Naval operational medicine institute

 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regional Flight Surgeons

 

Civil Aviation Medical Institute (CAMI)

 

Important Websites

Those personnel under orders to flight status who have met the requirements as outlined above. Your orders should reflect assignment to a 2102 billet, indicating an authorized flight billet.

 

2. Creditable flight time.

a.  Pilot time - time creditable as first pilot in control of the aircraft and copilot who is assisting the pilot in control.

b.  Special crew time - time not creditable as pilot or copilot, but serving as a member of the authorized crew.

 

3. NAVFLIRS (Naval Flight Record Subsystem)

This new reporting system is the compiled source of individual flight data on Navy aircrew. Information gathered through this system is used for a number of purposes including flight safety analysis, flight qualification minimums and flight hour budgeting. Each aircrew member receives a monthly Individual Flight Activity Report (IFAR) which lists a summary of your flight time for that month. Errors should be corrected within 3 days of receipt of your IFAR either by your NATOPS officer, or by contacting the logs and records clerk at the squadron with which you flew that mission.

 

4. Naval Aircraft Flight Record (Yellowsheet) OPNAV 3710/4.

This is the primary source of all flight data for Navy aircraft and aircrew. This form is sent to NAVSAFCEN, where data is transfered to the NAVFLIRS and the IFARs.

 

5.Flight Readiness Evaluation Data System (FREDS).

This is the USMC equivalent of the Naval Aircraft Flight Record (also called the yellowsheet by USMC). This is not compatible with IFARS and is not sent to NAVSAFCEN, but rather to Quantico, VA for the Marine Corps System.

IFARS and FREDS constitute a data bank for valuable information regarding flight safety analysis, but also to determine aircrew compliance with established minimum standards as previously noted.

If you fly with the Marine Corps, no entries will be sent to NAVSAFCEN. If you fly with the Navy in other than your own squadron, there is little incentive for the squadron file clerk to transfer your data to the submission form since you are not in that squadron Do not be surprised if your monthly IFAR needs correction.

To save yourself considerable trouble, you would be well advised to:

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  Get your name on each yellow sheet.
  
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  Obtain a signed Record of Completed Flight Time (OPNAV 3760/37) and maintain them for your entire career. (Also known as a transmittal form).
  
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  Enter flight time in your Naval Aviator Log book, preferably verified periodically by your NATOPS officer.
  

Your log book should be kept forever. Auditors have been known to try to recoup money even if you are retired or in the civilian community. There is no statute of limitations for recoupment.

 

Annual Flight Requirements:

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  Semi-annual - 24 hours
  
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  Annual - 48 hours
  

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  The DOD flight pay manual requirement is - 4 hours per month, and is based on the fiscal year.
  
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  "Banking" of flight time - hours flown in the preceeding five months, not already used to qualify for flight pay may be used against the monthly four hour requirement.
  
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  Catching up - you have three months to catch up if you fall behind on your monthly requirement. In other words, if you have not flown at all in October and November (1st quarter) you must fly 12 hours in December to meet minimums. If you fly only 10 hours, you lose two months of flight pay, not one, because the pay manual says you must fly 12 hours, but does not break it down by month once you fall behind, and the "three month requirement" starts with the first month you fail to meet your requirements. Since you failed to meet your requirement by the 3rd month, this becomes the first month of your three month requirement and you lost two.
  

Flight time thus acquired will count toward flight currency requirements but not for pay purposes.

 

Simulator time:

Flight time logged in a simulator may be used to fulfill up to 50% of annual flight proficiency requirements, but it does not apply for pay purposes.

 

Summary of requirements for special crew:

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  Annual Flight Physical Exam.
  
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  Annual Flight Minimums.
  
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  NAPTP (Physiology training) - every four years.
  
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  NAWSTP (Water Survival) - every four years.
  
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  Emergency Egress Training - annually.
  

You are only authorized to fly operationally when under DIFOPS Orders, assigned to 2102 billet or enrolled in the Aerospace Medicine Residency Program.