The flying training section of the Training Syllabus for Private Helicopter Pilot License is where you learn how to fly a helicopter in real life. This part comes after the ground lessons and it focuses on practice in the air with a qualified instructor and then on your own.
In this flying training you will spend around 40 hours in the helicopter. Over these hours you will learn basic helicopter handling manoeuvres and how to control the helicopter safely. This includes skills like hovering, climbing, descending turning and flying straight and level. These basics help you build confidence and smooth control of the aircraft.
The flying training includes several key components:
Dual Flying (With Instructor): For about 15 hours you fly with an instructor. Here you will learn basic control, take off and landing, climbing and descending, and how to handle the helicopter in various normal situations
Solo Flying: After your instructor feels you are ready, you will do around 10 hours of solo flying. This means you are in the helicopter by yourself. These flights help you gain confidence and judgment as a pilot.
Solo Cross-Country Flights: You also perform navigation flights alone, where you fly to other points using maps and planning skills you learned on the ground. These help prepare you for real world flying.
Additional Flying: The remaining hours are used for further practice in maneuvers emergency procedures and more advanced flying. Flying training also teaches how to react during unexpected situations to keep flights safe.
This flying part of the Training Syllabus for Private Helicopter Pilot License helps turn knowledge into real life skills. You learn safe helicopter handling navigation and decision making. After completing these flying hours, you will be ready for your final flight test.