Commander’s Aircrew Training Program for …

1 TC November 2009. commander 's Aircrew Training Program for Individual, Crew, and Collective Training DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ( ) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at ( ). *TC (TC 1-210). Training Circular Headquarters No. Department of the Army Washington, DC, 19 November 2009. commander 's Aircrew Training Program for Individual, Crew, and Collective Training Contents Page PREFACE .. vii SUMMARY OF CHANGES ..ix PART ONE Aircrew Training .

2 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION .. 1-1. Aviation Battle-Focused Training .. 1-3. FM 7-0 Implications for Aviation Units .. 1-5. Standardization Program (AR 34-4) .. 1-6. Combined Arms Training Strategy .. 1-7. Aviation Training References .. 1-8. 1-8. Senior commander .. 1-8. Brigade commander .. 1-8. Battalion commander .. 1-10. Operations Staff Officer .. 1-10. Company/Troop commander .. 1-10. Platoon Leader .. 1-11. Standardization Officer .. 1-11. Tactical Operations Officer .. 1-11. Maintenance Officer .. 1-11. Safety Officer .. 1-12. Flight Surgeon/Aviation Physician Assistant .. 1-12. Unit Trainer.

3 1-12. Master 1-12. Pilot in Command .. 1-13. Individual Aviator .. 1-13. Nonrated Crewmember .. 1-13. Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes TC 1-210, 20 June 2006. 19 November 2009 TC i Contents Noncrewmember .. 1-13. Integrating Individual, Crew, and Collective Training .. 1-13. Readiness .. 1-14. Readiness Reporting .. 1-14. Training to Sustain Proficiency .. 1-14. Protecting the Force .. 1-16. Leader 1-16. Commanders as Pilots in Command and Evaluators .. 1-16. Pilot in Command Requirements for Company Commanders .. 1-16.

4 Pilot in Command Requirments for Aviation Warrant Officers with Skill Qualification Identifiers in Valid Positions .. 1-17. Training Management .. 1-18. Training Planning Process .. 1-18. Resourcing .. 1-19. Training Aides, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations .. 1-19. Live-Virtual-Constructive Training Environments .. 1-19. Chapter 2 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE .. 2-1. Symbol and Word Distinction Symbol Usage .. 2-1. Word Distinctions .. 2-1. PART TWO INDIVIDUAL AND CREW Training . Chapter 3 Aircrew Training Program .. 3-1. Introduction .. 3-1. Aircrew Training Program Progression .. 3-3. Flight Activity Categories.

5 3-5. Operational and Nonoperational Flying Positions .. 3-6. commander 's Evaluation .. 3-6. Readiness Level Progression .. 3-7. commander 's 3-12. Extensions, Waivers, and 3-12. Aircrew Training Program Forms and Records .. 3-12. Chapter 4 Training 4-1. commander 's Task List .. 4-1. Task and Iteration Requirements for Primary, Additional, and Alternate Aircraft .. 4-2. Task Iterations for Initial 4-3. Task Iteration Considerations for Similar Aircraft .. 4-3. Flying-Hour Requirements .. 4-3. Aircraft Qualification .. 4-4. Aircrew Training Program 4-6. Additional Training Requirements .. 4-9. Chapter 5 EVALUATIONS AND TESTS.

6 5-1. 5-1. Hands-On Performance Evaluations .. 5-2. Annual Proficiency and Readiness Test Requirements .. 5-3. Chapter 6 COMPOSITE RISK MANAGEMENT .. 6-1. General .. 6-1. ii TC 19 November 2009. Contents Composite Risk Management Concept .. 6-1. 6-3. Composite Risk Management Training .. 6-5. Composite Risk Management Process .. 6-5. Risk Assessment Tools .. 6-7. PART THREE COLLECTIVE Training . Chapter 7 Training THE 7-1. Army Force Generation .. 7-1. Supported and Supporting Unit Training .. 7-4. Aviation Maintenance .. 7-5. Maintenance Training .. 7-5. Maintenance Initiatives .. 7-5. Aviation Training 7-6.

7 Training 7-7. Training 7-8. Training Plan Process .. 7-9. Training Strategy .. 7-10. Near-Term Planning .. 7-10. Longe-Range Planning .. 7-10. Quarterly Training Calendar .. 7-10. Aircrew Training Program .. 7-10. Mission Essential Task List Task Sustainment .. 7-11. Platoon Collective Training .. 7-11. Company Collective Training .. 7-11. Battalion Collective Training .. 7-11. Brigade Collective Training .. 7-12. Gunnery Training .. 7-12. Individual Through Collective Training Integration .. 7-12. Aviator Professional Development .. 7-13. Aircrew Training Program Forms and Records .. 7-13. Chapter 8 COLLECTIVE Training FACTORS.

8 8-1. Collective Training and Unit Readiness .. 8-1. Evaluation of Collective Training .. 8-2. Collective Training .. 8-2. Combat Training Center Preparation .. 8-4. Training Simulations .. 8-5. Battle-Rostering .. 8-6. Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter Collective Gunnery .. 8-6. Door Gunnery Collective Training .. 8-7. Integration of Additional Training Requirements .. 8-7. Night Vision Device Training .. 8-7. Aircrew Coordination Training -Enhanced .. 8-7. Chapter 9 FLYING-HOUR 9-1. commander 9-1. Formulating a Unit Flying-Hour Program .. 9-1. Managing Resources .. 9-3. 19 November 2009 TC iii Contents Continuous Assessments.

9 9-4. Chapter 10 AVIATION Training GUIDELINES FOR UNIT STATUS REPORTING .. 10-1. General .. 10-1. Assessing and Reporting Unit Proficieny in Mission Essential Tasks .. 10-1. Crewmember Status and Unit Status Relationship .. 10-2. Additional Training Considerations .. 10-3. Appendix A Aircrew Training RECORDS .. A-1. Appendix B TASK DEVELOPMENT .. B-1. Appendix C Aircrew Training Program STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE . C-1. Appendix D Aircrew Training Program PROCESS FLOW CHARTS .. D-1. Appendix E commander AND CREWMEMBER AVIATION MEDICINE RESPONSIBILITIES. E-1. GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1. References-1.

10 INDEX .. Index-1. Figures Figure 1-1. Full spectrum operations (FM 3-0) .. 1-1. Figure 1-2. Aviation Training strategy .. 1-2. Figure 1-3. Army Training and leader development model .. 1-3. Figure 1-4. Battalion task crosswalk .. 1-4. Figure 1-5. Core mission essential task list .. 1-5. Figure 1-6. Army Training 1-7. Figure 1-7. Collective Training .. 1-15. Figure 3-1. Combined arms Training strategy assumptions/variables .. 3-2. Figure 3-2. Training gates .. 3-4. Figure 6-1. Composite risk management steps .. 6-2. Figure 6-2. Probability chart .. 6-7. Figure 6-3. Risk assessment matrix .. 6-8. Figure 7-1.