rodrop Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Hey, I decided to keep a more visual "blog" of my lessons starting from last Saturday. I think this file represents the flight pattern we flew on an oh so beautiful day. I was hoping to show it in PPTX format, but pdf is almost just as good Enjoy! Please let me know if you see any mistakes in my thinking...if you can figure out my drawing and read my mind Microsoft_PowerPoint___Ro_helicopter_flight_lessons_traffic_patterns_March_15.pdf Quote
NorCalHeliKid Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Not really sure what the point of depicting a traffic pattern is...but it will come in handy when/if you get to CFI! The only thing I found was that the large blue arrow that you have marked as "Relative Wind" should actually be the "Atmospheric Wind." Relative wind is generally used to describe wind acting on a helicopter as a sum of atmospheric, rotational and wind from forward airspeed. Quote
rodrop Posted March 20, 2008 Author Posted March 20, 2008 Not really sure what the point of depicting a traffic pattern is...but it will come in handy when/if you get to CFI! The only thing I found was that the large blue arrow that you have marked as "Relative Wind" should actually be the "Atmospheric Wind." Relative wind is generally used to describe wind acting on a helicopter as a sum of atmospheric, rotational and wind from forward airspeed. thanks for the info, I will change the title on wind. You are right, this depicting easy stuff is kind of silly, but I find that it helps me stay motivated, and helps me find small things that I overlook when trying to fly the helicopter...forces me to research etc a bit more etc... Your reply helps me out, cause I would not have figured that out without doing this drawing... I may not be a CFI anytime soon, but looks like you are closer (or already past that point in your flight career). Quote
ADRidge Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I don't know about you, but I used to have problems with the E6B wheel, so I just did ground speed and wind correction for each leg of my pattern (on the ground of course) with various wind values. If you've got any issues like that, it's best to figure them out PDQ. I like your diagram. Quote
Witch Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) Hey, that's kinda cool. Definetly beats a whiteboard any day. Might it be possible to expand this into a powerpoint presentation? Maybe showing the leg and maybe a photo from the cockpit on how it looks. That'd be kinda neat. Later Wait a minute...maybe I'll try that idea after the video and airdrop projects. Edited March 20, 2008 by Witch Quote
Goldy Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 rodrop- Actually not bad, and a fair amount of information you have learned all in one slide. Some pilots describe "takeoff" as upwind, just fyi. Good luck on your flying,Goldy Quote
rodrop Posted March 20, 2008 Author Posted March 20, 2008 rodrop- Actually not bad, and a fair amount of information you have learned all in one slide. Some pilots describe "takeoff" as upwind, just fyi. Good luck on your flying,Goldy thanks everyone...as I mentioned, I am a bit goofy when it comes to stuff like that, but, heck, if thats how I learn...why not?Thanks for the input...I do have it in PPT, just could not upload it for some reason. I am also working on a google earth thing, if I can get this to work, it will be "just like flying" without the cost...(and not as much fun) Quote
BOATFIXERGUY Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 I was going to post my ride routine pattern, but when it was done it looked like a John Madden Illustrator mess like when he's trying to show a football play! Just a bunch of squiggly lines! Quote
PhotoFlyer Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) rodrop- Actually not bad, and a fair amount of information you have learned all in one slide. Some pilots describe "takeoff" as upwind, just fyi. Good luck on your flying,Goldy If you want to get technical it is actually called "departure." Upwind is parallel to the runway, on the opposite side of the pattern. So if the pattern is standard (left) then upwind would be parallel to the runway with the runway on your right. http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air...0403.html#4-3-3 Figure 4-3-1 is the clearest depiction of a standard pattern. Edited March 21, 2008 by PhotoFlyer Quote
West Coaster Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Ugh, I hate when tower asks me to join a circuit haha. So used to just coming in under the fixed wing traffic and landing on a pad. Quote
Witch Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) Hey, how's this for a flown pattern? It's a track from my GPS and some software. Cool?Later Edited March 23, 2008 by Witch Quote
rodrop Posted March 23, 2008 Author Posted March 23, 2008 Hey, how's this for a flown pattern? It's a track from my GPS and some software. Cool?LaterI love it!...now can you explain it? Quote
Witch Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 I love it!...now can you explain it? Nope. Actually, if I remember, it was a landing at a landing. There was a logging landing and I did a few passes over it before landing. Came close to hitting a stump though, had to move to the right about 10 feet. Anyhow, then I took off and had to circle the other way to climb out of the bowl...well, half bowl. I then went by some hillsides and scared myself when I flew over a small gravel pit on the hillside. I didn't see it until I was over it. The trees covered it well. Maybe it was a covert gravel mining operation? So that's the story. Later Quote
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