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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Land from the hover
   • Pre-landing checks are completed as required
   • Helicopter is lowered onto nominated point from hovering flight without adverse longitudinal, lateral, yawing or rolling movements
   • Helicopter stability on landing gear is ensured prior to fully lowering collective
   • After-landing checks are performed
2. Lift-off to hover and perform hover checks
   • Aircraft performance is calculated for flight
3. Pre-take-off checks are performed
4. Flight controls are set to prepare for lift-off to hover
5. Flight and power controls are used to lift helicopter off the surface to a stable hover at appropriate height for helicopter while controlling heading
6. Wind effect is anticipated and accounted for with appropriate control inputs to maintain position over nominated hover point
7. Awareness of adverse effects of rotor downwash on surrounding aircraft, people, objects and environment is applied
8. Flight control functions, centre of gravity and hover power checks are performed
9. Hover taxi manoeuvre is commenced, maintained and stopped at a constant and safe hover height, while maintaining engine power and rotor speed (RRPM) within limits
10. Coordinated corrective action is used to counter wind effects
11. Implications of environmental conditions are assessed and appropriate compensation made
12. Helicopter is maintained clear of obstructions
13. Lookout is maintained using a systematic scan technique at a rate determined by traffic density, visibility or terrain
14. Hover helicopter in cross- and tail-winds
    • Helicopter is maintained in hovering flight remaining over a nominated hover point at a nominated height and heading in cross- and tail-winds
15. Coordinated corrective action is used to maintain a constant rate of turn and to counter wind effects
16. Perform turns around mast
    • Helicopter is turned around the mast while maintaining a constant height and specified rate of turn over nominated hover point
17. Turn is completed on nominated heading
18. Controlled corrective action is used to control effects of wind gusts
19. Lookout is maintained using a systematic scan technique at a rate determined by traffic density, visibility, obstructions and terrain
20. RPM is managed within limits during turn
21. Perform turns around nose and tail
    • Helicopter is turned around nominated point on or forward of helicopter nose while maintaining a constant height and specified rate of movement around point
22. Helicopter is turned around nominated point on or aft of helicopter tail while maintaining a constant height and specified rate of movement around point
23. Controlled corrective action is taken to counter effects of wind gusts
24. Helicopter is maintained clear of obstructions during turning manoeuvres
25. Turns in a specified direction are commenced and stopped at a specified heading
26. Ground track is maintained at a constant distance from nominated point
27. Anti-torque pedals are used to ensure helicopter nose or tail is pointed at nominated turning point
28. Perform sidewards and backwards flight
    • Helicopter is transitioned from static hover to sideways and rearward flight
29. Lookout is maintained in direction of flight using a systematic scan technique at a rate determined by traffic density, visibility, obstructions and terrain
30. Rearward movement is only conducted after visually checking behind helicopter, and height is adjusted as required
31. Helicopter directional control is maintained and manoeuvred clear of obstructions during sidewards and backwards flight manoeuvres
32. Rate of movement of helicopter is maintained at a safe speed
33. Sideways and rearward flight is terminated over nominated hover point
    • Pre-landing checks are completed as required
34. Helicopter is lowered onto nominated point from hovering flight without adverse longitudinal, lateral, yawing or rolling movements
35. Helicopter stability on landing gear is ensured prior to fully lowering collective
36. After-landing checks are performed
37. Manage a mishandled landing
    • Appropriate action is taken to identify when an adverse landing situation is developing
38. Appropriate action is taken to either land aircraft or discontinue landing and return to hover safely
39. Manage a mishandled lift-off
    • Appropriate action is taken to identify when an adverse lift-off situation is developing
40. Appropriate action is taken to discontinue lift-off and return to ground safely

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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