Thurston Helicopters - Helicopter PPL(H) Syllabus
Set out below are all the exercises that will be covered during the Helicopter PPL(H):
- 1a, 1b & 2 - Familiarisation, pre & post flight actions, emergencies, ground briefs only
- 3 - Air experience
- 4 - Effects of controls
- 5 - Power & attitude changes
- 6a - Straight & level flight
- 6b - Climbing
- 6c - Descending
- 6d - Turning
- 7 - Basic autorotation
- 8a - Hovering
- 8b - Hover taxing, spot turns
- 8c - Hovering, taxing emergencies
- 9 - Take-off and landing
- 10 - Transitions from hover to climb and approach to hover
- 11a - Circuit, approach and landing
- 11b - Steep and limited power approaches and landings
- 11c - Emergencies (abandoned take-off, missed approach, etc.)
- 12 - First solo
- 13 - Sideways and backwards flight
- 14 - Spot turns
- 15 - Hover Out of Ground Effect (OGE), vortex ring
- 16 - Simulated Engine Off Landings (EOL)
- 17 - Advanced autorotations
- 18 - Practice forced landings
- 19 - Steep turns
- 20 - Transitions
- 21 - Quick stops
- 22a - Navigation
- 22b - Navigation problems at low heights and in reduced visability
- 22c - Radio navigation
- 23 - Advanced take-off, landings and transitions
- 24 - Sloping ground
- 25 - Limited power
- 26 - Confined areas
- 27 - Basic instrument flight
- 28a - Night flying (if night qualification required)
- 28b - Night cross country (if night qualification required)