Pre-Owned Rotorcraft Flying Handbook (Paperback) 1602390606 9781602390607

9781602390607. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included. Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2 General Aerodynamics; Chapter 3 Aerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4 Helicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5 Helicopter Systems; Chapter 6 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7 Weight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9 Basic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10 Advanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11 Helicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12 Attitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13 Night Operations; Chapter 14 Aeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15 Introduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16 Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17 Gyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18 Gyroplane Systems; Chapter 19 Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20 Flight Operations; Chapter 21 Gyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22 Gyroplane Aeronautical Decision Making; Glossary and index.