Flight Training Lesson 1
1.2 Hour Dual; Pre/Post Flight Discussion 0.75 Hours
by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised August 2006
Developed for students at East Coast Aero Club which operated under FAR Part 141 from July 2008 through July 2010.
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Objective
The student will learn basic helicopter aerodynamics and satisfy the
awareness training requirements of SFAR 73. He/she will be introduced
to helicopter instruction at East Coast Aero Club, the process and
importance of a preflight inspection, and the use of flight controls
while enjoying a one-hour introductory flight.
Prerequisites
Completion of Ground Stage I.
Elements
Review
- SFAR 73 section 2(a)(3) required awareness training
- Energy management in an autorotation
- Low G hazards and mast bumping
- Rotor RPM decay and Low rotor RPM (blade stall)
- Visual inspection
- Ground operations safety
- Ramp handling
Introduction
- Engine starting and rotor system engagement
- Flow checks for various flight phases
- Vertical takeoff and landing
- Hover and/or air taxi
- Normal departure and approach
- Straight and level flight
- Medium bank turns
- Climbs and descents using predetermined power settings
- Airspeed control
- Shutdown and storage procedures
Schedule
- 0-30 minutes: Tour of the facilities, explain aerodynamics with the blackboard and models in the classroom, including SFAR 73 briefing
- 30-60: Drive to helicopter hangar and perform preflight inspection, explore how the flight controls operate
- 60-70: Startup
- 70-100: Fly into and around downtown Boston/Cambridge, possibly with a tour over the student's house, student follows instructor's control inputs and attempts some straight and level flight
- 100-110: Student tracks the Mass Pike, climbing to 2000' and descending back down to 1000' with some shallow (10-degree) turns
- 110-120: Student attempts holding an altitude of 1500' and tracking directly over the highway at different airspeeds
- 120-130: Return to Hanscom and shutdown
- 130-150: Put helicopter away, return to classroom
- 150-180: The P.O.H and questions
Equipment
- Model helicopter
- FAA Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
- Robinson R22/R44 Helicopter
- R22/R44 preflight checklist
- R22/R44 P.O.H.
Completion Standards
Student should be able to give a basic explanation of how a helicopter
flies and display adequate understanding of the required SFAR 73
awareness training. Student should be able to identify the major
components of the helicopter flown. Student, with assistance from the
instructor, use appropriate checklists, and start the helicopter's
engine. Student should gain an understanding of the use of flight
controls and begin progress toward holding altitude within 200',
airspeed +/- 15 knots, and tracking ground references (i.e., an
Interstate highway).
Instructor's Evaluation and Recommendations:
Flight Training Record, Lesson 1
Any deviations from the completion standards should be noted in previous section.
After completing a maneuver listed under Introduction, place a check mark next to that maneuver.
Assign grades of Above Standard, Meets Standard, or Below Standard to maneuvers listed under Review.
- Student Name:
- Instructor Name/CFI#/expiration:
- Date of Lesson:
- Aircraft Type/Registration:
- Route of Flight:
- Number of Landings:
- Hours Dual/Solo:
- Hours Cross-Country:
- Hours Night:
- Hours Simulated Instrument: