Helicopter Pilot Training

Rise Helicopters – Helicopter Pilot Training Syllabus.

During your Helicopter Flight Training, you will complete the following exercises. They will teach you all of the skills required to safely pilot the helicopter. Prior to each flight, your instructor will give you a detailed briefing of the exercise to be flown:

• Familiarisation with the aircraft (ground briefs only)
• Preparation for action and after flight (ground briefs only)
• Air experience – your first flight
• The affects of the controls in forward flight
• Altitude, speed and power changes
• Level flight, climbs, descents and turns
• Autorotations
• Hovering
• Take off and landing from the ground
• Take off and landing from the hover into forward flight
• Circuits – basic airfield traffic procedures in the air
• First solo flight
• Hovering sideways and backwards
• Turning on the spot
• Vortex ring – “the helicopter stall”
• Autorotation landings
• Autorotations at different speeds
• Autorotations to a specific field
  
• Steep turns
• Precision hovering
• Quick stops
• Pilot navigation
• Take off and landing downwind
• Take off and landing on sloping ground
• Limited power operations
• Instrument flying
  

Theory and Ground School

There are 7 written tests to pass as well as a Skill Test before your PPL(H)) can be issued. Our own CAA examiner conducts all the tests at Rise Helicopters -

Air Law and Operational Procedures
Helicopter General and Principles of Flight
Navigation
Meteorology
Flight Performance and Planning
Human Performance and Limitations
Radio Telephony

The Advantages of Helicopter Pilot Training at Rise Helicopters:-

• Ideal training location over the beautiful Cotswolds
• Very friendly club atmosphere
• Highly qualified flight training team
• Your own personal instructor
• Totally flexible scheduling to fit around your agenda
• Excellent safety record
• Free ground school and advice from highly qualified and experienced Pilot Instructors

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