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HELICOPTER FLIGHT LESSONS - TRAINING SEQUENCE OF INSTRUCTION

Helicopter flight lessons with ATS will help you understand the theory and practice of helicopters. Flight lessons will instruct students about the stability and control characteristics which determine the helicopters flying qualities, or the ease and accuracy with which the pilot accomplishes manoeuvres. The flying lessons cover everything you need to know from beginners to advanced helicopter aerodynamics, design, and handling.

The flying lessons cover 32 topics listed below. There is no compulsory ground school for flying lessons because all the information is covered in the briefings before and debriefings after the flight. This knowledge is tested with 8 online exams written throughout the helicopter flight lessons. Once all flying lessons have been completed with adequate understanding and skill, once all tests have been passed the student may take the Private Pilots Licence.
 

  1. Familiarisation with the Helicopter (Introduction Flight)
  2. Preparation for Flight & Action After Flight
  3. Air Experience
  4. Effects of Controls
  5. Attitude & Power Changes
  6. Straight & Level
  7. Medium Turns, Climbing and Descending Turns
  8. Basic Hover In Ground Effect
  9. Take-off & Landing
  10. Hover Taxi
  11. Transitions
  12. Circuit Flying
  13. Basic Autorotation
  14. Settling with Power / Vortex Ring State
  15. Abnormal & Emergency Procedures
  16. First Solo (RED LETTER DAY)
  17. Solo Consolidation
  18. Advanced Hover in Ground Effect
  19. Precision Transitions
  20. Steep turns
  21. Quick Stops & Tight circuits
  22. Advanced Autorotative Descents
  23. Limited Power Operations
  24. Transition in Various Wind Directions
  25. Advanced Hover Out of Ground Effect
  26. Slope Landings & Take-offs
  27. Confined Areas & Sloping Ground Approaches
  28. Low Flying & High Altitude Familiarization
  29. Cross Country Flying
  30. PPL Test Prep
  31. PPL GF Test
  32. PPL Cross Country Test
     

For high quality theoretical and practical helicopter flight lessons, contact ATS.