Sfar 73

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It is acceptable to allow your airspeed to go below 30 knots if:

Back 1

Your rate of sink is below 300 FPM (feet per minute)

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Front 2

To avoid hitting unmarked wires your altitude must be:

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Above 500 feet AGL

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Front 3

The number one cause of fatal accidents in the R-22 is:

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Collision with wires and other objects

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Front 4

If you encounter unexpected severe turbulence, you should:

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Slow down and avoid over controlling the aircraft

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Front 5

When the rotor RPM begins to decay, the engine will:

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Produce less power at nearly the same torque

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Front 6

Aerodynamic stall occurs when:

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An Airplane loses airspeed or a helicopter loses rotor RPM

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Front 7

To quickly descend for collision avoidance, the pilot should:

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Reduce collective pitch while keeping the aircraft level with the cyclic

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Front 8

When crossing high tension wires, the pilot should:

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Always fly directly over the towers

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Front 9

When performing a zero G push-over, an airplane:

Back 9

Has the same lateral control as during one G flight

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Front 10

When performing a zero G push-over, a helicopter:

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Has less lateral control than during one G flight

Front 11

You can recover the most energy by:
___ A. Reducing your RPM from 104% to 80%

___ B. Reducing your airspeed from 90 knots to 80 knots

___ C. Reducing your airspeed from 50 knots to 35 knots

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Reducing your airspeed from 90 knots to 80 knots

Front 12

To recover from a low G condition, the pilot must apply:

Back 12

Aft cyclic

Front 13

To recover from a low RPM situation, power on, at any airspeed, the pilot must:

Back 13

Lower the collective and apply aft cyclic

Front 14

For use during autorotation, energy is stored in:

Back 14

. Rotor RPM, forward speed and altitude

Front 15

During normal flight a 10% loss of RPM will result in:

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10% less engine power available

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Front 16

The low G condition can best be recognized by:

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A feeling of weightlessness

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Front 17

Primary causes of fatal accidents in the R-22 are:

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Rotor stall and wire strikes

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Front 18

A pilot can recover 100 HP-second of energy by:
___ A. Reducing airspeed from 90 to 84 knots

___ B. Reducing airspeed from 60 to 50 knots

___ C. Reducing altitude by 46 feet

___ D. Any of the above

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D. Any of the above

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Front 19

In which of the following conditions can low RPM rotor stall occur:
___ A. Hover

___ B. Autorotation

___ C. Cruise

___ D. Any of the above

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D. Any of the above

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