Private Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › VI. Performance Maneuvers › Task B. Straight-In Autorotation in a Single-Engine Helicopter

PH.VI.B.R4

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Windshear.

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 12-24
Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Air Masses › Turbulence
rapid, and sometimes drastic, change in surface wind ahead of an approaching storm. Advisory Circular (AC) 00-54, Pilot Windshear Guide, explains gust front hazards associated with thunderstorms. Figure 2 in the AC shows a cross section of a mature…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.1065 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
including IFR procedures when applicable; (6) Meteorology in general, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog, thunderstorms, and windshear, and, if appropriate for the operation of the program manager, high altitude weather; (7) Procedures for— (i) Recognizing and avoiding ... severe weather situations; (ii) Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent encounters, including low-altitude windshear (except that rotorcraft aircraft pilots are not required to be tested on escaping from low-altitude windshear…
14 CFR Part 135 — Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft Open
14 CFR § 135.293 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
including IFR procedures when applicable; (6) Meteorology in general, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog, thunderstorms, and windshear, and, if appropriate for the operation of the certificate holder, high altitude weather; (7) Procedures for— (i) Recognizing and avoiding ... severe weather situations; (ii) Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent encounters, including low-altitude windshear (except that rotorcraft pilots are not required to be tested on escaping from low-altitude windshear…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.1101 Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training.
Enough meteorology to ensure a practical knowledge of weather phenomena, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog, thunderstorms, windshear and, if appropriate, high altitude weather situations; (4) Air traffic control systems, procedures, and phraseology; (5) Navigation ... avoiding severe weather situations; (ii) Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent encounters, including low-altitude windshear (except that rotorcraft pilots are not required to be trained in escaping from low-altitude windshear…