Other Stuff To Study Flashcards
The 4 fources acting on a helicopter
Lift / weight
Thrust / drag
Low rotor alarm light on at
97%
Required aircraft documentation
A R O W
Airworthyness certificate
Registration - state and federal
Operator manual (POHJ
Weight and balance
Lost - 5 C’s
Climb
Communicate
Confess
Comply
Conserve (53 kts)
Fuel requirements
To first location plus 20 minutes
20 / 30/ 45
3 / 4 / 5 rule
30 minutes
40 miles
5 gallons
Best speed for maximum range?
83 knots
Robinson required equipment- day
GOAL
Governor
OAT
Alternator
Low rotor rpm warning
Robinson required equipment- night
NAIL plus O
Nav lights
Anticollision lights
Instrument lights
Landing lights
Orientation: celestial or ground illumination
Standard empty weight with oil and standard avionics
880 lbs
Max airspeed Vne
102 kts
CG too far forward
-Nose low on pickup
-gets worse with fuel burn
Helicopter weight too low
- can’t build rpm’s on an autorotation
Carburetor icing temperatures
4 to -30 degrees C
When turn on carb heat
OAT - DP < 15 C and
OAT < 30 C
Use enough carb heat to keep the temp gage out of the yellow
Below 18” MAP
What is maximum density altitude?
14,000 ft DA
What are the power off rotor speeds?
90 to 110 rpm
What is the maximum engine rpm?
2652 rpm
What is the maximum seat weight
240 lbs
Night VFR equipment requirement
PALES plus NAILO
Position lights
Anticollision lights
Landing lights (if for hire)
Electrical system (alternator / generator)
Spare fuses
Day VFR requirements
CAMALSFOOTS + GOAL + CHT warning lights
Compass
Altimeter
Manifold pressure gauge
Airspeed indicator
LG position indicator
Seat belt / harness
Fuel gage
Oil pressure
Oil temp
Tach (engine)
Strobe
Low rpm light horn - when?
97%
Max rate of climb speed? By
53 kts
Harmonic resonance speeds
60 to 70 % power
Ground resonance can occur…
With more then 3 blades
Cloning happens at…
Low rpm’s
Manifold pressure
Yellow arc?
Red line?
Yellow arc: 19.6 to 24.1 inches
Red line: 24.1 inch
Carburetor air temperature yellow arc?
Yellow arc: -15 to 5 C
Airspeed green arc?
Red line?
Green arc: 50 to 102 kts
Red line 102 kts
Rotor Tach Green Arc
Green Arc: 101 to 104%
Rotor Tach Upper Yellow Arc
Upper Yellow Arc: 104 to 110%
Rotor Tach Upper Red Arc
Upper Red Arc: 110%
Engine Tach Upper Red Arc
Upper Red Arc: 104 to 110%
Engine Tach Lower Red Arc
Lower Red Arc: 90 to 101%
Engine Tach Green Arc
Engine Tach Green Arc: 101 to 104%
three things needed for dynamic rollover
-rolling moment
-side thrust > weight of helicopoter
-Pivot point other than helicopter CG
what causes dynamic rollover
-Crosswinds
-translating tendency
-fuel slosh
what is the critical dynamic rollover angle
15 degrees
required helicopter inspections
A 1 L A T E
-Annual
-100 hour
-Life and Limited parts
-AD’s and SB’s
-Transponder (24 months)
-ELT (12 months)
SFAR 73
SFAR 73 for Robinson 22, 44
required
-12 months if less than 200 hours
-24 months if greater than 200 hours
Limitations: Oil Pressure and Temp
Oil Pressure
-During Flight: 55 to 95 PSI
-during idle: 25 psi
-during warmup: 115 psi
Maximum Oil Temp: 245 F
Limitations: Cylinder Heat temp red line
Green arc?
Cylinder Heat temp: 500 F
Green arc: 200 to 500F
Limitations: Blade Turning Time
Blade Turning Time ?
Limitations: Max Magneto Drop
7% max in 2 seconds
How far forward to pitch to get out of vortex ring state
8 to 10 degrees forward
What is additional cause for low rotor speed and what do you do
Partial power failure- do a run on landing
Ground effect starts at what height?
One rotor diameter- 25 feet
Density altitude increases due to what three things
High, humid, hot
Transverse flow effect- what speeds, what do you do?
10 - 20 kts, push to the right
What are ETL speeds
16 - 24 kts
What do with tail rotor failure?
-auto rotate at 70 kts
-roll into detent to disengage correlator
If no MEL- TAMMY
If less than 12,500, no type cert- then
Are there ADs? Then
What does the manual say (GOAL) Then
CAMALSFOOTS Then
You as PIC- are you comfortable?
Runway light colors
Green - white - yellow - red (REIL)
Water airport colors
Yellow and white
Helipad lights
Green box
Helipad beacon colors
Green / yellow / white
Military airport colors
2 green, white
GA airport colors
Green - white
What is harmonic resonance due to
Main / tail rotor resonance at 60 - 70%
How recover ground resonance
Hard landing- lead/lag hinges knocked off. Recover: pick back up or shutdown
How recover dynamic rollover
Lower collective
What does retreating blade stall cause
Left roll
How is dissimmetry of lift manifested?
Flapping
Major Types of drag (3)
Profile
Induced
Parasite
WAC chart-
Scale?
How long valid?
1: 1 Million
Valid 1 year
Surface E dashed magenta
Starts at 700 AGL
Sectional chart-
Scale?
How long valid?
1: 500,000
Valid 56 days
1 inch = 7 NM
TAC chart-
Scale?
How long valid?
1: 250,000
Valid 56 days
1 inch = 3.5 NM
Surface Class Echo - blue
Starts at 1,200 AGL
Helo Route chart-
Scale?
How many in US?
1: 250,000
1 inch = 1.7 NM
Eight in entire country
Pilotage is:
Looking outside
Speed for max range?
Speed for max endurance?
83 kts range
53 kts endurance
How long is chart supplement good for?
56 days
NOTAM D is?
Distant NOTAM
What is FDC NOTAM
Flight Data Center NOTAMs are NOTAMs that are regulatory in nature such as changes to an instrument approach procedure or airway
FADWAR preflight
Fuel
Alternate
Delays
Weather
Aircraft Performance
Runway lengths
Phoenix surface helicopter communication frequency
123.025