Index A
C
Abnormal vibrations...................................................11-21 Accessory gearbox........................................................4-10 Advancing blade...........................................................2-18 Aeronautical decision-making (ADM).........................14-2 After landing and securing..............................................8-6 Aircraft servicing............................................................8-3 Airflow............................................................................2-8 horizontal part.............................................................2-8 in forward flight.........................................................2-17 vertical part..................................................................2-8 Airfoil..............................................................................2-6 nonsymmetrical airfoil (cambered).............................2-7 symmetrical airfoil......................................................2-7 Airframe..........................................................................4-1 Altimeter.......................................................................12-2 Angle of attack (AOA).......................................... 2-7, 2-10 Angle of incidence................................................ 2-7, 2-10 Anti-icing systems........................................................4-18 Antitorque drive systems................................................4-8 antitorque pedals..................................................... 1-6, 3-4 Antitorque system...........................................................4-7 Fenestron.....................................................................4-7 NOTAR®....................................................................4-7 Antitorque system failure............................................11-16 AOA................................................................................2-7 Approach and landing....................................... 10-11, 13-9 Approaches...................................................................9-19 Astigmatism..................................................................13-2 Atmospheric illusions...................................................13-9 Autopilot.......................................................................4-17 Autorotation..................................................................2-24 Autorotation (forward flight)........................................2-25 Autorotation with turns.................................................11-5
Carburetor ice................................................................4-13 Center of gravity.............................................................6-2 Center of pressure...........................................................2-7 Centrifugal clutch..........................................................4-11 CG aft of aft limit............................................................6-3 Chord..............................................................................2-6 Chord line........................................................................2-6 Clutch............................................................................4-11 Coaxial rotors..................................................................1-3 Cockpit lights................................................................13-8 Collective........................................................................1-5 Collective pitch control........................................... 1-5, 3-2 Collision avoidance at night..........................................13-9 Combustion chamber......................................................4-9 Common errors of attitude instrument flying................12-4 emphasis....................................................................12-4 omission....................................................................12-4 Compressor.....................................................................4-8 Coning...........................................................................2-14 Control inputs.................................................................1-5 antitorque pedals.........................................................1-5 collective.....................................................................1-5 cyclic...........................................................................1-5 throttle.........................................................................1-5 Coriolis Effect (Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum)...................................................................2-15 Critical conditions.......................................................11-12 Crosswind considerations during takeoffs....................9-10
B Basic empty weight.........................................................6-2 Bearingless rotor system.................................................4-4 Belt drive clutch............................................................4-11 Bernoulli's Principle........................................................2-2 Blade span.......................................................................2-6
D d’Amécourt, Gustave de Ponton.....................................1-1 Decision making models...............................................14-5 Decision-making mrocess.............................................14-4 Density altitude...............................................................7-2 Determining empty weight.............................................6-2 Dissymmetry of lift.......................................................2-22 Downwash.....................................................................2-10 Drag......................................................................... 2-2, 2-5 induced drag................................................................2-6 parasite drag................................................................2-6