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38 Heli Exercises. Exercises and Yardsticks

Alan Kait started a long-running thread on the h-list when he mentioned that he had a list of basic 'control' exercises that he used to polish his skills. It turned out that there was quite a bit of interest in both them, for many reasons. Some folks are looking for a set routine to practice; some are interested in a way to measure their abilities over time; some (including me) found them interesting as a way to identify personal weak spots and bad habits, and so on.

Credit where credit is due:

The table of 38 orientation exercises is the work of Alan Kait. The points system and following exercises were developed by Mike Davis. It generated a lot of interest on the h-list, so when Mike asked if anyone wanted to put it on the web, I volunteered. I hope you find it interesting.

HOVERING AND SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVERS

Maneuver

View is toward:

Position or view of helicopter
(numbers indicate relative difficulty)

 

 

Tail In

Nose In

Left Side

Right Side

Constant Heading

Hover

Pilot

1

12

8

10

 

Straight Out & Back

Pilot

2

19

13

14

 

Lateral Left and Right

Pilot

3

20

23

24

 

Circle Around cc-wise1

Pilot

6

21

9

183

365

Circle Around c-wise

Pilot

7

22

173

11

355

Circle Outside cc-wise2

Center

31

34

15

383

 

Circle Outside c-wise

Center

32

33

373

16

 

Circle Outside cc-wise4

Pilot

4

29

25

27

 

Circle Outside c-wise4

Pilot

5

30

26

28

 

FLIGHT MANEUVERS

Maneuver

Speed

Direction

Turn towards

Rating

FF (stop)

slow

R to L & L to R

away

2

FF (stop)

slow

R to L & L to R

toward

4

FF (8’s)

fast

R to L & L to R

away

6

FF (8’s)

fast

R to L & L to R

Toward

8

Pirouette

fast

N/A

c-wise

14

Pirouette

fast

N/A

cc-wise

16

Pirouette

slow

N/A

c-wise

18

Pirouette

slow

N/A

cc-wise

20

Approach

to hover

right side

N/A

10

Approach

to hover

left side

N/A

12

Approach

to hover

nose in

N/A

22

Stall turn

fast

N/A

c-wise

24

Stall turn

fast

N/A

cc-wise

26

Full auto

N/A

right side

N/A

28

Full auto

N/A

left side

N/A

30

Full auto

N/A

right side

180

32

Full auto

N/A

left side

180

34

Full auto

N/A

nose in

N/A

36

Loop

N/A

N/A

N/A

38

Roll

N/A

N/A

N/A

40

OTHER FACTORS

Flights since crash

25

+10

Flight out of control over pits/flight line

per incident

-10

PILOT RATING

Level

Difficulty Factor

Boot camp

0-166

Novice

167-332

Basic

333-498

Intermediate

499-664

Advanced

665-830

Competition level

831-996

Master

997+

Notes

1 Circle Around---pilot is center

2 Circle Outside---pilot is not center

3 Reminder for backward

4 Constant heading

5 all views

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