Who here is familar with real Navyship Helo ops?

Deathblow · 05-05-06, 05:53 PM

Just a quick question for anyone that knows helo operations. What is really meant by "Alert Stutus 5/15/30"

The way the FFG is designed:

Alert 30 = in hanger but initially prepped
Alert 15 = on deck and being prepped
Alert 5 = engines hot and ready for liftoff

Does this reflex RL procedures? Anyone with insight, would be appreciated.

The question came up today during a mission where some ships were transiting a OpArea with helos on alert status 5, but if "Alert status 5" is represented as helo engines on and hot, it didn't seem realistic for a ship to have its helo on such a high alert indefinantly....

05-05-06, 05:53 PM	#1
Deathblow Captain Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 518 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Who here is familar with real Navyship Helo ops? Just a quick question for anyone that knows helo operations. What is really meant by "Alert Stutus 5/15/30" The way the FFG is designed: Alert 30 = in hanger but initially prepped Alert 15 = on deck and being prepped Alert 5 = engines hot and ready for liftoff Does this reflex RL procedures? Anyone with insight, would be appreciated. The question came up today during a mission where some ships were transiting a OpArea with helos on alert status 5, but if "Alert status 5" is represented as helo engines on and hot, it didn't seem realistic for a ship to have its helo on such a high alert indefinantly....