Helicopter Flight Information
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Critical Wind Azimuth We were all taught about the four factors relative to LTE, but were you aware of the "Critical Wind Azimuth"? Often pilots get caught off guard by this one. If you are in an OGE hover and you turn into this wind condition you will know it. It will be far worse if you are in a right pedal turn, and worse even still if your altitude is low. The helicopter will become difficult to control, and the best recovery will be to lower the nose and fly free of this condition. Lowering the collective also helps. What ever you do, don't increase collective pitch. Keep in mind that this diagram depicts an American Made helicopter with a counterclockwise rotor rotation.
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