Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
Federal Aviation Administration
- 208 Pages
- July 17, 2007
- ISBN: 9781602390607
- Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
- Trim Size: 8.5in x 11in x 8.6in
Description
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 1Introduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2General Aerodynamics; Chapter 3Aerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4Helicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5Helicopter Systems; Chapter 6Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7Weight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9Basic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10Advanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11Helicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12Attitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13Night Operations; Chapter 14Aeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15Introduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17Gyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18Gyroplane Systems; Chapter 19Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20Flight Operations; Chapter 21Gyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22Gyroplane Aeronautical Decision Making; Glossary and index.
Authors
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), established in 1958, strives to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. It authors the Aviation Instructor's Handbook; Airplane Flying Handbook; The Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM); The Pilot's Encyclopedia of Aeronautical Knowledge; Aircraft Inspection and Repair; Rotorcraft Flying Handbook; Aviation Weather Services Handbook; Plane Sense; Glider Flying Handbook, Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook; Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook; Powered Parachute Flying Handbook; Instrument Flying Handbook; and Instrument Procedures Handbook. The FAA headquarters are located in Washington, D.C.
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