NCHF Ground School — One-Pager
Area IX: Emergency Operations · print-friendly
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Quick-reference memory items — carry this to the cockpit.
One-Pager — Area IX: Emergency Operations (Lessons 27–33 (incl. 28 Autorotation))
Powerplant & systems malfunctions (L27)
Fly first (RPM/airspeed/landing area), then diagnose, then run
POH Section 3
. Complete power loss → autorotation.
Hydraulic = higher control forces; electrical = load management; governor = manual RPM.
Settling with power / VRS (L29) & Low rotor RPM (L30)
VRS = high sink + slow (below ETL) + power; adding collective worsens it. Recover by gaining airspeed; prevent with stabilized approaches.
Low RPM: lower collective + roll on throttle (aft cyclic in fwd flight) — instant reflex; can stall the rotor in seconds.
Dynamic rollover / ground resonance (L31) & LTE (L32)
Dynamic rollover: pivot + roll past critical angle — recover by smoothly lowering collective; stay level/drift-free.
Ground resonance: from uneven touchdown — act per POH. LTE: wind-induced yaw — pedal + airspeed; true TR failure per POH.
Emergency equipment & survival gear (L33)
ELT + 91.205 required items; route/season-appropriate survival kit (esp. North Country cold). Keep accessible; know how to use; brief pax.
✍️ Your aircraft (N-________) — fill in & confirm with your CFI
Key limit / speed:
Key limit / speed:
R44 POH section:
Look these up in your R44 POH and confirm with your CFI before flight — leave blank until verified.