2012 – NAO, Colorado, California 2013 – Oregon/ Washington, Utah 2014 – Nevada, Eastern States 2015 – Idaho, Montana 2016 – Alaska, Arizona 2017 –New Mexico, Wyoming 2018 – NAO, Colorado, Nevada 2019 – California, Eastern States 2020 – Idaho, Montana 2021 – Alaska, Arizona Appendix 7 - BLM Cargo Letdown Protocol Cargo letdown is a procedure used to lower cargo out of a hovering helicopter to the ground with the use of a nylon line and rappel anchor. This procedure is used by helitack programs across the country to get needed equipment and supplies to the ground when conventional methods are not the most efficient option. National BLM approval is required to host a cargo letdown program. Requests for approval are initiated by a state office to the NAO with the final approval made by the Division Chief, Aviation. NAO approval allows for internal cargo letdown operations but, external cargo letdown (off the hook) operations may also be authorized. Initial approval will be based upon indicated need and limited to one field season. Subsequent conditional approval must be requested after the initial field season and validated based on proper utilization and justification of continued need. Approved cargo letdown programs will be re-evaluated in conjunction with new helicopter contract solicitations. Several administrative procedures need to be addressed as part of the request for approval; the state office must supply the NAO with the following documents: Initial justification to include nomination of one Helicopter Cargo Letdown Spotter Trainee candidates (HCLS(T)). Request for Contract Modification from COR to 2. NAO to:
Scheduled by Upper Yukon Dispatch Center, Aircraft Desk while in Alaska or the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) while in the Lower 48. During the non-core use period the NAO Flight Operations Manager will schedule the aircraft. N32PX Scheduled by Alaska Southern Zone Dispatch Center. N437CC Scheduled by Alaska Southern Zone Dispatch Center. Maintenance Use of a government contract requires the permission of the appropriate Contracting Officer. For unscheduled maintenance or scheduled maintenance from other than the Boise contractor, a list of government contract maintenance facilities is included in each airplane. Flight Crew members will contact OAS to assure the proper payment schedule is in place (i.e. credit cards or purchase order) and that the facility has the pertinent expertise, manuals, tools, and parts to perform the work. Flight crewmembers will need to assure that the repair facility understands the BLM discrepancy reporting and sign-off procedures. If a maintenance issues arises in the field, the Flight Crew Member on duty will contact the OAS Aircraft Maintenance Specialist as soon as possible. In the event that they are not available, you may then contact the appropriate maintenance facility directly. For minor unscheduled maintenance, Flight crewmembers may contact the vendors directly. The OAS Aircraft Maintenance Specialist shall be contacted as soon as possible. The maintenance organization contact and frequently used vendor information located in below. Exhibit 300 Performance Tracking Current goals for fleet aircraft are: Fiscal Year Strategic Goal(s) Supported Performance Measure Actual / Baseline Planned Performance Metric (Target) Performance Metric Results (Actual) Hours flown in support of the BLM mission(s) 200 hours 0* +/- 10% of targeted hours These Metrics are measured and reported annually by the OAS -2A/AMS and the aircraft use summary provided by OAS BLM Mission Support Specific Mission hours as detailed in the Business Case Analysis 0* +/- 10% of targeted flight hours for each Identified mission These Metrics are measured and reported annually by the OAS -2A/AMS and the aircraft use summary provided by OAS BLM Aviation Goals- Multirole utility, logistics and mission support Fleet Availability Rate 0* +/- 10% of Scheduled Missions are Accomplished These Metrics are measured and reported annually by the OAS -2A/AMS and the aircraft use summary provided by OAS. A Non Payment (NP) code will be utilized with a corresponding code identifying the