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| Why is it called a "Cyclic"? |
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| One can control lateral movement by changing blade pitch cyclically (once per cycle) |
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| The Cyclic controls what two things? |
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| Lateral movement (fore, aft): Pitch and Roll |
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| The nose moving up or down. |
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| The nose moving left or right. |
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| The Cyclic indirectly controls what three things? |
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| What switches are on the Cyclic? |
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| Why is it called a "Collective"? |
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| It changes the blade pitch collectively. |
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| What does the Collective control? |
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| Pitch of all the blades at once. |
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| Where is the throttle located? |
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| What are three ways to control the throttle? |
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-Rotate till detent.
-Correlator
-Governor |
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| If only the correlator is working (governor is off and you do not rotate the throttle grip) and you lift up on the collective, what will happen to the engine and rotor RPM? |
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| RPMs will remain relatively constant. |
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| If the governor is off, does the correlator keep the engine at the perfect speed (RPM)? |
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| If the governor is on and working and you lift up on the Collective slowly, what will happen to engine and rotor RPM? |
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| If the governor is working and you lift up on the Collective slowly, will the governor keep the engine and rotor at the perfect speed? |
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| If the fuel going to the engine stayed constant (correlator and governor are inoperative and you do not twist the throttle), what would happen to rotor RPM if you pull the Collective up? |
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| If the fuel going to the engine stayed constant (correlator and governor are inoperative and you do not twist the throttle) what would happen to rotor RPM if you push the collective down? |
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| State Newton's Third Law of Motion: |
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| For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. |
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| When viewed from the top down, what direction do the blades move on a helicopter made in the USA? |
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| What happens to the tail rotor blade pitch when you push on the anti-torque pedals? |
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| It changes the pitch of the rear blades to counteract the torque of the tail rotor. |
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| Pushing on the anti-torque petals controls what? |
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| If you add more power by increasing the throttle, which way will the helicopter yaw? |
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| If you reduce power by reducing the throttle, which way will the helicopter yaw? |
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| If the correlator and governor are working, what will happen to torque when you raise the collective? |
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| Torque increases in power |
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| If the correlator and governor are working, what will happen to torque when you lower the collective? |
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| Torque decreases in power |
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| What is the name of the FAR that requires a person to receive a briefing prior to manipulating the flight controls of an R22 or R44? |
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| Why is energy management more critical during an unpowered flight? |
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| The engine- normally a large source of power- is no longer functioning. |
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| What are the four possible sources of energy that can be used to turn the rotor of a helicopter? List the type of energy that each source provides. |
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-Engine is mechanical
-Altitude is potential
-RPM rotor is kinetic
-A/S is kinetic |
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| While a helicopter is in a stable descent during an autorotation, which one of the sources of energy gets less during descent. |
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| As a helicopter descends during an autorotation, which type of energy do pilots try to hold constant all the way to the ground? |
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| During an autorotation, just before touching down on the ground, which to sources of energy are (essentially) at zero? |
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| What are the correct steps a pilot must take to get the rotor RPM back up to normal if the rotor RPM gets too low? |
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-Lower collective
-Slightly roll on throttle
-Pull back on cyclic
-Decrease the angle of the rotors |
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| Critical AoA is exceeded. |
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Term
| What are the two factors that effect density altitude? |
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| Pressure and temperature. |
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| What RPM will the blades stall at when at zero feet density altitude? |
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| What RPM will the blades stall at when at 7,000 feet density altitude? |
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| What characteristic on an R22/R44 makes it possible to have Mast Bumping? |
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| An underslung rotor system. |
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| What two things must happen to cause the start of Mast Bumping? |
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Definition
-A part of the rotor system collides with mast.
-Lateral cyclic applied before aft cyclic. |
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| Once the above two things happen, what must the pilot do to correct for these two conditions (in order)? |
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Definition
-Pull cyclic aft first
-Correct Roll |
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Term
| What do you need to do before approaching a helicopter with spinning rotor blades? |
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Definition
| Ensure pilot can see you (probably on the right side) |
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Term
| What is the only area authorized to walk up to and leave a helicopter that has the rotor blades spinning? |
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| What will happen if you walk up to or leave a helicopter (with moving blades) on the uphill side of the helicopter? |
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You're very likely to get hit.
FATALITY! |
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| What should you do when walking under spinning blades? |
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| Duck and keep lose articles held. |
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| What is the leading cause of ground accident fatalities on helicopters? |
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| What could happen if, when the rotors are turning, you go under the tail-boom behind the helicopter doors? |
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| Exhaust contact and tail contact. |
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| What may happen if you are in flight and an object leaves the helicopter? |
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| Possible contact with tail. |
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Term
| When do pilots have to have their seat belts on? |
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| When do passengers have to have seatbelts on (per the FAA)? |
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| When can you smoke in a helicopter at Guidance? |
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| If you are on your final approach to runway 10, what is your approximate magnetic heading if there is no wind? |
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| If there are three parallel runways which runway has the letter C painted on it? |
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| Each slab of the pavement is actually how many runways? |
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| What does the word "reciprocal" mean? |
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| In the opposite direction. |
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| What is the runway on the opposite side of Runway 17? |
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| Someone is currently using it. |
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| What does left traffic mean? |
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| If not specified, what is the traffic pattern at an airport with no control tower? |
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| What are the two typical visual markings for a runway that isn't set up for instrument approaches? |
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-Centerline markings
-Runway # designator |
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| A runway that is designated for Non-Precision instrument landings have what markings? |
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Definition
-Visual markings
-Threshold markings
-An aiming point at 1,000 feet. |
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| A runway that is designated for Precision instrument landings have what markings? |
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-Non-precision markings
-Runway edgelines
-Touchdown zone 500 feet from end.
-Distance markers at 1500 and 2000 (double) and 2500 and 3000 (single). |
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Term
| Where can a pilot go to see what typical runway markings look like? |
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| What can you do on a displaced threshold? |
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| Taxi, takeoff, landing rollout. |
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| What can you NOT do on a displaced threshold? |
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| Name two reasons why a threshold might be displaced? |
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-Things in the way.
-Noise sensitivity. |
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| What can you use a Blast-pad/Stopway for? |
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| What do we call the symbol that identifies a blastpad/stopway? |
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| What is the symbol for a helipad? |
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| What do the two numbers in the box in the lower right corner of the helipad stand for? |
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Top- max rotor width
bottom- max weight. |
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| What is the symbol for a hospital helipad? |
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| How can you tell if a heliport is closed to landing? |
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| Taxiway centerlines are what color? |
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| When can you cross a hold line (dotted, solid)? |
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Definition
-Whenever
-When ATC clears it. |
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| When do you have to hold short of the ILS hold line? |
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| Do you need permission to cross a taxiway line if the dashed lines are on your side? |
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| If you must hold short of a hold line, what part of your aircraft can cross the line? |
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| Transient parking is typically marked with what symbol? |
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| T with tie down chains nearby. |
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| Transient parking is specifically designed for helicopters is what symbol? |
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| Field elevation for an airport is measured where? |
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| Highest point of a usable runway. |
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| How fast does the wind have to blow in order to get a wind sock to indicate wind direction? |
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| When a wind sock is just barely fully extended, what is the wind speed? |
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| What do the brackets on a segmented circle indicate? |
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| They align with the runways, and turn in the traffic pattern. |
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| A tetrahedron's skinny end points where? |
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| What are the rotating beacon colors on a Civil Airport? |
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| What are the rotating beacon colors on a military airport? |
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| What are the rotating colors on a water port? |
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| What are the rotating beacon colors on a heliport? |
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| What do the terms HIRL, MIRL and LIRL stand for? |
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| High/ medium/ low intensity runway lighting. |
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| Runway Threshold lights are what type of colors? |
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Definition
| Bidirectional green and red. |
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| If you are landing on a runway, what color are the first runway threshold lights? The last ones? |
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| First ones are green, last ones are red. |
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| REIL stands for what four words? |
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| Runway end identifier lights |
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| Where are REIL lights located? |
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| Just off the very end of the runway. |
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| What color are REILs and do they flash? |
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| They flash white away from the runway. |
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| VASI stands for what four words? |
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Definition
| Visual approach slope indicator. |
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| What are the two sayings that describe light indicators for a VASI? |
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Red/White= all right
Red/Red= you're dead. |
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| Helicopters typically fly a _________ approach than indicated by a VASI. |
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| PAPI stands for what four words? |
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| Precision approach path indicator. |
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| How many indicators exist on a PAPI? How many of these should ideally be each color? |
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| Approach lighting is designed for what kind of pilots? |
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| Taxiwayh lights are what color on the edge? On the centerline? |
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| Blue on the edge, green on the centerline. |
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| Runway ground lights are what color? |
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| HElliports typically have what color lighting? |
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