text: Insertion and Extraction Methods
  RIGGING OF THE UH-60
  5-69. The aviation unit is responsible for rigging the aircraft (Figure 5-9 and Figure 5-10). The FRIES
  master and selected personnel may rig or assist in the rigging under the supervision of the aircrew.
  Personnel—
  • Ensure the aviation unit has removed the center row, which has nine seats.
  • Ensure the aviation unit has provided in-flight floor restraints for fast-rope personnel. These
  restraints can include seat belts, sling ropes, or CGU straps.
  • Remove both of the storage pins, and allow the bars to rotate down.
  • Extend the fast-rope bars out to their desired length, fully extended for insertions, and insert the
  storage pin in the correct hole.
  • Inspect the bar for cracks and for security of nuts and bolts.
  • Rig the fast rope to the fast-rope attachment point, as follows:
  — Remove safety pin from the fast-rope release system and apply upward pressure to cabin
  wall-mounted release handle, releasing the gate.
  — Insert woven loop the fast rope into the attachment point.
  — Insert the gate through the woven loop of the fast rope and into the receptacle.
  — Apply a downward pressure to cabin wall-mounted release handle while pushing the gate
  out until the gate is fully seated in the receptacle (locking position).
  — Back-coil the fast rope and secure it to the cabin floor; or, insert the fast-rope retention strap
  through the coil, and suspend the fast rope from the ceiling of the fuel tank. Finally, use the
  safety pin to secure the quick-release mechanism (Figure 5-10).
  Figure 5-9. Fast-rope rigging procedures for UH-60.