PS Magazine - MAY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 330
MAY 1980
The UH-GOA Black Hawk .±.
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1.
Pay
close
AttentioN to
the
preboardiNg
briefing
Given by THe Black ±Awk
crew.
2±
Hold Your rifle a±d other loose Gear fiRm
ly.
Keep radio aNteNNas dowN²
³
3²
´pproach the Bird from the side or froNt so
You're iN thE pilotµs liNe of siGht .²² Never from the
rear!
4²
Crouch lOw Before GettiNG uNder the maiN rotor.
5³
Protect Your eYes from aN¶ blowiNG dirt bY
squiNtiNG.
6´
If You are bliNded BY dust from the rotor blast,
staY low-stop! Wait for help²
38
iS,
you lo²d· troopS,
· -_
remind tHeM to ³uckle up. OtHerWiSe,
² Sudden m²neuver
WiLl liFt 'em riGHt
out oF tHe Se²tS.
Don't sit on it³ ±.
bucKLe
up!
³L²deS WHen ²ppro²cHinG ²nd le²vinG
tHe ²ircr²Ft´
µe Sure you point out WHere tHe
p²SSenGer Door H²ndle iS Loc²ted. It'S
So cLoSe to tHe WindoW jettiSon H²ndLe
tH²t tHe WronG H²ndle H²S ³een pulled.
¶He reSult W²S ² p²ir oF WinDoWS
S²ilinG into tHe rotor ³reeze.
²n¸
²ccident²l ¹indºw jettiSon ³y
crackiN·
r
tHe p²SSenger door SliGHtly juSt
before
t
¸¹
:
l²ndinG. »Hen it¼S ² Simple m²tter for
!.
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