Early Fams (110-115)

=FAM 110=

Goal
Introduce start, normal ground, and flight procedures including low work and normal approaches.

Discuss

 * Fuel management.
 * Fuel dump system/procedures and auxiliary fuel tank jettison system/parameters.
 * Fuel supply system, fuel transfer system, fuel purge system, and pressure refueling system.

Introduce
=FAM 111=
 * Normal cockpit procedures.
 * Starting procedures.
 * Radio procedures.
 * Taxiing.
 * Vertical takeoffs and landings.
 * Transition to forward flight.
 * Operation of engine trim switches.
 * Normal approaches to a hover.
 * Ramp operation.
 * Shutdown procedures.
 * Conduct an area familiarization and local course rules flight.

Goal
Introduce precision hover/low work. Practice start, normal ground, and previously introduced flight procedures.

Discuss

 * Engine restart in-flight.
 * Blade and pylon fold.
 * Utility hoist procedures.
 * Effects of Pilot Induced Oscillations (PIO).
 * Exhaust gas re-ingestion.
 * Effects of high AOB maneuvering and subsequent aircraft response.
 * No 2 engine dual thermal detection system.
 * No 2 engine over-heat caution light in flight.
 * Engine start/ignition system.
 * Hot start, hung start.
 * AOB limitations.
 * Emergency shutdown procedures.

Demonstrate

 * High AOB maneuvers.

Introduce

 * Square patterns/turns on the spot.
 * Precision (stable) hover.
 * Air taxi.
 * Single engine and/ link building or dual engine flight characteristics at altitude.

Practice
=FAM 112=
 * Start procedures.
 * Normal ground procedures.
 * Previously introduced flight procedures.

Goal
Introduce engine failure(s) at altitude, running takeoffs and landings, precision approaches, and practice autorotations.

Discuss

 * Engine system/limitations.
 * Engine overspeed/Nf flex shaft failure.
 * Compressor stall.
 * Engine power loss.
 * Engine high/low oil pressure.
 * Engine high oil temperature.
 * Engine chip detector light.
 * Control linkage failure.
 * Effects link building of gross weight on single and/or dual engine performance.
 * Engine shutdown in flight/fuel siphoning.
 * Engine restart in flight.

Introduce

 * Simulated single and/or dual engine failure at altitude.
 * Running takeoffs and landings.
 * Precision approaches to a hover.
 * Autorotations with power recovery.

Practice
=FAM 113=
 * Cockpit procedures.
 * Hover/low work.
 * Previously introduced FAM maneuvers.

Goal
Introduce no hover landings. Practice previously introduced FAM maneuvers and simulated emergency procedures.

Discuss

 * The effects link building of aircraft gross weight on single and/or dual engine performance capability.
 * Single/dual engine wave-off.
 * Fire detection/extinguishing system.
 * Engine compartment fire on the ground.
 * Engine compartment fires in flight.
 * APP or cabin heater fire.
 * Fuselage fire.
 * Hydraulic fire in main rotor pylon.
 * Engine post shutdown fire.
 * Electrical fire.
 * Smoke and fume elimination.
 * Fire during ground refueling.

Introduce

 * No hover landings.
 * Single and/or dual engine wave-offs.
 * Simulated single and/or dual engine failure during takeoff.
 * Simulated single and/or dual engine approaches and landings (running and to a spot).
 * Simulated single and/or dual engine failure above 50 feet AGL.

Practice
=FAM 114=
 * Previously introduced FAM maneuvers.
 * Simulated emergency procedures.

Goal
Introduce simulated partial/total AFCS failure. Practice FAM and previously introduced simulated emergency procedures.

Discuss

 * AFCS system/functions.
 * Inner/outer loop.
 * AFCS servo functions.
 * AFCS servo hardover.
 * Longitudinal bias actuator.
 * FAS functions.
 * Trim functions.
 * Desensitizer failure.
 * AFCS computer malfunctions/mode failures.
 * Total AFCS failure.
 * Ground resonance.

Introduce

 * Obstacle takeoff, approach.
 * Partial/total AFCS failure.

Practice
=FAM 115=
 * Previously introduced FAM maneuvers.
 * Simulated emergency procedures.

Goal
Introduce high AOB maneuvers. Practice all FAM and simulated emergency procedures.

Discuss

 * BIM/IBIS blade systems.
 * BIM/Blade pressure caution light in flight.
 * Flight control system.
 * Control couplings.
 * Damper system/failure.
 * Primary tandem servos operation/malfunction.
 * Approach and landing with a tail rotor control system malfunction.

Introduce

 * High AOB maneuvers.

Practice

 * All FAM maneuvers.
 * Simulated emergency procedures.