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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-25
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › VFR Flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions

  natural to look for help in stressful situations. This may distract the pilot from maintaining control of the helicopter. If the pilot is not instrument rated, instrument current nor proficient, or is flying a non-IFR equipped helicopter, remaining ... paramount. Pilots who are not trained or proficient in flight solely by reference to instruments have a tendency to attempt to maintain flight by visual ground reference, which tends to result in flying at lower altitudes, just above the trees…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-24
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Who Administers the FAA Practical Tests? › Role of the Designated Pilot Examiner

  this reason, a flight instructor should observe recognized safety practices, as well as regulations during all flight operations. The student pilot who enrolls in a pilot training program commits considerable time, effort, and expense to achieve a pilot certificate. Students ... often judge the effectiveness of the flight instructor and the success of the pilot training program based on their ability to pass the requisite FAA practical test. A competent flight instructor stresses to the student that practical tests…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-10
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Risk Management › Assessing Risk

  example, when the pilot has not adequately planned the flight and the pilot subsequently fails to maintain adequate situational awareness to avoid the terrain, a CFIT accident occurs. While the reasons for individual helicopter incidents vary, it can be argued ... that it is the helicopter’s flight mode and operational complexity that directly contributes to each incident. By nature of its purpose, a helicopter usually flies closer to terrain than does a fixed-wing aircraft. Subsequently, minimal time exists…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-6
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Pilot Self-Assessment › The PAVE Checklist

  outcomes. Some aviators blatantly violate rules and aircraft limitations without thinking through the consequences. “What indications and change in flight characteristics will I see if I fly this helicopter above its maximum gross weight?” or “I’ve heard this helicopter ... aerobatic flight. Why is it prohibited?” are examples of extremely harmful curiosity. Even more astounding is their ignoring to the fact that the damage potentially done to the aircraft will probably manifest later in the aircraft’s life, affecting other…

• 14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground InstructorsOpen
  14 CFR § 61.51 Pilot logbooks.

  Pilot logbooks. (iii) Simulated instrument conditions in flight, a full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device. (iv) Use of night vision goggles in an aircraft in flight, in a full flight simulator, or in a flight training ... certificate or rating issued under this part or a privilege authorized under this part; or (2) Satisfy the recent flight experience requirements of this part. (d) Logging of solo flight time. Except for a student pilot performing the duties…

• 14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental OperationsOpen
  14 CFR § 121.525 Flight time limitations: Pilots serving in more than one kind of flight crew.

  Flight time limitations: Pilots serving in more than one kind of flight crew. (a) This section applies to each pilot assigned during any 30 consecutive days to more than one type of flight crew. (b) The flight time limitations ... once in any 30 consecutive days by assignment to a crew of two or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember, are those listed in §§ 121.503 through 121.509, as appropriate. (c) Except for a pilot covered by paragraph…