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  • Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations › Approach

    Fixing the departure azimuth or heading on the compass is a good technique to use. This ensures that the pilot is able to take off over the preselected departure path when it is not visible while sitting in the confined ... knots or greater, expect updrafts on the windward side and downdrafts on the lee side of obstacles. Plan the approach with these factors in mind, but be ready to alter plans if the wind speed or direction changes. Approach…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Approaches › Technique

    Technique On final approach, at the recommended approach airspeed and at approximately 300 feet AGL, the helicopter should be on the correct ground track (or ground alignment) for the intended landing site, but the axis of the helicopter does ... have to be aligned until about 50-100 feet AGL to facilitate a controlled approach. [Figure 9-20] Just prior to reaching the desired approach angle, begin the approach by lowering the collective sufficiently to get the helicopter decelerating…

  • Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Steep Approach › Technique

    cyclic is required to decelerate sooner than with a normal approach, and the rate of closure becomes apparent at a higher altitude. Maintain the approach angle and rate of descent with the collective, rate of closure with the cyclic ... feet above ground level (AGL), the antitorque pedals should be adjusted to align the helicopter with the intended touchdown point. Visualize the location of the tail rotor behind the helicopter and fly the landing gear to 3 feet above…

  • Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Balancing Automated & Manual Flight

    most common errors is failing to move to lower levels of automation suitable to a changing environment. 12292 For example, a pilot may track an approach course adequately using manual control inputs. However, the pilot may also need to listen ... record the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), retrieve and load an instrument approach procedure, prepare for the instrument approach, and accomplish the appropriate checklists. These tasks will increase workload and divert pilot attention from monitoring and controlling the flight path…

  • Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

    terminal arrival route STD—standard STMUX—statistical data multiplexer STOL—short takeoff and landing SUN—Sunday SURPIC—surface picture SVC—service SVCA—service A SVCB—service B SVCC—service C SVCO—service O SVFB—interphone service F (B) SVFC—interphone ... SVFR—special visual flight rules SW—southwest SWEPT—swept or broom/broomed T T—temperature T1MUX—T1 multiplexer TAA—terminal arrival area TAAS—terminal advance automation system TACAN—tactical air navigation TACR—TACAN at VOR, TACAN only TAF—terminal area forecast…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › En Route › Vortex Avoidance Procedures

    given scenario. • Landing behind a larger aircraft on the same runway— stay at or above the larger aircraft’s approach flight path and land beyond its touchdown point. [Figure 14-47A] • Landing behind a larger aircraft on a parallel ... than 2,500 feet—consider the possibility of drift and stay at or above the larger aircraft’s final approach flight path and note its touchdown point. [Figure 14-47B] • Landing behind a larger aircraft on crossing runway— cross…