Kam Wyatt
Senior Heliman
Location: cottondale, Fl.
| Hi Jeff,These are open to interpretation but I'll will try:
Knife edge tic toc circles or funnels
The helicopter is traveling forward or backwards into a tight
circle or funnel. At the same time the heli is on its side.
Using the right and left cyclic you move back and forth left and
right using negative or positive pitch to maintain altitude plus trading your airspeed for lift at the same. Depending on the speed of the
tic toc will determine how much negative or positive pitch required to maintain altitude. To reduce mental load I will apply pitch either negative or positive to maintain altitude. The slower I have my tic toc
action the more application of pitch is required for me.
So whats going on in your mind is:
Maintaining a circle or funnel
Keeping a the cyclic moving left and right consistently
Maintaining altitude. Brain teaser!!!
Variations of this manuever are: Tail down, Nose Down , and piroetting!
Knife edge loop! Same as above but simply looping the aircraft!
Variations: Forward flight, Backwards Flight, Tail Down , Nose down
and piroetting: All above manuevers will tic toc'ing
Piroetting Tic Tocs: All of the above but piroetting: Full Tilt Brain fry!!
Hey Jeff,
I am still working on all these manuevers and have not perfected them
yet, but I hope I will in about 50 more gallons.
Thanks
Kam |
