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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN num: 9781560274049
ISBN number: 1560274042
Label: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Ltd.
Manufacturer: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Ltd.
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: September 01, 2001
Publishing house: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Ltd.
Sale Popularity Level: 57632
Studio: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Ltd.
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This series of textbooks and supplements for pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists provides information on every topic needed to qualify for and excel in the field of aviation. Most FAA Knowledge Exams' questions are taken directly from the information presented in these texts.
Written for applicants preparing for the private, commercial, or flight instructor certificate with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating, this guide covers both aeronautical knowledge and skill for operating rotorcraft vehicles. It is also a valuable tool for flight instructors as a teaching aid. This is the Basic Helicopter Handbook (Advisory Circular 61-13B) updated and renamed. This is FAA handbook FAA-H-8083-21.
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Outstnading publication put out by the FAA. A little dated but the material is still very accurate.
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Not too bad for government work, but it's just a statement of the facts... Well, mostly. This book contains some really confusing errors, and glazes over some fundamental concepts (what are all those vectors on the autorotation diagram???). But, the FAA is always right, and this book does hit almost everything you need to know, so you need to read it. Also, as a CFI, you'll want to know the "Common Errors" that follow each maneuver (altho many of them are pretty obvious). To really learn how to fly a helicopter from an armchair, I'd consider Wagtendonk's Principles of Helicopter Flight my primary source, and come back to the RFM only as a supplement.
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Just an observation.
On Page 2-2, the last paragraph of the page, under Angle of Attack, the book states, "Angle of attack should not be confused with pitch angle. Pitch angle is determind by the direction of the relative wind."
This is not correct. Angle of attack is determinded by the direction of relative wind, not pitch angle.
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This is a good FAA publication on the basics of airmanship of rotorcraft including gyro copters. I found it somewhat ironic that this FAA publication was printed in China!
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I am thinking seriously about learning to fly helicopters at the age of 55. A private pilot's license can be purchased for a flat fee of $12,500 in my area, including a lot of extra hours to really add that extra safety factor of assurance beyond the minimum required.
I bought this book to get a sense of what I would be getting into, and I find it fully satisfactory. It is the "official" FAA book and unlike most government publications I have seen in the past, this one is well-organized, fully illustrated into color, with figures also in color.
It is divided into two parts, the very first part deals with helicoptors, and the second part (chapters 15 through 21) with gyroplanes, which are a hybrid capable of achieving fixed wing speeds and often with wings that increase stability.
The final chapter is about aerunautical decision-making.
The FAA designation for this handbook is FAA-H-8083-21.
I appreciate this handbook--it makes it crystal clear that serious training will demand my total attention, and that in combination, the complexity of the aerodynamics of the helicopter, the instruments required to calibrate the operations of the helicopter, and the unpredictability and force of weather (not covered in this book, but I am also an offshore sailing skipper with an advanced weather certificate) all make piloting a helicopter a very challenging endeavor.
This handbook also persuaded me that the training facility I have found, which includes a flight simulator, the better for that--I definitely want to feel comfortable in a simulator as part of the training.
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