Elements and Performance Criteria
- Lift off to hover and perform hover checks
- Aircraft performance is calculated for flight
- Pre-take-off checks are performed
- Flight controls are set to prepare for lift-off to hover
- Flight and power controls are used to lift helicopter off the surface to a stable hover at appropriate height for helicopter while controlling heading
- Wind effect is anticipated and accounted for with appropriate control inputs to maintain position over nominated hover point
- Awareness of adverse effects of rotor downwash on surrounding aircraft, people, objects and environment is applied
- Flight control functions, centre of gravity and hover power checks are performed
- Hover taxi manoeuvre is commenced, maintained and stopped at a constant and safe hover height, while maintaining engine power and rotor speed (RRPM) within limits
- Coordinated corrective action is used to counter wind effects
- Hover helicopter in cross and tail winds
- Helicopter is maintained in hovering flight remaining over a nominated hover point at a nominated height and heading in cross and tail winds
- Coordinated corrective action is used to maintain a constant rate of turn and to counter wind effects
- Perform turns around mast
- Helicopter is turned around the mast while maintaining a constant height and specified rate of turn over nominated hover point
- Turn is completed on nominated heading
- Controlled corrective action is used to control effects of wind gusts
- Helicopter is maintained clear of obstructions
- Lookout is maintained using a systematic scan technique at a rate determined by traffic density, visibility, obstructions and terrain
- RPM is managed within limits during turn
- Perform turns around nose and tail
- Helicopter is turned around nominated point on or forward of helicopter nose while maintaining a constant height and specified rate of movement around point
- Helicopter is turned around nominated point on or aft of helicopter tail while maintaining a constant height and specified rate of movement around point
- Controlled corrective action is taken to counter effects of wind gusts
- Helicopter is maintained clear of obstructions during turning manoeuvres
- Turns in a specified direction are commenced and stopped at a specified heading
- Ground track is maintained at a constant distance from nominated point
- Anti-torque pedals are used to ensure helicopter nose or tail is pointed at nominated turning point
- Perform sidewards and backwards flight
- Helicopter is transitioned from static hover to sideways and rearward flight
- Lookout is maintained in direction of flight using a systematic scan technique at a rate determined by traffic density, visibility, obstructions and terrain
- Rearward movement is only conducted after visually checking behind helicopter, and height is adjusted as required
- Helicopter directional control is maintained and manoeuvred clear of obstructions during sidewards and backwards flight manoeuvres
- Rate of movement of helicopter is maintained at a safe speed
- Sideways and rearward flight is terminated over nominated hover point
- Land from the hover
- Pre-landing checks are completed as required
- Helicopter is lowered onto nominated point from hovering flight without adverse longitudinal, lateral, yawing or rolling movements
- Helicopter stability on landing gear is ensured prior to fully lowering collective
- After-landing checks are performed
- Manage a mishandled landing
- Appropriate action is taken to identify when an adverse landing situation is developing
- Appropriate action is taken to either land aircraft or discontinue landing and return to hover safely
- Manage a mishandled lift off
- Appropriate action is taken to identify when an adverse lift off situation is developing
- Appropriate action is taken to discontinue lift off and return to ground safely