An entire TODD card need not be completed for time-sensitive missions, but the Aircraft Commander is responsible for ensuring that the aircraft is operated within its performance envelope at all times.

An entire TODD card need not be completed for time-sensitive missions, but the Aircraft Commander is responsible for ensuring that the aircraft is operated within its performance envelope at all times.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not Applicable
• D. Not Specified

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that the Aircraft Commander has the final responsibility for safe operation and must keep the aircraft within its published performance limits at all times. In time-sensitive missions, you may not be able to complete a full TODD card, but that doesn’t excuse operating outside the aircraft’s performance envelope. The commander must still ensure, with the data available, that speed, altitude, weight and balance, power settings, rotor RPM, and other limits stay within the allowed ranges. If complete planning data isn’t on hand, rely on published performance charts and conservative assumptions to maintain within safe limits, and adjust or abort if needed.

The key idea is that the Aircraft Commander has the final responsibility for safe operation and must keep the aircraft within its published performance limits at all times. In time-sensitive missions, you may not be able to complete a full TODD card, but that doesn’t excuse operating outside the aircraft’s performance envelope. The commander must still ensure, with the data available, that speed, altitude, weight and balance, power settings, rotor RPM, and other limits stay within the allowed ranges. If complete planning data isn’t on hand, rely on published performance charts and conservative assumptions to maintain within safe limits, and adjust or abort if needed.