Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › VIII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds › Task F. Shallow Approach and Running/Roll-On Landing

HI.VIII.F.R2a

Risk management

Effects of:

Wind Direction

Practice questions Ask the tutor

Study note

Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

From the FAA library

Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 13-12
Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Risk Management › Using the 3P Model to Form Good Safety Habits
approach path that will serve as go/no-go points should the pilot feel any assessed parameter is being exceeded. Wind direction and velocity are assessed as a medium risk because (for this scenario) the direction of the wind is slightly offset ... crosswind with a steady 10-knot wind. The pilot also takes into consideration that, due to the terrain, the wind direction and velocity may change during the approach. The pilot’s experience and awareness of the complexity of mountain flow…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. G-34
Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
desired track and the heading of the aircraft necessary to 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 ... lack of adequate navigation signal directly above the VOR station causes the needle to deviate. Wind shear. A sudden, drastic shift in windspeed, direction, or both that may occur in the horizontal or vertical plane. Zulu time. A term used…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-20
Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Wind Direction Indicators
Wind Direction Indicators It is important for a pilot to know the direction of the wind. At facilities with an operating control tower, this information is provided by ATC. Information may also be provided by FSS personnel either located ... receive and broadcast on this frequency. When none of these services is available, it is possible to determine wind direction and runway in use by visual wind indicators. A pilot should check these wind indicators even when information is provided…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 11-25
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Performance Charts › Sample Problem 10
AFM/POH. The crosswind and headwind component chart allows for figuring the headwind and crosswind component for any given wind direction and velocity. Sample Problem 10 Refer to Figure 11-31 to solve this problem. First, determine how many degrees difference ... there is between the runway and the wind direction. It is known that runway 17 means a direction of 170°; from that subtract the wind direction of 140°. This gives a 30° angular difference or wind angle. Next, locate…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 9-18
Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Approaches
suited to the existing conditions. These conditions may include obstacles, size and surface of the landing area, density altitude, wind direction and speed, and weight. Regardless of the type of approach, it should always be made to a specific, predetermined…
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook p. 6-1
LANDING AREA RECONNAISSANCE AND PLANNING
seaplane bases have a windsock, but if one is not visible, there are many other cues to gauge the wind direction and speed prior to landing. If there are no strong tides or water currents, boats lying at anchor weathervane ... wind. Be aware that some boats also set a stern anchor, and thus do not move with changes in wind direction. There is usually a glassy band of calm water on the upwind shore of a lake. Sea gulls…