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  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation › 4-4-12. Speed Adjustments

    Instruct the pilot to “resume published speed.” Resume published speed is issued to terminate a speed adjustment where speed restrictions are published on a charted procedure. NOTE-When instructed to “comply with speed restrictions” or to “resume published speed ... anticipates pilots will begin adjusting speed the minimum distance necessary prior to a published speed restriction so as to cross the waypoint/fix at the published speed. Once at the published speed, ATC expects pilots will maintain the published speed until…

  • Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Hovering Flight › Translating Tendency (Drift)

    Translating Tendency (Drift) During hovering flight, a single main rotor helicopter tends to move in the direction of tail rotor thrust. This lateral (or sideward) movement is called translating tendency. [Figure 2-27] To counteract this tendency, one or more ... following features may be used. All examples are for a counterclockwise rotating main rotor disk. Figure 2-27. A tail rotor is designed to produce thrust in a direction opposite torque. The thrust produced by the tail rotor is sufficient…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities › 5-5-9. Speed Adjustments

    When complying with speed adjustment assignments, maintains an indicated airspeed within plus or minus 10 knots or 0.02 Mach number of the specified speed. b. Controller. 1. Assigns speed adjustments to aircraft when necessary but not as a substitute ... vectoring technique. 2. Adheres to the restrictions published in FAA Order JO 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, as to when speed adjustment procedures may be applied. 3. Avoids speed adjustments requiring alternate decreases and increases. 4. Assigns speed adjustments…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Normal Takeoff from a Hover › Technique

    Normal Takeoff from a Hover A normal takeoff from a hover is an orderly transition to forward flight and is executed to increase altitude safely and expeditiously. Before initiating a takeoff, the pilot should ensure that the proper checklist ... been completed and the helicopter systems are within normal limits. During the takeoff, fly a profile that avoids the cross-hatched or shaded areas of the height/velocity diagram. Technique Refer to Figure 9-12 (position 1). Bring the helicopter…

  • Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Hovering Flight

    equal, resulting in the helicopter remaining at a stationary hover. [Figure 2-26] While hovering, the amount of main rotor thrust can be adjusted to maintain the desired hovering height. This is done by changing the angle of incidence ... moving the collective) of the rotor blades, and hence their AOA. Changing the AOA changes the drag on the rotor blades, and the power delivered by the engine must change as well to keep the rotor speed constant. The weight…

  • 14 CFR § 61.303 If I want to operate an aircraft that satisfies the limitations identified in § 61.316, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I comply with?

    want to operate an aircraft that satisfies the limitations identified in § 61.316, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I comply with? (ii) At least a recreational pilot certificate with a category and class rating, | Any aircraft ... have to hold any of the endorsements required by this subpart, but you must comply with the limitations in § 61.315. (iii) At least a recreational pilot certificate but not a rating for the category and class of aircraft you operate…