Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › IX. Special Operations › Task B. Pinnacle Operations

CH.IX.B.R8

Risk management

Landing surface.

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. G-30
Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
drag and induced drag. Touchdown zone elevation (TDZE). The highest elevation in the first 3,000 feet of the landing surface, TDZE is indicated on the instrument approach procedure chart when straight-in landing minimums are authorized. Touchdown zone lights…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-31
Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Pilot Deviations (PDs)
pilot deviation because ATC radar may show you within the restricted airspace. Ground deviations (also called surface deviations) include taxiing, taking off, or landing without clearance, deviating from an assigned taxi route, or failing to hold short of an assigned…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 12-9
Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight › Illusions Leading to Landing Errors
high, which may result in a vortex ring state condition and a hard landing. Illusions Leading to Landing Errors Various surface features and atmospheric conditions encountered in night landing can create illusions of incorrect height above and distance from…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 9-11
Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Preventive Maintenance › Examples of Preventive Maintenance
hydraulic reservoir; refinishing decorative coating of fuselage, balloon baskets, wings, tail group surfaces (excluding balanced control surfaces), fairings, cowlings, landing gear, cabin, or flight deck interior when removal or disassembly of any primary structure or operating system is not required…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 10-11
Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Pinnacle and Ridgeline Operations › Approach and Landing
from which the surface drops away steeply on all sides. A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two sides, such as a bluff or precipice. The absence of obstacles does ... pinnacle or ridgeline operations. Updrafts, downdrafts, and turbulence, together with unsuitable terrain in which to make a forced landing, may still present extreme hazards. Approach and Landing If there is a need to climb to a pinnacle or ridgeline…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-4
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Final Approach › Wrong Surface Landing Avoidance
excessive rate of descent or a low altitude stall. It is possible for either or both to occur. Wrong Surface Landing Avoidance A wrong surface landing occurs when an aircraft lands or tries to land on the wrong runway ... driven by GPS, and these devices should increase situational awareness and safety. If there is a doubt over the landing surface, the pilot should go around and consider the situation further…