The Helicopter Aviation Home Page

One word of warning. I've included a lot of pictures on these pages, so some pages take a while to download. Hopefully, you'll find the wait to be worth it. A color display is a real plus, as I've used color a lot in diagrams and pictures.

The document is split into several main sections:

• What's New I realized that people need this section since I'm constantly adding to the information on this server.
• Aerodynamics This section has lots of diagrams and descriptions of the major aerodynamic issues involving helicopters. It's quite technical...
• Mechanical Components This section has pictures and descriptions of different components of helicopters such as instrument panels, flight controls, and rotor systems.
• Aircraft Operating Handbooks contains a generic description of the contents of aircraft operating handbooks.
• Maneuvers This section contains descriptions of most normal and emergency procedures which pilots are taught, including some photo sequences of some of the maneuvers.
• Learning to fly helicopters This section discusses requirements to become a helicopter pilot, some suggestions on how to select a school and an instructor, and some general information on how much it will cost.
• Helicopter Owning
• Helicopter FAQ
• History of helicopters This section was written by Dr. Guy Sadler of Tasmania Australia. It contains some historical notes on the development of the helicopter.
• Info about All Star Helicopters This contains some info about the FBO (Fixed Based Operator) I instruct at. It has some pictures of day to day life at a typical small helicopter school, plus some air-to-air pictures taken around Boston..

You can find out more about the author, or his son Greg's pictures

and here is the cockpit of a JetRanger I fly: