Pilots Controls Flashcards
1
Q
What are the helicopter pilot’s main controls?
A
Collective Pitch Lever
Cyclic Pitch Control Column
Yaw Pedals
Throttle
2
Q
What does the Collective Pitch Lever control?
A
Total lift produced by the rotor.
Simultaneously alters the pitch of all the blades by the same amount.
3
Q
What does the Cyclic Pitch Control Column control?
A
Varies the pitch of each blade cyclically.
Therefore tilting the rotor disc & enabling the helicopter to move horizontally.
4
Q
What does the Yaw pedals control?
A
Vary the force produced by the tail rotor to oppose torque reaction.
5
Q
What does the Throttle control?
A
POWER!!!!!
