Private Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › VIII. Emergency Operations › Task K. Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

PH.VIII.K.K3b

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Emergency equipment and survival gear needed for:

Mountainous terrain

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-17
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › TEAM Checklist: Choose and Implement Risk Controls
pilot whose experience consists mostly of local flights in good VMC, launching a long cross-country flight over mountainous terrain in hazy conditions could lead to pilot disorientation and increase the risk of an accident. • Alternatives: Options include postponing ... visibility improves, or modifying the route to avoid extended periods of time over the mountains. • Reality: Hazy conditions and mountainous terrain clearly create risks for an inexperienced VFR-only pilot. • External Factors: Few pilots are immune to the pressure…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-9
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › V = EnVironment
occur. • Consider the winds at the airports being used and the strength of the crosswind component. • If flying in mountainous terrain, consider whether there are strong winds aloft. Strong winds in mountainous terrain can cause severe turbulence and downdrafts…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 13-15
Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Awareness
departure. The pilot had a choice of taking either a direct route that crossed a remote area of rugged mountainous terrain with maximum ground elevations of about 9,000 feet or a route that was about 10 minutes longer ... feet. Radar data, which show about 4 minutes of the helicopter’s flight before coverage was lost due to mountainous terrain…
Risk Management Handbook p. 3-7
Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Environmental Hazards › Terrain
less than indicated. Pilots following instrument approach procedures have also been involved in CFIT accidents. • Mountains, Hills, and Elevated Terrain–Mountainous terrain affects departure, en route, and arrival operations. Numerous airports in the western United States require…
Risk Management Handbook p. 3-4
Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes
ceiling or low visibility, flight at night, incorrect interpretation of a chart, flight at high density altitude, flight in mountainous terrain, or intentionally flying too low. 11808 3. System Component Failure Powerplant (SCF-PP)–This category includes a variety…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 3-26
Chapter 3: Arrivals › Special Airport Qualification
which special pilot qualifications or special navigation qualifications are needed. For Part 119 certificate holders Airport is surrounded by mountainous terrain. Any go-around beyond ILS or GCA MAP will not provide obstruction clearance. Mountainous terrain in immediate vicinity ... airport, all quadrants. Runway located on mountain slope with high gradient factor; nonstandard instrument approach. Special arrival/departure procedures. Mountainous terrain. High terrain; special procedures. VOR only; uncontrolled; numerous obstructions in airport area; complete departure procedures. Mountainous terrain; special procedures. Mountainous…