1. CNAF FLYING HOUR PROGRAM
LCDR Paul “Cheese” Case
CNAP FHP Manager/VAQ Readiness

2. FHP in 3 easy steps.
Fly your grant!
Fly Staff!
Communicate!

3. Agenda FHP Instructions, Organization and Functions FHP Cost Breakdown
FRP Requirement Development
Quarterly Grant Message
FHP Execution / Management
Special Interest Hours
BOR
Takeaways

4. References OPNAVINST 3000.15A COMPACFLT / COMUSFLTFORCOM 3501.3D
Overall framework of FRP
COMPACFLT / COMUSFLTFORCOM D
Fleet Training Continuum
CNAP / CNAL INST C
Aircraft Readiness Standards for each TMS
COMNAVAIRPACINST
7B fund management plus BOR Format
Now you can use 7B and 7F.
Message Guidance
FY FHP Guidance Messages (FHP Policy, Special Interest Hours, BOR)
Each grant and augment message may contain guidance

5. CNAF FHP Functions Develop Flight Hour Requirement
Meet GFM schedule and COCOM requirements for aviation assets.
Participate in Congressional (POM) Budget development
Formulate and provide FHP Budgetary Requirements throughout FYDP for annual POM budget development process
Work directly with PACFLT, USFF, OPNAV and FMB
Monitor Flight Hour execution
Ensure adequate flight hour funding based on current and projected FRTP phase for each unit / CVW
Ensure units execute their FHP grant and accurately translate execution to BOR and readiness
Funding Priorities
1. Deployed Readiness
2. FRS / CNATRA
3. Homeguard Readiness

6. FHP Cost Breakdown
Full FHP
USN FHP
FHP to support
GFM
$4.6B
63%
$2.2B
30%
$0.5B 7%
Reserves
USMC
USN
$2.2B
30%
$0.5B 7%
$0.7B
10%
CNATRA
FRS FO
TACAIR /
ASW
FAS
(CVW, VP, Exp Helo, Exp VAQ)
$2.2B
30%
TACAIR /
ASW
POM 15 Requirement Numbers
*Little latitude ($) in FO, CNATRA, FRS, and FAS
(VRC, TACAMO, VQ, VPU, HM)
. . . CNAF’s
discretion is limited to reductions in readiness
While FHP
is a $8.0B program . . .
. . .Navy’s share
is $4.6B . . .
CNATRA / FRS cuts reduces readiness (e.g., T-Notch)
FO largely fixed cost, “must pay” bills
FAS supports theater demand
Ship OPS Budget $5.1B
Only small portion of FHP available to mitigate reduced funding impacts

7. Cost Per Hour (CPH) . . . for a typical Air Wing FA 45% FM 15% FF 39%
Fuel (FF)
100% variable cost. Reduce flying, reduce cost. FW
<1%
7B funds come from the FF category.
7F funds come from the FM category.
Contracts (FW)
100% fixed cost. Labor contracted to sustain aircraft.
Cost is not recoverable and is lost in year of execution.
Consumables (FM)
Items used to sustain or repair aircraft. Reduce flying, reduce most cost. Residual cost incurred as periodic maintenance is performed.
Repairables / AVDLR (FA)
Aircraft components that are repaired and returned to the supply system. Reduce flying, reduce costs. Residual cost incurred as periodic maintenance is performed.
Average TMS CPH

8. FHP Requirement Development

9. FHP Requirement Development Readiness Standards (Hours)
MAP
CVW
FRTP
Squadron
Readiness Standards (Hours)

10. FHP Requirement Development Fleet Response Training Plan
MAP defines FRP phase. TYCOM assigns R+ month to align entitlements to FRP requirements.
Squadron FRTP profiles are based on individual T/M/S T&R matrix requirements and readiness standards as determined by Type Wing
Baseline FRTP funding
T&R requirement according to R+ month assignment
Support hour requirement fully captured and funded (MESH)
Contingency & multi-national exercises not specifically funded
Maintenance
Basic
Deployed

11. FHP Requirement Development
Current Readiness Standards
Defines crew numbers, PAA, hours per crew, MESH (Support hours), R+ Month funding requirements, etc.
Hours/ are allocated based on planned crews & RBA as defined by TMS Readiness Matrix – not your actual bodies / airframes
Hours for each TMS determined by Type Wing
Hours defined by Matrix should enable squadron to achieve DRRS-N readiness levels based on FRTP phase
HSC / HSM Expeditionary units receive quarterly updates via Type Wing due to frequent schedule changes
If you know your R+ Month (defined by MAP) your TMS Readiness Matrix will tell you exactly how many hours you will be granted each quarter

12. Current Readiness Standards
PAA: Primary Aircraft Authorization
ESL: Equivalent Sortie Length
THD: Minimum Safe Hours/Crew/month

13. Current Readiness Standards
MESH= Mission Essential Support Hours
Addition to hours required for readiness to support major at sea evolutions
90% flight average does not include MESH!!

14. How do I come up with the Hours?
Quarter = R+8, R+9, R+10
Total Quarterly Grant = hours

15. FHRM Export FHRM on CNAP SIPR SharePoint.
Transit Hours given for EAST coast deployments
T&R hours + MESH + Transit hours = Allocated total monthly hours

16. Quarterly Grant Message
Message release timeline
Approximately 3rd week of the quarter
All hours must be flown in the quarter they are allocated. Roll over of hours not authorized
7B funds may roll over from quarter to quarter
Could contain FHP notes

17. Quarterly Grant Change Message

18. FHP Execution / Management

19. FHP Execution Fly your grant!!
Receive grant by the quarter. Over to you to manage hours and funds.
Utilize FHP grant to ensure that training requirements are being met and accurately reported
Visibility
CNAP/CNAL reviews readiness and FHP execution for every squadron bi-monthly
Mismanagement of Hours/Funds = increased visibility
Be ready to justify under execution
If your squadron is going to under execute more than 10%, contact the FHP office via FHP rep.

20. Special Interest (Staff hours)
Reporting of special interest hours are mandatory in accordance with CNAP FHP policy messages.
Type Wing and weapons school staffs do not get allocated quarterly hours, rather they use squadron hours to maintain proficiency.
This requires squadrons to use their baseline hours required for readiness (under your type wing current readiness standards) to keep staff proficient.
Reimbursement of those hours allows squadrons to ensure they have the hours and funding needed to always reach their readiness levels.
CVW staff hours assist in execution of operational requirements (840 hours per FY)
The CNAF FHP shops account for Special Interest hours when planning for flight hour funding during the POM cycles. This is done through historical numbers and requires the fleet to accurately report these hours in order for CNAF to justify to congress why we need the required money.
Accurate reporting helps the entire NAE.
Report all reimbursable / special interest hours on BOR EACH MONTH!!!!!

21. Special Interest Hours
Reimbursable Staff Hours
CVW staff hours assist in execution of operational requirements (840 hours per FY)
WTI, WING Staff FHP requirements executed by fleet assets
NAWDC hours are for NAWDC pilots that borrow fleet aircraft (weapons schools)
Report all reimbursable / special interest hours on BOR EACH MONTH!!!!!
WING STAFF
CVW STAFF
NAWDC (GTI, TOPGUN, etc.)
WTI (Weapons school aviators)
TAKE AWAY: WTI, STAFF hours don’t count against you, so FLY THEM. In fact, they can help you. In the example above, let’s say the squadron closes the quarter having only flown 950 hours by its own squadron personnel. This would show an under-execution, however, since they have also used their aircraft to fly 50 WTI and/or CVW Staff hours, the total execution against their FHP is 1000 hrs (or 100% execution). Additionally, OPNAV includes CVW staff and WTI hours in our budget each year so not flying Weapons Schools Instructors and / or CVW staff results in a program under-execution from the OPNAV perspective.
STAFF Categories
REPORT EACH MONTH!!

22. Special Interest Hours
Count toward your squadron’s overall hour execution.
Example: Squadron Q1 grant/allocation = 500 hrs
Squadron = 450, Staff = 50
Total execution reported = 500 hours
Hours become “reimbursable” only after 100% execution of the baseline grant has been obtained.
Squadron = 500, Staff = 50
Total execution reported = 550 hours
**Not required to over execute by the amount of Staff Hours you claim!!**
**The option is there if you need it!!!****
TAKE AWAY: WTI, STAFF hours don’t count against you, so FLY THEM. In fact, they can help you. In the example above, let’s say the squadron closes the quarter having only flown 950 hours by its own squadron personnel. This would show an under-execution, however, since they have also used their aircraft to fly 50 WTI and/or CVW Staff hours, the total execution against their FHP is 1000 hrs (or 100% execution). Additionally, OPNAV includes CVW staff and WTI hours in our budget each year so not flying Weapons Schools Instructors and / or CVW staff results in a program under-execution from the OPNAV perspective.
SHALL REPORT EACH MONTH!!

23. 5th AOR or in support of = OCO
OCO Process
Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) used to fund hours flown over the baseline in support of 5th FLT Operations (“Cost of War”).
CNAP funded squadrons will mid-quarter OCO hour augment
Baseline and OCO hours are not mutually exclusive
Execute total hours (baseline + OCO) like any “normal” quarter
Accurate BOR data
OEF-HOA: OP Enduring freedom – Horn of Africa
OFS-T: OP Freedom’s Sentinel – Theater
OIR-T: OP Inherent Resolve – Theater
OCO = Overseas Contingency Operations (the new term for “Cost of War” or “Supplemental”)
5th AOR or in support of = OCO

24. Execution Goal

25. BOR Reports the following Due dates per FY guidance message Hours
7B Dollars (Fuel)
7F Dollars (Admin)
Gallons
Special Interest Hours
Reimbursable Hours
Remarks
Due dates per FY guidance message
COB of second working day of the following month

26. Accurate and timely BORs
POC/LAST FIRST/RANK/UNIT:VXXXXX/NAME:NAS OCEANA/TEL: //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PARA 1.DEC/VXXXXX/60AE/57025/2009/OFC01/
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7B 3,709, ,709, AMAH
7F , , AMAH
TTL 3,739, ,739, AMAH
29. FUND CODE RECAP 7B 3,709,153.86
7F ,473.98
TL 9/ TL 10/ TL 11/ TL 12/9 ,
7B TOTAL
539, ,182.96
31. FYTD OPTARS: 7B DOLLARS F DOLLARS FLT HOURS
GRANT 2,190, ,
BALANCE 102,
40. REIMBURSABLE/SPECIAL INTEREST HOURS:
A. REIMBURSABLE
SD WILD FIRE AMAJ
JATO AMAJ
FMS-AUSTRALIA AMAJ
B. SPECIAL INTEREST
CVW STAFF AMAJ
WING STAFF AMAJ
WTI AMAJ
OIR-T AMAJ
NAWDC AMAJ
Report ALL hours flown in Month
Reimbursable vs Special Interest Hours
OCO HOURS
Accurate and timely BORs

27. Communicate early and often!!!!
How Do I Get More Hours?
HOURS:
WHY? Must be able to Justify your request
Be specific on amount of hours requested
Work through your WING FHP manager!!!!!!
Flight hours do not transfer between commands!
7B:
You will always get funds to fly your baseline
FLY YOUR HOURS, NOT YOUR 7B
7F:
Takes time, requires work on squadron’s part.
Keep me in the Loop. Deal directly with Comptrollers.
Communicate early and often!!!!

28. CNAP 7B Augment Request Form

29. CNAP 7F Augment Request Form

30. Communicate early and often!!!!
FHP Takeaways
Hours execution:
THE primary goal is Hours, NOT 7B execution!
You cannot over-fly your quarterly allotment without prior approval of CNAP
both hours and 7B funds
Coordinate early for all augment requests
Execute to ~105% in support of your squadron T&R plus type wing staff and WTI.
If your squadron is going to under execute (10%), contact the FHP office.
FHP Policy changes. Ensure you are current/correct!
Hours management:
A strong OPS/MX team leads to proper management!
Ensure have Readiness Standards and all FY Guidance messages
Who is in charge of Hours/funding/BORs?
Ensure accurate and timely BORs!! ** DO NOT REPORT A NEGATIVE BOR **
Good Comms with wing FHP manager
Communicate early and often!!!!

31. LCDR Paul “Cheese” Case
Questions ?
LCDR Paul “Cheese” Case
(619) / DSN