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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-20
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers

  surrounding environment. When performing these maneuvers, a pilot is probably taking the helicopter to the edge of the safe operating envelope. Therefore, if you are ever in doubt about the outcome of the maneuver, abort the mission entirely or wait ... area, approach and departure axes, and obstacles for both the approach and departure. The pilot should also give particular consideration to forced landing areas in case of an emergency…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 8-3
  Chapter 8: Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations › Preflight › Minimum Equipment Lists (MELs) and Operations with Inoperative Equipment

  terms and conditions of the MEL and the operatorgenerated procedures document. The use of an MEL for rotorcraft operated under part 91 also allows for the deferral of inoperative items or equipment. The primary guidance becomes the FAA-approved ... issued to that specific operator and N-numbered helicopter. The FAA has developed master minimum equipment lists (MMELs) for rotorcraft in current use. Upon written request by a rotorcraft operator, the local FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) may issue…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 8-28
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents

  Chapter Summary Flight instruments enable an aircraft to be operated with maximum performance and enhanced safety, especially when flying long distances. Manufacturers provide the necessary flight instruments, but to use them effectively, pilots need to understand how they operate ... pilot, it is important to become very familiar with the operational aspects of the pitot-static system and associated instruments, the vacuum system and associated instruments, the gyroscopic instruments, and the magnetic compass. Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 9-9
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) and Operations With Inoperative Equipment

  thorough and systematic means by which a pilot determines if an aircraft is airworthy and in condition for safe operation. POHs and owner/information manuals contain a section devoted to a systematic method of performing a preflight inspection. Minimum Equipment Lists ... Operations With Inoperative Equipment Under 14 CFR, all aircraft instruments and installed equipment are required to be operative prior to each departure. When the FAA adopted the minimum equipment list (MEL) concept for 14 CFR part 91 operations, it allowed…

• Instrument Flying Handbookp. 10-3
  Chapter 10: IFR Flight › IFR Flight Plan › Cancelling IFR Flight Plans

  Cancelling IFR Flight Plans An IFR flight plan may be cancelled any time a pilot is operating in VFR conditions outside Class A airspace by stating “cancel my IFR flight plan” to the controller or air-toground station. After cancelling ... apply when cancelling an IFR flight plan within areas such as Class C or Class B airspace. When operating on an IFR flight plan to an airport with an operating control tower, a flight plan is cancelled automatically upon landing…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 10-2-18
  Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 2. Special Operations › 10-2-4. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Multiple Helicopter Operations

  Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Multiple Helicopter Operations a. Background. EMS helicopter operators often overlap other EMS operator areas. Standardized procedures can enhance the safety of operating multiple helicopters to landing zones (LZs) and to hospital heliports. Communication ... successful operations and in maintaining organization between helicopters, ground units and communication centers. EMS helicopter operators which operate in the same areas should establish joint operating procedures and provide them to related agencies. b. Recommended Procedures. 1. Landing Zone Operations…