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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 2-17
  Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Forward Flight

  rear and maximum downward deflection at the front—and the tip-path plane tips forward. Figure 2-32. Balanced forces: hovering in a no-wind condition. Figure 2-33. To transition to forward flight, more lift and thrust must…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 6-3
  Chapter 6: Weight and Balance › Balance › CG Forward of Forward Limit

  forward. This condition is easily recognized when coming to a hover following a vertical takeoff. The helicopter has a nose-low attitude, and excessive rearward displacement of the cyclic control is needed to maintain a hover in a no-wind ... there may not be enough cyclic control to flare properly for the landing. A forward CG is not as obvious when hovering into a strong wind, since less rearward cyclic displacement is required than when hovering with no wind. When…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 6-3
  Chapter 6: Weight and Balance › Balance › CG Aft of Aft Limit

  attitude and will need excessive forward displacement of cyclic control to maintain a hover in a no-wind condition. When facing upwind, even greater forward cyclic is needed. If flight is continued in this condition, it may be impossible…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 2-14
  Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Hovering Flight

  control inputs in a hover are simple. The cyclic is used to eliminate drift in the horizontal plane, controlling forward, backward, right and left movement or travel. The throttle, if not governor controlled, is used to control revolutions per minute ... interaction of these controls that makes hovering difficult, since an adjustment in any one control requires an adjustment of the other two, creating a cycle of constant correction. During hovering flight, a helicopter maintains a constant position over a selected…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-12
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Normal Takeoff from a Hover › Technique

  height/velocity diagram. Technique Refer to Figure 9-12 (position 1). Bring the helicopter to a hover and perform a hover and systems check, which includes power, balance, and flight controls prior to continuing flight. The power check should include ... power being used to hover and the power available at the existing altitude and temperature conditions. The balance condition of the helicopter is indicated by the position of the cyclic when maintaining a stationary hover. Wind necessitates some cyclic deflection…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 2-15
  Chapter 2: Aerodynamics of Flight › Hovering Flight › Pendular Action

  helicopter in forward flight. However, in rearward flight, the horizontal stabilizer can press the tail downward, resulting in a tail strike if the helicopter is moved rearward into the wind. Normally, with the helicopter mostly into the wind, the horizontal ... helicopter begins rearward travel (downwind). When rearward flight groundspeed equals the windspeed, then the helicopter is merely hovering in a no-wind condition. However, rearward hovering into the wind requires considerable care and caution to prevent tail strikes. Figure…