Helicopter maneuvers manual : a step-by-step illustrated guide to performing all helicopter flight operations / Ryan Dale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Ryan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helicopters--Piloting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Helicopters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Wash. : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An excellent resource for students and flight instructors alike, the Helicopter Maneuvers Manual helps pilots acquire a mental picture of each phase of flight. With this comprehensive visual guide, author Ryan Dale has captured his countless hours spent at the whiteboard in full-color illustrations that show exactly what to do or expect in each part of a maneuver. Providing a detailed look at helicopter maneuvers, the information in this guide helps to solidify concepts gained from flight training in a student pilot's mind by incorporating the Practical Test Standards into every maneuve

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Ground Operations; Preflight Inspection; Engine Starting and Rotor Engagement; Before Takeoff Check; Vertical Takeoff to a Hover; Surface Taxi; Hover Taxi; Hovering Exercises; Vertical Landing from a Hover; Post-Flight Procedures; Chapter 2 - Basic Maneuvers; Straight-and-Level Flight; Normal Climbs; Normal Descents; Level Turns; Acceleration; Deceleration; Chapter 3 - Airport Operations; Normal Takeoff from a Hover; Normal Takeoff from the Surface; Traffic Pattern Operations; Normal Approach to a Hover

Normal Approach to the SurfaceGo-Around Procedure; Chapter 4 - Performance Operations; Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb; High Altitude (Running) Takeoff; High Altitude (Running) Landing; Steep Approach to a Hover; Steep Approach to the Surface; Rapid Decelerations (Quick Stops); Chapter 5 - Off-Airport Operations; Slope Operations; High/Low Reconnaissance; Confined Area Operations; Pinnacle/Platform Operations; Chapter 6 - Emergency Operations; Straight-In Autorotation with Power Recovery; 180° Autorotation with Power Recovery; Power Failure at a Hover (Hovering Autorotation)

Power Failure at Altitude (Forced Landings)Low Rotor RPM Recognition and Recovery; Settling-With-Power; Tail Rotor Failure; APPENDIX; Private Checklist; Commercial Checklist; Flight Instructor Checklist; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-56027-908-7

OCLC:

773565415