Lesson 10 Autorotation Flashcards
What is the key to a good autorotation?
A good setup
Fly like the engine is going to _______
FAIL
What are the three forms of stored energy?
Altitude, Airspeed, RPM
In a helicopter _____ is life
RPM
During powered flight the _________ produces energy.
engine
What are the two types of energy?
Kinetic (RPM and Airspeed, energy in motion) and potential (Altitude)
A reduction in airspeed reduces the amount of __________ that you can use to transfer into the rotor _____
Energy, RPM
The _________ you are, the more potential energy you have.
higher
Describe a cyclic flair.
- Bleed off energy
> Building rotor RPM
> Reducing forward speed
> Reducing descent rate
Autorotative landing
- Level the ship
- Raise collective to cushion touchdown (transferring
Rotor RPM to cushion landing)
Four parts of an autorotation
- Entry (Lower collective, aft cyclic, right pedal)
- Establish (Establish glide and rotor RPM)
- Flare (Reduce rate of descent and forward speed)
- Level (Level skids and pull collective)
You want to do an autorotation _____ the wind
into
How can you recognize an engine failure? (2 things)
Nose to the right, needles split
Key to the hovering auto (3 things)
- Eyes outside
- Timing
- Slow but with a purpose
____________ off throttle and right pedal for a hover auto
Simultaneous
In relation to wind, what should you do during an engine failure?
You should turn into the wind.
What are two indications of an engine failure?
Nose to the right
Needle split
