High Density Altitude Helicopter Operations | Ep. 006 of the Helicopter Training Podcast

The focus of this episode is my FAA Safety Team webinar on High Density Altitude Helicopter Operations, originally presented live for the Helicopter Pilot Study Group (https://discord.gg/ZQqZmp3gfB).

For this video version, I've included additional graphics and video clips to help illustrate some of the concepts.

Topics include preflight planning and performance, dust devils, autorotations, off-airport operations, exhaust fire risks, brownout awareness, cooldown procedures and more!

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Timestamps:

00:00 START

03:24 Rotorcraft Collective

03:58 Members-only videos

06:27 Introduction to Study Group

10:43 Preflight planning

28:31 R44 starting tips

36:04 Dust devils NTSB safety alert

39:50 R44 overspeed scenario

43:36 R44 flight considerations

45:00 Autorotations

57:27 Off airports

1:04:35 Exhaust fire risk

1:06:30 Brownouts

1:09:36 Governor off & low RPM

1:11:20 Low -G recovery training

1:13:13 Cooldown & postflight

1:15:00 Questions and discussion

1:42:25 Rebekah's listener feedback

Show Links:

• Dangerous Student Errors Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8xtPILNIljCuCGUKfDQyf2kaQuKFOoC
• Low-G Recovery Flight Training - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ8SAnwxD6I&t=546s
• Follow Student Pilot from Day 1 to Checkride - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8xtPILNIlijS0y2OG100r5D1nZcYbNM
• SFAR 73 Changes Video - https://youtu.be/i2CT4P76Cqo?si=G_SJ89eCrNpLNqgp
• Helicopter Training Flight #31 Pinnacles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5wubZTE7sg
• Helicopter Pilot Study Group - https://discord.gg/ZQqZmp3gfB
• Rotorcraft Collective Videos - https://bit.ly/ushst025
• Robinson Safety Notices & POH - https://tinyurl.com/RHC-SNs
• Found On Preflight Safety Initiate - https://foundonpreflight.com/
• Ultimate R22 Preflight Guide - https://tinyurl.com/R22-Preflight-Guide
• Smoke Forecast - https://www.weather.gov/fire/
• VAI Land & Live! - https://verticalavi.org/safety/vai-land-live-program/
• CDC Aircrew Increased Cancer Risks - https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/aviation/prevention/aircrew-cancer.html
• NTSB Safety Alert - Dust Devils - https://www.ntsb.gov/Advocacy/safety-alerts/Pages/SA-088.aspx
• ATSB R44 Grass Fire - https://www.atsb.gov.au/occurrence-briefs/ab-2022-004
• Instagram @claywebster_heli - https://www.instagram.com/p/DATYlx-pX3u/
• Military Brownout Mishap Assessment - https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1123124.pdf
• Tower Tech Mobile ATC Towers - http://www.twrtech.com/
• 911 Tactical Medicine Brownout Video - https://youtu.be/5yanHiNMm7s?si=rzR5A1qkMzfvVSNM
• Rebekah’s Happy Warriors YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@happywarriors777

• Book a Discovery Flight - ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Disco⁠⁠⁠
• Recommended Books - ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Books⁠⁠⁠
• Essential Pilot Supplies - ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Supplies⁠⁠⁠
• Helicopter Online Ground School (H.O.G.S.) 10% Discount use “HTV10” at Checkout - ⁠⁠⁠http://tinyurl.com/HOGSDiscount⁠⁠

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