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Tail Rotor Failure
(Updated on 14th February 2021) Different Types of Tail Rotor Failure While training for an EASA PPL(H) licence, you will be told about tail rotor failures. There is no flight exercise for tail rotor failures under the EASA system however I like to demonstrate the different types of tail rotor failure that can occur during […]
The Helicopter Engine (Piston)
(Reviewed on 13th March 2021) The Piston Engine Piston engines are the most common type of engine to be found in modern, light helicopters. Normally there will be 4 or 6 cylinders in a horizontally opposed configuration. For information about turbine engines, visit the Turbine Engine post on this website. Pistons move back and fourth […]
Radiotelephony – Numbers
(Reviewed on 9th March 2021) Pronouncing Numbers During a recent flight I was cleared by ATC to climb to “fifteen hundred” feet. If you are an aviator, you should be aware that the number “fifteen” is never used in standard radiotelephony. I decided to make this post to let you know how to transmit numbers […]
How to Determine Wind Direction in-flight
(Reviewed on 3rd September 2020) Wind Direction Student pilots can sometimes become bewildered and confused about how to work out where the wind is coming from when approaching to land at an uncontrolled area. Quite often they can feel the helicopter drifting and buffeting due to the wind but the direction is not obvious. Knowing […]
