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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Helicopter Flight Controls › Antitorque Pedals › Heading Control

  Heading Control The tail rotor is used to control the heading of the helicopter while hovering or when making hovering turns, as well as counteracting the torque of the main rotor. Hovering turns are commonly referred to as “pedal turns ... helicopter in longitudinal trim, so that coordinated flight can be maintained. The cyclic control is used to change heading by making a turn to the desired direction. The thrust of the tail rotor depends on the pitch angle…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-8
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Hovering Turn › Technique

  amount of pedal pressure and cyclic deflection throughout the turn depends on the wind velocity. As the turn is finished on the upwind heading, apply opposite pedal pressure to stop the turn. Gradually apply forward cyclic pressure to keep ... helicopter from drifting. Control pressures and direction of application change continuously throughout the turn. The most dramatic change is the pedal pressure (and corresponding power requirement) necessary to control the rate of turn as the helicopter moves through the downwind…

• 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. 9-3
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Turns › Technique

  hold proper control position to maintain desired ground track. 4. Failure to allow helicopter to stabilize at new airspeed. Turns A turn is a maneuver used to change the heading of the helicopter. The aerodynamics of a turn were previously ... discussed in Chapter 2, Aerodynamics of Flight. Technique Before beginning any turn, the area in the direction of the turn must be cleared not only at the helicopter’s altitude, but also above and below. To enter a turn from…

• Instrument Flying Handbookp. 8-6
  Chapter 8: Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying › Straight-and-Level Flight › Attitude Indicator

  Precession is normally noticed when rolling out of a turn. If, upon completion of a turn, the miniature aircraft is level and the helicopter is still turning, make a small change of bank attitude to center the turn needle ... stop the movement of the heading indicator. In coordinated flight, the heading indicator gives an indirect indication of a helicopter’s bank attitude. When a helicopter is banked, it turns. When the lateral axis of a helicopter is level…