Federal Aviation Administration Rotorcraft Flying Handbook

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The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included. Contents: Chapter 1?Introduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2?General Aerodynamics; Chapter 3?Aerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4?Helicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5?Helicopter Systems; Chapter 6?Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7?Weight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9?Basic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10?Advanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11?Helicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12?Attitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13?Night Operations; Chapter 14?Aeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15?Introduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16?Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17?Gyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18?Gyroplane Systems; Chapter 19?Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20?Flight Operations; Chapter 21?Gyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22?Gyroplane Aeronautical Decision Making; Glossary and index.