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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 10-10
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations › Approach

  area, then one directly into the wind that is over trees. If these conditions exist, consider the possibility of making the initial phase of the approach crosswind over the open area and then turning into the wind for the final ... should be no steeper than necessary to clear any barrier with the tail rotor in the approach path and still land on the selected spot. The angle of climb on takeoff should be normal, or not steeper than necessary…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 10-11
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Pinnacle and Ridgeline Operations › Approach and Landing

  downdrafts, and turbulence, together with unsuitable terrain in which to make a forced landing, may still present extreme hazards. Approach and Landing If there is a need to climb to a pinnacle or ridgeline, do it on the upwind side ... when practicable, to take advantage of any updrafts. The approach flightpath should be parallel to the ridgeline and into the wind as much as possible. [Figure 10-9] Load, altitude, wind conditions, and terrain features determine the angle…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 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 Knowledgep. 16-13
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Dead Reckoning › Wind Triangle or Vector Analysis

  Dead Reckoning Dead reckoning is navigation solely by means of computations based on time, airspeed, distance, and direction. The products derived from these variables, when adjusted by wind speed and velocity, are heading and GS. The predicted heading takes ... aircraft along the intended path and the GS establishes the time to arrive at each checkpoint and the destination. Except for flights over water, dead reckoning is usually used with pilotage for cross-country flying. The heading…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-34
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  determining position error from the GPS satellites, then transmitting the error, or corrective factors, to the airborne GPS receiver. Wind correction angle (WCA). The angle between the 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 in use. Zone of confusion. Volume of space above the station where a lack…

• Instrument Procedures Handbookp. 4-2
  Chapter 4: Approaches › Approach Planning

  Instrument approach procedure (IAP) review and, for flight crews, IAP briefing. • Operational review and, for flight crews, operational briefing. Although often modified to suit each individual operator, these five steps form the basic framework for the in-flight planning phase ... instrument approach. The extent of detail that a given operator includes in their SOPs varies from one operator to another; some may designate which pilot performs each of the above actions, the sequence, and the manner in which each action…