FH.VIII.F.S5
SkillDetermine wind direction and maintain ground track with crosswind correction.
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- Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Common Errors › Crosswind During Approaches
requiring the use of excessive power during the termination. 4. Approaching too fast, causing a hard landing 5. Not maintaining skids aligned with direction of travel at touchdown. Any movement or misalignment of the skids or gear can induce dynamic ... rollover Crosswind During Approaches During a crosswind approach, crab into the wind. At approximately 50-100 feet of altitude, use a slip to align the fuselage with the ground track. The rotor is tilted into the wind with cyclic pressure…
- Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Common Errors › S-Turns
turn, the helicopter must also be flown with a drift correction angle (crab) in relation to its ground track; except, of course, when it is on direct upwind or downwind headings or there is no wind. One would normally think ... fore and aft axis of the helicopter as being tangent to the ground track pattern at each point. However, this is not the case. During the turn on the upwind side of the reference line (side from which the wind…
- Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Ground Reference Maneuvers › Technique
During the turn, the wind causes the helicopter to drift away from the field. To counteract this effect, the roll-in should be made at a fairly fast rate with a relatively steep bank (position 2). This is normally ... bank angle and rate-of-turn must be reduced gradually to ensure that upon completion of the turn, the crosswind ground track continues to be the same distance from the edge of the field. Upon completion of the turn…
- 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 › Crosswind Considerations During Takeoffs
Application of the collective that is too abrupt when departing the surface, causing rpm and heading control errors. Crosswind Considerations During Takeoffs If the takeoff is made during crosswind conditions, the helicopter is flown in a slip during the early ... stages of the maneuver. [Figure 9-13] The cyclic is held into the wind a sufficient amount to maintain the desired ground track for the takeoff. The heading is maintained with the use of the antitorque pedals. In other words…
- Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Sideward Flight
Sideward Flight In sideward flight, the tip-path plane is tilted in the direction that flight is desired. This tilts the total lift-thrust vector sideward. In this case, the vertical or lift component is still straight up and weight ... unstable condition due to the parasitic drag of the fuselage combined with the lack of horizontal stabilizer for that direction of flight. Increased altitudes help with control and the pilot must always scan in the direction of flight. Movement…