Helicopter Training #34: Check ride prep! Slope landings, hover autos, and more
Cockpit view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb2n4Y7UTPs Pilot view (offset +3"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQyjwG6EP4 GPS: https://www.strava.com/activities/2445776895 Date: 6/12/2019 Time: 1645 Flight time (cumulative): 1.5 (47.0) hours Helicopter: Robinson R22 Beta II N622SA Instructor: Brian Stroh Airports: HWD - HWD Maneuvers: Slope landings, hover autos, auto-rotations, pickups, set downs Camera: GoPro Hero 7 black (main, 4k / 30 fps), GoPro Hero+ (small, 1080p / 30fps) Notes: Today marked the start of explicit check ride flight prep, covering maneuvers I felt I needed practice on. Overall I felt good, started to get a better feel for hover autos. I feel good about quick stops, though it never hurts to practice more. Couldn't do auto-rotations since we weren't able to get runway 28R and there were altitude restrictions on the taxiway pattern. Slope landings were a little more simple than I thought, but I'll still want more practice. I was pleased with the session, we'll get more good practice in the coming days and weeks. Maneuver Guide 1:32 HWD ATIS 5:55 HWD tower request taxi to taxiway Z/E intersection 10:19 HWD tower request 11:10 Takeoff from taxiway Z/E intersection parallel HWD runway 28L for left traffic 12:35 Normal approach to HWD taxiway Z parallel runway 28L 13:15 Loose headset wire 14:16 Set down 14:45 Pickup to a hover 15:55 HWD tower request for left pattern 16:15 Takeoff from taxiway Z/E intersection parallel HWD runway 28L for left traffic 17:35 Normal approach to HWD taxiway Z parallel runway 28L 19:10 HWD tower request maneuvers on taxiway 20:50 HWD tower request to step to grass 21:27 Slope landing 24:30 Slope landing 28:29 Slope landing 31:58 HWD tower request maneuvers on taxiway 34:25 Air taxi / quick stop 37:00 Air taxi / quick stop 39:08 Loss of tail rotor effectiveness discussion 41:15 Air taxi / quick stop 45:51 Hover auto 46:42 Pickup to a hover 47:48 Hover auto 48:50 Pickup to a hover 49:25 Hover auto 50:40 Pickup to a hover 51:31 Hover auto (CFI) 52:20 Pickup to a hover 53:06 Hover auto 54:26 Pickup to a hover 55:28 Hover auto 56:34 Pickup to a hover 57:32 HWD tower pattern request (unable) 58:14 Takeoff from HWD taxiway Z spot C to left pattern 1:00:16 HWD tower reminder for pattern altitude 1:00:37 Straight in auto-rotation w/ power recovery to HWD taxiway Z spot C 1:02:07 HWD tower request maneuvers on taxiway 1:04:17 Air taxi / quick stop 1:05:08 Bird flies directly in front of the main rotor disc 1:07:46 Air taxi / quick stop 1:11:13 Quick stop 1:11:59 HWD tower request for patterns on 28R 1:12:00 Takeoff from HWD taxiway Z spot C to left pattern 1:14:11 Shallow approach to HWD taxiway Z 1:15:12 Run on landing 1:16:55 Pickup to a hover 1:17:34 Takeoff from HWD taxiway Z to left pattern 1:18:49 Shallow approach to HWD taxiway Z 1:19:48 Run on landing 1:20:46 Pickup to a hover 1:25:02 Set down 1:26:27 Low fuel light (with prediction!)
Cockpit view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb2n4Y7UTPs Pilot view (offset +3"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQyjwG6EP4 GPS: https://www.strava.com/activities/2445776895 Date: 6/12/2019 Time: 1645 Flight time (cumulative): 1.5 (47.0) hours Helicopter: Robinson R22 Beta II N622SA Instructor: Brian Stroh Airports: HWD - HWD Maneuvers: Slope landings, hover autos, auto-rotations, pickups, set downs Camera: GoPro Hero 7 black (main, 4k / 30 fps), GoPro Hero+ (small, 1080p / 30fps) Notes: Today marked the start of explicit check ride flight prep, covering maneuvers I felt I needed practice on. Overall I felt good, started to get a better feel for hover autos. I feel good about quick stops, though it never hurts to practice more. Couldn't do auto-rotations since we weren't able to get runway 28R and there were altitude restrictions on the taxiway pattern. Slope landings were a little more simple than I thought, but I'll still want more practice. I was pleased with the session, we'll get more good practice in the coming days and weeks. Maneuver Guide 1:32 HWD ATIS 5:55 HWD tower request taxi to taxiway Z/E intersection 10:19 HWD tower request 11:10 Takeoff from taxiway Z/E intersection parallel HWD runway 28L for left traffic 12:35 Normal approach to HWD taxiway Z parallel runway 28L 13:15 Loose headset wire 14:16 Set down 14:45 Pickup to a hover 15:55 HWD tower request for left pattern 16:15 Takeoff from taxiway Z/E intersection parallel HWD runway 28L for left traffic 17:35 Normal approach to HWD taxiway Z parallel runway 28L 19:10 HWD tower request maneuvers on taxiway 20:50 HWD tower request to step to grass 21:27 Slope landing 24:30 Slope landing 28:29 Slope landing 31:58 HWD tower request maneuvers on taxiway 34:25 Air taxi / quick stop 37:00 Air taxi / quick stop 39:08 Loss of tail rotor effectiveness discussion 41:15 Air taxi / quick stop 45:51 Hover auto 46:42 Pickup to a hover 47:48 Hover auto 48:50 Pickup to a hover 49:25 Hover auto 50:40 Pickup to a hover 51:31 Hover auto (CFI) 52:20 Pickup to a hover 53:06 Hover auto 54:26 Pickup to a hover 55:28 Hover auto 56:34 Pickup to a hover 57:32 HWD tower pattern request (unable) 58:14 Takeoff from HWD taxiway Z spot C to left pattern 1:00:16 HWD tower reminder for pattern altitude 1:00:37 Straight in auto-rotation w/ power recovery to HWD taxiway Z spot C 1:02:07 HWD tower request maneuvers on taxiway 1:04:17 Air taxi / quick stop 1:05:08 Bird flies directly in front of the main rotor disc 1:07:46 Air taxi / quick stop 1:11:13 Quick stop 1:11:59 HWD tower request for patterns on 28R 1:12:00 Takeoff from HWD taxiway Z spot C to left pattern 1:14:11 Shallow approach to HWD taxiway Z 1:15:12 Run on landing 1:16:55 Pickup to a hover 1:17:34 Takeoff from HWD taxiway Z to left pattern 1:18:49 Shallow approach to HWD taxiway Z 1:19:48 Run on landing 1:20:46 Pickup to a hover 1:25:02 Set down 1:26:27 Low fuel light (with prediction!)