HOW HELICOPTERS WORK
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Tail Rotor Drift Tail Rotor Roll Rotor Systems In flight Ground Resonance Dynamic Rollover Ground Effect Recirculation Vortex Ring

SPECIALISED TASKS
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External Slung Loads
Ground Crews
Equipment
Setting Up
Hooking Up
Setting Down
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Vertical Reference (Longlining) 31 EM Bird 37 Aerial Application 38 The Rotor Wake 38 The Procedure 39 Spray Drift 41 Seeding 42 Fire Suppression 43 Aerial Ignition 47 EMS/Air Ambulance 49 Pleasure Flying 50 Running The Site 51 The Technical Bits (for UK) 55 Special Events (for UK) 57 Line Patrol 59 Wires 60 Power Line Cleaning & Maintenance 61 Civil Aviation Notification Procedure (CANP) 61 Pipeline Survey 61 UK Police Operations 61 Prisoners 62 Persons under the influence 62 Bodies and remains 62 Police Dogs 62 Weapons and Munitions 62 Hover Emplaning and Deplaning 63 Formation Flying 64 Landing Helicopters on Roads 64 Parachute Dropping 65 Mountain Flying 65 Illusions 67 Winds 68 Landing Sites 70 Approaches 72 Log Pads and Platforms 74 Summary 75 Night Flying 75 Winter Operations 76 The Weather 76 Whiteout 80 Taking off 80 The Cruise 80 Landing 81 Aerial Filming and Photography 82 The Movies 83 Aerial Survey 84
Air Testing Seismic Support Avalanche Control Aerial Harvesting Wildlife Capture Instrument Flying

OPERATIONAL STUFF
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VFR En-Route Minima 91 Over water 91 Landing Sites 91 Landing On Deck 93 Fuel 94 Drums 96 Fuel Checking 97 Passengers on Board 98 Ditching 99 Sea Movement 99 The Procedure 100 Equipment 102 Operations and Forced Landings In Remote Areas 103 Emergency Equipment 104 Loading and C of G 105 The Load Plan 106 Loadsheets 106 Helicopter Blade Sailing 107 Icing 107 Ground De-icing 108 Recording Of Flight Times 109 Passenger Safety 110
TECHIE STUFF 113
Twins Profiles Factors Affecting Performance Leading Edge Protective Tape Engine Failure and Autorotations Power-On Recoveries Tail Rotor Failure Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness Jammed Controls Hydraulic Boost Failure Overpitching Engine Handling Oil Carburettor Icing Oil Cans
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Schermuly Flares 131
Height/Velocity Curve 131

GOING FOR A JOB 133
The Advert Your Resume The Interview

THE BELL 206
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The LongRanger 142 The Fuselage 142 The Engine 142 LongRanger 143 Transmission 144 Rotors 144 Controls 145 Electrics 145 LongRanger 145 Oil 146 Fuel 146 Consumption 146 LongRanger 146 Limitations And Data 147 Specimen Performance Data 148 Starting limits 149 C of G 149 Checklists 149 Daily Check 149 Preflight 154 Prestart 154 Start 155 Engine Fire During Start 156 Run Up 156 Pre Takeoff 157 Hover 157 Descent/Landing 157 Shutdown 157 Emergencies 158 Generator Failure 158 Engine Restarting In Flight 158 Hydraulic Boost Failure 158 Fuel Control and/or Governor Failure 158 Fire 159 Warning Lights 159 Emergency Equipment 160 Popout Floats 160 Fire Extinguisher 160