Help with Australia CPL(H) Flight test
 

Hello all,
I have been lurking for a while and hope someone can help with this, hopefully not too much of a stupid question?!

I am preparing to take my CASA flight test. I am converting an FAA license. I am reading through the CASA flight test report and there is one element i am not entirely sure what they mean, it is:

Conduct climbs and climbing turns – must include any 2 of maximum rate, maximum angle or cruise climb.

I have all my time in a R44 and will be doing the exam in one. My question is, what are maximum angle and cruise climbs?

thanks in advance,

NN

Basically 360 turns , different angles up to 45 degree angle of bank maintaining height .

Climbing whilst turning 360 using max climb power and cruise power

No big deal , just maintain height in 360 turns

Hmmmm....90 degree bank turns in an R44 whilst maintaining constant height. I certainly don't want you as my CPL-H testing officer if I need to demonstrate that maneuver on my flight test!

Since a 60 degree AoB turn is a 2 g manoeuvre, I would be surprised if an R44 has the power to perform that, even washing the speed off massively in the turn.

A 90 degree turn would end up in a spiral dive in any helicopter.

ninjanips - see if your RFM gives a maximum allowed bank angle or any limit on aerobatic manoeuvres.

A level turn is usually either 30 deg bank, or 45 for a little more skill. Power, back pressure.

A climbing turn would be at 15 deg bank, or you lose too much of the vertical vector.