Quick Checklist

All ratings

• I know the difference between taxi, air-taxi and air-transit, and use the right word
• I keep hovering or air-taxiing helicopters clear of light aircraft
• I do not change the frequency of a single-pilot helicopter while it hovers
• I know that police, SAR and firefighting operations on the network are for VSOA flights only
• I know no pilot may demand priority, and that I may ask for an emergency to end

Ground (S1)

• I asked how the helicopter wants to move, if it did not say
• If it can take off from where it is, I transferred it to the tower before it lifted
• I preferred ground taxi for wheeled helicopters near light aircraft
• Air-taxi is along the taxiways; air-transit only along a published route
• No runway crossing without coordinating with the tower

Tower (S2)

• I said where from the helicopter is cleared to take off or land
• Point out of sight or outside the manoeuvring area: at your own risk, report on the ground
• The helicopter's path does not cross the final or take-off path of any runway in use
• Away from the runway, the helicopter ahead has left the landing and take-off area
• Simultaneous landings or take-offs only with points 60 m or more apart and no conflicting paths
• Wake turbulence applied to a LIGHT helicopter behind a MEDIUM or HEAVY aeroplane
• I used a stationary hold over a visual point instead of long orbits

Approach (S3)

• I opened the terminal page and know where the REH run, the altitudes by direction and the transfer points
• I know each segment's class: in C and D I control; in G I only inform
• Entry and crossing of a final or IFR path only with a clearance
• I gave traffic information between helicopters flying opposite ways and between helicopters and aeroplanes near the finals
• I coordinated with the tower before transferring at the published point
• Pilot without the chart: I pointed them to the terminal page or gave a direct route to a visual point, away from the finals

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