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Information packed. A must for any helicopter library.
Provides all the material required for the FAA exams,
including the PPL(H), CPL(H) and ATPL(H), plus a few extras, like the Instrument Rating.
Soft Cover 650 Pages.
Introduction 1
Differences 2
Studying 2
Exams & Technique 3
And Afterwards... 4
Air Law 5
Parts 5
Subchapter A Definitions 5
Subchapter B Procedural Rules 5
Subchapter C Aircraft 6
Subchapter D Airmen 6
Subchapter E Airspace 6
Subchapter F Air Traffic & General Operating Rules 6
Subchapter G Air Carriage for Compensation or Hire 7
Subchapter H Schools, etc 7
Subchapter I Airports 7
Subchapter J Navigational Facilities 7
Subchapter K Administrative Regulations 8
Subchapter N War Risk Insurance 8
Tips For Reading Legal Stuff 8
Part 21 - Certification 8
21.181 Certificate of Airworthiness Duration 8
Part 23 - Airworthiness 9
23.1401 Anticollision Lights 9
Part 29 10
29.1385 Position Light Installation 10
Part 39 - Airworthiness Directives 10
Part 43 10
43.5 Approval for Return to Service 10
43.9 Content, Form & Disposition 10
Part 61 11
61.3 Requirement 11
61.5 Certificates and Ratings 12
61.13 Issuing Certificates, Ratings and Authorizations 13
61.15 Alcohol or Drugs 14
61.17 Temporary Certificate 14
61.19 Duration of Certificates 15
61.23 Medical Certificates 15
61.29 Replacement 16
61.31 Type Ratings, etc 16
61.33 Tests - General 17
61.51 Pilot Logbooks 19
61.53 Prohibition - Medical 21
61.55 P2 Qualifications 21
61.57 Recency - PIC 22
61.58 PIC Proficiency Check 23
61.59 Falsification 23
61.60 Change of Address 23
61.63 Non-ATP Ratings 24
61.65 Instrument Rating 25
61.81 Student Pilots 27
61.93 Solo Cross-country 28
61.95 Class B Airspace 29
61.96 Recreational Pilots 29
61.102 Private Pilots 31
61.121 Commercial Pilots 34
61.151 Airline Transport Pilot 35
61.181 Flight Instructors 37
61.211 Ground Instructors 39
61.215 Privileges 39
61.217 Recent Experience 39
Part 63 40
63.3 Certificates and Ratings 40
63.11 Application and Issue 40
63.12 Alcohol or Drugs 40
63.13 Temporary Certificate 40
63.15 Duration of Certificates 40
63.16 Change of Name 40
63.19 Physical Deficiency 41
63.20 Falsification 41
Part 71 41
71.71 Class E Airspace 41
71.73 Federal Airways 42
Part 73 42
73.11 Restricted Areas 42
73.15 Using Agency 42
73.81 Prohibited Areas 43
Part 91 43
91.3 PIC 43
91.7 Civil Airworthiness 43
91.9 Flight Manual, Marking, and Placards 44
91.15 Dropping Objects 44
91.17 Alcohol or Drugs 44
91.21 Portable Electronics 44
91.23 Truth-in-leasing Clause 45
91.103 Preflight Action 46
91.105 Flight Crew at Stations 46
91.107 Safety Belts, Shoulder Harnesses and Child Restraint 46
91.111 Near Other Aircraft 46
91.113 Right-of-Way 46
91.115 Water Operations 47
91.117 Aircraft Speed 47
91.119 Minimum Altitudes 48
91.121 Altimeter Settings 48
91.123 Compliance with ATC 49
91.125 ATC Light Signals 49
91.126 Airports in Class G Airspace 49
91.127 Airports in Class E Airspace 50
91.129 Class D Airspace 50
91.130 Class C Airspace 51
91.131 Class B Airspace 52
91.133 Restricted and Prohibited Areas 52
91.135 Class A Airspace 52
91.144 Abnormally High Pressure 52
91.151 - VFR 53
Fuel 53
91.153 Flight Plan 53
91.155 Basic VFR Minima 53
91.157 Special VFR 54
91.159 VFR Cruising Altitude 54
91.167 IFR 55
91.203 Certifications 60
91.205 Instruments and Equipment 60
91.303 Special Flight Operations 64
91.401 Maintenance & Alterations 65
91.609 Flight Recorders and Cockpit Voice Recorders 68
91.703 US-registered Civil Aircraft outside the US 69
108 - Airline Security 69
108.11 Weapons 69
108.21 Custody 69
Part 119 - Air Carriers & Commercial Operators 70
119.5 Certifications, Authorizations & Prohibitions 70
119.49 Contents of Specifications 71
Part 121 72
121.99 Communication Facilities 72
121.131 Manuals 72
121.195 Landing: Destination 74
121.243 Engine Breather Lines 74
121.285 Cargo in Passenger Compartments 74
121.287 Cargo in Cargo Compartments 75
121.305 Flight and Navigational Equipment 75
121.306 Portable Electronic Devices 76
121.311 Seats, Safety Belts, and Shoulder Harnesses 76
121.339 Emergency Equipment 77
121.340 Emergency Flotation 77
121.349 Pilotage VFR, IFR or OTT 77
121.353 Emergency Equipment 78
121.361 Maintenance and Alterations 78
121.375 Training 79
121.377 Duty Times 79
121.397 Emergency Duties 79
121.400 Training 79
121.431 Crew Qualifications 81
121.434 Operating Experience & Cycles, Consolidation of Skills 82
121.439 Recent Experience 83
121.440 Line Checks 83
121.441 Proficiency Checks 84
121.453 Flight Engineers 84
121.461 Aircraft Dispatchers 84
121.470 Flight Time & Duty 85
121.531 Flight Operations 87
121.591 Dispatching and Flight Release Rules 99
121.617 Departure Alternates 100
121.635 Domestic and Flag Operations 102
121.649 Takeoff & Landing Minima 102
121.657 - Flight Altitude Rules 103
121.687 - Dispatch Release: Flag and Domestic Operations 104
121.695 Load Manifest, Dispatch Release, and Flight Plans 104
121.721/3 Crewmember Certificate: International 105
Appx G Doppler and INS 105
Part 135 - Commuter 105
135.3 - Rules Relevant 105
135.19 - Emergencies 106
135.21 - Manual Requirements 106
135.25 Aircraft Requirements 107
135.63 Recordkeeping 108
135.65 Reporting 108
135.77 Operational Control 108
135.85 Carriage of People without Compliance with this Part 109
135.87 Carriage of Cargo including Carry-on Baggage 109
135.89 Pilots: Use of Oxygen 109
135.91 Oxygen for Medical Use 110
135.93 Autopilot: Minimum Altitudes for Use 110
135.99 Composition of Crew 110
135.100 Flight Crew Duties 110
135.105 Exception: Autopilot 111
135.107 Flight Attendants 111
135.115 Manipulation of Controls 111
135.117 Briefing of Passengers Before Flight 111
135.119 Carriage of Weapons 112
135.149 Equipment Requirements 112
135.151 Cockpit Voice Recorders 112
135.157 Oxygen Equipment 113
135.159 Equipment Requirements 113
135.167 Emergency Equipment: Extended Overwater Operations 113
135.171 Shoulder Harnesses at Flight Crewmember Stations 114
135.173 Thunderstorm Detection 114
135.177 Emergency Equipment 115
135.178 Additional Emergency Equipment 116
135.179 Inoperable Instruments and Equipment 117
135.181 Performance: OTT or IFR 117
135.183 Land Aircraft Over Water 117
135.185 Empty Weight and C of G: Currency Requirement 118
135.201 VFR/IFR Limitations and Weather Requirements 118
135.215 IFR 118
135.227 Icing Conditions 120
135.229 Airport Requirements 120
135.241 Crew Requirements 121
135.265 Scheduled Operations - Flight Time 122
135.271 HEMES 123
135.297 Instrument Proficiency 123
135.299 Line checks 124
135.321 Training 125
135.331 - Emergency Training 125
135.333 Hazardous Materials 126
135.413 Responsibility for Airworthiness 126
135.415 Mechanical Reliability Reports 126
NTSB 830 128
830.2 Definitions 128
830.5 Immediate Notification 129
830.15 Reports and Statements to be Filed 130
International Air Law 130
The Chicago Convention 1944 131
ICAO Documents 132
International Air Transit and Air Transport Agreements 133
The Tokyo Convention 1963 134
The Warsaw Convention 1929 135
The Hague Convention 1970 135
The Montreal Conventions 136
The Rome Convention 1933 136
ICAO Rules of the Air (Annex 2) 136
Compliance & Authority 136
Aircraft General Knowledge 137
The Airframe 137
The Fuselage 137
Undercarriage 138
Doors & Windows 139
Rotor Blades 139
Rotor Systems 144
Tail Rotor Blades 146
Vibrations 146
Fatigue & Stress 148
Metal Fatigue 148
Design Philosophy 149
Flight Controls 150
Tail Rotors 153
Control Orbit 156
Engines 157
Reciprocating Engines 158
Turbines 169
The Inlet 172
The Compressor 172
The Combustion Chamber 174
The Turbine 174
Fuel 175
Fuel Control 177
Engine Instruments 178
Engine Handling 180
Lubrication 182
Fuel Supply 184
Electricity & Magnetism 188
Atomic Theory 188
Electrickery 189
Batteries 190
Amps 193
Volts 194
Resistance 194
Capacitance 196
Ohm's Law 197
Power (Wattage) 197
Semiconductors 197
Busbars 198
Magnetism 199
Direct Current 200
Alternating Current 202
Radio 209
Sidebands 210
Wavebands 211
Propagation 211
Receiving Signals 214
Calculations 215
Systems 215
Hydraulics 215
Transmissions 220
Fire Detection 222
Smoke Detection 224
Fire Protection 225
Autopilots, Etc 225
Pneumatics 228
Air Conditioning 228
Deicing 231
Oxygen 231
Aircraft Husbandry 232
Oil Cans 232
Tires 232
Principles of Flight 233
Definitions 233
Newtons Laws Of Motion 235
Airflow 236
The Boundary Layer 236
The airfoil 238
Further Discussion 242
Forces In Flight 245
Lift 247
Weight 249
Thrust 249
Drag 249
Stalling 252
Stability 253
Longitudinal (Pitch) Stability 254
Lateral (Roll) Stability 254
Directional (Yaw) Stability 254
The Helicopter 254
The Helicopter 256
Coning Angle 258
Disk Loading 259
Centrifugal Turning Moment 260
Rotor Blades 261
Ground Effect 266
Translational Lift 268
Tail Rotor Drift 269
Tail Rotor Roll 270
Tail Rotor Failure 271
Autorotations 275
Dynamic Rollover 279
Vortex Ring 280
Power 282
Mast Bumping 284
Quickstops 285
Meteorology 287
The Atmosphere 287
The Gas Laws 289
The Sun 291
The Seasons 293
Pressure Patterns 294
Station Pressure 294
Geostrophic (Coriolis) Force 297
Wind 299
Prevailing Winds 299
Mountain Winds 301
Diurnal Effects 304
Windshear 305
Jetstreams 307
Hurricanes 308
Tornadoes 309
Other Winds 309
The Barometer 311
The Altimeter 311
Altimeter Settings 313
Pressure Altitude 314
Density Altitude 315
Corrected Altitude 315
Temperature 316
Inversions 317
ISA Conversions 318
Moisture 319
Lapse Rates 321
Stability 322
Normands Theorem 323
Clouds 324
Low (Strato) 325
Middle (Alto) 325
High (Cirro) 325
Other 326
Precipitation 326
Turbulence 327
Thunderstorms 328
Squall Lines 330
Air Traffic Control Considerations 331
Takeoff and Landing 331
Icing 332
Air Masses 336
Frontology 338
The Warm Front 340
The Cold Front 341
The Occlusion 342
Trowal 342
Secondary Front 342
Upper Front 342
Cold Pool 342
Warm Dome 343
Baroclinic Zones 343
Visibility 344
Fog 344
Mist 345
Whiteout 345
Measuring Visibility 346
Met Services & Information 346
TAFs 347
METARs 349
Area Forecast 352
SIGMETs 352
AIREPs 352
RAREPs 352
Charts 353
The Station Circle 353
Weather Depiction Charts 354
Upper Level Charts 354
Instruments 357
Pitch 357
Bank 358
Power 358
Pitot-Static System 359
Errors 360
Temperature 360
Total Air Temperature (TAT) 360
Thermometers 361
The Altimeter 363
Errors 365
Altimeter Checks 365
Airspeed Indicator 366
TAS 367
Errors 367
Vertical Speed Indicator 369
The Compass 370
E2B 371
Acceleration Errors 371
Turning Errors 372
Gyroscopes 373
Types Of Gyroscope 373
Wander 374
Electrical Gyros 375
Artificial Horizon 376
Remote Vertical Gyro 377
Heading Indicator (DGI) 377
Gyromagnetic Compass 378
Turn Coordinator 380
Turn And Bank (Slip) Indicator 381
Flight Management Systems 382
Horizontal Situation Indicator 382
Flight Director 382
EFIS 383
Navigation 385
Positional Reference 386
Geodetic/Geocentric Systems 387
Speed & Distance 389
Great Circles & Rhumb Lines 390
Convergency 391
Conversion Angle 391
Direction 393
Magnetic Bearings 393
Time & Time Zones 395
Maps & Charts 399
Lambert's Conformal 399
Mercator 401
Polar Stereographic 405
Grid Navigation 406
Scale 406
Relief 408
The Triangle of Velocities 409
Dead Reckoning 411
The Flight Computer 413
CR Series 415
Slide Rule 415
Miscellaneous 417
The 1 in 60 Rule 417
Departing On Course 418
En Route 418
Map Reading 418
Other Tips 419
Relative Velocity 419
Radio Navigation 421
VOR 421
Range 424
Time to Station 424
Airways 425
Testing 425
Problems 425
Doppler VOR 426
ADF/NDB 426
Limitations 427
Use 428
Position Fix 430
Time to Station 430
Tracking 430
Airways 431
TACAN 431
DME 432
Errors 433
RNAV 434
Types of System 435
LORAN 435
Omega/VLF 436
GPS 438
VDF 443
Radar 444
Moving Target Indication 445
The Display 445
Secondary Surveillance Radar 446
Weather Radar 447
Ground Radar 450
Radio Altimeter 451
TCAS/ACAS 451
ILS 453
Markers & Beacons 455
Gradients, Etc 455
Range & Coverage 456
Category I 457
Category II & III 457
MLS 458
Radio Communications 459
Definitions 461
ATC Abbreviations 461
Q Codes 461
Categories Of Message 462
General Operating Procedures 463
Talking to Air Traffic Control 468
Clearances and Readbacks 471
Readability Scale 472
Transfer Of Communication 472
Weather Information 473
Radio Failure 474
Distress & Urgency Procedures 475
Propagation & Frequencies 477
Flight Operations 479
Fueling 479
Passengers on Board 482
Bird Hazards 483
Winter Operations 483
The Weather 484
Whiteout 487
Taking off 487
The Cruise 487
Navigation 487
Landing 488
Helicopter External Loads 489
Static Electricity 490
Setting Up 490
Hooking Up 492
Load Behavior 492
Setting Down 494
Remote Operations 495
Mountain Flying 496
Illusions 497
Winds 498
Night Flying 498
Noise Abatement 499
Approach & Landing 499
Departure 499
Wake Turbulence 500
Successive Aircraft on Finals 501
Departing Aircraft 502
Helicopters 502
ATS Flight Plan 504
Flight Planning & Performance 509
Units & Conversions 509
Weight 511
The Aircraft 511
The Load 512
Distribution & Loading 515
Load Plans 520
Loadsheets 521
Changes 521
Floor Loading 522
Flight Planning 523
General Planning 523
The PLOG (Flight Log) 526
TOC/TOD 527
Fuel 527
Fuel Monitoring 528
Fuel Management 528
Point of No Return 528
Critical Point 531
Oil 532
Maps 533
Performance 533
Airworthiness Categories 536
Category A 536
Category B 537
Performance Classes 537
Class 1 537
Class 2 540
Class 3 541
Procedures 541
Performance Charts 542
Example 542
Factors Affecting Performance 546
Pressure Altitude 546
Density Altitude 546
Runway Length 547
Aircraft Weight 548
Runway Slope (Gradient) 548
Surface Winds 548
Obstacles (The Climb) 548
Height/Velocity Curve 549
V-Speeds 551
Human Factors 553
Accidents 553
Evolution 556
Decisions, Decisions 561
Information Processing 564
Ample-Time Decision Making 565
Time-Critical Decision Making 566
Group Decision Making 567
Responses 568
Learning & Performance 569
Automatic 569
Conscious 570
Factors That Affect Learning 570
Errors 571
Examples 572
Internal Influences 572
External Influences 573
Error Management 575
Memory 576
Human Factors 579
Perception 579
Physical 581
Physiological (The Body) 583
Incapacitation 614
Psychological Factors 616
Stress 616
Communication 624
Effective Communication 625
Body Language 626
Barriers To Communication 628
Behavioural Styles 631
Men Vs Women 632
Radio Procedures 633
Cultural Factors 637
Organisational Factors 638
Factors Affecting Judgement 638
Fascination 639
Habits 639
Attitudes 639
Flight Deck Management 642
Groups 643
Risk Management 647
Analysing Risk 648
Risk Checklist 649
Going For A Job 651
The Advert 653
Your Resume 654
Application Forms 656
The Interview 657
Soft Cover 708 Pages.