractors. The use of trade, firm, or corporation names, or illustrations of any particular product in this publication, is for the information and convenience of the reader and does not constitute an endorsement by the agency of any product, service, or aircraft make and model to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. The Guide is reviewed and approved by the National Interagency Aviation Council (NIAC). This guide is, to a large extent, a compilation of handbooks and guides from various Forest Service regions and BLM bases dating back several years, and that expertise is acknowledged and appreciated. For the BLM, this guide replaces the following: DOI Smokejumper Pilots Operations Guide (1999, 2000 and 2001), the BLM New Smokejumper Pilot Orientation Program (1989), the Alaska Smokejumper Project Pilot Handbook (1994), the BLM Fixed Wing Aviation Standard Operations Procedures, the Pilot’s Handbook for Smokejumper and Mountain Flying with the U.S. Forest Service (1986, 1988), USFS 5709.11-22.31 exhibit 1, 5709.11-22.32, exhibit 1, 5709.11-45, 5709.11-43, 44, USFS Smokejumper Pilot Training Guide (1987), and the original OAS Flight Check Guide (Smokejumping/Paracargo). For the USFS this guide supplements pertinent sections of the following Handbooks: 5709.16 Fixed Wing Operations Handbook. 5709.14 Smokejumper/Paracargo Handbook. A smokejumper aircraft assigned to support wildland fire activity will be utilized in a variety of operations. These may consist of transportation, reconnaissance, airdrop, or jumper retrieval. These operations for the most part will be short-range missions from a main operations base. It is common practice to assign an aircraft to an airport that is adjacent to the area to be covered. Many of these airfields and the communities they serve have been long established as seasonal operating bases by the USFS or BLM. Many of these airports in the Western United States and are located near high, rugged terrain, radio navigation aids in these areas are often very limited. Good working knowledge of the terrain is helpful. GPS, INS, and other sophisticated navigational equipment may be used routinely and fire dispatches normally include latitude/longitude coordinates. Flight crews are required to have a good working knowledge of the required navigation systems in their aircraft. On most flights there will be a spotter on board who is usually very familiar with the particular Forest or District. However, flight crews still need a working knowledge and understanding of radio communications and frequencies to efficiently complete the mission. 1.2 Reviews and Revision Users are encouraged to recommend changes to this document through their respective aviation program manager. The Approving Authority will review this document annually. At that time, appropriate changes will be made. Interim revisions may be issued at any time through the National Aviation Office, and every effort will be made by that office to ensure that these revisions are issued in a timely and coordinated manner. The guide and revisions are available for ordering through the National Aviation office in Boise, Idaho. The target group for distribution includes users and managers of smokejumper aircraft, smokejumper bases, and smokejumper aircraft contractors. 1.3 objectives This guide has been prepared to familiarize pilots with the recommended procedures for operating aircraft in the smokejumper and paracargo mission in Alaska and the lower 48 states. This includes mountain flying and backcountry airstrip techniques; although general in nature some recommended parameters and configurations for specific aircraft are included. Also included is an initial and recurrent pilot training syllabus, including training, practical test standards and forms. Table of Contents Chapter 1.0 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Reviews and Revision 1.3 Objectives Chapter 2.0 Smokejumper Operations 2.1 General 2.2 Spotting 2.3 Responsibilities 2.3.1 Spotter 2.3.2 Pilot 2.4 Dropping Smokejumpers 2.4.1 Loading and unloading Smokejumpers 2.4.2 Enroute 2.4.3 Maneuvering 2.4.4 Low Pass 2.4.5 Streamer Line Up 2.4.6 Dropping Streamers 2.4.7 Dropping Jumpers 2.4.8 Signaling 2.4.9 Communications 2.4.10 Checking Jumpers 2.4.11 Altitudes 2.4.12 Jump Altitudes 2.4.13 Minimum Pull Altitude 2.4.14 Drop Altitude 2.4.15 Practice and demonstration jumps Chapter 3.0 Paracargo 3.1 Normal 3.2 Extra heavy bundles 3.3 Cargo Drops 3.4 Free-falling Cargo Chapter 4.0 Reconnaissance and Survey 4.1 Reconnaissance or Detection Chapter 5.0 Communications, Fire Traffic, Resource Tracking And Flight Following 5.1 Communications 5.2 Fire Area Traffic 5.2.1 FIRE Traffic Area diagram 5.3 Resource Tracking and Flight Following Chapter 6.0 Mountain Flying And Back Country Airstrips 6.1 Introduction 6.2 DENSITY Altitude 6.3 Mountain Winds 6.4 General 6. 5 Back Country Airstrips Chapter 7.0 Low Level Operations 7.1 Low Level Operations 7.1.1 Objectives 7.1.2 Definitions 7.1.3 Regulations 7.1.5 Low Level Operations Requirements 7.1.6 Low Level Recommended Procedures And Techniques For Airplanes Chapter 8.0 Training And Evaluation 8.1 Advanced Smokejumper Operations 8.2 Phase 1 8.2.1 Phase 1 Ground- Introduction to Basic Smokejumper Operations 8.2.2 Phase 1 Flight - Basic Smokejumper Mission Flight Procedures 8.2.3 Phase 2 ground - Advanced Smokejumper Operations 8.2.4 Phase 2 Flight- Advanced Smokejumper Mission Flight Procedures 8.2.5 Phase 3 Ground - Smokejumper Mission Topics 8.2.6 Phase 3 Flight - Prep For Checkride and Live Cargo Drops 8.2.7 The Checkride 8.2.8 Smokejumper Pilot Practical Test Standards (PTS) Chapter 9.0 Flight Crew Qualifications 9.1 Agency Pilots 9.2. Large Aircraft 9.3. Smokejumper Flight Crewmember Qualifications Table 9.4 Crew Pilot Qualifications and Carding 9.5 Currency Requirements Chapter 10.0 Forms 10.1 Interagency Smokejumper Pilot Training Form Glossary Appendix
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