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ROTORCRAFT FLYING HANDBOOK 2000 U.S
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HELICOPTER Chapter 1—Introduction
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Technique..........................
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Collision Avoidance at Night.......
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Helicopters come in many sizes and
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Main Rotor Wake Air Jet Downwash Li
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There are four forces acting on a h
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Increased Local Velocity (Decreased
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Load Factor - "G's" 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
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Once a helicopter leaves the ground
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otation and blade deceleration take
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lift and thrust are greater than we
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Relative Wind Retreating Side Blade
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Bank Angle Vertical Component of Li
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percent of the radius. In the drive
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Note: In this chapter, it is assume
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The rotor disc tilts in the directi
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By knowing the various systems on a
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If the first and second stage turbi
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The horizontal hinge, called the fl
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RECIPROCATING ENGINES Fuel is deliv
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incorporated to prevent excessive v
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depends on the temperature of the o
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Title 14 of the Code of Federal Reg
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l0 5 l5 20 25 30 35 MANIFOLD PRESSU
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It is vital to comply with weight a
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sive forward displacement of cyclic
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Once you are satisfied that the tot
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Basic Empty Weight Pilot Fwd Passen
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Your ability to predict the perform
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Approximate Density Altitude - Thou
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the entire flight operation. Being
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From the previous chapters, it shou
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2. brief passengers on the best way
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VERTICAL TAKEOFF TO A HOVER A verti
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Control pressures and direction of
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HOVER TAXI A "hover taxi" is used w
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3. Assuming an extreme nose-down at
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tain altitude and r.p.m. As the tor
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Start Turn At Boundary Turn More Th
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the helicopter is being crabbed int
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APPROACHES An approach is the trans
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The maneuvers presented in this cha
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TECHNIQUE Refer to figure 10-2. To
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COMMON ERRORS 1. Failing to maintai
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Figure 10-7. Slope takeoff. be cons
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made in the forward portion of the
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Today helicopters are quite reliabl
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After touchdown and after the helic
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HEIGHT ABOVE SURFACE - FEET 500 450
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helicopter, while the relative airf
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When performing slope takeoff and l
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the main rotor blades having an ang
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WEATHERCOCK STABILITY (120-240°) I
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LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATIONS Low freque
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Attitude instrument flying in helic
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ways. If the ram air inlet is clogg
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to true north. Because the aircraft
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AIRCRAFT CONTROL Controlling the he
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vertical speed indicator immediatel
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POWER CONTROL DURING STRAIGHT-AND-
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50 60 70 80 40 TORQUE 90 30 100 20
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to the approximate setting for the
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used, the rate of cross-check must
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AUTOROTATIONS Both straight-ahead a
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{ { Flying at night can be a very p
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White Red Red White Green Red Green
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you are operating off-airport, you
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Aeronautical decision making (ADM)
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THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS An unde
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Night VFR Accident Rate Per 100,000
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STRESSORS Physical Stress—Conditi
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OPERATIONAL PITFALLS Peer Pressure
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