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

  night flight. The search light or landing light should be positioned for the best possible illumination during an emergency descent. Careful attention must be paid to the aircraft electrical system. In helicopters equipped with fuses, a spare set is required ... helicopter is equipped with circuit breakers, check to see that they are not tripped. A tripped circuit breaker may be an indication of an equipment malfunction and should be left for maintenance to troubleshoot before flying. All aircraft operating between…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 10-2-8
  Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 2. Special Operations › 10-2-1. Offshore Helicopter Operations

  transponders, ADS-B equipment, radar altimeters, DME equipment, and ELTs. (8) Smoking be prohibited in and around the helicopter during all HRR operations. The HRR procedures are critical and present associated hazards requiring attention to detail regarding quality control, weather ... helicopter operations (blade flex, aircraft movement). 2. See National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Document 407, “Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing” for specifics regarding non-HRR (routine refueling operations). 10-2-2. Helicopter Night VFR Operations a. Effect of Lighting…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 8-2
  Chapter 8: Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations › Preflight › Minimum Equipment Lists (MELs) and Operations with Inoperative Equipment

  lights (installed equipment) were discovered to be inoperative prior to a daytime flight, the pilot would follow the requirements of 14 CFR section 91.213(d). The pilot must then decide if the flight can be accomplished prior to night, when ... item or equipment must be placarded INOPERATIVE. When an operator requests an MEL, and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) is issued by the FAA, then the use of the MEL becomes mandatory for that helicopter. All maintenance deferrals must…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-17
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Awareness

  neither required nor equipped for supplemental oxygen use at this altitude. Due to the physiological effect on night vision of reduced available oxygen at higher elevations, care should be taken to exercise light discipline. Interior lighting should be lowered ... cloud cover and light precipitation present along his planned route of flight. The limited outside visibility probably caused the CFIT accident, since no evidence was found of any pre-impact mechanical discrepancies with the helicopter’s airframe or systems that…