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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 8-3
  Chapter 8: Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations › Engine Start and Rotor Engagement › Rotor Safety Considerations

  Therefore, when hovering backward or turning in those helicopters, allow plenty of room for tail rotor clearance. It is a good practice to glance over your shoulder to maintain this clearance Another rotor safety consideration is the thrust a helicopter ... capable of blowing sand, dust, snow, ice, and water at high velocities for a significant distance causing injury to nearby people and damage to buildings, automobiles, and other aircraft. Loose snow, sand, or soil can severely reduce visibility and obscure…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 11-5
  Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Performance › Straight-and-Level Flight

  Straight-and-Level Flight All of the principal components of flight performance involve steady-state flight conditions and equilibrium of the aircraft. For the aircraft to remain in steady, level flight, equilibrium must be obtained by a lift equal ... aircraft weight and a powerplant thrust equal to the aircraft drag. Thus, the aircraft drag defines the thrust required to maintain steady, level flight. As presented in Chapter 4, Aerodynamics of Flight, all parts of an aircraft contribute…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-6
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Safety Practices and Accident Prevention

  Safety Practices and Accident Prevention Aviation instructors are on the front line of efforts to improve the safety record of the aviation industry. Safety, one of the most fundamental considerations in aviation training, is paramount. Comprehensive FAA regulations promote safety ... eliminating or mitigating conditions that can cause death, injury, or damage, but even the strictest compliance with regulations may not guarantee safety. Rules and regulations are designed to address known or suspected conditions detrimental to safety, but there is always…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Helicopter Flight Controls › Antitorque Pedals › Heading Control

  Pressing on the left pedal has the opposite effect: the nose of the helicopter yaws to the left and the tail swings right. [Figure 3-6] With the antitorque pedals in the neutral position, the tail rotor has a medium ... positive pitch angle. In medium positive pitch, the tail rotor thrust approximately equals the torque of the main rotor during cruise flight, so the helicopter maintains a constant heading in level flight. A vertical fin or stabilizer is used…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-24
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › VFR Flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions

  used to classify occurrences (accidents and incidents) at a high level to improve the capacity to focus on common safety issues and complete analysis of the data in support of safety initiatives. The onset of IIMC may occur gradually ... suddenly, has no simple procedural exit, and is unlike flight training by reference to while in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC). Most training helicopters are not equipped or certified to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Therefore, General Aviation (GA) helicopter…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 8-4
  Chapter 8: Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations › Engine Start and Rotor Engagement › Aircraft Servicing

  However, this can be hazardous if not properly conducted. Pilots should remain at the flight controls; and refueling personnel should be knowledgeable about the proper refueling procedures and properly briefed for specific helicopter makes and models. The pilot may need ... train the refueling personnel on proper hot refueling procedures for that specific helicopter. The pilot should explain communication signs or calls, normal servicing procedures, and emergency procedures as a minimum. At all times during the refueling process, the pilot should…