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Loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE), as applicable.

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Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 11-18
Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › System Malfunctions › Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness (LTE)
There are no extra parts in helicopters. The respect and discipline pilots…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 10-2-17
Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 2. Special Operations › 10-2-3. Landing Zone Safety
guide the loading of the patient. 4. When approaching or departing the helicopter, always be aware of the tail rotor and always follow the directions of the crew. Working around a running helicopter can be potentially dangerous. The environment ... very noisy and, with exhaust gases and rotor wash, often windy. In scene operations, the surface may be uneven, soft, or slippery which can lead to tripping. Be very careful of your footing in this environment. 5. The tail rotor…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 11-20
Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › System Malfunctions › Main Rotor Disk Interference (285–315°)
Main Rotor Disk Interference (285–315°) Refer to Figure 11-9. Winds at velocities of 10–30 knots from the left front cause the main rotor vortex to be blown into the tail rotor by the relative wind. This main ... rotor disk vortex causes the tail rotor to operate in an extremely turbulent environment. During a right turn, the tail rotor experiences a reduction of thrust as it comes into the area of the main rotor disk vortex. The reduction…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 11-16
Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › Low Rotor RPM and Rotor Stall
Other causes of a power-on low rotor rpm condition include the pilot rolling the throttle the wrong way in helicopters not equipped with a governor or a governor failure in helicopters so equipped. As the rpm decreases, the amount ... horsepower the engine can produce also decreases. Engine horsepower is directly proportional to its rpm, so a 10 percent loss in rpm due to overpitching, or one of the other scenarios above, will result in a 10 percent loss…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 11-2
Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › Autorotation
Following this general procedure of fitting airspeed and rotor rpm to existing conditions, a pilot can achieve approximately the same glide angle in any set of circumstances, and thereby estimate the touchdown point accurately. Figure 11-1. During an autorotation ... upward flow of relative wind permits the main rotor blades to rotate at their normal speed. In effect, the blades are “gliding” in their rotational plane. It is important that pilots experience autorotations from various airspeeds. This provides better understanding…
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 6-2
CHAPTER 6. PART 107 SUBPART C, REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATION › 6.4 Application Process › 6.4.1 Remote Pilot Applicants Without Part 61 Certificates
Once the applicant completes the online application in IACRA, the applicant signs the application electronically and submits it to the Airman Registry for processing. No FAA representative will be required to sign the application if the applicant was able ... self-certify. Note: When an applicant seeking a Remote Pilot Certificate uses this online option, the application transmits electronically from the applicant to the Airman Registry. The only electronic signature reflected on the IACRA application will be the applicant…