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FH.VII.B.S6

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Maintain a straight ground track within ±4 feet of a designated ground track.

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  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    traffic within delegated airspace between two or more adjacent approach control facilities, designed to expedite traffic and reduce control and pilot communication requirements. TPP. See United States Terminal Procedures Publication. Track. The actual path made over the ground in flight. Tracking. Flying a heading that will maintain the desired track to or from the station regardless of crosswind conditions. Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Hovering—Sideward Flight › Technique

    Then, pick two points of in-line reference in the direction of sideward hovering flight to help maintain the proper ground track. These reference points should be kept in line throughout the maneuver. [Figure 9-8] Begin the maneuver from ... side in which the movement is desired. As the movement begins, return the cyclic toward the neutral position to maintain low groundspeed—no faster than a brisk walk. Throughout the maneuver, maintain a constant groundspeed and ground track with cyclic…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Normal Takeoff from a Hover › Technique

    increase in power requires an increase in the proper antitorque pedal to maintain heading. Maintain a straight takeoff path throughout the takeoff. While accelerating through effective translational lift (position 3), the helicopter begins to climb, and the nose tends ... diagram. As airspeed increases (position 5), place the aircraft in trim and allow a crab to take place to maintain ground track and a more favorable climb configuration. As the helicopter continues to climb and accelerate to best rate…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Ground Reference Maneuvers › Technique

    altitude, lower the altitude for better ground reference until they feel more comfortable and are able to grasp the concept better. Altitude can be raised up to 1,000 feet as proficiency improves. Fly the helicopter parallel ... field, there will be no usable reference points to start and complete the turns. In addition, the closer the track of the helicopter is to the field boundaries, the steeper the bank necessary at the turning points. The edges…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-14. Communications

    ready for takeoff when they reach the runway or warm-up block unless advised otherwise. c. The majority of ground control frequencies are in the 121.6-121.9 MHz bandwidth. Ground control frequencies are provided to eliminate frequency congestion ... tower (local control) frequency and are limited to communications between the tower and aircraft on the ground and between the tower and utility vehicles on the airport, provide a clear VHF channel for arriving and departing aircraft. They are used…

  • 14 CFR Part 141, Appendix H to Part 141—Ground Instructor Certification Course

    Part 141, Appendix H to Part 141—Ground Instructor Certification Course 1. Applicability. This appendix prescribes the minimum curriculum for a ground instructor certification course and an additional ground instructor rating course, required under this part, for the following ratings ... Ground Instructor—Basic. (b) Ground Instructor—Advanced. (c) Ground Instructor—Instrument. 2. Aeronautical knowledge training. (a) Each approved course must include at least the following ground training on the knowledge areas listed in paragraphs…