Refresher Flying Courses
We, at Sloane Helicopters Mallorca, have found that many PPL's would like to further their knowledge, or just simply gain more experience in certain areas of helicopter flying that they are not entirely familiar with.
For this reason Sloane Helicopters Mallorca have devised several refresher courses for helicopter pilots. They involve a couple of hours flight training, but also focuses more on the ground training side. The course is run over a two day period, which is perfect to escape to Mallorca for a long weekend!
We can help arrange accommodation and special discounted car hire whilst you are here.
The courses available are:
Autorotation & Engine Off Landings
Always essential training in any helicopter. You will recap all the variations of speed, RRPM and turning in autorotation. It's also a good time to perfect that flare...
Emergency Procedures
Most pilots know what actions to take in emergency, but many don't know why. Sloane Helicopters Mallorca goes in depth into all the emergencies in the flight manual. For example - what keeps to RPM in the green when flying without the Governor? It is not primarily the Throttle. Don't know the answer - then contact us!
Confined Areas
The pinnacle of you PPL training, but how often has it been used since the skills test. Can you remember the 5 S's or why they're important? We start with basic confined areas, and then they get progressively harder. It culminates with a true life confined area into a hotel.
Navigation & Airport Procedures
Too many people now rely on the GPS, go back to basics and really get lost! Track Crawl, Ded Reckoning, Ordinance Survey Map? Do you have a Skymap IIIC, do you know how it really works, or want to learn more than just "Direct To"? Have you always been worried about landing at a dual runway international airport? We can do it all in Mallorca.
Limited Power
What happens when an R44 over pitches? How do you recover? There are many cases of accidents and incidents where limited power was involved due to weight, aircraft performance and atmospheric conditions. Learn how to recognise the symptoms and recover the situation.
If you like the sound of any of these just let us know and we'll arrange a course for you.