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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-18
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Traffic Patterns

  departure procedures established for that airport, if any. A helicopter traffic pattern is flown at 500-1,000 feet AGL depending on considerations such as terrain, obstacles, and other aircraft traffic. [Figure 9-19] This keeps the helicopter ... traffic. A helicopter may take off from a helipad into the wind with a turn to the right after 300 feet AGL or as needed to be in range of forced landing areas. When 500 feet AGL is attained…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-17
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › System Malfunctions › Landing—Stuck Left Pedal

  steeper angle allows for a lower power setting during the approach and ensures that the nose remains to the right. Upon reaching the intended touchdown area and at the appropriate landing gear height, increase the collective smoothly to align ... nose with the landing direction and cushion the landing. A small amount of forward cyclic is helpful to stop the nose from continuing to the right and directs the aircraft forward and down to the surface. In certain wind conditions…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-5
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › Autorotation › Technique (How to Practice)

  lowest possible speed (position 4)—move the cyclic forward to place the helicopter in the proper attitude for landing. This action gives the student an idea of airframe attitude to avoid, because a pilot should never allow ground contact unless ... that attitude may result in slightly faster touchdown speeds but will eliminate the possibility of tail rotor impact on level surfaces. The landing gear height at this time should be approximately 3–15 feet AGL, depending on the altitude recommended…

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

  whether instrument rated or not, all pilots should understand that avoiding IIMC is critical. A good practice for any flight is to set and use personal minimums, which should be more conservative than those required by regulations for VFR flight ... addition, a thorough preflight and understanding of weather conditions that may contribute to the risk of IMC developing along a planned route of flight is essential for safety. Pilots should recognize deteriorating weather conditions so the route of flight…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 8-6
  Chapter 8: Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations › Safety in and Around Helicopters › After Landing and Securing

  Either occurrence may cause the helicopter to roll or pitch, resulting in a rotor blade striking the tail boom or the ground. Good operating procedures dictate that, generally, pilots remain at the flight controls whenever the engine is running ... rotors are turning. If operations require the pilot to leave the cockpit to refuel, the throttle should be rolled back to flight idle and all controls firmly frictioned to prevent uncommanded control movements. The pilot should be well trained…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 10-9
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations

  turning or pivoting motion. 5. Turning the tail of the helicopter into the slope during takeoff. Confined Area Operations A confined area is an area where the flight of the helicopter is limited in some direction by terrain ... woods, a city street, a road, a building roof, etc., can each be regarded as a confined area. The helicopter pilot has added responsibilities when conducting operations from a confined area that airplanes pilots do not. He or she assumes…