Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › IX. Special Operations › Task A. Confined Area Operations

CH.IX.A.S11

Skill

Terminate in a hover or on the surface, as appropriate.

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Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 10-6
Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Steep Approach › Technique
more forward cyclic to achieve the proper rate of closure. Once the intended landing area is reached, terminate the approach to a hover with zero groundspeed (position 4). If the approach has been executed properly, the helicopter will come…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-15
Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Marking and Lighting of Permanently Closed Runways and Taxiways › Airport Signs
appropriate pilot action. The six types of signs are: • Mandatory instruction signs—red background with white inscription. These signs denote an entrance to a runway, critical area, or prohibited area. Figure 14-27. (A) Yellow “X” placed on surface…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 13-4
Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) › Implementing the Decision and Evaluating the Outcome
lost effective translational lift (ETL). Therefore, it did not appear that she would be able to terminate the approach in a hover. The pilot decided to make the shallowest approach possible and perform a run-on landing. Pilots sometimes have…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 13-12
Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Workload or Task Management
workload. Reviewing the appropriate chart and setting radio frequencies well in advance of need help reduce workload as a flight nears the airport. In addition, a pilot should listen to Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 15-6
Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas › Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)
other information deemed appropriate. The pilot should check the NOTAMs as part of flight planning. Some of the purposes for establishing a TFR are: • Protect persons and property in the air or on the surface from an existing or imminent…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 10-2
Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Reconnaissance Procedures › Low Reconnaissance
descending below the barriers surrounding the confined area. If a decision is made to complete the approach, terminate the landing to a hover in order to check the landing point carefully before lowering the helicopter to the surface. Under certain…