IH.IV.A.R3
Risk managementFlying unfamiliar helicopter or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avionics.
From the FAA library
- Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Awareness
sectional charts or other topographic references to ensure the helicopter will safely clear terrain and obstructions all along the route. • When planning a nighttime VFR flight, follow IFR practices, such as climbing on a known safe course until well above ... oxygen for flights above 5,000 feet. • Obtain as much information about areas in which you will be flying, and the routes to them, by utilizing hazard maps and satellite imagery. • Before flying at night to unfamiliar remote areas…
- Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › Lost Procedures
after a dual-engine failure are similar to those during a normal power-on descent. Full control of the helicopter can be maintained during autorotational descent. In autorotation, as airspeed increases above 70–80 KIAS, the rate of descent ... descent increases and glide distance decreases. Lost Procedures Pilots become lost while flying for a variety of reasons, such as disorientation, flying over unfamiliar territory, or visibility that is low enough to render familiar terrain unfamiliar. When…
- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Traditional Navigation Systems › VOR Accuracy
Pilots flying over unfamiliar routes are cautioned to be on the alert for these vagaries, and in particular, to use the TO/ FROM indicator to determine positive station passage. Certain propeller revolutions per minute (rpm) settings or helicopter rotor…