High Density Altitude Helicopter Operations | Ep. 006 of the Helicopter Training Podcast

The focus of this episode is my FAA Safety Team webinar on High Density Altitude Helicopter Operations, originally presented live for the Helicopter Pilot Study Group (https://discord.gg/ZQqZmp3gfB). For this video version, I've included additional graphics and video clips to help illustrate some of the concepts.Topics include preflight planning and performance, dust devils, autorotations, off-airport operations, exhaust fire risks, brownout awareness, cooldown procedures and more!Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send us feedback and questions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps: 00:00 START03:24 Rotorcraft Collective03:58 Members-only videos06:27 Introduction to Study Group10:43 Preflight planning28:31 R44 starting tips36:04 Dust devils NTSB safety alert39:50 R44 overspeed scenario43:36 R44 flight considerations45:00 Autorotations57:27 Off airports1:04:35 Exhaust fire risk1:06:30 Brownouts1:09:36 Governor off & low RPM1:11:20 Low -G recovery training1:13:13 Cooldown & postflight1:15:00 Questions and discussion1:42:25 Rebekah's listener feedbackShow Links: Dangerous Student Errors Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8xtPILNIljCuCGUKfDQyf2kaQuKFOoCLow-G Recovery Flight Training - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ8SAnwxD6I&t=546sFollow Student Pilot from Day 1 to Checkride - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8xtPILNIlijS0y2OG100r5D1nZcYbNMSFAR 73 Changes Video - https://youtu.be/i2CT4P76Cqo?si=G_SJ89eCrNpLNqgpHelicopter Training Flight #31 Pinnacles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5wubZTE7sgHelicopter Pilot Study Group - https://discord.gg/ZQqZmp3gfBRotorcraft Collective Videos - https://bit.ly/ushst025Robinson Safety Notices & POH - https://tinyurl.com/RHC-SNsFound On Preflight Safety Initiate - https://foundonpreflight.com/Ultimate R22 Preflight Guide - https://tinyurl.com/R22-Preflight-GuideSmoke Forecast - https://www.weather.gov/fire/VAI Land & Live! - https://verticalavi.org/safety/vai-land-live-program/CDC Aircrew Increased Cancer Risks - https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/aviation/prevention/aircrew-cancer.htmlNTSB Safety Alert - Dust Devils - https://www.ntsb.gov/Advocacy/safety-alerts/Pages/SA-088.aspxATSB R44 Grass Fire - https://www.atsb.gov.au/occurrence-briefs/ab-2022-004Instagram @claywebster_heli - https://www.instagram.com/p/DATYlx-pX3u/Military Brownout Mishap Assessment - https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1123124.pdfTower Tech Mobile ATC Towers - http://www.twrtech