Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › XII. Special Operations › Task A. Confined Area Operations

HI.XII.A.S6

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Select a suitable approach path, termination point, and departure path.

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Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 10-10
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…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-28
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…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 10-6
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…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 10-10
Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations › Takeoff
wide margin but with a dangerously low rpm and no power reserve. Always make the landing to a specific point and not to some general area. This point should be located well forward, away from the approach ... more confined the area is, the more essential it is that the helicopter land precisely at a definite point. Keep this point in sight during the entire final approach. When flying a helicopter near obstacles, always consider the tail rotor…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 12-8
Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight › Takeoff
procedures at night. 4. Always plan to use the lit runway at night for unaided (no night vision equipment) approaches and departures. 5. Avoid downwind and crosswind approaches at night when able. Takeoff Before takeoff, make sure that there ... clear, unobstructed takeoff path. At airports, this is accomplished by taking off over a runway or taxi way, however, if operating off-airport, pay more attention to the surroundings. Obstructions may also be difficult to see if taking off from…
Risk Management Handbook p. 7-2
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…