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CONTENTS

 

1.                  The training Process……………………………………………………    5

     2.                  Robinson Awareness Training…………………………………………     9

     3.                  Your First Helicopter Lesson...………………………………………...    17

     4.                  Helicopter Airport and Traffic Pattern Procedures…………………….      23

     5.                  Attitude Flying and Steady State (stabilized) Flight…………………..         27

     6.                  Weight & Balance and Fuel Burn……………………………………..      35

     7.                  Understanding Translational Lift………………………………………      41

     8.                  Lift off to a hover, and landing from a hover………………………….        45

     9.                  Take-off from a hover and approach to a hover……………………….      53

     10.              Straight and Level Flight……………………………………………….     61

     11.              Climbing and Descending Turns……………………………………….     65

     12.              Ground Proximity Training…………………………………………….     67

     13.              Running Takeoff and Landings………………………………………..      71

     14.              Confined Area Operations……………………………………………..    75

     15.              Slope Operations……………………………………………………….   83

     16.              Quick Stop / Deceleration Flares………………………………………    87

     17.              Air taxi maneuver………………………………………………………    89

     18.              High Altitude Operations………………………………………………     93

     19.              Hovering Autorotations………………………………………………..     97

     20.              Normal Autorotations………………………………………………….    103

     21.              Advanced Autorotations……………………………………………….    113

     22.              Autorotations into Trees and Water……………………………………     119

     23.              Hydraulic Failures…………………………………………………….      121

     24.              Anti-torque Failures……………………………………………………    123

     25.              In-flight Fires and Electrical failures………………………………….        127

     26.              Flying Without a Governor……………………………………………      129

     27.              Settling-with-power……………………………………………………    133

     28.              Dissymmetry of Lift…………………………………………………...      137

     29.              Dynamic Rollover……………………………………………………..     143

     30.              Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness (LTE)……………………………….       147

     31.              Flying the Disk…………………………………………………………    151

     32.              Limitations……………………………………………………………..    157

     33.              Pilot Responsibilities…………………………………………………..     161

     34.              Wire Strike avoidance………………………………………………….   163

     35.              Avoiding Carburetor Icing……………………………………………..     165

     36.              Night Flying……………………………………………………………    169

     37.              Flights Over Water……………………………………………………..   173

     38.              Pre-flight Inspections…………………………………………………..    175

     39.              Communications and Flight Plans……………………………………..      179

     40.              Cross-Country Flying…………………………………………………..   185

     41.              Handling Emergencies…………………………………………………     197

     42.              Helicopter Training Maneuvers………………………………………..      203

     43.              Instructor Safety Techniques…………………………………………...    213


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