IH.VI.A.S8
SkillEstablish the appropriate helicopter configuration and airspeed considering meteorological and operating conditions.
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- 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…
- Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 2. Special Operations › 10-2-1. Offshore Helicopter Operations
More conservative Rotor Diameter (RD) clearances may be required under differing condition, i.e., temperature, wet deck, wind (velocity/direction/gusts), obstacles, approach/departure angles, etc. Operations are at the pilot’s discretion. 2. Recommended Practice. Helideck size, structural weight capability, and type ... main rotor on the parked and operating helicopter will aid in determining accessibility by a second helicopter. Pilots should determine that multi-helicopter deck operations are permitted by the helideck owner/operator. 3. Recommended Criteria (a) Minimum one-third rotor diameter…
- Chapter 8: Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying › Straight Descents (Constant Airspeed and Constant Rate) › Entry
Straight Descents (Constant Airspeed and Constant Rate) A descent may be performed at any normal airspeed the helicopter can attain, but the airspeed must be determined prior to entry. The technique is determined by the type of descent, a constant ... airspeed, or a constant rate. Entry If airspeed is higher than descending airspeed, and a constant airspeed descent is desired, reduce power to a descent power setting and maintain a constant altitude using cyclic pitch control. This slows the helicopter…
- Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations › 10-1-1. Helicopter Flight Control Systems
Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations 10-1-1. Helicopter Flight Control Systems a. The certification requirements for helicopters to operate under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) are contained in 14 CFR part 27, Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category ... Rotorcraft, and 14 CFR part 29, Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft. To meet these requirements, helicopter manufacturers usually utilize a set of stabilization and/or Automatic Flight Control Systems (AFCSs). b. Typically, these systems fall into the following categories: 1. Aerodynamic…
- Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations › 10-1-3. Helicopter Approach Procedures to VFR Heliports
downward visibility below the horizon). 2. Combinations of high MDA/DH and low visibility minimum, such as approaches with reduced helicopter visibility minima (per 14 CFR section 97.3). 3. Type, configuration, and intensity of approach and runway/heliport lighting systems. 4. Type ... obscuring phenomenon and/or windshield contamination. 10-1-3. Helicopter Approach Procedures to VFR Heliports a. The FAA may develop helicopter instrument approaches for heliports that do not meet the design standards for an IFR heliport. The majority of IFR approaches…