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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 12-7
  Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight

  when flying at night depend on outside conditions. Flying on a bright, clear, moonlit evening when the visibility is good, and the wind is calm is not much different from flying during the day. However, if flying ... event of an emergency, as it is more difficult to find a place to land and determine wind direction and speed. At night, rely more heavily on the aircraft systems, such as lights, flight instruments, and navigation equipment…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-34
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  system (DGPS) that improves the accuracy of the system by determining position error from the GPS satellites, then transmitting the error, or corrective factors, to the airborne GPS receiver. Wind correction angle (WCA). The angle between the desired track ... keep the aircraft tracking over the desired track. Wind direction indicators. Indicators that include a wind sock, wind tee, or tetrahedron. Visual reference will determine wind direction and runway in use. Zone of confusion…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 10-2-13
  Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 2. Special Operations › 10-2-3. Landing Zone Safety

  referred to as the “high reconnaissance” maneuver. f. Wind Direction and Touchdown Area 1. Determine from which direction the wind is blowing. Helicopters normally land and takeoff into the wind. 2. If contact…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 6-3-6
  Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures › 6-3-3. Ditching Procedures

  water. These appear as long streaks up and down wind. Some persons may have difficulty determining wind direction after seeing the streaks on the water. Whitecaps fall forward with the wind but are overrun ... foam is sliding backward. Knowing this, and by observing the direction of the streaks, the wind direction is easily determined. Wind velocity can be estimated by noting the appearance of the whitecaps, foam and wind…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-7
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Single-Pilot Resource Management

  access to a current wind report, should that pilot pick an approach path based on the direction of wind information received from an earlier weather brief? Making an approach into a confined area with a tailwind ... resources such a smoke, trees, and water on a pond to help him or her accurately determine which direction the winds are coming from. Pilots should never leave flying up to chance and hope for the best. Many…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. G-18
  Glossary › Numbers and Symbols

  heading so that track will coincide with course. Wind direction indicators. Indicators that include a wind sock, wind tee, or tetrahedron. Visual reference will determine wind direction and runway in use. Wind shear…