Over-pitching
(Updated on 28th March 2021) What Is Over-pitching? Overpitching occurs when you demand too much power from the engine and a drop in Rotor RPM (RRPM) occurs. When you keep raising the collective lever without any consideration for power limitations; you are increasing the pitch angle of the main rotor blades. As the pitch angle […]
Helicopter Stability
(Updated on 19th March 2021) Stability Stability can be simply classified as static stability or dynamic stability. Static Stability. If an object is disturbed from a given position and following this disturbance it tends to return to this position of its own accord, it is said to be statically stable. If, following the disturbance, it […]
Vortex Ring – Settling With Power
(Reviewed on 18th April 2021) What is Vortex Ring – Settling With Power? Vortex ring is commonly called settling with power in the USA. Settling with power is a better descriptive name but vortex ring is technically more correct. When the helicopter is descending into its own induced flow, there is a risk of vortex […]
Dynamic Rollover in Helicopters
(Updated on 2nd January 2021) What is dynamic rollover? Dynamic rollover sounds like a term that might be used by the lottery companies. Every helicopter pilot is aware that dynamic rollover in helicopters can be a problem when taking off or landing a helicopter. Dynamic rollover is caused when a wheel or a skid on […]
