To act as pilot-in-command of a helicopter under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR, what recency of experience must a pilot accomplish within the preceding 6 calendar months?
Regulations And Ifr Requirements
Question · Easy
Under 14 CFR Part 91.167, what is the minimum required IFR fuel reserve for a rotorcraft after reaching the destination or alternate airport?
What standard IFR takeoff visibility minimum applies to a helicopter operating under 14 CFR Part 91 from an airport without published takeoff minimums?
A Part 91 helicopter IFR destination has an approved instrument approach. What forecast conditions satisfy the no-alternate exception in 14 CFR 91.169(b)?
Which instrument or equipment is required by 14 CFR 91.205(d) for IFR flight, in addition to standard VFR day and night equipment?
How often must an operational check of the VOR equipment be conducted and logged for IFR flight under 14 CFR Part 91.171?
When operating on an IFR flight plan with a 'VFR-on-Top' clearance, the pilot must maintain which cruising altitude?
Under 14 CFR 91.109, what certification and rating must a safety pilot hold when accompanying a pilot manipulating the controls during simulated instrument flight?
Which report is required to be made to ATC at all times without a specific request, even when radar contact is established?
If the static port becomes completely blocked during IFR flight while the pitot tube remains open, how will the altimeter and vertical speed indicator react during a climb?
Flight Instruments And Aerodynamics
What fundamental gyroscopic principle allows the turn coordinator to indicate both rate of roll and rate of turn?
In the control and performance concept of attitude instrument flying, which instruments are classified as control instruments?
During straight-and-level flight at a constant airspeed, what instrument is the primary pitch instrument under the primary-supporting instrument flight concept?
Which spatial disorientation illusion is characterized by an undetected, sub-threshold roll followed by a rapid manual roll correction that causes a false sensation of banking in the opposite direction?
What causes the somatogravic illusion during a helicopter instrument takeoff or go-around?
What pilot action triggers the Coriolis illusion while flying in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)?
What is the standard direction of turn and standard leg timing for a holding pattern at or below 14,000 feet MSL?
Navigation And Atc Procedures
Unless a lower speed is published or specified by ATC, what is the maximum holding airspeed for a helicopter?
What angular displacement from the selected VOR radial is represented by full-scale deflection of the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)?
Full-scale deflection of a localizer CDI needle indicates that the aircraft is off course by approximately how many degrees?
What is the standard vertical thickness (height) of an ILS glideslope beam?
Unless otherwise specified on the approach chart, what is the maximum indicated airspeed permitted on the initial and intermediate approach segments of a COPTER instrument approach procedure?
Helicopter Ifr Approaches And Performance
On a Point-in-Space (PinS) helicopter instrument approach with a 'Proceed VFR' visual segment, what weather minimums and flight rules apply once the pilot passes the Missed Approach Point (MAP)?
What is the principal operational difference between a PinS approach annotated 'Proceed Visual' versus 'Proceed VFR'?
What is the standard Height Above Touchdown (HAT) and minimum visibility for a Category I ILS instrument approach?
Under 14 CFR 91.175(k), by how much may a helicopter pilot reduce the published Category A visibility minimums for a non-COPTER instrument approach?
What elements compose a standard ATC IFR clearance using the 'CRAFT' mnemonic?
In the event of a total two-way radio communication failure in IMC, what altitude should a pilot maintain under 14 CFR Part 91.185?
What is the correct order of preference for selecting a flight route during a two-way radio failure in IMC under 14 CFR Part 91.185?
In a METAR report, what does the code 'OVC008' represent?
Weather Services And Hazards
A helicopter burns 40 gallons of fuel per hour at normal cruise. Estimated flight time to destination is 1 hour 30 minutes, and flight time from destination to alternate is 25 minutes. Under 14 CFR Part 91.167, what is the minimum required total fuel load?
Question · Medium
A helicopter is tracking a 3.0-degree glidepath on a COPTER ILS approach at a groundspeed of 70 knots. What is the required rate of descent to remain on the glideslope?
A helicopter is flying a steep 5.0-degree COPTER RNAV approach at a groundspeed of 60 knots. What is the required rate of descent to maintain the 5-degree glidepath?
On a non-precision COPTER approach, the FAF is 3.0 NM from the MAP. The helicopter must descend 900 feet from FAF altitude to MDA at a groundspeed of 90 knots. What minimum rate of descent must be maintained?
While flying perpendicular to a VOR radial (cross-radial tracking), 3 minutes elapse while the CDI moves across a 10-degree radial change. What is the estimated time to the VOR station?
A helicopter maintains a groundspeed of 100 knots while flying perpendicular to a VOR radial. It takes 3 minutes to cross a 10-degree radial change. What is the distance to the station?
Airport elevation is 4,000 feet MSL, altimeter setting is 29.72 in Hg, and outside air temperature (OAT) is +26.6°C. What is the approximate density altitude?
A helicopter is flying at a True Airspeed (TAS) of 90 knots. The wind is 30 degrees off the heading at 20 knots. What is the approximate crosswind component and wind correction angle (WCA)?
A helicopter has an empty weight of 1,800 lbs with a moment of 172,800 lb-in. Pilot and passenger weigh 340 lbs at arm 80. Fuel is 300 lbs at arm 100. What is the center of gravity (CG) of the loaded helicopter?
A helicopter tracks an airway segment between two navaid fixes separated by 18 NM. The elapsed time between fixes is 12 minutes. What is the helicopter's groundspeed?
Under 14 CFR Part 61.65, what cross-country pilot-in-command time is required for an Instrument - Helicopter rating applicant?
According to the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS) for Instrument Rating Helicopter, what is the maximum allowable altitude tolerance when maintaining MDA on a non-precision approach?
For a Part 91 helicopter IFR flight, what forecast weather is required at the alternate ETA when the alternate has an approved instrument approach and no different FAA authorization applies?
What is a unique privilege granted to helicopters operating under Special VFR (SVFR) in Class D airspace under 14 CFR 91.157?
What criteria place all standard helicopters into Category A for instrument approach procedure minimums?
If the pitot tube opening and its drain hole become completely blocked by icing while static ports remain clear, how will the airspeed indicator behave during a climb?
If the static system becomes blocked during flight, how will the airspeed indicator respond when descending to a lower altitude?
When switching to an alternate static source located inside an unpressurized helicopter cabin, what error should be anticipated on the flight instruments?
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