Principles of Helicopter Flight, by Walter J. Wagtendonk, explains the complexities of helicopter flight in clear, easy to understand terms.Helicopter pilots need to thoroughly understand the consequences of their actions, and base them upon sound technical knowledge. This textbook provides the background knowledge explaining why the helicopter flies and, more importantly, why it sometimes doesn't. It examines the aerodynamic factors associated with rotor stalls, mast bumping, wind effect and many other important aspects which pilots must know. Technical knowledge and sound handling are the ingredients that make a safe pilot.
For the student learning to fly helicopters into the 21st century, this book is one of the essential keys to flight.
Helicopters Will Take You Anywhere, by Ron Newman.This book is unique in that, it is one of very few books that tells you how you should conduct many of the normal and emergency procedures and gives reasons as to why you should be doing it that way. It is written in the plain, easy to understand language of an experienced flight instructor, with illustrations that are in colour to make them much easier to understand. The book is littered with anecdotes from the author's experiences as well as hints on what to do and what not to do if you want to be a safe pilot.
This guide covers virtually everything you need to know to become a safe and efficient helicopter pilot. It's an ideal supplement to ground school training. Inside Learning to Fly Helicopters:* The principles of rotary-wing aerodynamics* Basic flight maneuvers-takeoffs,climbs,descents,and landings
* Hovering-tips on how to hover forward,sideways,rearwards,and with the wind
* How to autorotate and avoid common errors
* Advanced maneuvers-operating from a confined area,slope landings and takeoffs,and
high-altitude operations
As a child,Robert Mason dreamed of levitating. As a young man,he dreamed of flying helicopters-and the U.S. Army gave him his chance. They sent him to Vietnam where, between August 1965 and July 1966, he flew more than 1,000 assault missions. Chickenhawk contains the most vivid, astounding detailed descriptions of flying ever written. It is a devastating account of men at war, of courage and cowardice, boredom and exhilaration, lasting friendship and sudden death. Chickenhawk is not a book for weak stomachs, but its powerful message will stay in the memory long after the last page is turned.
Rotor in The Green,An Autobiography by Raymond A Dousset. This autobiography paints a clear and frank picture of Ray Dousset the man and the pilot, on a canvas that all who have any interest in flying will recognise and enjoy.
An exciting first-hand look at Army Aviation -how it evolved, how it works, and what it's like to be a part of it. All illustrated with stunning action photographs.
Although this book has no relation what so ever to helicopters I thought I'd mention it as this is the book I learnt HTML programming language from and used it extensively during the design of this web site. I found it particularly excellent and thoroughly recommend it to anyone who knows very little about web page designing and who may be contemplating designing a web page. It is set out step by step in an easy to understand manner.