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Principles Of Helicopter Flight, A.J. Wagtendonk

2nd edition
 

For the student learning to fly helicopters in the 21st century, this book is one of the essential keys to flight.

Helicopter pilots need to thoroughly understand the consequences of their actions, and base them upon sound technical knowledge. This textbook provides a foundation by explaining why the helicopter flies and, more importantly, why it sometimes doesn't. It examines the aerodynamic factors associated with rotor stalls, mast bumping, wind effect, as well as maneuvering flight to include the hover, forward flight, the flare, and autorotation. Helicopter design and components, performance, and weight and balance is covered, along with special techniques such as different types of takeoffs and landings, operating on sloping surfaces, sling operations, mountain flying, and helicopter icing. Technical knowledge and sound handling are the crucial ingredients that make a safe pilot.

This Second Edition benefits from additional discussion of the NOTAR system and strakes, as well as frequently misunderstood principles of airspeed and high altitude operations. The book also concludes with a multiple-choice practice examination; used in conjunction with quizzes for each chapter, the reader can test their grasp of helicopter aerodynamics.

Soft cover, 8.25" x 10.75", 320 pages, illustrated, glossary, index.

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Robinson R22 Pilot's Technical Manual and Operating Handbook

The Robinson R22 Handbook is an invauable operating guide for the pilot.
In ten sections it includes: general data, limitations, procedures, performance, weight and balance, systems, handling, service and maintenance information etc. With a clear plastic cover for durability.
Spiral bound. 180 pages.
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Rotary Wing Flight, Nicholas Ean

An edited reprint of the U.S. Army helicopter primary training manual and reference text. Students and qualified pilots will find its clear style, illustrated by numerous diagrams, particularly informative. In faive chapters it covers the following topics: Helicopter Aerodynamics - Common Helicopter Flight Techniques - Normal Field Operations - Precautionary Measures and Critical Conditions - Glossary of Helicopter and Aeronautical Terms. Soft. 130 pages.
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Rotorcraft Flying Handbook

This handbook was prepared by the United States F.A.A. as a technical manual for applicants studying for their U.S. private, commercial or instructor helicopter ratings. Helicopter instructors may find this text a very valuable aid in training students as detailed coverage of helicopter aerodynamics, performance and flying exercises are all included. The text covers the following subjects: Aerodynamics - Load Factors - Control Functions - The Flight Manual - Weight and Balance - Performance - Hazards - Manoeuvres - Confined Area Operations etc. Detailed throughout with diagrams and tables.
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Helicopter Pilots Manual Vol. 1

A manual for students undertaking their basic helicopter training. It explains how and why the helicopter flies and also the correct handling techniques needed to master the flying exercises required to obtain a helicopter pilot's licence. The straightforward text and an abundance of diagrams help the student to quickly become a better and safer helicopter pilot. Soft. 248 pages.
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Helicopter Pilots Manual Vol. 2

The second volume of Norman Bailey's series aims to instruct and help the would-be-pilot pass the PPL (H) and is concerned with the mechanical aspects of the examination. The large section section on gas turbine engines provides essential reading for those pilots wishing to convert to type. Of primary importance are the chapters on piston and turbine powerplants, airworthiness, flight instruments and hydraulics. Written in easy to understand style and illustrated with many diagrams and cutaway engine plans to ensure full understanding. Soft. 152 pages.

JAR Helicopter Manual

This book will help students prepare for the "Aircraft General & Principles of Flight; Flight Performance & Planning and Turbine Engines". There is a section on Helicopter Icing which is featured in the Flight Performance Examination. It includes Self-test multi-choice questions and answers. This is a very comprehensive Manual prepared by a former CAA approved Instructor.
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The Helicopter Pilot's Handbook

One problem with helicoptering is that there are virtually no flying clubs, at least of the sort that exist for fixed wing, so pilots get very little chance to swap stories, unless they meet in a muddy field somewhere, waiting for their passengers. As a result, the same mistakes are being made and the same lessons learnt separately instead of being shared - it's comforting sometimes to know that you're not the only one to inflate the floats by accident! Even when you do get into a school, there are still a couple of things they don't teach you, namely that aviation runs on paperwork, and how to get a job, including interview techniques, etc - flying the aircraft is actually less than a third of the job. Another is that nobody really tells you anything, either about the job you have to do (from the customer) or how to do it (the company) - you will always be up against the other guy who managed to do it last week! Sure, there will be training, but, even in the best companies, this will be relatively minimal. This book is an attempt to correct the above situations by gathering together as much information as possible for helicopter pilots, old and new, professional and otherwise, in an attempt to explain the why, so the how will become easier (you will be so much more useful if you know what the customer is trying to achieve). It has additional chapters for two popular light helicopters (The Bell 206 and AStar, or AS 350 Squirrel), which themselves contain Public Transport standard checklists, (including a full Daily Inspection, with photographs for the 206) operating tips and other stuff likely to be useful to someone having to convert to a different type in a hurry. In short, this is all the stuff nobody taught me - every tip and trick I have learnt has been included.

"I finally got a chance to look through your book. It's fantastic! I especially like the way you've covered every conceivable occupation an aspiring, or experienced pilot is considering in his/her future. The checklists for the AS350 and Jetranger are a nice touch as well."

Conway Brown

"The Helicopter Pilot's Handbook... is a good read - simple, easy to digest, without numbing the brain, while giving you exactly what you need to know."

Rotor & Wing

"Whether you have 200 or 10,000 hours, it is all well worth a read through. The book supplies the answers to many of the questions new commercial helicopter pilots should be asking themselves."

Mike Buckley, BALPA Log
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R22 "A" Check

Book & CD
The R22 "A" Check CD ROM and Booklet has been produced to help both student pilots and PPL holders to carry out one of the most important checks of any flight. The CD contains a presentation packed with colour photos and brief text to show in detail exactly what must be checked prior to flight. A laminated colour booklet comes with the CD and this can be taken out to the aircraft to assist you with your checks ensuring nothing is missed out. The CD ROM requires Microsoft Powerpoint.

The Bell 206 Book

This book reflects the author's extensive experience, both on type and training others to fly it. It contains many operating tips and facts that you don't normally find out until you have flown the machine for several hundred hours.

"I thought it well written and thought-out without just being a copy of everything that's out there."

Transport Canada Inspector

ISBN 0-9732253-9-4

Professional Helicopter Pilot Studies

Based on the author's soon-to-be-approved JAA ATPL(H) course, this book provides all the material required for the FAA, JAA or Canadian exams (in separate books!), including the PPL(H), CPL(H) and ATPL(H), plus a few extras, like the Instrument Rating. The book has been specially designed for the needs of professional or military pilots seeking to gain an alternative licence, but newcomers to the industry can use it, too, since it assumes no previous knowledge. The JAA version already includes the known components of NPA 25 and will be updated as necessary.

Just as important as the exams is the interview panel, and this is the book for those who want to deal with both - its purpose is to help you become a professional, for which the exams are but a step on the way - doing the bare minimum to pass them makes you ill-prepared to be a pilot, which is not fair to future passengers and painfully obvious to employers (and interviewers) who certainly expect you to have more than a basic knowledge.

It is a reference book that follows the ATPL syllabus, so you can use it before, during and after your exams, for the whole of your career! Because it provides an overview of the whole study syllabus, and the usual study materials are not easy to read on the bus or the train, the book is suitable for many types of reader:

  • Those who want to see what they are letting themselves in for.
  • Those who want to do some pre-study before starting a flying course.
  • Those who cannot understand the materials on the course they are already on.
  • Those who want a reminder of the trouble they went through!
People trying to keep current while waiting for a job or an interview to turn up will also find it useful. In fact, there's a lot in its pages you don't get taught in flying school, and a lot you should be taught, were it not for time constraints - many professional tips and tricks have been included to help make your transition to being a working pilot as easy as possible. Much of the contents are based on common questions asked during recurrent training, and known exam questions, and include the usual subjects, that is, radio, weather, law, flight planning, etc., plus Going For a Job (with lots of interview questions!).

R22 Student Study Guide - Sloane Helicopters

This study has been prepared to supplement the flying and ground instruction you will receive on your basic helicopter training course. It is complimentary to formal ground instruction and in particular it is designed to help you understand more fully your instructor's in-flight demonstrations and exercise briefings.

Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots

Acquire the Life-Saving Skills Needed to Eliminate or Reduce Most Helicopter Accidents

A vital resource for pilots, helicopter enthusiasts, and aircraft maintenance technicians, Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots analyzes all aspects of helicopter accidents, including flight basics, engineering, meteorology, flight training, and human factors. This life-saving guide shows how proper preparation can help prevent accidents by addressing causes such as aerodynamic problems, mechanical failures, poor loading, mid-air collisions, and more.

Filled with case studies and first-hand accounts of accidents, the book organizes accident types by primary causes, presenting proven methods for eliminating or reducing the possibility of each type. Greg Whyte, an ex commercial helicopter pilot and professional aviation writer, draws on his own flying experiences and those of other flight veterans to provide a wealth of practical information and safety tips that are essential for everyone who flies, maintains or crews in helicopters. Filled with over 100 helpful illustrations, Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots enables readers to:

  • Identify and address the common causes of helicopter accidents
  • Explore in-depth examples of accident scenarios
  • Examine the technical details of accident causes
  • Review case studies and first-hand accounts of accidents
  • Learn from the plain-English notes on avoidance and recovery

Inside This Aviation Accident-Prevention Guide

• Basic Flight Principles • Vortex Ring State • Recirculation • Ground Resonance • Retreating Blade Stall • Dynamic Rollover • Overpitching • Main Rotor Strikes • Mid-Air Collisions • Mast Bumping • Engine Failures • Tail Rotor Failures • Mechanical Failures • Fuel • Fire • Ditching • Loading Issues • Winching • Weather • Crew and Pre-flight Hazards • Human Factors • Training Mishaps

Table of contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Basic Flight Principles
Chapter 2. Vortex Ring State
Chapter 3. Recirculation
Chapter 4. Ground Resonance
Chapter 5. Retreating Blade Stall
Chapter 6. Dynamic Rollover
Chapter 7. Overpitching
Chapter 8. Main Rotor Strikes
Chapter 9. Mid-Air Collisions
Chapter 10. Mast Bumping
Chapter 11. Engine Failures
Chapter 12. Tail Rotor Failures
Chapter 13. Mechanical Failures
Chapter 14. Fuel
Chapter 15. Fire
Chapter 16. Ditching
Chapter 17. Loading Issues
Chapter 18. Winching
Chapter 19. Weather
Chapter 20. Crew and Pre-flight Hazards
Chapter 21. Human Factors
Chapter 22. Training Mishaps
Further Reading
Index

Biographical note

Greg Whyte is an ex-helicopter pilot and professional aviation writer.

Regarding Robinson R22 Helicopters

10 chapters in all covering: models, engine, safety, an interview with Frank Robinson, buying compared with hiring, accidents, an interview with Kurt Robinson, where to fly, benefits of flying, and a ranking of the ten greatest helicopters chosen by a panel of experts.

The book is fairly light on technical terminology so that it will be accessible not only to pilots, but  to anyone with an interest in helicopters.

56 full colour photographs throughout 136 gloss art pages.

Printing is on quality 170 gsm paper with durable laminated covers.A5 paperback.

Airlife's Helicopters & Rotorcraft

A directory of world manufacturers and their aircraft.

Soft cover.

Pooleys Pre-Flight Briefing (Helicopters)

Pooleys Pre-Flight Briefings For Helicopters has been designed as a training aid for both student and instructor. Used correctly they will form an important part of your training, giving you the ability to reflect upon what you have been taught in the air and allow you to look forward to your next lesson.

Pooleys Helicopter Trial Flight Guide

Whether or not the trial lesson you have booked is a gift or your have decided to find out about flying for yourself, you will find that the experience will greatly enhanced if you have read through this short guide in advance. 
You do not need to learn the contents of this guide, but you will find that some of the terminology and jargon will be less of a mystery when your instructor 'briefs' you for the lesson. Take a few minutes to review the contents, then go, and enjoy what will surely be the first of many happy hours aloft! 
An easy to read guide with colourful illustrations.

Pooleys R22 Helicopter Pilot's Guide

A popular guide to every facet of using and training in the R22 Helicopter.

Pooleys Question Bank (H) Volume 3 - Burton

The objective of this book is to provide the Helicopter student with a large selection of questions and answers on which to practice and test his/her knowledge skills. The questions are suitable for CPL/ATPL H examinations and the anticipated JAR examinations. Helicopter engineers will also find the questions extremely valuable for their examinations. As a CAP 509 Approved Helicopter Ground Instructor for many years, I am well aware of your needs