PPL(H)

Weather Limitations for PPLs

One of the questions I get asked over and over is “Do you think the weather is okay for flying?” I always reply “What do you think?” I always want the pilots to try to figure this out for themselves and this always puts the onus back on them. In the past, I have met […]

Basic Autorotations

(Updated on 28th March 2021) During your helicopter training, you will eventually have to learn how to glide the helicopter in unpowered flight. All helicopters can glide. We call it “autorotation“. We practice autorotations so much in the course of training that they become a part of normal helicopter flight. But do not think that […]

EASA Air Law For The PPL

(Updated on 28th March 2021) Under EASA regulations, the syllabus for the Air Law theory for PPL students has changed considerably. All of these changes have required Approved Training Organisations to rewrite their training material. To date, there are no books to teach the new EASA regulations in Ireland. For this reason, I have written […]

EASA Theoretical Knowledge Examinations

(Updated on 26th March 2021) Introduction I am starting to get a lot of enquiries from both students and pilots in relation to what is required for the theoretical knowledge examinations for EASA helicopter licenses. This post will provide you with the new list of exams. These exams have already been launched in the UK […]