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Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition
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About Learning To Fly Helicopters, Second Edition
From the Author This book is about what it's like to learn to fly helicopters and what it's like to fly them as professional pilot. And what is that exactly? It starts with a feeling. A feeling that must be experienced before it can be understood. The best I can do is identify other experiences you're more likely to have had, and I hope you'll get the idea.It's the feeling you get when a football floats into your hands as you're running full speed down the field, or when your bat hits smacks a baseball with a loud satisfying "thunk." It's the feeling a gymnast gets on the balance beam during a perfect routine, or an airplane pilot gets when squeaking a landing in a taildragger, or a skier gets when carving perfect turns in deep powder. It's the feeling every child gets the first time he or she masters riding a bicycle without training wheels. It's a hands-eyes-and-feet coordination thing.That's what it's like to fly a helicopter.This book can't give you that feeling. No book can. What this book can do is pave the way so that you get the feeling sooner.Helicopters are fascinating, complicated machines. They're not easy to fly and they're not easy to understand. You have a lot of study, work and practice ahead of you, if you are to become a helicopter pilot. Believe me, it's worth the time, effort and money.Once you get the feeling, you'll never want to let it go. Product Description Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A comprehensive guide to helicopter flying and flighttraining for aspiring private or professional helicopterpilots--updated for the first time in 20 years!Extensively revised to cover the latest industry advances, Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition, provides details on the technical and practical aspects of rotarywing flight, guiding you from preflight preparation through postflight procedures and everything in between. Written in a conversational style, the book demystifies the art and science of helicopter flying. Real-world advice from the author and other pilots is included throughout.This copiously illustrated, up-to-date edition features new information on glass cockpits, turbine engines, IFR flying, the latest FAA test standards for a privatehelicopter pilot certificate, emergency and safety procedures, how to choose a flight school, career opportunities, and more. Become a private or professional helicopter pilot with help from this trusted resource!Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition, covers:Five myths about helicoptersBasic aerodynamicsFlight controlsYour first flightBasic flight maneuversLearning to hoverAutorotationsAdvanced maneuvers--with new material on hoisting,sling loads, and offshore operationsEmergenciesHazards of low-level flyingFlight training tips--civil and militaryAircraft systems--with new information on glass cockpits and turbine enginesPrivate pilot practical test standards for helicopterpilotsThe Ten Commandments for helicopter pilotsWeight and balance, passenger briefings, and hand signalsEmployment opportunitiesHuman factors and safetyA flight to remember--lessons learned from the author's most stressful flightBorn-again copilots--when experienced captains fly theleft seatResources for helicopter pilotsData on and photos of common civil helicoptersThere but for the grace of God--real hangar stories astold by real pilotsPostflight From the Publisher R. Randall Padfield is Editor-in-Chief and VPO of AIN Publications. He is a rated airline transport pilot in helicopters and airplanes, flew missions as a U.S. Air Force HH-3E rescue pilot, and flew offshore helicopters to North Sea oil platforms and ships. Mr. Padfield has over 9,000 hours of flight time and is the author of four aviation books. In 1998 he was awarded the NBAA's Gold Wing Award for reporting excellence. About the Author
