ANAC Commercial Pilot Helicopter (PCH) case studies
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The ANAC Commercial Pilot Helicopter (PCH) is the Brazilian civil aviation licence that allows a pilot to act as pilot-in-command of helicopters in commercial air transport and to be paid for flying. It is issued by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil and builds on the private pilot helicopter licence: candidates must already hold a PPH, meet the experience and medical requirements, and pass the PCH knowledge examinations. The ANAC Commercial Pilot Helicopter (PCH) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,273 words.
1Night Offshore Transfer with a Rising Load and a Fading Battery
You are the PIC of a single-engine, single-pilot IFR-certified light helicopter on a night offshore transfer to a platform 42 NM from the coast. Before departure the operator's load sheet gives an all-up weight of 1,420 kg against a maximum of 1,450 kg and a CG 40 mm aft of the forward limit, inside the envelope.
773 words, about 4 min2High-Density-Altitude Departure from a Confined Ridge Site
You are tasked with a day VFR passenger transfer from a ridge-top helipad at 6,200 ft elevation. The surface is a small prepared pad with a downslope on the departure side and rising terrain beyond it.
667 words, about 3 min3Tail Rotor Authority and Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness on Approach
You are flying a light single-engine helicopter on a photographic task at 500 ft above ground level, at 45 KIAS, in a light and variable wind reported as 5 kt. The task requires you to turn slowly to the right while maintaining a low groundspeed so the photographer can frame a subject.
612 words, about 3 min4Marginal VFR into a Coastal Valley with a Rising Cloud Base
You are on a VFR cross-country flight along a coastal valley in a helicopter, planned at 1,500 ft above mean sea level. The area forecast gave a cloud base of 2,500 ft and visibility 10 km, but as you proceed the cloud base lowers to about 1,200 ft and visibility reduces to 5 km in mist.
629 words, about 3 min5Autorotation Decision after a Sudden Loss of Engine Power over a Town
You are at 1,200 ft above ground level over a town, flying a light single-engine helicopter at 60 KIAS on a positioning flight with one passenger. Without warning the engine loses power; the low rotor RPM horn sounds and the rotor RPM begins to decay.
592 words, about 3 min