Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Flight Training -- Purpose of Flight Training -- Practical Flight Instructor Strategies -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) -- Role of the Examiner -- Role of the Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) -- Flight Safety Practices -- Helicopter Hazards -- Instructional Hazards -- Collision Avoidance -- Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM) -- Risk Management -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 2 - Introduction to the Helicopter -- Introduction -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3 - Aerodynamics of Flight -- Introduction -- Forces Acting on the Aircraft -- Airfoil -- Rotor Blade and Hub Definitions -- Airflow and Reactions in the Rotor System -- Rotor Blade Angles -- Hovering Flight -- Translating Tendency or Drift -- Pendular Action -- Coning -- Coriolis Effect (Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum) -- Ground Effect -- Gyroscopic Precession -- Vertical Flight -- Forward Flight -- Translational Lift -- Translational Thrust -- Induced Flow -- Transverse Flow Effect -- Dissymmetry of Lift -- Translational Thrust -- Induced Flow -- Transverse Flow Effect -- Dissymmetry of Lift -- Sideward, Rearward, and Turning Flight -- Autorotation -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4 - Helicopter Flight Controls -- Introduction -- Collective Pitch Control -- Throttle Control -- Cyclic Pitch Control -- Antitorque Control -- Practice -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 5 - Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems -- Introduction -- Airframe -- Fuselage -- Main Rotor System -- Antitorque Systems -- Engines -- Transmission System -- Fuel System -- Engines -- Electrical Systems -- Hydraulics -- Stability Augmentation Systems (SAS) -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6 - Rotorcraft Flight Manual -- Introduction.

Introducing the Manual -- Sections of the Manual -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7 - Weight and Balance -- Introduction -- Weight -- Balance -- Weight and Balance Calculations -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8 - Helicopter Performance -- Introduction -- Factors Affecting Performance -- Height/Velocity Diagram -- Performance Planning -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 9 - Preflight and Postflight Procedures -- Introduction -- Checklists -- Required Documents -- Preflight Inspection -- Cockpit Management -- Ground Operations -- Engine Start -- Taxiing -- Before Takeoff -- After Landing -- Parking -- Engine Shutdown -- Postflight -- Securing and Servicing -- Instructor Tip -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 10 - Basic Flight Maneuvers -- Introduction -- Basic Maneuvers -- Straight-and-Level Flight -- Normal Climb -- Normal Descent -- Turns -- Climbing and Descending Turns -- Approaches -- Go-Around -- Normal and Crosswind Takeoff From a Hover -- Hovering -- Taxi -- Ground Reference Maneuvers -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 11 - Advanced Flight Maneuvers -- Introduction -- Instructor's Approach -- Reconnaissance Procedures -- Maximum Performance Takeoff -- Running/Rolling Takeoff -- Rapid Deceleration or Quick Stop -- Steep Approach to a Hover -- Shallow Approach and Running/Roll-On Landing -- Slope Operations -- Confined Area Operations -- Pinnacle and Ridgeline Operations -- Pinnacle Takeoff and Climb -- Night Flying -- Cross-Country Operations -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 12 - Helicopter Emergencies -- Introduction -- Autorotative Descents -- Emergency Situations for Discussion Only -- System or Equipment Malfunctions -- Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear -- Scenario-Based Training -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 13 - Attitude Instrument Flying.

Introduction -- Instructor's Objective -- Ground Instruction -- Flight Instruction -- Instructional Objectives -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 14 - Night Operations -- Introduction -- Instructor's Objective -- Eye Anatomy and Physiology -- Ground Instruction -- Flight Instruction -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 15 - Helicopter Operations -- Introduction -- Collision Avoidance -- Runway Incursions -- Safety Considerations -- Traffic Patterns -- Airspace -- Helicopter Turbine and Multiengine Transition -- Floats, Wheeled Landing Gear, or Ski Transitions -- External Loads -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 16 - Practical Examination and Preparation for Flight Review -- Introduction -- Documentation -- Preparing the Student -- Preparation for a Practical Exam -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 17 - Single-Pilot Resource Management, Aeronautical Decision-Making, and Risk Management -- Introduction -- Origins of ADM and SRM -- Human Factors -- Risk Management -- Instructor Tips -- Chapter Summary -- Glossary -- Index.