Kenny KellerCreator Helicopter Online Ground School LLC

Shallow Approach Running Landing

15 May 2012 · 3 min

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This YouTube transcript is an instructional helicopter-landing demonstration by Kenny Keller (uploader). The instructor coaches a shallow-approach running landing: come over the trees at 60 mile an hour, 1100 (AGL), with zero rate of descent, align the touchdown numbers with a windshield reference, and aim to touch down at 30 or less (preferably much less). The narration includes stepwise control inputs and safety reminders (manage collective, pedals, throttle, maintain RPM).

Questions this video answers

60 mile an hour.

1100 (AGL).

Zero rate of descent.

30 or less (preferably much less).

2.8 (as stated in the transcript).

Chapters

Okay, our setup is going to be the same. You want to come over those trees at 60, 1100, zero rate of descent, but you're going to start sooner because we want the numbers 2A to be somewhere like we'll say about where the compass attaches to the windshield. We're going to line up the numbers with that spot. We want to touch down at 30 or less, preferably a lot less than 30 because we want to save our skid shoes. All right, looking good. There's my 300ft AGL. 60 mile an hour. Speed. Alright. We call that a shallow approach. Go ahead and just start working it down. You're going to bleed your speed off. Not as fast as the other approaches. And we want to be about hover height over the numbers. 2.8. If we go a little past that for the touchdown, that's actually fine. I don't expect you to hit right on the numbers. I just want you to be about hover height by the numbers. And we want to just change gently. Ease it on the ground. Stay on top of your pedals. Ease it down on with the collective. Keep your throttle in there to keep your rpm. Looking good. Looking real nice. Just like you're doing nice and slow. Taking our time, slowing it down. There's no rush to get it on the ground. Therefore, pressure is about 20 coming out of ETL so you can go ahead and just push forward a little bit. Just a little bit. No rush. Take your time. Push a little more forward. Little more forward. Keep her moving forward now. Take your time. Pulling a little collective. A little more forward. Just ease them down. Nice and gentle. There you go. Stay on top of your pedals. Stay on top of the rpm. Little rushed, but not bad. Much right.