Private Pilot Helicopter Study

Front 1

To initiate a quick stop you....

Back 1

Aft Cyclic, lower Collective

Adjust pedals as needed

Front 2

What information is in NTAP

Back 2

NOTAM (D) distant NOTAM. Taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near runways, airport lighting aids that don't affect approach criteria

Hint 2

Notices to Airmen publication

Front 3

Operating limitations for experimental or special sport airworthiness certified aircraft can be found where?

Back 3

Attached to the airworthiness certificate

Front 4

Information on parachute jumping areas can be found where?

Back 4

Chart Supplements, AFD airport facility directory

Front 5

What resource serves as a reference for the effect of drugs and alcohol on flight?

Back 5

PHAK pilots handbook of aeronautical knowledge

Front 6

Va indicates what speed

Back 6

Manuever speed

Front 7

Most midair collisions happen when?

Back 7

Clear days

Front 8

What records shall the operator keep to show compliance with the airworthiness directive?

Back 8

Aircraft maintenance records

CFR 14 91.417

Front 9

ELT transmit on what frequencies

Back 9

406mhz 121.5/243 older models

Front 10

To use vhf / DF facilities for location assistance. What must an aircraft have?

Back 10

VHF transmitter and receiver

Front 11

The responsibility for ensuring that maintenance personnel make appropriate entries in maint records lies on?

Back 11

Owner operator

Front 12

When must a pilot who deviates from a regulation during an emergency send a written report to administrator?

Back 12

Upon request

CFR 14 91.3

Front 13

After landing at a tower controlled airport when should the pilot contact ground control?

Back 13

When advised to do so.

Front 14

Convective circulation patterns associated with see breezes are caused by?

Back 14

Cool, dense air moving inland from over the water.

Front 15

From a South heading in northern hemisphere turn to the right the compass will....

Back 15

Indicate a turn to the right but at a faster rate than actual

Front 16

What environment is most conductive to frost formation?

Back 16

Sfc temp below freezing and air temp below freezing

Front 17

Steady precipitation preceding a front is an indication of ....

Back 17

Stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence.

Front 18

Suffix nimbus means

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Rain

Front 19

When may an ELT be tested?

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1st 5min after any hour only 3 audible sweeps

Front 20

The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing

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Light quartering tailwind

Front 21

How soon after the conviction for driving while intoxicated shall it be reported to the FAA civil aviation security?

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60days after the action

Front 22

What is the vertical limit of class c airspace?

Back 22

4000'

Front 23

Thunderstorms reach their greatest intensity during which stage

Back 23

Mature

Front 24

Number 20 for circulars pertains to...

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Aircraft

Front 25

Number 60 circulars pertains to ...

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Airmen

Front 26

Number 70 circulars pertains to

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Airspace

Front 27

Number 90 circulars pertains to...

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Air traffic

Front 28

What feature is normally associated with the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm

Back 28

Continuous updraft

Front 29

PAVE

Back 29

Pilot (IMSAFE)

Aircraft (ARROW, CAMASFOOT)

enVironment (WEATHER)

Eat/ EXTERNAL PRESSURE

Front 30

Land immediately

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"land on the nearest clear area where I safe normal landing can be performed. Be prepared to enter auto rotation during approach if required." 3-1 poh

Front 31

Land as soon as practical

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'Landing site is at pilot's discretion based on nature of problem and available landing areas. Flight beyond nearest airport is not recommended."3-1 poh

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SFAR 73 PIC requirements

Back 32

Anybody:

200 hour pic 50 in R22

Or

10 hours dual instruction and endorsement good for 12 calendar months

Student:

20 hours in R22 before solo flight. Endorsement Valid for 90 days

Front 33

GELL

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Governor off operations

Enhanced Autos

Low Rotor RPM (101-104 powered 90-110 power off)

Low G

Front 34

4 forces of flight

Back 34

Weight Thrust lift drag

Front 35

Lift equation

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LIFT= CL*(1/2p*V²) *S

Coefficient of Lift * (1/2 rho (air density) * Velocity²) * surface area

Front 36

Translating tendency

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Helicopter moves in direction of tail rotor thrust.

Bonus: how to compensate for TT

Mast rigging

Control rigging

Transmission rigging

Pilot input

Front 37

Coning happens because of what?

Back 37

Conservation of angular Momentum

Front 38

Flapping why does it occur

Back 38

Compensation for dissymmetry of lift

Front 39

Translational Lift

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Happens when any air starts to move horizontally through the rotor system.

Front 40

Effective translational lift ETL

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Between 16-24 mph the rotor system outruns all of its recirculated vortices. Operating in cleaner air coming through the rotors more lift

Front 41

Dynamic rollover

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Pivot point, rolling moment, exceed critical roll angle.

Front 42

PIC in charge of what

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Everything associated with that flight

Front 43

IFLAPS

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Instrument lights

Fuses

Landing lights

Anti collision lights

Position lights

Source of power

Hint 43

Night

Front 44

Whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic info from during ground operations? When?

Back 44

Ground Control on initial contact

AIM 4-1-18

Front 45

What altitude must a pilot use supplemental oxygen?

Altitude for both pilot and passengers?

Back 45

14-15k feet

15,001 and above

30+ min flights for pilots between 12,501-14,000'

Hint 45

30min + and short period

Front 46

0-179° Magnetic course what should your altitude be

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Odd thousands +500

Front 47

180-379 Magnetic course what should your altitude be

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Even thousands + 500'

Front 48

What is indicated when a current Convective SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms

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1.Severe thunderstorm due to:

Sfc winds >50kts

Sfc hail >= 3/4" dia

Tornadoes

2. Embedded thunderstorms

3. A line of thunderstorms

4. Thunderstorms greater than or equal to VIP level 4 affecting 40% or more of an area at least 3000 sq miles

Front 49

Which initial action should a pilot take prior to entering class C airspace?

Back 49

Contact approach control on appropriate frequency

AIM 3-2-4

Front 50

May aircraft wreckage be moved prior to the time the NTSB takes custody?

Back 50

Yes, but only to protect wreckage from further damage.

Front 51

At what altitude shall the altimeter be set to 29.92 when climbing to cruising flight level.

Back 51

18,000' MSL

Hint 51

FAR 91.121

Front 52

Carburetor icing conditions

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-4 to 30 degrees

Temp Dew Point spread 15°

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Military airport Identified at night

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Dual peaked (2quick) white flashes between green flashes

Front 54

To operate under basic med pic must have had physical within preceding

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48mo.

Front 55

Military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits

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Two quick white flashes between green flashes

Front 56

What atmospheric phenomena is associated with thuderstorms

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Wind shear turbulence

Front 57

Victor airways are located between what altitudes.

Back 57

1200 AGL and 18,000 msl

Front 58

What airspace are Victor airways so the visibility reqs are ...

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Class Echo

500' below 1000' above 2000 horizontally

Front 59

How are cloud heights reported in a METAR

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AGL

Front 60

What section of the FAR AIM do we look to see the definition of an accident?

Back 60

91

Front 61

True or False... Basic Med is only an option if you held an FAA medical certificate at any other point after July 14 2006

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True

Front 62

How do we know if a thunderstorm is in the mature stage?

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Rain Present

Front 63

What are 3 types of airmets

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Sierra Tango Zulu

Front 64

How long is a sigmet good for

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4 hrz

Front 65

How long is a convective sigmet good for?

Back 65

2 hours

Front 66

True or false... Hail 3/4" or larger or wind gusts over 50 knots will prompt the issuance of a convective sigmet

Back 66

True

Front 67

What equipment is needed in a helicopter operating in class B?

Back 67

Mode C

Radio

Front 68

Which is a characteristic of low level wind shear as it relates to frontal activity?

Back 68

With a warm front, the most critical period is before the front passes the airport.

Front 69

Stable air has what properties?

Back 69

Poor visibility, steady precipitation, and stratus type clouds

Front 70

What are 4 types of notams

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FDC, pointer, military and distant

Front 71

What is the duration of a TAF?

Back 71

24-30 hours

Front 72

What are the 3 types of in-flight weather advisories?

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Airmets, sigmets, and convective sigmets

Front 73

What is an Airmet

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An advisory of significant weather phenomena but describe conditions at intensities lower than those that require the issuance of a sigmet

Front 74

What is an Airmet Sierra?

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Ifr conditions or mountain obscuration

Front 75

What is Airmet Zulu

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Icing

Front 76

What's a sigmet

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Advises of non-convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft. Valid for 4 hours and are unscheduled

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What is a convective sigmet?

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Includes tornadoes, lines of thunderstorms , hail greater than 3/4 inch wind gust >50knots

WST consists of either an observation and a forcast or simply a forcast

Front 78

What are the 4 basic cloud groups

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Low/Surface to 6500

Stratocumulus, stratus, nimbostratus

Medium /6500-20,000

Altostratus, altocumulus,

High 20,000 or more

Cirrus, Cirrostratus, cirrocumulus with vertical development

Front 79

What would you do if you notice @n electrical circuit breaker had tripped during flight?

Back 79

If not needed don't reset because next failure could be a fire

Front 80

What indication would you expect if the pitot ram tube drain were blocked?

Back 80

Airspeed would act as an altimeter.

Front 81

What are 2 types of icing?

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Structural and Induction

Front 82

What is the purpose of the runway hold position sign?

Back 82

Denotes intersecting runways

Front 83

Where do squalls form

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At any altitude

Front 84

Steady Green - tower light gun signal

Back 84

Flight: Cleared to Land

Ground: Cleared to take-off

Other vehicles: cleared to cross, proceed or go

AIM 4-3-1

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Flashing Green - tower light gun signal

Back 85

Flight: return for landing (steady Green to follow at proper time)

Ground: cleared to taxi

Other: NA

AIM 4-3-1

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Steady Red- tower light gun signal

Back 86

Flight: give way to other aircraft and continue circling

Ground: Stop

Other: Stop

AIM 4-3-1

Front 87

Flashing red - tower light gun signal

Back 87

Flight: Airport unsafe don't land

Ground: Taxi Clear of in-use runway

Other: Clear runway/taxiway

AIM 4-3-1

Front 88

Flashing White - tower light gun signal

Back 88

Flight: NA

Ground: return to starting point on Airport

Other: " ^

AIM 4-3-1

Front 89

Alternating red green - tower light gun signal

Back 89

Flight: extreme caution

Ground: "^

Other: "^^

AIM 4-3-1

Front 90

White + Green beacons

Back 90

Lighted land airport

Front 91

Green, yellow, white beacon

Back 91

Lighted heliport