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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-7
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Hovering › Technique

  constant heading. Technique To maintain a hover over a point, use sideview and peripheral vision to look for small changes in the helicopter’s attitude and altitude. When these changes are noted, make the necessary control inputs before the helicopter ... attention there. As with a takeoff, the pilot controls altitude with the collec tive and maintains a constant rpm with the throttle. The cyclic is used to maintain the helicopter’s position; the pedals, to control heading. To maintain…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-16
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Hydraulics

  consists of actuators, also called servos, on each flight control, a pump which is usually driven by the main rotor transmission and a reservoir to store the hydraulic fluid. Some helicopters have accumulators located on the pressure side ... pilot to maintain control of the helicopter with the hydraulic fluid in the actuators. This is known as a failsafe system. If helicopter electrical power is lost in flight, the pilot is still able to maintain control of the hydraulic…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-25
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › VFR Flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions

  occurs, the pilot may consider a climb to a safe altitude. Once the helicopter is stabilized, the pilot should declare an emergency with air traffic control (ATC). It is imperative that the pilot commit to controlling the helicopter and remember ... natural to look for help in stressful situations. This may distract the pilot from maintaining control of the helicopter…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-8
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Hovering Turn › Technique

  right. Hovering turns should be avoided in winds strong enough to preclude sufficient aft cyclic control to maintain the helicopter on the selected surface reference point when headed downwind. Check the flight manual for the manufacturer’s recommendations for this…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-19
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Approaches › Technique

  feet AGL to facilitate a controlled approach. [Figure 9-20] Just prior to reaching the desired approach angle, begin the approach by lowering the collective sufficiently to get the helicopter decelerating and descending down the approach angle. With the decrease ... normal approach is maintaining a consistent angle of approach to the termination point. The collective controls the angle of approach. Use the cyclic to control the rate of closure or how fast the helicopter is moving towards the touchdown point…