Helicopter Private Pilot Syllabus and Lesson Plans

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1. Philip: bad link to the good weather intro?

   Anyway, I’m working on my private pilot certificate right now. Coming from that position, the material here interests me as it shows me more precisely what kinds of lessons to expect, in more detail than just “10 hours of solo, 20 hours of dual, 3 hours of night…”

   Others further along in their studies will likely get something deeper out of it. 🙂

2. The syllabus looks like fun — I suspect this is a SBT/MBT hybrid with the short trips early-on, and the maneuvers later, with proficiency? One important item which you may wish to make explicit is emphasis on risk management, ADM, and SRM. A good objective, IMO, is to integrate one thought provoking scenario per lesson, so the student can be challenged to develop good descision making without going overboard.

   You’re no doubt aware of the generic FITS syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/rfsr7
   Clearly, this is TAA ASEL oriented, maybe there are some ideas in there applicable to RH.

   – Dave (CFII-ASEL,G determined to make just enough money to get a RH add-on)

3. This is seven epi-levels from on-topic, but hey, maybe it’s of interest: Slate does a story on heli-touring:

   http://www.slate.com/id/2137739/

4. I too am going for my private. I found the information very useful.

5. I’m working on my private pilot certificate right now. Coming from that position, the material here interests me as it shows me more precisely what kinds of lessons to expect, in more detail than just “10 hours of solo, 20 hours of dual, 3 hours of night…”

6. What’s the typical cost of getting a helicopter rating for a Pvt ASEL?

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