The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included. Contents: Chapter 1âIntroduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2âGeneral Aerodynamics; Chapter 3âAerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4âHelicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5âHelicopter Systems; Chapter 6âRotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7âWeight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9âBasic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10âAdvanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11âHelicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12âAttitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13âNight Operations; Chapter 14âAeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15âIntroduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16âAerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17âGyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18âGyroplane Systems; Chapter 19âRotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20âFlight Operations; Chapter 21âGyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22âGyroplane Aeronautical Decision
Making; Glossary and index.
Rotorcraft Flying Handbook - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included. Contents: Chapter 1âIntroduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2âGeneral Aerodynamics; Chapter 3âAerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4âHelicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5âHelicopter Systems; Chapter 6âRotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7âWeight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9âBasic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10âAdvanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11âHelicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12âAttitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13âNight Operations; Chapter 14âAeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15âIntroduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16âAerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17âGyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18âGyroplane Systems; Chapter 19âRotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20âFlight Operations; Chapter 21âGyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22âGyroplane Aeronautical Decision
Making; Glossary and index.