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Second Edition, June 2006
INTRODUCTION
EXERCISE 1 - FAMILIARIZATION
Flight Instruments
Engine Instruments
EXERCISE 2 - PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT
Flight Planning
Aircraft Documents
Weight and Balance
The Influences of C of G in Flight
Inspection of the Aircraft
EXERCISE 3 - EFFECTS OF CONTROLS
Adjusting the Controls
Cyclic Stick
Collective Lever
Throttle
Tail Rotor Pedals
Ancillary Controls
Carburettor Heat Control and Mixture Control
Windshield Defogging
Engine Anti-icing
Hydraulic System
Rotor Brake
Heater
EXERCISE 4 - AIRSPEED AND POWER CHANGES STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT
Changing Airspeed
Power Changes
Straight and Level Flight
EXERCISE 5 - CLIMBS AND DESCENTS
Climbs
Descents
EXERCISE 6 - TURNS
Load Factor
Standard Rate Turns
EXERCISE 7 - AUTOROTATIONS 1 (UPPER AIR)
Checks
Entry
Turning
Overshooting
EXERCISE 8 - HOVERING
Effects of Control
The Cyclic
The Collective
The Pedals
Visual Cues
Summary
EXERCISE 9 - TAKEOFF AND LANDING
Takeoff To The Hover
Hover Check
The Landing
EXERCISE 10 - HOVERING EXERCISES
Pedal turns at the Hover (Turns Around The Mast)
Hover-Taxiing
EXERCISE 11 - ENGINE FAILURE
Engine Failure At The Hover/Hover-Taxi
Hovering Engine Failure
Hover-Taxi Engine Failure
EXERCISE 12 - TRANSITIONS
Transition To The Climb
Transition From Straight And Level Flight To Hover
Height Reduction
Speed Reduction
Overshooting From The Transition To the Hover
EXERCISE 13 - AUTOROTATIONS 2 (LANDINGS)
Power Recovery
EXERCISE 14 - EMERGENCIES
EXERCISE 15 - THE CIRCUIT
Flying The Circuit
Racetrack Pattern
Square Pattern
Spacing
Wake Turbulence
Air Traffic Services (ATS)
First Solo
EXERCISE 16 - SIDEWAYS AND REARWARDS FLIGHT
Sideways Flight
Rearward Flight
Turns Around The Tail
Turns Around The Nose
EXERCISE 17 - STEEP TURNS
EXERCISE 18 - AUTOROTATIONS 3 (RANGE VARIATIONS)
Airmanship
Extending The Range
Maximum Range Autorotation
Reducing The Range
EXERCISE 19 - PRACTICE FORCED APPROACHES
Distress Call
EXERCISE 20 - PILOT NAVIGATION
Preparing For The Flight
Weather
Charts
The Route
Preparing The Chart
The Flight Planning Form
Track Line Measurement
Airspeed Corrections
Wind Velocity (W/V)
Navigation Log
Flight Plan And Flight Itinerary
General Technique
Map Reading
The Flight
Diverting To An Alternate Destination
EXERCISE 21 - RAPID DECELERATIONS
Into Wind
Downwind (180
o
Emergency Turn)
EXERCISE 22 - LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS
Considerations
EXERCISE 23 - SLOPING GROUND
Reconnaissance
Manoeuvring
Landing
Takeoff
General
EXERCISE 24 - ADVANCED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS
No-Hover Takeoff
Cushion Takeoff
Towering Takeoff
Vertical Takeoff
No-Hover Landing
Run-on Landing
Approaches
EXERCISE 25 - CONFINED AREA
EXERCISE 26 - VORTEX RING
EXERCISE 27 - PRACTICAL LOADING AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT OPERATIONS
Power Requirements
Loading and Unloading Cargo
Passengers
EXERCISE 28 - SLING LOAD OPERATIONS
Pre-Flight Checks
Picking Up The Load
The Takeoff
Approach To Release Point
Releasing The Load
Safety Precautions
Unusual Loads
Operational Tips
EXERCISE 29 - TYPE CONVERSION
Knowledge
Systems and Procedures
Performance
Experience
EXERCISE 30 - INSTRUMENT FLYING
Aircraft Control
.
Attitude Control
.
Power Control
Control and Performance Instruments
Pitch Attitude Control
Bank Attitude Control
Trim
The Radial Scan
.
Applying the Scanning Pattern
Instrument Exercises
Straight and Level Flight
Climb
Descents
Turns
Unusual Attitudes
Rule of Thumb:
Emergencies/Malfunctions
EXERCISE 31 - NIGHT FLYING #1
Planning
Circuits
Emergencies
EXERCISE 31 - NIGHT FLYING #2
Introduction
Planning
En Route
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2010-05-20
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