Index
A
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| ABORTED TAKEOFF, GYROPLANE | 21-1 |
| ACCELERATE/STOP DISTANCE | 21-1 |
| AERODYNAMICS | 2-1, 3-1, 16-1 |
| ↳ autorotation | 3-8 |
| ↳ forward flight | 3-5 |
| ↳ general | 2-1 |
| ↳ gyroplane | 16-1 |
| ↳ helicopter | 3-1 |
| ↳ hovering flight | 3-1 |
| ↳ rearward flight | 3-8 |
| ↳ sideward flight | 3-8 |
| ↳ turning flight | 3-8 |
| ↳ vertical flight | 3-4, 16-1 |
| AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING (ADM) | 14-1, 22-1 |
| ↳ decision-making process | 14-3 |
| ↳ definitions | 14-2 |
| ↳ error chain | 14-1 |
| ↳ factors affecting decision making | 14-5 |
| ↳ hazardous attitudes | 14-6, 22-1 |
| ↳ operational pitfalls | 14-8 |
| ↳ origin | 14-2 |
| ↳ pilot error | 14-1 |
| ↳ risk management | 14-4 |
| ↳ situational awareness | 14-8 |
| ↳ stress management | 14-6 |
| ↳ use of resources | 14-6 |
| ↳ workload management | 14-7 |
| AGONIC LINE | 12-5 |
| AIRCRAFT LIGHTING | 13-3 |
| AIRFOIL | 2-1 |
| ↳ angle of attack | 2-2 |
| ↳ camber | 2-2 |
| ↳ center of pressure | 2-1 |
| ↳ chord line | 2-2 |
| ↳ leading edge | 2-2 |
| ↳ pitch angle | 2-2 |
| ↳ relative wind | 2-2 |
| ↳ resultant relative wind | 3-6 |
| ↳ rotational relative wind | 3-6 |
| ↳ span | 2-1 |
| ↳ trailing edge | 2-2 |
| ↳ twist | 2-1 |
| AIRSPEED INDICATOR | 12-1, 18-4 |
| AIR TAXI | 9-9 |
| AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE | 6-4 |
| ALTIMETER | 12-2, 18-4 |
| ANGLE OF ATTACK | 2-2 |
| ANTI-ICING SYSTEMS | 5-11 |
| ANTITORQUE PEDALS | 4-3 |
| ANTITORQUE SYSTEM FAILURE | 11-11 |
| ANTITORQUE SYSTEMS | 1-2 |
| ↳ tail rotor | 1-2 |
| ↳ fenestron | 1-2 |
| ↳ NOTAR® | 1-2 |
| APPROACHES | |
| ↳ confined area | 10-7 |
| ↳ crosswind | 9-20 |
| ↳ night | 13-5 |
| ↳ normal to a hover | 9-19 |
| ↳ normal to the surface | 9-20 |
| ↳ pinnacle | 10-8 |
| ↳ shallow approach | 10-5 |
| ↳ steep | 10-4 |
| ARM | 7-4 |
| ASYMMETRICAL AIRFOIL | 2-1 |
| ATTITUDE INDICATOR | 12-3 |
| ATTITUDE INSTRUMENT FLYING | 12-1 |
| AUTOKINESIS | 13-3 |
| AUTOPILOT | 5-10 |
| AUTOROTATION | 11-1 |
| ↳ aerodynamics | 3-8, 16-1 |
| ↳ during instrument flight | 12-19 |
| ↳ from a hover | 11-4 |
| ↳ power recovery | 11-3 |
| ↳ straight-in | 11-2 |
| ↳ with turn | 11-3 |
| AXIS OF ROTATION | 2-2 |
B
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| BASIC EMPTY WEIGHT | 7-1 |
| BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE | 2-3 |
| BLADE | |
| ↳ coning | 3-2 |
| ↳ driven region | 3-9, 16-2 |
| ↳ driving region | 3-9, 16-2 |
| ↳ feather | 1-1 |
| ↳ flap | 1-1, 16-6, 20-1 |
| ↳ lead/lag | 1-1 |
| ↳ reverse flow | 16-3 |
| ↳ stall | 11-10 |
| ↳ stall region | 3-9, 16-2 |
| BLOWBACK | 3-8 |
| BUNTOVER | 21-3 |
C
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| CARBURETOR | 5-7 |
| ↳ heat | 5-8 |
| ↳ ice | 5-7 |
| CENTER OF GRAVITY | 7-2 |
| ↳ aft CG | 7-2 |
| ↳ forward CG | 7-2 |
| ↳ lateral | 7-3, 7-7 |
| CENTER OF PRESSURE | 2-1, 16-5 |
| CENTRIFUGAL FORCE | 3-2, 3-8 |
| CENTRIPETAL FORCE | 3-8 |
| CLUTCH | |
| ↳ belt drive | 5-4 |
| ↳ centrifugal | 5-4 |
| ↳ freewheeling unit | 5-4 |
| ↳ sprag | 5-4 |
| COANDA EFFECT | 1-3 |
| COCKPIT MANAGEMENT | 20-1 |
| COLLECTIVE CONTROL, GYROPLANE | 17-2 |
| COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL | 4-1 |
| COLLECTIVE PITCH/THROTTLE COORDINATION | 4-2 |
| COMPASS CORRECTION CARD | 12-5 |
| COMPASS DEVIATION | 12-5 |
| COMPASS ERRORS | 12-4 |
| COMPASS TURNS | 12-17 |
| CONFINED AREA OPERATIONS | |
| ↳ approach | 10-7 |
| ↳ takeoff | 10-8 |
| CONING | 3-2 |
| CONING ANGLE | 18-1 |
| CORIOLIS EFFECT | 3-2 |
| CORRELATOR/GOVERNOR | 4-2 |
| CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 14-2 |
| CYCLIC CONTROL, GYROPLANE | 17-1 |
| CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL | 4-2 |
D
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| DATUM | 7-3 |
| DECISION-MAKING PROCESS | 14-3 |
| DENSITY ALTITUDE | 8-1, 20-5 |
| DIRECT CONTROL | 15-2 |
| DISC LOADING | 2-4 |
| DISSYMMETRY OF LIFT | 3-6, 16-3, 20-1 |
| DIVERSION | 11-15 |
| DRAG | 2-5 |
| ↳ form | 2-5 |
| ↳ induced | 2-5 |
| ↳ parasite | 2-6 |
| ↳ profile | 2-5 |
| ↳ rotor | 16-4 |
| ↳ skin friction | 2-5 |
| ↳ total | 2-6 |
| DUAL ROTOR SYSTEM | 1-1 |
| DYNAMIC ROLLOVER | 11-7 |
E
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT | 3-5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS | 5-8 |
| EMERGENCIES | |
| ↳ aborted takeoff | 21-1 |
| ↳ approach and landing | 21-3 |
| ↳ autorotation | 11-1 |
| ↳ buntover | 21-3 |
| ↳ dynamic rollover | 11-7 |
| ↳ ground resonance | 11-7, 21-3 |
| ↳ instrument flight | 12-18 |
| ↳ lift-off at low airspeeds and high angles of attack | 21-1 |
| ↳ lost procedures | 11-16 |
| ↳ low G conditions | 11-10 |
| ↳ low rotor r.p.m. and blade stall | 11-10 |
| ↳ mast bumping | 11-10 |
| ↳ pilot-induced oscillation | 21-2 |
| ↳ power pushover | 21-3 |
| ↳ retreating blade stall | 11-6 |
| ↳ settling with power | 11-5 |
| ↳ systems malfunction | 11-11 |
| ↳ vortex ring state | 11-5 |
| EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND SURVIVAL GEAR | 11-16, 21-4 |
| ENGINE | |
| ↳ reciprocating | 5-1, 18-1 |
| ↳ turbine | 5-1 |
| ENGINE INSTRUMENTS | 18-3 |
| ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURE | 9-2, 20-1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 5-10 |
| EYE | 13-1 |
| ↳ cones | 13-1 |
| ↳ rods | 13-2 |
F
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| FALSE HORIZON | 13-3 |
| FENESTRON TAIL ROTOR | 1-2 |
| FLIGHT AT SLOW AIRSPEEDS | 20-12 |
| FLIGHT CONTROLS | 1-3, 4-1 |
| ↳ antitorque pedals | 4-3 |
| ↳ collective pitch | 4-1, 17-2 |
| ↳ cyclic pitch | 4-2, 17-1 |
| ↳ rudder | 17-2 |
| ↳ swash plate assembly | 5-5 |
| ↳ throttle | 4-1, 17-1 |
| FLIGHT DIVERSION | 11-15 |
| FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS | 12-1 |
| ↳ airspeed indicator | 12-1, 18-4 |
| ↳ altimeter | 12-2, 18-4 |
| ↳ attitude indicator | 12-3 |
| ↳ heading indicator | 12-3 |
| ↳ magnetic compass | 12-4 |
| ↳ turn-indicators | 12-4 |
| ↳ vertical speed indicator | 12-2 |
| FLIGHT MANUAL | (See rotorcraft flight manual) |
| FORCES IN A TURN | 3-8 |
| FOUR FORCES | |
| ↳ drag | 2-5, 16-4 |
| ↳ lift | 2-3, 16-4 |
| ↳ thrust | 2-5, 16-4 |
| ↳ weight | 2-4 |
| FREEWHEELING UNIT | 5-4 |
| FUEL INJECTION | 5-8 |
| FUEL SYSTEMS | 5-6 |
| FULLY ARTICULATED ROTOR | 1-1, 5-4, 18-1 |
G
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| GO-AROUND | 9-20, 20-15 |
| GOVERNOR | 4-2 |
| ↳ failure | 11-14 |
| GROSS WEIGHT | 7-1 |
| GROUND EFFECT | 3-3 |
| GROUND HANDLING | 18-4 |
| GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS | 9-14, 20-8 |
| ↳ rectangular course | 9-14, 20-8 |
| ↳ s-turns | 9-16, 20-10 |
| ↳ turns around a point | 9-17, 20-11 |
| GROUND RESONANCE | 11-7, 21-3 |
| GYROPLANE | |
| ↳ components | 15-2 |
| ↳ instruments | 18-3 |
| ↳ stability | 16-5 |
| ↳ types | 15-1 |
| GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS | 12-3 |
| ↳ attitude indicator | 12-3 |
| ↳ heading indicator | 12-3 |
| ↳ turn indicators | 12-4 |
| GYROSCOPIC PRECESSION | 3-4 |
H
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| HANG TEST | 19-4 |
| HAZARDOUS ATTITUDES | 14-5 |
| ↳ anti-authority | 14-6, 22-3 |
| ↳ impulsivity | 14-6, 22-1 |
| ↳ invulnerability | 14-6, 22-1 |
| ↳ macho | 14-6, 22-2 |
| ↳ resignation | 14-6, 22-2 |
| HEADING INDICATOR | 12-3 |
| HEIGHT/VELOCITY DIAGRAM | 11-4, 19-3 |
| HELICOPTER SYSTEMS | 5-1 |
| ↳ anti-icing | 5-11 |
| ↳ autopilot | 5-10 |
| ↳ carburetor | 5-7 |
| ↳ clutch | 5-4 |
| ↳ electrical | 5-8 |
| ↳ engine | 5-1 |
| ↳ environmental | 5-10 |
| ↳ flight control | 4-1 |
| ↳ fuel | 5-6 |
| ↳ hydraulics | 5-9 |
| ↳ main rotor | 5-4 |
| ↳ pitot-static | 12-1 |
| ↳ stability augmentation system | 5-10 |
| ↳ swash plate assembly | 5-5 |
| ↳ tail rotor drive | 5-3 |
| ↳ transmission | 5-3 |
| HIGH RATE OF DESCENT | 20-12 |
| HINGES | 5-5 |
| HOVERING | |
| ↳ aerodynamics | 3-1 |
| ↳ flight | 9-5 |
| HOVERING OPERATIONS | |
| ↳ autorotation | 11-4 |
| ↳ forward flight | 9-7 |
| ↳ rearward flight | 9-8 |
| ↳ sideward flight | 9-7 |
| ↳ turn | 9-6 |
| ↳ vertical takeoff | 9-5 |
| HOVER TAXI | 9-9 |
| HUMAN FACTORS | 14-1 |
| HYDRAULIC FAILURE | 11-14 |
I
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| INDUCED DRAG | 2-5 |
| INDUCED FLOW | 3-6 |
| INSTRUMENT CROSS-CHECK | 12-5 |
| INSTRUMENT FLIGHT | 12-5 |
| ↳ aircraft control | 12-7 |
| ↳ bank control | 12-9 |
| ↳ emergencies | 12-18 |
| ↳ straight-and-level flight | 12-7 |
| ↳ straight climbs | 12-11 |
| ↳ straight descents | 12-14 |
| ↳ takeoff | 12-19 |
| ↳ turns | 12-15 |
| ↳ unusual attitudes | 12-18 |
| INSTRUMENT INTERPRETATION | 12-6 |
| INSTRUMENT TURNS | 12-15 |
| ↳ 30° bank turn | 12-17 |
| ↳ climbing and descending turns | 12-17 |
| ↳ compass turns | 12-17 |
| ↳ timed turns | 12-16 |
| ↳ turns to a predetermined heading | 12-16 |
| ISOGONIC LINES | 12-5 |
L
| Entry | Pages |
|---|---|
| LANDING | |
| ↳ crosswind | 9-11, 20-14 |
| ↳ high-altitude | 20-14 |
| ↳ illusions | 13-4 |
| ↳ night | 13-5 |
| ↳ normal | 20-13 |
| ↳ running/roll-on | 10-5 |
| ↳ short-field | 20-13 |
| ↳ slope | 10-6 |
| ↳ soft-field | 20-14 |
| LANDING GEAR | 1-2, 15-3, 18-4 |
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM | 3-2 |
| L/D MAX | 2-6 |
| LIFT | 2-3, 16-4 |
| ↳ Bernoulli’s Principle | 2-3 |
| ↳ magnus effect | 2-3 |
| ↳ Newton’s Third Law of Motion | 2-4 |
| LIFT-OFF AT LOW AIRSPEED AND HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK | 21-1 |
| LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO | 2-6 |
| LOAD FACTOR | 2-4 |
| LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS | 11-12 |
| LOST PROCEDURES | 11-16 |
| LOW G CONDITIONS | 11-10 |
| LOW ROTOR RPM | 11-10 |
| LTE | (See loss of tail rotor effectiveness) |