PATHFINDER WRITTEN SLING EVALUATION MEASURE & EXPERT SOLUTIONS GRADE IMPROVED 2026

PATHFINDER WRITTEN SLING EVALUATION
MEASURE & EXPERT SOLUTIONS GRADE
IMPROVED 2026.

⫸ How many cargo hooks does a UH-1N/Y have? Answer: 1


⫸ What are allowable POA for the UH-60A/L/M? Answer: 10K
Apex Fitting w/ Spacer
25K Apex Fitting w/o Spacer
Polyester Round Sling
11K Cargo Hook Reach Pendant


⫸ What cannot be attached to a UH-60A/L/M cargo hook? Answer:
Nylon Single POA
10K Apex Fitting w/o Spacer
25K Apex Fitting w/ Spacer
25K Cargo Hook Reach Pendant


⫸ What is the cargo hook tensile strength of a UH-60A? Answer:
8000 lbs


⫸ What is the cargo hook tensile strength of a UH-60L? Answer:
9000 lbs

,⫸ What is the cargo hook tensile strength of a UH-60M? Answer:
9000 lbs


⫸ Why can't a 25K Apex fitting w/ spacer or donut ring be used as a
POA for a UH-60 series aircraft? Answer: Load cannot be jettisoned


⫸ How many cargo hooks does a UH-60 series aircraft have?
Answer: 1


⫸ How many cargo hooks does a CH-47 series aircraft have?
Answer: 3


⫸ What is the tensile strength of the center cargo hook on the CH-
47D? Answer: 26000 lbs


⫸ What is the tensile strength of the center cargo hook on the CH-
47F? Answer: 26000 lbs


⫸ What is the tensile strength of the forward and aft cargo hooks on
the CH-47D/F, independently? Answer: 17000 lbs


⫸ What is the tensile strength of the forward and aft cargo hooks on
the CH-47D/F combined? Answer: 25000 lbs


⫸ How many static discharge wands are needed for a CH-47?
Answer: 1

, ⫸ What special sling loads can only be flown with a CH-47?
Answer: Multiple Single Point Loads


⫸ What POA can be used with a CH-47D/F? Answer: 10K Apex
Fitting (with or without spacer)
25K Apex Fitting (with or without spacer)
Any nylon multi-point configuration
Clevises
Polyester Round Slings
25K Cargo Hook Reach Pendant
11K Cargo Hook Reach Pendant


⫸ Where is the manual release located on the center CH-47 cargo
hook? Answer: On top of the center hook


⫸ What POA cannot be used on a CH-47? Answer: Single Point
Nylon attachment


⫸ When attaching loads of different weights to multiple cargo hooks
on the CH-47, where does the heaviest load attach? Answer: Center
cargo hook


⫸ When attaching loads of different weights to multiple cargo hooks
on the CH-47, where does the mid-weight load go? Answer: Forward
cargo hook