R44 Performance Standards (5/18/2024) Flashcards
1
Q
Landing Checklist (5 items)
A
- Lights out (verifying no warning lights)
- Needles Married (Tach and engine)
- 3 in the green (oil pressure, oil temp, cylinder head temp)
- Fuel for the mission (Fuel gauges and also check fuel timer based off time we calculated before hand)
- Amps good (Not showing a drain)
2
Q
Lift Collective _________ Pedal
A
Left
3
Q
Reduce Collective __________ Pedal
A
Right
4
Q
Up Collective, _________ will rise, ___________ cyclic
A
Nose, Forward
5
Q
Down Collective, ___________ will fall, ___________ cyclic
A
Nose, Rear
6
Q
_______________ controls RPM
A
Governor
7
Q
Governor Failure, up collective, what happens to RPM?
A
It goes up
8
Q
Governor Failure, down collective, what happens to RPM?
A
It goes down
9
Q
Throttle, up RPM
A
Tighten grip
10
Q
Throttle, down RPM
A
Loosen grip
11
Q
Descent and Climb speed (3 items)
A
- 60 knots
- 500 fpm
- Find MP that correlates to 500 fpm
12
Q
Climb Process (7 items)
A
- Verbalize “Clear above”
- Raise collective to “climb power” aka a target MP
- Left pedal
- Aft cyclic to 60/500
- Forward cyclic to 75/50 before
- Lower collective
- Right pedal
13
Q
Descent Process (7 items)
A
- Verbalize “Clear below”
- Lower collective to “descent power” aka a target MP
- Right pedal
- Aft cyclic to 60/500
- Forward cyclic to 75/50 before
- Decrease collective
- Right pedal
14
Q
Accelerate (3 items)
A
- Raise collective (approx 2” MP)
- Left pedal
- Forward cyclic
15
Q
Deaccelerate (3 items)
A
- Lower collective (approx 2” MP)
- Right pedal
- Aft cyclic
