Initial qualification training in the OH-58D is conducted at the US Army Aviation Center according to an established program of instruction. Units are not authorized to conduct this training. Individuals completing the course of instruction are trained in basic helicopter, NVG, and weapon system tasks.
a. Academic training includes instruction in combat skills, aircraft systems, ATHS, communications, navigation, and weapon systems. Academic training may be conducted at the same time as flight training.
b. Flight qualification training includes instruction on basic helicopter tasks, mission systems, and combat skills. To ensure more efficient training and learning retention, flight training is conducted without interruption.
a. An aviator or an aeroscout observer is qualified in the OH-58D when he has completed all phases of training and has graduated from the appropriate OH-58D qualification course. This course is conducted at the USAAVNC.
b. An aviator is qualified in the OH-58D (Kiowa Warrior) when he has completed all phases of training and has graduated from the appropriate OH-58D (Kiowa Warrior) qualification course. This course is conducted only at the USAAVNC.
c. An aviator qualified in the OH-58D (Kiowa Warrior) who has not been previously qualified in the OH-58D will receive academic instruction as outlined in Figure 2-1. He also will receive a minimum of three hours of flight instruction in the OH-58D, of which at least one hour must be flown at night or with NVG.
An aviator must satisfactorily complete initial instrument training conducted at the USAAVNC. He also must successfully complete an annual instrument flight evaluation given by an IE or IP as prescribed in paragraph 8-3.
Personnel in these categories must meet the requirements stated in AR 95-1.
a. Initial NVG qualification training will be conducted according to TC 1-210 and this ATM. Before undergoing NVG qualification training, an aviator must be qualified and current in the aircraft. He also must complete the training within 45 consecutive days. Figures 2-2 and 2-3 show recommended academic and flight training requirements.
b. Before the first NVG training flight, the aviator must undergo a one-hour training period at night in a static aircraft. The minimum tasks the aviator must perform are aircraft emergency procedures, NVG failure, and blind cockpit drill. This training period and, if applicable, the NVG flight evaluation may be applied toward the 10-hour flight minimum required for NVG qualification. Those tasks which the aviator must perform during NVG qualification training are listed in Figure 2-4. After the aviator completes the training, his proficiency will be determined through a flight evaluation or by continual evaluation by an NVG IP or SP.
c. An aviator who is NVG-qualified in an aircraft other than the OH-58D must undergo additional NVG qualification in the OH-58D. He must complete the requirements in TC 1-210 and the training shown in Figure 2-5.
