HELICOPTER TRAINING SYLLABUS

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Study and preparation guide for people busy or starting with an initial helicopter license

EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL HELICOPTER TRAINING SYLLABUS

 

 

Sequence        

 

1. Familiarization with helicopter

2. Preparation for flight and action after flight   

3. Air Experience       

4. Effect of controls in forward flight    

5. Attitude and power changes    

6. Straight and level flight, climbing and descending  

7. Medium turns      

8. Basic hover in ground effect    

9. Take-off and landing     

10. Hover and Taxi      

11. Transitions      

12. Vortex ring state      

13. Basic autorotation     

14. Circuits       

15. Abnormal and emergency procedures   

16. First solo      

17. Consolidation      

18. Advanced hovering and maneuvering   

19. Precision transitions     

20. Steep turns      

21a. Quick stops      

21b. Tight circuits      

22. Advanced autorotation     

23. Limited power operations    

24. Out of wind transitions     

25. Autorotative approaches and landings   

26. Power off landings     

27. Slope landings and take-offs     

28. Confined area and out-of-ground effect operations  

29. Low flying and high altitude familiarization   

30. Navigation       

31a. Practical flight test prep     

31b. Practical flight test

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