Rotorcraft Flying Handbook

Overview

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 1—Introduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2—General Aerodynamics; Chapter 3—Aerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4—Helicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5—Helicopter Systems; Chapter 6—Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7—Weight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9—Basic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10—Advanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11—Helicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12—Attitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13—Night Operations; Chapter 14—Aeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15—Introduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16—Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17—Gyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18—Gyroplane Systems; Chapter 19—Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20—Flight Operations; Chapter 21—Gyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22—Gyroplane Aeronautical Decision Making; Glossary and index.

Details

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published

2011-02-11

Pages

208

Language

EN

Categories

Transportation / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Transportation / Aviation / Commercial, Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics, Young Adult Nonfiction / Transportation / Aviation, Sports & Recreation / Air Sports, Study Aids / Professional, Sports & Recreation / Training, Science / Mechanics / Aerodynamics, Self-Help / Safety & Security / Survival & Emergency Preparedness, Law / Practical Guides, Juvenile Fiction / Transportation / Aviation, Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, Juvenile Nonfiction / Study Aids / Test Preparation, Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / General, Education / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology, Young Adult Nonfiction / Reference, Young Adult Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / General, Young Adult Nonfiction / Study Aids / Test Preparation, Young Adult Nonfiction / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, Study Aids / Vocational

ISBN-13

9781626366701