ANAC Private Pilot Helicopter (PPH) (ANAC) study guide
ANAC Private Pilot Helicopter (PPH) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ANAC Private Pilot Licence – Helicopter (PPH) is the Argentine civil credential that allows you to act as pilot-in-command of a helicopter on non-commercial flights, carrying passengers privately but not for hire or reward. It is aimed at people flying for personal transport, recreation, or as the first step toward a commercial career. The ANAC Private Pilot Helicopter (PPH) study guide has 9 sections and about 2,334 words.
01Air Law and ANAC Regulations
ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) is the Brazilian civil aviation authority. Its rulebook is the RBAC series (Regulamento Brasileiro da Aviação Civil); RBAC 61 covers licences and ratings, RBAC 91 covers general operating rules, and RBAC 141 covers flight training organisations.
309 words, about 2 min02Aircraft General Knowledge - Helicopter
The helicopter has a powerplant, a main transmission, a tail rotor drive system, and a rotor head with its controls. Understand the three flight controls: cyclic (tilt of the rotor disc), collective (blade pitch and therefore total lift), and anti-torque pedals (tail rotor thrust and yaw).
280 words, about 1 min03Flight Performance and Planning
Helicopter performance depends on density altitude, weight and wind. Density altitude rises with altitude, temperature and humidity, and it degrades both power available and rotor efficiency.
261 words, about 1 min04Human Performance and Limitations
Understand hypoxia, hyperventilation, spatial disorientation, fatigue, stress and the effects of alcohol and medication. Helicopter flying demands high workload and vigilance, so fatigue and complacency are major risks.
246 words, about 1 min05Meteorology
Know the standard atmosphere, pressure systems, and how temperature and dewpoint relate to cloud and fog. Understand stability: unstable air gives cumuliform cloud and showers; stable air gives stratiform cloud and steady precipitation.
255 words, about 1 min06Navigation
Know the aeronautical chart symbols, the difference between true and magnetic north, and how to convert between them using variation (and deviation for the compass). Understand latitude/longitude, the statute mile, nautical mile and kilometre, and how to measure track and distance on a chart.
248 words, about 1 min07Operational Procedures
Know the standard operating procedures for pre-flight, start-up, hover checks, takeoff, approach and landing, and the emergency procedures in the flight manual: autorotation, engine failure, tail rotor failure, fire, and forced landing. Understand the autorotation entry - lower collective to maintain rotor RPM, maintain airspeed, and flare at the end.
238 words, about 1 min08Principles of Flight - Helicopter
A helicopter rotor produces lift by the same aerodynamic principles as a wing, but with rotating blades. Understand angle of attack, relative airflow, induced drag, profile drag and parasite drag.
266 words, about 1 min09Communications (Radiotelephony)
Know the ICAO radiotelephony alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie...), the pronunciation of numbers (tree, fife, niner), and standard phrases such as 'roger', 'wilco', 'standby', 'say again', 'affirm' and 'negative'. Understand the structure of a call: station called, your station, position, altitude, and intentions.
231 words, about 1 min