Instrument Rating – Helicopter › VI. Instrument Approach Procedures › Task A. Non-precision Approach

IH.VI.A.S4

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14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR Part 91, Appendix A to Part 91—Category II Operations: Manual, Instruments, Equipment, and Maintenance
Category II operations. Approval is also required after each subsequent alteration to these instruments and items of equipment. (e) Evaluation program—(1) Application. Approval by evaluation is requested as a part of the application for approval of the Category ... manual. (2) Demonstrations. Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, the evaluation program for each aircraft requires the demonstrations specified in this paragraph. At least 50 ILS approaches must be flown with at least five approaches on each of three different…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 13-4
Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) › Implementing the Decision and Evaluating the Outcome
decision could affect other phases of the flight. As the flight progresses, a pilot must continue to evaluate the outcome of the decision to ensure that it is producing the desired result. As the pilot made the turn…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 7-13
Chapter 7: Helicopter Instrument Procedures › Copter GPS Approaches to an Airport or Heliport
helicopter’s climb capabilities at slow airspeeds, resulting in high climb gradients. [Figure 7-12] The OCS used to evaluate the missed approach is a 20:1 inclined plane. This surface is twice as steep for the helicopter ... used to evaluate the airplane missed approach segment. The helicopter climb gradient is, therefore, required to be double that of the airplane’s required missed approach climb gradient. A minimum climb gradient of at least 400 ft/NM is required unless…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-16
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › CARE Checklist: Review Hazards and Evaluate Risks
CARE Checklist: Review Hazards and Evaluate Risks In the second step, the goal is to process this information to determine whether the identified hazards constitute risk, which is defined as the future impact of a hazard that is not controlled ... extent of possible loss), and probability (the likelihood that a hazard will cause a loss). The goal is to evaluate their impact on the safety of your flight, and consider “why must I CARE about these circumstances?” For each hazard…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 4-34
Chapter 4: Approaches › LNAV, LNAV/VNAV and Circling Minimums
same approach chart may also have lower minimums than the vertically-guided LNAV/VNAV procedure. Each RNAV procedure is evaluated independently and different approach segments have differing required obstacle clearance (ROC) values, obstacle evaluation area (OEA) dimensions and final segment types…
Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors p. 5
11 VERIFICATION OF IDENTITY, AGE, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARD › 11.4 English Language Standards › 11.4.2 Flight Review or Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC)
student pilot certificate or issuing an endorsement for solo operations or a practical test, the applicant must be evaluated in accordance with the guidelines contained in AC 60-28, Appendix A, FAA English Language Standard Evaluation. 11.4.4 Evaluators. AELS evaluators ... should develop multiple plans of action, as described in AC 60-28, to conduct an FAA AELS evaluation. This will ensure that their evaluation does not become predictable…