SAMPLE PROBLEM 4
Determine the best rate of climb using figure 8-5. Use the following conditions: 

Pressure Altitude................................12,000 feet
Outside Air Temperature ...........................+10°C
Gross Weight..................................3,000 pounds
Power ...........................................Takeoff Power
Anti-ice ..........................................................ON
Indicated Airspeed .................................52 knots

With this chart, first locate the temperature of +10°C (point A). Then proceed up the chart to the 12,000-foot pressure altitude line (point B). From there, move horizontally to the right until you intersect the 3,000-foot line (point C). With this performance chart, you must now determine the rate of climb with anti-ice off and then subtract the rate of climb change with it on. From point C, go to the bottom of the chart and find that the maximum rate of climb with anti-ice off is approximately 890 feet per minute. Then, go back to point C and up to the anti-ice-on line (point D). Proceed horizontally to the right and read approximately 240 feet per minute change (point E). Now subtract 240 from 890 to get a maximum rate of climb, with anti-ice on, of 650 feet per minute.
Other rate-of-climb charts use density altitude as a starting point. [Figure 8-6] While it cleans up the chart somewhat, you must first determine density altitude. Notice also that this chart requires a change in the indicated airspeed with a change in altitude.
 
 
 

From the previous chapters, it should be apparent that no two helicopters perform the same way. Even when flying the same model of helicopter, wind, temperature, humidity, weight, and equipment make it difficult to predict just how the helicopter will perform. Therefore, this chapter presents the basic flight maneuvers in a way that would apply to a majority of the helicopters. In most cases, the techniques described apply to small training helicopters with: