Commercial Pilot Helicopter

Pilot Qualifications

Preflight Preparation · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

Airworthiness Requirements

Preflight Preparation · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Weather Information

Preflight Preparation · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Cross-Country Flight Planning

Preflight Preparation · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

National Airspace System

Preflight Preparation · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Performance and Limitations

Preflight Preparation · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Operation of Systems

Preflight Preparation · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Human Factors

Preflight Preparation · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

Night Operations

Preflight Preparation · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Preflight Assessment

Preflight Procedures · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Flight Deck Management

Preflight Procedures · both lesson · 30–45 minutes

Passenger Briefing and Preflight (partial)

Preflight Procedures · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Powerplant Starting and Rotor Engagement

Preflight Procedures · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Before Takeoff Check

Preflight Procedures · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

Runway/Taxiway/Heliport/Helipad Signs, Markings, and Lighting

Airport and Heliport Operations · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems

Airport and Heliport Operations · ground lesson · 60–90 minutes

Traffic Patterns

Airport and Heliport Operations · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Vertical Takeoff and Landing

Hovering Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Hover Taxi

Hovering Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Air Taxi

Hovering Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Taxiing with Wheel-Type Landing Gear

Hovering Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Slope Operations

Hovering Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Normal Takeoff and Climb

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Normal and Crosswind Approach

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Steep Approach

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Rolling Takeoff (Wheel-Type Landing Gear)

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Shallow Approach and Running/Roll-On Landing

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Go-Around

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 30–45 minutes

Go-Around (partial - risk management and skills only)

Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop

Performance Maneuvers · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Straight-In Autorotation in a Single-Engine Helicopter

Performance Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Autorotation with Turns in a Single-Engine Helicopter

Performance Maneuvers · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Pilotage and Dead Reckoning

Navigation · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Navigation Systems and Radar Services

Navigation · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Diversion

Navigation · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Lost Procedures

Navigation · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Powerplant Failure in a Hover in a Single-Engine Helicopter

Emergency Operations · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Powerplant Failure at Altitude in a Single-Engine Helicopter

Emergency Operations · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Approach and Landing with One Engine Inoperative (OEI) (Simulated) (Multiengine Helicopter Only)

Emergency Operations · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 60–90 minutes

Vortex Ring State (VRS)

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 90–120 minutes

Low Rotor Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) Recognition and Recovery

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 60–90 minutes

Antitorque System Failure

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Dynamic Rollover

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 60–90 minutes

Ground Resonance

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Low Gravity (G) Recognition and Recovery

Emergency Operations · ground lesson · 45–60 minutes

Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

Emergency Operations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

Flight Solely by Reference to Instruments

Emergency Operations · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes

Emergency Operations · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

Confined Area Operations

Special Operations · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

Pinnacle Operations

Special Operations · both lesson · 90–120 minutes

After Landing, Parking, and Securing

Postflight Procedures · both lesson · 60–90 minutes

IV. Hovering Maneuvers – Task E. Slope Operations (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VI. Performance Maneuvers – Task B. Straight-In Autorotation in a Single-Engine Helicopter (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VI. Performance Maneuvers – Task C. Autorotation with Turns in a Single-Engine Helicopter (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VIII. Emergency Operations – Task B. Powerplant Failure at Altitude in a Single-Engine Helicopter (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VIII. Emergency Operations – Task C. Approach and Landing with One Engine Inoperative (OEI) (simulated) (Multiengine Helicopter Only) (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VIII. Emergency Operations – Task E. Vortex Ring State (VRS) (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VIII. Emergency Operations – Task F. Low Rotor RPM Recognition and Recovery (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

VIII. Emergency Operations – Task M. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes (Operational Requirements)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 45–60 minutes

Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations (General)

Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations · both lesson · 90–120 minutes