This copiously illustrated, up-to-date edition features new information on glass cockpits, turbine engines, IFR flying, the latest FAA test standards for a privatehelicopter pilot certificate, emergency and safety procedures, how to choose a flight school, career opportunities, and more. Become a private or professional helicopter pilot with help from this trusted resource!
Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition, covers:
- Five myths about helicopters
- Basic aerodynamics
- Flight controls
- Your first flight
- Basic flight maneuvers
- Learning to hover
- Autorotations
- Advanced maneuverswith new material on hoisting,sling loads, and offshore operations
- Emergencies
- Hazards of low-level flying
- Flight training tipscivil and military
- Aircraft systemswith new information on glass cockpits and turbine engines
- Private pilot practical test standards for helicopterpilots
- The Ten Commandments for helicopter pilots
- Weight and balance, passenger briefings, and hand signals
- Employment opportunities
- Human factors and safety
- A flight to rememberlessons learned from the author's most stressful flight
- Born-again copilotswhen experienced captains fly theleft seat
- Resources for helicopter pilots
- Data on and photos of common civil helicopters
- There but for the grace of Godreal hangar stories astold by real pilots
- Postflight
This copiously illustrated, up-to-date edition features new information on glass cockpits, turbine engines, IFR flying, the latest FAA test standards for a privatehelicopter pilot certificate, emergency and safety procedures, how to choose a flight school, career opportunities, and more. Become a private or professional helicopter pilot with help from this trusted resource!
Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition, covers:
- Five myths about helicopters
- Basic aerodynamics
- Flight controls
- Your first flight
- Basic flight maneuvers
- Learning to hover
- Autorotations
- Advanced maneuverswith new material on hoisting,sling loads, and offshore operations
- Emergencies
- Hazards of low-level flying
- Flight training tipscivil and military
- Aircraft systemswith new information on glass cockpits and turbine engines
- Private pilot practical test standards for helicopterpilots
- The Ten Commandments for helicopter pilots
- Weight and balance, passenger briefings, and hand signals
- Employment opportunities
- Human factors and safety
- A flight to rememberlessons learned from the author's most stressful flight
- Born-again copilotswhen experienced captains fly theleft seat
- Resources for helicopter pilots
- Data on and photos of common civil helicopters
- There but for the grace of Godreal hangar stories astold by real pilots
- Postflight
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Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition
544Paperback(2nd Revised ed.)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780071808613 |
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Publisher: | McGraw Hill LLC |
Publication date: | 10/18/2013 |
Edition description: | 2nd Revised ed. |
Pages: | 544 |
Sales rank: | 227,783 |
Product dimensions: | 7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d) |