Helicopter Maneuvers Manual - ASA

An excellent resource for students and flight instructors alike, the Helicopter Manoeuvres Manual helps pilots acquire a mental picture of each phase of flight. With this comprehensive visual guide, author Ryan Dale has captured his countless hours spent at the whiteboard in full-colour illustrations that show exactly what to do or expect in each part of a manoeuvre.

✈ List of Manoeuvres

Includes step-by-step instructions and supporting illustrations for all the manoeuvres required for the private and commercial checkride.

• Preflight Inspection
• Engine Start and Rotor Engagement
• Takeoffs
• Taxiing
• Hovering
• Approaches and Landings
• Straight-and-Level Flight
• Climbs
• Descents
• Turns
• Acceleration
• Deceleration
• Traffic Pattern Operations
• Go-Around Procedure
• High Altitude Operations
• Slope Operations
• Confined Area Operations
• Pinnacle/Platform Operations
• Power Failure at Altitude
• Autorotation
• Low Rotor RPM Recognition and
• Recovery
• Settling-With-Power
• Tail Rotor Failure
• Post-Flight Procedures
• And more!

This manoeuvres manual helps pilots visualise concepts learned in flight training and incorporate the Practical Test Standards into every manoeuvre. The full-colour illustrations and textual explanations work in conjunction with an instructor’s lessons, and facilitate effective preflight and post-flight briefings. The Helicopter Manoeuvres Manual gives readers a crystal-clear picture of what level of performance is expected of them for each flight profile and includes insights into the common errors associated with each manoeuvre. Applicable to all helicopter models, the book also features tips for the popular Robinson R22. This book is an essential tool for any flight bag!